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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The African Union officially launched the African Single Electricity Market (AfSEM), the world’s largest continent-wide energy trading program meant to interconnect all 55 African Union Member States through efficient, affordable, and sustainable electricity market.
The President of the Republic of Ghana, H.E Nana Addo Akufo-Addo has lauded the role and efforts of the African National Assemblies in shaping the public discourse at the national level of member states.
The African Union Commission (AUC) through the Women, Gender and Youth Directorate (WGYD), has rolled out an initiative to document the stories and contributions of African women and girls in making a difference through demonstrated exceptional leadership on the continent. In an upcoming book to be published in the course of the year, the Commission will be compile the experiences, triumphs and the impact of leadership led by African women and young girls.
Following an invitation from the Government of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, the Chairperson of the African Union Commission (AUC), H.E. Moussa Faki Mahamat, approves the deployment of both long- and short-term African Union observers to the general elections in Ethiopia scheduled for 21 June 2021.
2 juin 2021, Addis Abeba: En conformité avec le decision (PSC/BR/COMM.2(CMXCIII) du Conseil de Paix et de Sécurité de l'Union africaine lors de sa 996éme réunion tenue le 14 mai 2021, le président de la Commission de l’Union africaine, Moussa Faki Mahamat, a nommé ce 2 juin 2021, le professeur Ibrahima Fall de la République du Sénégal comme Haut Représentant pour accompagner la transition en République du Tchad.
The Republic of Mali Deposits the Instruments of Ratification of the Protocol to the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights on the Rights of Older Persons in Africa
The African Union’s Economic, Social and Cultural Council (ECOSOCC) Secretariat yesterday, on Africa Day, launched the Young Africans Writing Contest (YAWC).
At the African Union Commission, we are happy and excited that we have made to this point of celebration. It has taken 15 years and 15 Member States ratifications for the Charter to enter into force. We honor and respect all Member States who have made this possible
