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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On March 18, 2025, the African Union (AU), in collaboration with its Permanent Mission to the United Nations, hosted a Talent Engagement Session in New York.
Addis Ababa, 18 March 2025– The Chairperson of the African Union Commission, H.E Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, strongly condemns the cowardly and indiscriminate car bomb attack in Mogadishu this morning, which targeted President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud as he prepared to travel to the frontlines in the fight against Al Shabaab.
The first meeting between the Permanent Representatives' Committee (PRC) and the newly appointed African Union Commission (AUC) leadership took place today in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
On the occasion of the 69th session of the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women (CSW69), the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) and the African Union Economic, Social and Cultural Council (AU ECOSOCC) reaffirm their unwavering commitment to the principles of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action. As we mark 30 years since its adoption, we recognize both the progress achieved and the persistent barriers that continue to impede full gender equality and women’s empowerment globally.
Ambassador Dr. Namira Negm officially launched the African Migration Observatory (AMO) website during the Member States Briefing, on the 19th of February, 2025, marking a major step toward AMO’s accomplishment & ongoing projects.
Following a courtesy call to the President of the National Institute for Disaster Risk Management and Reduction of Mozambique (INGD), H.E. Luisa Celma Meque, the joint monitoring mission held a technical consultative meeting with the Institute in Maputo from 28-28 February 2025.
Food systems are defined as the networks needed to produce, transform, and distribute food to consumers. These systems encompass everything from agricultural production and supply chains to storage, transportation, and retail.
