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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8th February 2018, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia; The Deputy Chairperson of the African Union Commission Amb. Kwesi Quartey led an inspection tour of the Commission’s Medical and Health Services Directorate, to get an overview of the latest upgrade of the healthcare delivery system.
Honorable Habofanoe Lehana, Minister of Local Government and Chieftainship of the Kingdom of Lesotho and incoming Chairperson of the AU STC No.8 Sub-Committee on Urban Development and Human Settlements;
Honorable Ministers;
Distinguished Representatives from UNECA and UN-HABITAT;
Heads of Delegations;
Distinguished Participants; all protocol duly observed,
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 9 February, 2018: The Smart Africa Board and Steering Committee concluded on 9 February 2018, a two-day deliberations at the African Union Headquarter in Addis Ababa.
African Union Commissioner for Infrastructure and Energy and Co-Chair of the Smart Africa Steering Committee, H.E. Dr. Amani Abou-Zeid opened the meeting with a call for the establishment of synergies and harmonization of ICT programs on the continent to achieve the shared vision to establish a single digital market for Africa.
Kuala Malaysia 9 February 2017: THE African Union Commission (AUC) , the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) and the UN-HABITAT jointly organized a side event in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on the theme: ‘Implementing the New Urban Agenda in Africa: Policy and Implementation Priorities’.
Addis Ababa, 12 January 2018 – Under the umbrella of the Department of Political Affairs of the African Union Commission (AUC), the African Union has adopted the theme: “Winning the Fight against Corruption: A Sustainable Path to Africa’s Transformation” as the theme for the year 2018.
Kuala Malaysia 10 February 2018: Amb. Minata Samate Cessouma, Commissioner for Political Affairs of the African Union (AU) delivered a key note address and was a member of the at High-Level Roundtable on Urbanisation and ‘’Development: Investing in The Transformative Forces of Cities’.
Cape Town, South Africa, 5 February 2018 – On the margins of the African Mining Indaba, the African Union Commission, Department of Trade and Industry organized a High level dialogue on Regional Mineral Value Chains in the Context of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA).
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AU ECHO 2018
‘Winning the Fight against Corruption: A Sustainable Path to Africa’s Transformation’’
Corruption is an endemic affecting people’s daily lives. From poor infrastructure, unequal access to healthcare and medicine, crime and violence to political choices distorted by money and greed, corruption continues to serve as a deterrent towards Africa’s development.
Addis Ababa, 9 February 2018: The Chairperson of the African Union Commission, Moussa Faki Mahamat, concluded a two-day visit to China at the invitation of the Chinese Foreign Minister, Mr. Wang Yi. He was accompanied by the Commissioners for Peace and Security and Social Affairs, Smaïl Chergui and Amira El-Fadil, respectively, the Chief Executive Officer of the NEPAD Implementation Agency, Ibrahim Assane Mayaki, as well as by other senior African Union officials, including the Director of the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention, John Nkengasong.
