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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Arusha, 17 December, 2015: The President of the Republic of Chad H.E. Idriss Deby Itno and the President of African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights Hon. Justice Augustino Ramadhani yesterday held cordial discussions at the State House in N’djamena.
MEDIA ANNOUNCEMENT/ 26th AU SUMMIT
Media representatives are kindly informed that the 26th African Union Summit is scheduled to take place from the 21st to the 31st of January 2016, at the AU Headquarters in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
The theme of the Summit is: “ 2016: African Year of Human Rights with particular focus on the Rights of Women”
Specific dates for the meetings of the different AU organs and decision-making bodies during the Summit will be as follows:
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 21 December 2015: The African Union has today 21, December 2015 launched a new dynamic E-recruitment website. The project which is spear headed by the Human Resources Management Division of the African Union Commission (AUC) brings with it a revitalized system of recruitment.
MEDIA ANNOUNCEMENT/ 26th AU SUMMIT
21st to 31st January 2016, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
ONLINE ACCREDITATION FOR JOURNALISTS NOW AVAILABLE
The Directorate of Information and Communication (DIC) of the African Union Commission (AUC) hereby announces that, the online accreditation process for journalists and media coverage of the 26th AU Summit, scheduled to take place from the 21st to the 31stJanuary 2016 in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia has been launched on the AU website: www.au.int.
Arusha, 16 December, 2015: The Prime Minister of the Republic of Chad Hon. Kalzeubet Pahimi Deubet has underscored the importance of human rights in Africa, saying that it was vital for the respect and dignity of the mankind on the continent.
Addressing at the opening of the African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights session in N’djamena yesterday, Hon. Deubet stated that democratic achievements cannot be deviated from the liberty and the fundamental human rights of the people.
Addis Ababa, 24th July 2015 –The Women in Maritime meeting (WIMAfrica) brings together female maritime leaders throughout the maritime sector from the various regions of the continent to discuss ways forward on cooperation and development of entrepreneurial projects of African Maritime Women in order to contribute effectively to realize the African Union Agenda 2063 . The conference also responds to the African Integrated Maritime Strategy AIM 2050 to actively facilitate to building the Blue Economy in Africa.
AU Commission Chairperson congratulates Seychelles for smooth and peaceful elections, calls for serenity till process is concluded
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia – 20 December 2015: The Chairperson of the African Union Commission (AUC), Dr. Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma, has congratulated the people of Seychelles for smoothly and peacefully concluding a historic second round of presidential elections on 18 December 2015.
AUC Chairperson Approves the Deployment of African Union Short-Term Observers (STOs) for the 2015 General Elections in Central African Republic
