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 African Union Commission stands in solidarity with the people and Government of the Republic of South Africa in commemorating Freedom Day.
This solemn occasion reaffirms our collective commitment to the enduring principles of democracy, human dignity, and equality; values that continue to underpin Africa’s continental integration agenda
On the sidelines of the Fifty-ninth Session of the Commission on Population and Development (CPD59), the African Union Commission (AUC), the African Union Development Agency (AUDA-NEPAD), and the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), with support from several African governments, convened a high-level meeting on the “Infrastructure of Survival” to address maternal mortality.
The African Union Commission (AUC), through its Department of Political Affairs, Peace and Security (PAPS), in partnership with the Government of the Kingdom of Morocco, successfully convened the 5th Edition of the Joint Specialized Training for African Union Short-Term Election Observers (STOs) from 20 to 24 April 2026 in Rabat, Morocco.
The African Union Commission (AUC), through its Department of Political Affairs, Peace and Security (PAPS), in partnership with the Government of the Kingdom of Morocco, successfully convened the 5th Edition of the Joint Specialized Training for African Union Short-Term Election Observers (STOs) from 20 to 24 April 2026 in Rabat, Morocco.
The Chairperson of the African Union (AU) Commission, H.E. Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, this morning bid farewell to H.E. Amb. El Hadj Nounke Kaba, Ambassador of the Republic of #Guinea to Ethiopia & Permanent Representative to the AU, on the completion of his tour of duty.
The Pan-African Parliament (PAP), the legislative organ of the African Union (AU), will convene an Extraordinary Session of its Seventh Legislature from 28 to 30 April 2026 at its headquarters in Midrand, South Africa, to elect the five members of its Bureau, comprising one President and four Vice-Presidents.
The Chairperson of the African Union Commission, H.E. Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, welcomes the progress in efforts, on Saturday, 18 April 2026, to facilitate humanitarian access and secure the release of prisoners, reached between the Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the AFC/M23 Movement, following talks held in Montreux, Switzerland, under the Doha Peace Process.
The Chairperson of the African Union (AU) Commission, H.E. Mahmoud Ali Youssouf met this afternoon with Walter Parrs, Chargé d'Affaires, a.i. at the U.S. Mission to the AU.
Their discussion focused on African Union–United States cooperation, where Mr. Parrs outlined progress in the agriculture & animal health programme, commending effective collaboration with the AU Commission.
The African Union Commission (AUC) successfully hosted a study visit for the African ID Club from Mohammed VI Polytechnic University (UM6P), Morocco, from April 14-15, 2026. This engagement underscored the Commission’s commitment to fostering direct interaction between the AU’s leadership and the continent’s future leaders.
H.E. Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, Chairperson of the African Union (AU) Commission, received H.E. Dr. Afkar Nadhim Ali Al Farsi, Ambassador of the Sultanate of Oman to Ethiopia & Permanent Representative to the AU.
Ambassador Al Farsi conveyed a message of appreciation from H.E. Badr Al Busaidi, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Sultanate of Oman, expressing gratitude to the Chairperson for his principled stance & continued solidarity in advocating for an end to the war in the Middle East through dialogue, diplomacy, & peaceful means.
