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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Presentation of credentials by H.E. Mr. Crisantos Obama Ondo, new Ambassador of Republic of Equatorial Guinea.
Addis Abeba, 22 January 2019: The Chairperson of the African Union Commission Moussa Faki Mahamat condemns in the strongest terms the attack in Mali that killed 10 Chadian peacekeepers, who were members of the United Nations Mission Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA) on 20 January 2019.
The Chairperson extends his deepest condolences to the Government of Chad and the families of the deceased. He wishes a swift recovery to the injured, and extends his gratitude, on behalf of the African continent, for their courage.
Addis Ababa, 20 January 2019: The African Union Commission takes note of the decision of the Constitutional Court of the Democratic Repubic of the Congo proclaiming the final results of the presidential and national and provincial and legislative elections of 30 December 2018.
The Commission calls on all concerned to work for the preservation of peace and stability and the promotion of national harmony in their country.
22nd January 2019, African Union Headquarters: The Deputy Chairperson of the African Union Commission, Amb. Kwesi Quartey, received Princess Mariam Sena Asfaw Wossen, granddaughter of Emperor Haile Selassie I. The discussions centred on Ethiopia-African Union relations, in particular, the upcoming installation of Emperor Haile Selassie’s statue at the African Union Headquarters. The statue will be unveiled during the Assembly of the Heads of State and Government on the 10th February 2019.
Meeting with H.E. Kais Kabtani, Ambassador and Permanent Representative of the Republic of Tunisia to transmit a letter from H.E. Beji Caiid Essebi, President of the Republic of Tunisia
The Chairperson of the African Union Commission Moussa Faki Mahamat met with Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed today to discuss the advanced stage of preparations ahead of the 32nd Ordinary Session of the Assembly of the African Union that will be held on 10-11 February 2019 at the African Union Commission headquarters in Addis Abeba.
Addis Ababa, 15th January 2019: “Refugees, Returnees and Internally Displaced Persons: Towards Durable Solutions to Forced Displacement in Africa” is the theme that will be at the center of discussions during the 32nd Assembly of Heads of State and Government of the African Union (AU), which kicks off with the 37th Ordinary Session of the Permanent Representatives Committee (PRC), today Tuesday 15th January 2019, at the headquarters of the African Union in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
Addis Ababa, 15 January 2019: The Chairperson of the Commission of the African Union (AU), Moussa Faki Mahamat, condemns in the strongest possible terms the terrorist attack that took place today against innocent civilians in Nairobi, Kenya. He expresses his deepest condolences to the families of the victims, and wishes a speedy recovery to the injured.
Addis Ababa, 14 December 2018 – The Chairperson of the African Union Commission Moussa Faki Mahamat, received the credentials of H.E. Mrs. Karin Poulsen, the new Ambassador of Denmark, at the AU Commission Headquarters in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
Africa and Europe’s strong commitments to multilateralism, as well as the Kingdom of Denmark’s pledge to the African Union, were at the heart of their conversation.
