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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Date : October 18-19, 2024
Location : Luanda – Angola
Theme : “Strengthen Women’s Participation and Leadership in Peace and Security Processes in the Great Lakes Region”
Arrangement type : In-Person
In a significant move towards greater youth participation and empowerment, the African Union (AU) adopted a decision to institutionalize the Office of the Chairperson’s Special Envoy on Youth. The decision was adopted during the 45th Ordinary Session of the Executive Council convened on the 18th- 19th July 2024 in Accra, Ghana.
Climate change is arguably the greatest challenge facing humanity in the 21st century. Its impacts have significantly altered the natural world and affected global economic performance and human well-being. A recent study estimates that damage from climate change globally to farming, infrastructure, productivity, and health will cost an estimated $38 trillion per year by 2050 and see a 19 percent reduction of income (Kotz et al., 2024).
A Media Capacity building session opens in Nairobi, Kenya organised by the African Union International Center for Girls and Women’s Education in Africa (African Union CIEFFA). Scheduled to run from September 26 – 28, 2024, the meeting has brought together over 20 press men and women from continental, national, and local media houses. It aims at capacitating them on reporting on girls’ education and popularising the #AfricaEducatedHer Campaign.
The African Union’s Education, Science, Technology, and Innovation (ESTI) department, in collaboration with the AU Partnership and Resource mobilization Department (PMRM), hosted a side event aimed at prioritizing skills development in Africa as part of the commemoration of the Year of Education 2024.
The high-level event titled “Investing in Tomorrow: The African Union Year of Education Catalyzing Progress for Africa and the World” concluded with a strong commitment to building resilient quality education for all.
International Forum of UNESCO Chairs and Partners convened by the African Union Commission and the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) under the patronage of H.E. Sahle-Work Zewde, President of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia
Addis Ababa, 24 September 2024: The Chairperson of the African Union Commission, H.E. Moussa Faki Mahamat, expresses grave concern at the de- teriorating security and humanitarian situation in all provinces in Sudan, in par- ticular El Fasher, Darfur.
