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 33rd Ordinary Session of the Assembly of Heads of State and Government of the African Union (AU) will take place from 21 January to 10 February 2020, under the theme “Silencing the Guns: Creating Conducive Conditions for Africa’s Development”.
The Summit will be held at the AU Headquarters in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia as follows:
AU Commission Chairperson pays a visit to the President of Gabon in Libreville on 19/12/2019
Sharm El Sheikh, Arab Republic of Egypt - 17 December 2019: Dr Amani Abou-Zeid, AU Commissioner for Infrastructure and Energy, addressed the third edition of the World Youth Forum organized in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt from 14 to 17 December 2019 under the auspices of President Abdelfattah El Sisi, Chairperson of the African Union. The event was attended by over 7000 participants from Africa and worldwide.
Paris, France - 5 December 2019: H.E. Dr Amani Abou-Zeid, Commissioner for Infrastructure and Energy, attended from 3 to 5 December in Paris, France, the first meeting of the Global Commission for Urgent Action on Energy Efficiency, held back to back with the International Energy Agency (IEA) Ministerial Roundtable on Africa.
Aswan, Arab Republic of Egypt – 13 December 2019: H.E. Dr Amani Abou-Zeid, AU Commissioner for Infrastructure and Energy, attended the “Aswan Forum for Sustainable Peace and Development” which took place on 11-12 December in Aswan, Egypt under the auspices of H.E. Abdel Fattah El-Sisi, Egyptian President and Chairperson of the African Union.
