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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The Chairperson of the African Union Commission warmly welcomes the signing of the Terms of Reference for the ceasefire mechanism between the Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and the Alliance Fleuve Congo/M23 (AFC/M23) on 3 February 2025 in Doha.
On the margins of the 48th AU Executive Council this afternoon, H.E. @ymahmoudali met H.E. @MusaliaMudavadi, Prime Cabinet Secretary and Cabinet Secretary for Foreign and Diaspora Affairs | Republic of #Kenya.
They exchanged on preparations for the France–Africa Summit to be convened in Nairobi in May this year.
The Chairperson commended Kenya’s regional leadership & reaffirmed the Commission’s support for the Summit & to align outcomes with Agenda 2063.
The Chairperson of the AU Commission, H.E. @ymahmoudali, this morning addressed the AU Peace & Security Council (PSC) Ministerial Meeting on #Sudan and #Somalia on the margins of the 48th Ordinary Executive Council of the African Union calling for unity, coherence, and strong African leadership in resolving crises on the continent.
On Sudan, he urged an immediate, verifiable and durable ceasefire, supported by credible monitoring mechanisms, to protect civilians, preserve territorial integrity, and pave the way for an inclusive, civilian-led transition.
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In February 2025, the African Union Assembly declared the Decade of Accelerated Action for the Transformation of Education and Skills Development in Africa (2025–2034), a high-level political commitment to place education, science, technology, and innovation at the centre of Africa’s socio-economic transformation, industrialization, and peacebuilding agenda.
Africa stands at a crossroads: either we invest in our children’s minds today, or we pay the price of instability, inequality, and dependency tomorrow.
The Forty-Eighth (48th) Ordinary Session of the Executive Council of the African Union (AU) kicked off Wednesday at the AU headquarters in Addis Ababa, the capital of Ethiopia, with a strong call for enhanced unity, sustainable development, and collective action to address the continent’s pressing challenges.
The African Governance Architecture and African Peace and Security Architecture (AGA-APSA) Platform today commenced its 2026 Statutory Political Meeting in Addis Ababa, with a strong call for accelerated action to translate continental policy commitments into tangible results and to place youth empowerment at the heart of Africa’s governance and peace agenda.
At the opening session of the 48th AU Executive Council, AUC Chairperson H.E. @ymahmoudali underscored “the urgency of institutional reform, & the imperative of peace and development on the continent” ahead of the 39th AU Assembly.
On #Water & sanitation; this year’s theme, he stressed that it “must be protected as a shared resource & a driver of cooperation” amid #climatechange.
“Reforms are advancing under the 2024–2028 Plan,” he added, including progress on the peace & security architecture, sustainable financing, & institutional strengthening.
The African Union Commission (AUC), has convened the First Statutory 2026 meeting of the African Governance Architecture-African Peace and Security Architecture (AGA-APSA) Platform. The Technical meeting held from 9-10 February at the AU Headquarters in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, aimed to discuss flagship activities of the AGA-APSA, discuss the 2026 workplan implementation by the AGA-APSA Secretariat and endorse the revised AGA-APSA Rules of Procedure.
On 6th February 2026, the African Union, through the Department of Health, Humanitarian Affairs and Social Development, convened a Continental Virtual Event to commemorate the International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation (FGM)
The Chairperson of the AU Commission, H.E. @ymahmoudali, today bid farewell to H.E. Daniel Owassa, Ambassador of the Republic of #Congo & Permanent Representative to the AU.
The Chairperson commended Ambassador Owassa’s dedicated engagement in AU deliberations, including his leadership on the Permanent Representatives Committee (PSC) & his continued advocacy for institutional reform.
H.E. Mr. Youssouf further acknowledged the leadership of H.E. President Denis Sassou-Nguesso in promoting regional peace & stability.
