AFRICAN YOUTH DAY
TO BE CELEBRATED ON 1st NOVEMBER 2011

THEME: « Accelerating Youth Empowerment for Sustainable Development”

THE AFRICAN UNION COMMISSION WILL JOIN THE REST OF THE AFRICAN COMMUNITY IN THE CONTINENT TO OBSERVE THE AFRICAN YOUTH DAY ON NOVEMBER 1ST 2011.

THIS YEAR, ACTIVITIES MARKING THE AFRICAN YOUTH DAY WILL BE LAUNCHED ON 31ST OCTOBER 2011, IN KHARTOUM, REPUBLIC OF THE SUDAN, BY THE DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN RESOURCES SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY OF THE AFRICAN UNION COMMISSION (AUC).

THE CHAIRPERSON OF THE AFRICAN UNION COMMISSION, DR. JEAN PING, IS EXPECTED TO DELIVER HIS MESSAGE TO THE AFRICAN YOUTH DURING THE YOUTH DAY CELEBRATION IN KHARTOUM ON 1ST NOVEMBER.

ON THE OCCASION OF THE AFRICAN YOUTH DAY, YOUTH MOBILISATION ACTIVITIES WILL BE ORGANISED ALL OVER THE NATIONAL TERRITORY OF THE AFRICAN UNION MEMBER STATES.
On this memorable celebration of the African Youth Day 2011, the African Union
wishes to reiterate its clarion call for
“ONE AFRICA...ONE VOICE”.