Promoting Africa’s growth and economic development by championing citizen inclusion and increased cooperation and integration of African states.
Promoting Africa’s growth and economic development by championing citizen inclusion and increased cooperation and integration of African states.
Agenda 2063 is the blueprint and master plan for transforming Africa into the global powerhouse of the future. It is the strategic framework for delivering on Africa’s goal for inclusive and sustainable development and is a concrete manifestation of the pan-African drive for unity, self-determination, freedom, progress and collective prosperity pursued under Pan-Africanism and African Renaissance.
H.E President William Samoei Ruto (PhD), President of the Republic of Kenya and the African Union Champion on Institutional Reform. H.E. Ruto was appointed during the 37th Assembly of Heads of State and Government in February 2024 to champion the AU Institutional Reform process taking over from the H.E Paul Kagame, President of the Republic of Rwanda who led the implementation of the reform process since 2016.
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Both sides shared views on cooperation between Africa and New Zealand in the domain of Governance, Democracy, Human Rights, Economic Empowerment of Women and Youth, Agriculture and Sport. Our discussions also focused on the AfCFTA and attaining the aspirations of Agenda 2063.
WHAT: Launch of the “1 Million by 2021 Initiative” at the Pan African Youth Forum themed “Africa Unite for Youth: Bridging the Gap and Reaching African Youth”
WHEN: 24th - 27th April 2019.
WHERE: The African Union Commission, Addis Ababa Ethiopia
Meeting with Ambassador of the Republic of The Gambia, Ambassador of the Republic of Sierra Leone and Ambassador of Republic of Zimbabwe
The Chairperson of the AU Commission H.E. Moussa Faki Mahamat receives Members of the Transitional Military Council of Sudan, led by General Galaledin Alsheikh
Cairo, Arab Republic of Egypt, 14 April 2019: The second ordinary session of the African Union Specialized Technical Committee meeting on Transport, Transcontinental and Interregional Infrastructure, Energy and Tourism (STC-TTIIET) kicked off in Cairo today, with emphasis on the importance of smart infrastructure to accelerate Africa’s integration.
Johannesburg, April 15, 2019: A Three-day Member States Experts meeting on the operationalization of an African Humanitarian Agency (AfHA) commenced in Johannesburg, South Africa, to review both the work of the Independent Experts and the study conducted by a consultant hired by the Department of Political Affairs.
The proposed AfHA was endorsed by the Assembly of African Union which also adopted the Common African Position in January 2016 which is aimed at achieving effective humanitarian action by 2025.
Cairo, Egypt, 13 April 2019: The Programme for Infrastructure Development in Africa (PIDA) Steering Committee today concluded its two-day deliberations in Cairo and set the stage for the next phase of PIDA, which will officially launch in January 2021.
The Steering Committee, as part of its bi-annual meeting, learnt from the diverse experience of experts who had formative involvement in the development of the first phase of PIDA to inform the next phase.
