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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Tunis, Tunisia, 8 May 2018: The African Union Commission is organizing a series of regional workshops in the continent to prepare and deliver the next phase of the Programme for Infrastructure Development in Africa (PIDA) Priority Action Plan (PAP) for 2020-2030.
Addis Ababa - 10th May 2018: AU Ministries Responsible for Gender and Women’s Affairs converged today Thursday 10th May at the AU Headquarters in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, for the Ministerial Segment of the Third Ordinary Session of the AU Specialized Technical Committee on Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment (STC-GEWE)
The Session opened in the presence of Ministers from AU Members States, the Regional Economic Communities, and representatives from the development partners and international organizations.
Addis Ababa, 14 May 2018: The Chairperson of the African Union Commission, Moussa Faki Mahamat, notes with deep concern the prevailing situation in the Palestinian territories, following the relocation of the United States Embassy in Israel to Jerusalem. He strongly condemns the disproportionate use of force by the Israeli army, which resulted in the killing of over fifty Palestinian demonstrators, while many more were wounded.
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 11th May 2018: African Union Commission Deputy Chairperson Amb. Kwesi Quartey met with Li Zhanshu, the Chairman of the Standing Committee of National People's Congress of the People’s Republic of China at the African Union Headquarters on Friday, where both leaders renewed their commitments to consolidate and deepen the longstanding African Union- China strategic partnership. China has for long been one of Africa’s most important allies, with significant Sino-Africa history, dating back to the colonial and liberation struggles.
Addis Ababa, 9 May 2018: The Chairperson of the African Union Commission, Moussa Faki Mahamat, expresses deep concern at the decision of the United States Government to unilaterally withdraw from the July 2015 Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPoA) on the Iran nuclear programme and reimpose sanctions on Iran. He notes that the International Atomic Energy Agency has repeatedly con- firmed Iran’s full compliance with the terms of the Agreement, which was unani- mously endorsed by the United Nations Security Council.
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, 08 May 2018: The Commissioner for Political Affairs, Amb. Minata Samate Cessouma, represented by Mr. Mbari Calixte Aristide, Head of Democracy, Governance, Human Rights and Elections (DGHRE) Division, addressed the Opening Ceremony of the Continental Gender Consultation on the Draft 10-Year Action Plan of the Human and Peoples’ Rights Decade in Africa, taking place in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, on 08-09 May 2018.
Addis Ababa, 09 May 2018- A new outbreak of Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) was declared on 08 May 2018 by the Government of Democratic Republic of Congo after two samples tested positive for EVD in Bikoro, Equateur Province.
Kigali, Rwanda, 4th April, 2018- The African Union Southern Africa Regional Office (AU-SARO) between 3-4th April 2018, took to the Republic of Rwanda, the representatives of member states from SADC and COMESA including; Permanent Secretaries of Ministries of Justice and Permanent Secretaries of Ministries of Foreign Affairs, Chairpersons for Parliamentary Committee on International Affairs and some relevant Non-Governmental Organisations from Southern Africa to learn and share experience in ratification and domestication of AU instruments; and sensitise the member states on AU-SARO’s prop
Nairobi, Kenya – May 8, 2018: The AUC through its Department of Rural Economy and Agriculture is holding a workshop to share experiences on successful agribusiness Public Private Partnerships (PPP) to catalyse investments in agribusiness development on the continent.
This is part of the Commission’s strategic plan to strengthen the agribusiness PPP collaboration as part of the goals to enhance private sector participation and investment in meeting the AU Malabo Declaration commitments.
Addis Ababa 7th May 2018: Experts and senior officials from Ministries responsible for Gender and Women affairs from all African Union (AU) Member States convened for the Third Ordinary Session of the African Union Specialized Technical Committee on Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment (STC-GEWE), which kicked off, today 7th May 2018, at the AU Headquarters in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
