December 04, 2022
Africa: African Women Network Intergenerational Retreat Ends With a Resolve to Invest, Build, and Inspire More Women Leaders in Africa.
Women in Africa make up 58% of the continent's self-employed population. Undeniably, the impact of women in leadership cannot be sidelined. Throughout the centuries of African… Read more »
December 07, 2022
Africa: Final Call for Applicants - African Women in Media: Agenda 2063 Awards.
Registration by applicants interested to participate in the African Women in Media: Agenda 2063 Awards will close on 8th December 2022, 2PM EAT. Every year during the annual… Read more »
December 05, 2022
Africa: Communiqué On the Situation in Sudan
5 December 2022: The Chairperson of the African Union Commission, Moussa Faki Mahamat, welcomes the signing of the Framework Agreement reached today, 5 December 2022, between the… Read more »
December 04, 2022
Africa: Joint Communiqué - Sixth (6th) African Union - United Nations Annual Conference, Addis Ababa, 1st December 2022
On 1 December 2022, the African Union (AU) Commission Chairperson, Moussa Faki Mahamat, and the United Nations (UN) Secretary-General, António Guterres, held the 6th African… Read more »
November 28, 2022
Africa: Renewed Commitment Towards Sustainable Industrialization and Trade - a Recap of Commitments By Leaders At the Just Concluded Summit On Industrialization.
Renewed commitment towards Sustainable Industrialization and trade: A recap of commitments by leaders at the just concluded Summit on Industrialization. Read more »
December 01, 2022
Africa: Africa Must Industrialize - 10 Key Points That African Leaders Committed to At the Just Concluded Summit On Industrialization and Economic Diversification.
Africa must industrialize: 10 key points that African leaders committed to at the just concluded summit on industrialization and economic diversification. Read more »
November 25, 2022
Africa: African Union and UN Women Renew Commitment to Advance Gender Equality in Africa
The African Union Commission's Women, Gender and Youth Directorate (WGYD) in collaboration with UN Women Eastern and Southern Africa and the UN Women Liaison Office to the AU held… Read more »
Africa: Regional Partners Trained On the Ratification and Domestication of Human Rights Instruments Related to Ending Violence Against Women and Girls (EVAWG)
African Union Commission in partnership with UNDP Regional Service Centre for Africa, and Equality Now, within the framework of the Spotlight Initiative Africa Regional Programme,… Read more »
November 24, 2022
Africa: ECOSOCC Convenes Annual CSO Meeting On the State of Peace and Security in Africa - Sharing Experiences and Lessons Learned
The Economic, Social and Cultural Council (ECOSOCC), from November 16-18, held an African Civil Society Organizations' (CSOs) meeting on the sharing of experiences and lessons… Read more »
November 23, 2022
Africa: No Shortcut to Sustainable Transformation - Ministers Conclude Meeting On Accelerating Industrialization and Trade in Niger
The African Union Ordinary Session of the Executive Council has concluded with the adoption of decisions expected to give momentum to the continental shift towards accelerated… Read more »
Africa: Joint Statement On Africa Industrialization Week
This is a joint Statement of the AUC, AUDA-NEPAD, UNIDO, UNECA on the occasion of the Africa Industrialization Day Read more »
November 21, 2022
Africa: Chairperson of the AU Commission Welcomes the Commemoration of the 2nd PCRD Awareness Week in November 2022
On behalf of the African Union Commission, Chairperson Moussa Faki Mahamat welcomes the commemoration of the Second Post-Conflict Reconstruction and Development (PCRD) Awareness… Read more »
November 01, 2022
Africa: H.E. Moussa Faki Mahamat Launches 1 Million Next Level Initiative During 3rd Pan African Youth Forum
The African Union Commission's Women, Gender and Youth Directorate through the Division in charge of Youth Development and Engagement convened the 3rd Pan African Youth Forum at… Read more »
November 17, 2022
Africa: 2nd AU Men's Conference Concludes With Far-Reaching Recommendations to Advance Gender Transformative Social Protection.
Despite numerous efforts by member states and stakeholders to eradicate all forms of violence and discrimination against women and girls in Africa, the scourge still persists,… Read more »
November 16, 2022
Africa: COP27 Africa Day - Climate Actions and Africa's Responses for a Just and Sustainable Transition
"Implementation of Climate Actions and Africa's Responses for a Just and Sustainable Transition" was the theme for the Africa Day held on the margins of the ongoing Twenty-Seventh… Read more »
November 14, 2022
Africa: 10 Things Africa Must Do to Accelerate Industrialization and Economic Diversification
No country or region in the world has achieved prosperity and a decent socio-economic life for its citizens without the development of a robust industrial sector. Over the years,… Read more »
Africa: High-Level Forum On Financing Energy Transition in Africa At COP27
As the COP27 Climate Summit continues in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt, the Africa pavilion is busy hosting crucial events on topics that matter to Africa as well as on pressing issues… Read more »
Africa: African and Global Partners Launch Multi-Billion Alliance for Green Infrastructure
The African Union, the African Development Bank Group and Africa50--in partnership with several global partners--have launched the Alliance for Green Infrastructure in Africa… Read more »
Africa: African Union Launches Transforma Platform to Boost Clean Gas Use in Africa At COP27
,09 November 2022: The African Union (AU), on the sidelines of COP 27 Climate Change Conference launched the Transition Fuels Oversight & Regulatory Management Accelerator… Read more »
Africa: African Union Commission Convenes High-Level Roundtable to Review Progress On the Implementation of the GRAP
The African Union Commission (AUC) is convening a high-level ministerial meeting to update AU member states, development partners, and financial institutions on progress in the… Read more »
Africa: AU Champion for DRM Stresses Adequate Financial Support to Achieve Africa's Capacity to Build Resilience
In the framework of the ongoing Twenty-Seventh Session of the Conference of the Parties (COP27) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), in Sharm El… Read more »
November 22, 2022
Africa: Winner and Finalists of the Youth Essay Contest On Industrialization and Innovation in Africa
24 years old Kingsley Job Obasi (Nigerian), is the winner of the African Union Youth Essay Contest on "Industrialization and Innovation in Africa". His essay, titled… Read more »
Africa: Industrializing the SADC Region - Strides, Drawbacks and Impact
The private sector has been challenged to move beyond policy and advocacy towards increased levels of entrepreneurship. Various participants at the "Industrializing the SADC… Read more »
Africa: Dakar Call To Action Of The African Union Heads Of State On Positive Masculinity On Leadership To End Violence Against Women And Girls In Africa
MEN’S CONFERENCE ON POSITIVE MASCULINITY Read more »
November 09, 2022
Africa: The First Extraordinary Session to Fast-Track the Operationalisation of the African Medicines Agency (AMA)
The Conference of the States Parties (CoSP) to the African Medicines Agency (AMA) Treaty, held its first Extraordinary Session in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia from 3 to 4 November 2022.… Read more »