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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The Chairperson of the AU Commission, H.E. Moussa Faki Mahamat, welcomes the adoption of United Nations Security Council Resolution 2735 (2024), which endorsed a three- phase ceasefire plan aimed at ending the eight-month war in Gaza.
The Chairperson of the African Union Commission H.E. Moussa Faki Mahamat was deeply saddened to learn that the search and rescue mission for the missing aircraft carrying H.E. Saulus Claus Chilima, Vice President of the Republic of Malawi and nine other occupants, found no survivors.
The Chairperson extends his most sincere condolences to the bereaved families, and the Government and the people of Malawi at this great national loss.
The African Union Commission and the African Medical and Research Foundation (AMREF) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on 7th June 2024 to ensure comprehensive medical coverage for staff of the African Union and their dependents across various locations in Africa as well as members of the Diplomatic Corps based in Addis Ababa.
The 7th African Union Specialized Technical Committee on Finance, Monetary Affairs, Economic Planning and Integration
“Enhancing Macroeconomic and sectoral policies coordination in Africa: challenges, opportunities and policy priorities for inclusive growth and sustainable development”
03 – 07 July 2024
Tunis, Tunisia
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Commemoration of the Day of the African Child & the Launch AU-UNICEF Education Financing Report (Education, Science, Technology, and Innovation)
Theme: “Education for All Children in Africa: The Time is Now”
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Against this context, the African Union Commission (AUC) Department of Education, Science, Technology and Innovation (ESTI) of in collaboration with the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), hosted on 6th June 2024 a Webinar on “Second Chance Education”, in commemoration of Africa Day, 2024.
In the context of its efforts to mobilize resources in support of the Peace Fund, the Executive Management Committee (EMC) of the AU Peace Fund in collaboration with the Bureau of the African Union Staff Association launched on 7th June 2024 an initiative for voluntary contribution from African Union staff in the activities of the Peace Fund, thereby enhancing its ownership.
Addis Ababa, 7 June 2024: The Chairperson of the African Union Commission, H.E. Moussa Faki Mahamat, has followed with keen interest the process and outcome of the General Elections organized in the Republic of South Africa on 29 May 2024.
Addis Ababa, 7 June 2024: The Chairperson of the Commission, H.E. Moussa Faki Mahamat, condemns in the strongest terms the massacre carried out in Wad al Nourah, Gezira state, Sudan, on 5 June 2024. The Chairperson has learned with horror the devastating news that at least one hundred and fifty civilians, and including at least thirty-five children, have been indiscriminately killed in ongoing attacks on the town.
The Africa Urban Forum is a continental platform that promotes sustainable development in African human settlements. It is a platform through which governments collaborate to enhance African cities, enabling them to fulfill their potential as centers of hope, growth, and prosperity.
