44th Ordinary Session of the Executive Council 14-15 February 2024
44th Ordinary Session of the Executive Council 14-15 February 2024
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. Mr. Paul Kagame, President of the Republic of Rwanda, was appointed to lead the AU institutional reforms process. He appointed a pan-African committee of experts to review and submit proposals for a system of governance for the AU that would ensure the organisation was better placed to address the challenges facing the continent with the aim of implementing programmes that have the highest impact on Africa’s growth and development so as to deliver on the vision of Agenda 2063.
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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44th Ordinary Session of the Executive Council 14-15 February 2024
Preparations are in full swing as Ghana gears up to host the 13th African Games, scheduled in the capital city of Accra from 8th to 24th March 2024.
African Union is exploring innovative avenues to expand the resource mobilization base for the peace and security financial mechanism.
The Chairperson of the African Union Commission, H.E. Moussa Faki Mahamat, learnt, with deep regret, the announcement of the withdrawal of Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso from ECOWAS.
The African Union Commission Chairperson calls for the pooling of all efforts so that the irreplaceable Unity of ECOWAS be preserved and African solidarity be enhanced.
Honourable Giorgia Meloni, President of the Council of Ministers of Italy,
Excellencies, Heads of State and Government and Heads of Delegation,
Madam, Deputy Secretary General of the United Nations, my dear Amina Mohamed,
Mr. President of the Council of Europe,
Madam President of the European Commission,
Madam President of the European Parliament,
Mr. Akinwumi A. Adesina, President of the African Development Bank Group,
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia - 25 January 2024: The Chairperson of the African Union Commission, Moussa Faki Mahamat, congratulates H.E. Azali Assoumani, President of the Union of the Comoros, on his re-election following the presidential election of 14 January 2024, the final results of which were proclaimed on 24 January 2024 by the country's Supreme Court.
The Chairperson of the Commission urges all political actors to work for the preservation of peace, stability and national harmony.
In commemoration of its 7th year anniversary on 31st January 2024, the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) will host a special press briefing to engage with members of the media.
Addis Ababa, 24 January 2024 – The African Union Education, Science, Technology, and Innovation (ESTI) department celebrates International Day of Education under the theme ‘Learning for lasting peace’. This significant day highlights the crucial role education plays in fostering sustainable development, promoting peace, and empowering individuals to build a better future.