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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Addis Ababa, 9 November 2017: The Chairperson of the Commission of the African Union, Moussa Faki Mahamat, paid an official visit to the Republic of Sudan from 5 to 7 November. His delegation included the Commissioner for Social Affairs, Amira El-Fadil, and other African Union officials.
The Executive Secretariat of ACALAN and the Malian authorities were honoured to recieve H.E. Amira Elfadil, Commissioner for Social Affairs of the African Union Commission on a two-day working visit.
Lusaka, Zambia – 7 November 2017. The Department of Trade and Industry of the African Union Commissionis organizing the 1st African Union Symposium on Special Economic Zones (SEZs) and Industrial Development from 7 to 10 November 2017. The objective of the forum is to provide a platform for policy makers, practitioners, financial institutions, investors and academia to exchange views and experiences on how SEZs can be utilized as vehicles for industrialization in African countries. Particular emphasis will be placed on environmental-friendly manufacturing SEZs promotion.
Johannesburg, 07 November 2017- The African Union Commission (AUC) convened regional and continental partners last week to discuss joint priorities to support countries end AIDS, TB and Malaria by 2030. In attendance were: African Union Organs, Regional Economic Communities, Regional Health Organisations, development partners, civil society the private sector and invited guests.
Johannesburg, 07 November 2017- The African Union’s Partnership and Coordination Forum on AIDS, TB and Malaria last week reviewed the draft Common Africa Position on TB for the United Nations General Assembly High Level Meeting on TB that is scheduled to take place in 2018. The Draft Common Africa Position on TB was last month reviewed by the Ministry of Health TB Programme Managers in Harare.
Annecy, 07 November 2017- Africa CDC launched its framework to fight antibiotic resistant infections during the eighth edition of the Advanced Courses on Diagnostics convened by the Fondation Mérieux. Antibiotic resistant infections occur when bacteria, viruses, and other microorganisms change in ways that make medications ineffective against them. In Africa, antibiotic resistance is already a major problem for malaria, tuberculosis, typhoid, meningitis, gonorrhea, and dysentery.
Executive Secretaries of Regional Organizations;
Excellences Representatives;
Officials from the Humanitarian Policy Group and Overseas Development Institute;
Ladies and Gentlemen
On behalf of His Excellency Moussa Faki, the Chairperson of the African Union Commission and indeed on my own behalf, I take this opportunity to welcome you all to the beautiful city of Addis Ababa, the diplomatic city of Africa. A very warm welcome also to the African Union Commission, the headquarters of AU.
Addis Abeba, 7 November 2017: The African Union Commission has learnt of the existence of a report circulating on social media purporting to be an official media statement attributed to the African Union regarding the recent runoff election in Kenya, and remarks attributed to President Alpha Conde of Guinea who is also the Chairperson of the Union.
The above report is false, and the AUC distances itself from this malicious report which is neither dated nor published with the official AUC letterhead.
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21 – 23 MARCH, 2018
The African Union, in collaboration with Government of the Islamic Republic of Mauritania is organizing the First Ordinary Session of the STC Sub-Committee on Energy of the STC on Transport, Intercontinental and Interregional Infrastructure, Energy and Tourism (STC-TTIET), from 21 – 23 March, 2018 in Nouakchott, Mauritania.
