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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Addis Ababa, 8 April 2022: The Chairperson of Commission of the African Union, H.E. Moussa Faki Mahamat, expresses concern at the Press Statement issued recently by the Office of the Prime Minister of Somalia regarding the status of the Special Representative of the AU Chairperson of the Commission (SRCC) for Somalia, Ambassador Francisco Caetano Madeira.
The Spotlight Initiative Africa Regional Programme aims to eliminate all forms of violence against women and girls in Africa by 2030. The inclusion of women’s rights groups and civil society organizations, given the central role they play in the fight to end violence against women and girls, is of critical importance.
The African Union (AU) Commission and the Permanent Mission of the Republic of Rwanda to the African Union have jointly organized a commemoration of the 1994 genocide against the Tutsi (Kwibuka28).
The Department of Agriculture, Rural Development, Blue Economy and Sustainable Environment (DARBE) of the African Union Commission in collaboration with the Development Centre of the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) organized a webinar on Youth Employment Opportunities in Agri-food Systems in North Africa on Tuesday, 29 March 2022. The objective of the webinar was to shed light on the opportunities and challenges faced by youth in the agri-food sector in the North African region in light of the COVID-19 crisis and to explore policy options to pr
On 1st April 2022, The AU Permanent Representative to Southern Africa and COMESA, H.E Ambassador David Claude Pierre paid a Courtesy visit to the Southern Africa Development Community(SADC) in Gaborone Botswana.
the 40th Session of the African Union Executive Council formally adopted the ‘Strategic, Business and Operational Framework for an African Diaspora Finance Corporation (ADFC)’ as the framework for the African Union legacy project on diaspora investment.
The African Union Economic, Social and Cultural Council (AU-ECOSOCC) will in December 2022 hold the Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) elections to constitute its fourth Permanent General Assembly (PGA).
Addis Ababa, 30 March 2022: The Chairperson of the African Union Commission, Moussa Faki Mahamat, was shocked to learn of the attack on a passenger train between Abuja-Kaduna on 29 March 2022.
The Chairperson condemns in the strongest terms this heinous act which led to the tragic loss of life of passengers and left others declared missing.
The Chairperson extends his sincere condolences to the bereaved families and wishes a full recovery to the injured.
Today, the African Union (AU) and Uniting to Combat NTDs signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to end neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) across the AU Member States by 2030.
