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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Consultative Meeting with MPS, Ministers of Foreign Affairs and Civil Society to Promote Constitutionalism, Rule of Law and Good Governance through the AU Instruments
INVITATION TO REPRESENTATIVES OF THE MEDIA
Date: 14-16 November 2016
Resilient Landscapes in Africa’s Drylands: Seizing Opportunities and Deepening Commitments
This high-level session at COP 22, Marrakech, aims to:
o confirm countries’ commitment to build resilient landscapes at scale;
o confirm partners’ support for African initiatives and plans;
o call for collaboration in promoting resilient landscapes under a common umbrella.
Speakers: African Ministers | European Commission | FAO Germany | Green Belt Movement | UNCCD
Monday, November 14, 2016 2:00 to 3:30 pm
Africa Pavilion Room 1
Media Advisory
Africa Day: Moving from Commitment to Action with NDCs in Africa
MEDIA ADVISORY
Continental Youth Consultation on the AU Transitional Justice Policy (AUTJP)
Nairobi, Kenya.
Invitation to representatives of the Media
What: Continental Youth Consultation on the Draft AU Transitional Justice Policy
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia – 9 November 2016: The Chairperson of the African Union Commission (AUC), H.E. Dr Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma has congratulated President-Elect of the United States of America (USA), Mr. Donald John Trump, on his election as next President of the United States of America. President-Elect Donald Trump emerged victorious following a heavily contested 58th Quadrennial U.S. presidential election, which was held on 8 November 2016.
Addis Ababa, 4 November 2016: The Pan African University Council has concluded its Second Ordinary Session at the AUC Headquarters in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. The Council is the highest governing body of the PAU, an African Union flagship programme established to address quality, relevance and excellence in accordance with the Aspiration 1 of Agenda 2063. The meeting deliberated on a list of important policy questions bordering on the implementation of a full-fledged university structure and network, as well as budgetary, financial and administrative issues.
8th African Private Sector Forum
The Chairperson of the African Union Commission, HE Dr. Dlamini Zuma congratulates African and Diaspora writers – past and present - on the occasion of the 23rd Anniversary of International African Writers Day, 7 November 2016. She recalls that the day coincides with the birth of the Pan African Writers Association, an organization dedicated to promoting African classic works, and encouraging publishing and the culture of writing and reading on the continent.
