Centering women in trade and peace sectors is a smart move for sustainable development.
African women have been trading before trade agreements and are champions of cross-border trading for generations.

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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African women have been trading before trade agreements and are champions of cross-border trading for generations.
The Ministerial Retreat being held under the theme “Accelerating the implementation of Agenda 2063”, from 1-3 October 2023, is expected to deliver on the Second Ten Year Implementation Plan (STYIP)
Consultations on the meaningful engagement of the youth to advance democracy, human rights and governance in Africa have kicked off in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia as a pre-forum leading to the 12th High Level Dialogue.
Cairo, 25 September 2023. Eleven African countries are taking part in a training on advanced plant health science and state-of-the-art digital tools that will better equip field staff and administrators to make timely decisions to prevent plant pest outbreaks.
A total of four Honorable Ministers and 86 High-Level experts converged in Yaoundé, Cameroon on 29 September for a Restitution Meeting to hand over a Labour Migration Policy, marking a significant step in advancing the rights-based, legal, safe, and dignified labour migration governance in the country.
African Union Election Observation Mission to the 29th September 2023 General Elections in the Kingdom of Eswatini
The use of sport as a tool for achieving sustainable and inclusive development goals resonates with the African Union Agenda 2063 “The Africa We Want”, which is the continent’s masterplan on creation of an integrated, prosperous and peaceful Africa, driven by its own citizens and representing a dynamic force in the international arena.
The ministerial retreat will discuss the second ten-year plan of Agenda 2063 spans 2024 to 2033
At the Africa Climate Summit 2023 held in Nairobi from September 4-6, energy efficiency was highlighted as a cost-effective solution to expand energy access across the continent. During a high-level event on energy efficiency, African Union Commissioner for Infrastructure and Energy H.E. Dr Amani Abou-zeid highlighted that energy efficiency is the cleanest form of energy available.
Stakeholders from across Africa and beyond gathered at the “Towards Energy Transition in Africa through Geothermal Energy Development” a side event of Africa Climate Summit 2023 took place on the 5th September 2023, discuss accelerating geothermal energy development on the continent.
