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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15 October 2022, Addis Ababa: The Chairperson of the African Union Commission, Moussa Faki Mahamat, is following with grave concern, reports of increased fighting in the Tigray Region of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia.
The Chairperson strongly calls for an immediate, unconditional ceasefire and the resumption of humanitarian services.
African Journalists and content producers across the continent and abroad have been challenged to be at the forefront of the drive to redefine Africa’s own narrative and contribute actively in the implementation of the AU Agenda 2063.
The journalists need to sharpen their skills and deepen their understanding of the African Union, its journey, and progress on the continent in a bid to position themselves to help root out stereotypical narratives that African people suffer.
The Economic, Social and Cultural Council (ECOSOCC) is holding a high-level multi-stakeholder dialogue on Civil Society Organisation engagement with the African Union (AU) on the European Union (EU) Support Programme on the African Peace and Security Architecture (APSA)
The meeting is attended by members of the AU Permanent Representatives Committee (PRC), members of ECOSOCC, African Union Commission staff, and staff of COMESA.
Preliminary Statement- African Union Election Observation Mission to the 7th October 2022 national Assembly Elections in the Kingdom of Lesotho
There are notable improvements in the adoption of human rights instruments and policies on ending Violence Against Women and Girls (VAWG) both at the continental and regional levels by the Member States. However, there is a lot to be done to effectively translate laws and policies into action and tangible benefits.
MEDIA ADVISORY
High level Food Security and Nutrition Conference
INVITATION TO THE REPRESENTATIVES OF THE MEDIA
AUC Chairperson welcomes the commitment of the two parties to the restoration of peace in Ethiopia
Addis Ababa, 6 October 2022: The Chairperson of the African Union Commission welcomes the avowed commitment of the two parties in the Ethiopian conflict, to the restoration of peace and stability in Ethiopia, following the invitation to the AU-led peace talks due to start soon in South Africa.
Addis Ababa, 30 September 2022: In strong support of ECOWAS, the Chairperson of the African Union Commission, H.E. Moussa Faki Mahamat, and in conformity with the Lomé Declaration of Year 2000, the African Charter on Democracy, Elections and Governance and the Accra Declaration on Unconstitutional Changes of Government, expresses his deep concern about the resurgence of unconstitutional changes of Government in Burkina Faso and elsewhere on the African Continent.
Pastoralism is the dominant livestock production system in most of Africa. Pastoral practices are based on local endogenous knowledge of both the environment and the animal. It is based on the continued capacity to adapt to a harsh environment, characterized by the scarcity, dispersion and variability of natural resources over vast territories.
