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.
The AU offers exciting opportunities to get involved in determining continental policies and implementing development programmes that impact the lives of African citizens everywhere. Find out more by visiting the links on right.
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1. The Annual Economic Report on African Development Dynamics and ( in collaboration with OCDE)
2. The Revived Strategy for the Harmonization of Statistics in Africa (SHaSA II) – in collaboration with UNECA, AfDB and ACBF
Addis Ababa, 9 July 2018: The Chairperson of the Commission of the African Union, Moussa Faki Mahamat, welcomes the Joint Declaration signed by President Isaias Afwerki and Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed following the latter’s visit to Asmara on 8 and 9 July 2018. He commends the two leaders for choosing the courageous path of reconciliation, in the interest of their people, the region and Africa as a whole.
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
On 9 July 2018, the Chairperson of the African Union (AU) Commission, Moussa Faki Mahamat, and the United Nations (UN) Secretary-General António Guterres convened the second AU- UN Annual Conference at the AU Headquarters in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
Harare, 6 July 2018: The African Union Commission (AUC) has deployed a 14-member long-term election observation mission to the Republic of Zimbabwe’s presidential, legislative and local council elections scheduled for 30 July 2018. The Mission was deployed following an invitation by the Government and the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission.
Workshop on Cyber strategies, Cyber legislation and National CERTs
Date: 23 - to 27 July 2018
Venue: AUC HQ, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
ADDIS ABÉBA, LE 9 JUILLET 2018
Je remercie le Président du Conseil de paix et de sécurité et les membres de cet organe pour l’opportunité qui m’est donnée, ainsi qu’au Secrétaire général, de nous adresser à vous. Nous avons, dans le cadre de la deuxième Conférence annuelle entre l’Union africaine et les Nations unies, tenue ce matin, longuement échangé sur différentes questions d’intérêt mutuel.
Nairobi, June 9, Addis Ababa, 2018: Immigration Experts from African Union Member States met in Nairobi for a three-day technical meeting to fine-tune the draft guidelines for the design, production and issuance of the African Passport.
Article 10 of the Protocol on Free Movement of Persons calls for the adoption, production and issuance of the African Passport. The implementation roadmap provides the necessary action and time-frames for the adoption, production and issuance of the Passport, including convening of meetings of African Chiefs of Immigration to guide the process.
Representative of the Government of Kenya;
Chairperson of the STC on Migration, Refugees and IDPs;
Director of the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO);
Representative of the International Organisation for Migration;
Experts from AU Member States;
Colleagues from the AUC;
Ladies and Gentlemen;
All Protocols duly observed.
It is my pleasure to welcome all of you to this important meeting of experts on the African Passport. From the onset, let me outline the three expected outputs of our meeting namely:
July 3, 2018; Nouakchott, Mauritania- The African Union has approved the 2019 budget for the Union at a total of $681.5 million, signaling a substantial decrease of the annual budget by 12%, compared to the previous year. The approved budget is in line with the continent’s move to reduce dependency on partner funding and gradually move towards funding 100% of the Union’s operational budget, 75% of the programme budget and 25% of peace support operations by 2021 with resources generated from the Continent.
