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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8 June 2019, Addis Abeba: The Chairperson of the African Union Commission Moussa Faki Mahamat welcomes the visit to Khartoum by Ethiopia’s Prime Minister and current Chairman of the Inter-Governmental Authority on Development (IGAD),Dr Abiy Ahmed, and the constructive meetings he held with the parties in the crisis in Sudan on Friday, 8 June 2019.
Women, Peace and Security forum keen on sustainable peace and development.
3 June 2019, Addis Abeba: The Chairperson of the African Union Commission, Moussa Faki strongly condemns the violence that erupted today which led to reported deaths and several civilian injuries. In this regard, he calls for an immediate and transparent investigation in order to hold those all responsible accountable. The Chairperson calls on the Transitional Military Council to protect the civilians from further harm.
STATEMENT ATTRIBUTED TO THE SPOKESPERSON OF THE CHAIRPERSON OF THE AUC
1 June 2019, Addis Abeba: The Chairperson of the African Union Commission Moussa Faki Mahamat wishes to thank Mr Wane El Ghassim, former Chief of Staff and Chief Advisor, for his long and loyal service to the AUC and the Continent.
31 May, Addis Abeba: The African Union Commission has been made aware of a social media report circulating on the internet authored by an entity that calls itself the Pan African Forum Limited.
The African Union Commission wishes to place it on record that it does not have any working relationship with this entity whatsoever, and thus distances the AUC from its purported activities and pronouncements.
Ebba Kalondo
Spokesperson to the Chairperson
African Union Commission
Addis Abeba
The AU Technical Customs Working Group on Pre-Shipment Inspections has concluded a meeting deliberating on the termination of contracts with inspection companies.
In this commemorative article, the African Union Commissioner for Trade and Industry outlines what has been achieved since the AfCFTA Agreement was opened for signature on 21st March, 2018 in Kigali, Rwanda and what is expected as the African Union moves to launch of the operational phase of the continental market in July this year.
The event is part of the ongoing implementation of PRIDA Project to deliver capacity building to Member States on Internet Governance towards strengthening and establishing the National, Regional and Continental Internet Governance Forums (IGFs) and strengthening the African Stakeholders to actively participate in the Global Internet Governance Fora.
The African Union Commission Deputy Chairperson Amb. Kwesi Quartey receives H.E. Raila Odinga, African Union Special Envoy for Infrastructure and discussed progress made and concrete steps needed to accelerate the implementation of the AU infrastructural development plans, 30 May 2019
The African Union Commission Deputy Chairperson Amb. Kwesi Quartey received H.E. Salvador Antonio Valdes Mesa, First Vice-President of the Council of State & Ministers of the Republic of Cuba. Both sides deliberated on actualizing the MoU signed between the AU Commission and Cuba, and ways of deepening the relationship between Cuba and the African Union.
