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. Mr. Paul Kagame, President of the Republic of Rwanda, was appointed to lead the AU institutional reforms process. He appointed a pan-African committee of experts to review and submit proposals for a system of governance for the AU that would ensure the organisation was better placed to address the challenges facing the continent with the aim of implementing programmes that have the highest impact on Africa’s growth and development so as to deliver on the vision of Agenda 2063.
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.
Johannesburg, December 21, 2020 - The African Risk Capacity (ARC) Group is proposing a new insurance mechanism to African countries in the South West Indian Ocean (SWIO) region to cope with the devastating effects of the tropical cyclones.
18 December 2020, Addis Ababa: It is with deep emotion that the Chairperson of the African Union Commission, H.E Moussa Faki Mahamat, learnt about the passing of former President Pierre Buyoya, that occurred yesterday in Paris.
The Chairperson of the Commission mourns the loss of a statesman who worked tirelessly for peace and with exceptional commitment both in his country and for the Continent as High Representative of the Chairperson of the African Union Commission for Mali and the Sahel region, until last November.
9th Strategic Stakeholders Retreat 16th-17th December 2020, Virtual Event
The African Union Commission organized Virtually the 9th Industry Stakeholders Strategic Retreat.
The shortcomings and scarcity of data on migration have limited the capacity of the African Union (AU) Member States to conceive coherent migration policies. Furthermore, the informal character of migratory movements, the porosity of borders and the complexity of the collection of data on human mobility at the continental level, going from and to Africa, have made the management of migratory movements very difficult.
Media Advisory
The Labour Migration Media Awards
WHAT: The Labour Migration Media Awards ceremony
WHEN: 18th December, 2020
TIME: 11:00 – 13:00 GMT
WHO: The African Union through the Directorate of Information and Communication (DIC) in partnership with African Women in Media (AWiM), International Labour Organisation (ILO) and International Organization for Migration (IOM).
Join us for the live award ceremony
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Five young innovators have been named winners of the Youth Innovation Challenge on Democracy and Governance in Africa.
In Africa, cases of human rights violations including gender-based violence such as sexual harassment, child marriage, female genital mutilation (FGM), domestic and sexual violence have been on the rise, particularly with the containment measures for COVID-19. This threatens to reverse the accumulated gains made in realizing gender equality on the continent.
The First extra-ordinary meeting of the African Union Specialized Technical Committee on Transport, Intercontinental and Interregional Infrastructures, Energy and Tourism (STC-TTIIET) kicks off virtually on Monday under the theme “Africa’s Infrastructure Priorities 2021-2020”
MEDIA ADVISORY
Weekly Press Briefing on Coronavirus Disease Outbreak
INVITATION TO REPRESENTATIVES OF THE MEDIA
WHAT: Weekly engagement with members of the media to share critical updates on the COVID-19 response activities and progress made toward implementing the joint continental strategy for COVID-19 response in Africa.
SPEAKERS: Dr John Nkengasong, Director, Africa CDC
Prof. Heidi Larson, Director, the Vaccine Confidence Project, LSHTM,
WHEN: Thursday, 17 December 2020
TIME: 11.00–12.00 pm East Africa Time
