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 Continental Consultation on CAADP Kampala Result Framework and Biennial Review (BR) Indicators successfully concluded in Windhoek, Namibia, held from 24-27 March 2026.
The Chairperson of the AU Commission , H.E. Mahmoud Ali Youssouf met with H.E. Khaled El-Enany, Director-General of @UNESCO, at its Headquarters in Paris yesterday.
Discussions centred on the complementary mandates of the African Union and UNESCO, with a focus on advancing collaboration in the areas of culture, education, as well as knowledge management.
Le Ministre de l’Europe et des Affaires étrangères, M. Jean-Noël Barrot, et le Président de la Commission de l’Union africaine, M. Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, ont tenu la troisième session du dialogue stratégique entre la Commission de l’Union africaine et la France ce jour à Paris.
H.E. Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, Chairperson of the African Union Commission, was received in Paris by H.E. Emmanuel Macro during the 3rd AU–France Strategic Dialogue. He held constructive & fruitful talks with the President & H.E. Jean-Noël Barrot, @jnbarrot, Minister for Europe & Foreign Affairs
Discussions reaffirmed a strengthened Africa–Europe partnership, focusing on peace and security, multilateralism, and G7/G20 alignment, with emphasis on African-led solutions, constitutional order, UNSC reform, and cooperation on climate, energy, and health.
The Chairperson of the African Union Commission, H.E. Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, warmly congratulates H.E. Ismail Omar Guelleh on his re-election as President of the Republic of Djibouti.
The AUC Chairperson takes note of the official results announced by Djibouti’s electoral authority, which confirmed the outcome of the presidential election.
He commends the people of Djibouti for their peaceful participation in the electoral process, underscoring their continued commitment to democratic governance, national cohesion, and stability.
H.E. Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, Chairperson of the African Union (AU) Commission, received H.E. Dr. Obaida El-Dandarawy, Ambassador of the Arab Republic of #Egypt to the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia & Permanent Representative to the AU.
The African Union Commission (AUC), in partnership with the Government of Côte d’Ivoire and UNESCO’s Global Education Monitoring (GEM) Report, today launched the country “Spotlight” report on foundational learning.
H.E. Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, Chairperson of the African Union (AU) Commission, received the Letters of Credence of H.E. Amjad Mohammad Saleh Al Moumani, Ambassador Extraordinary & Plenipotentiary of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan to the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia & Permanent Representative to the AU.
As 7 April 2026 marks the 32nd Commemoration of the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda (Kwibuka32), the African Union (AU), in collaboration with the Embassy of the Republic of Rwanda in Ethiopia, solemnly observes the commemoration at the AU Headquarters in Addis Ababa, under the theme “Remember – Unite – Renew”.
