Africa: African Union Stc-T&e Energy Session Charts Bold Path From Policy to Action

During the AU Fifth Ordinary Session of the Specialized Technical Committee on Transport and Energy (STC-T&E), held in Johannesburg, South Africa, from 27-30 April 2026, the… Read more »

Africa: Empowering Staff, Securing Tomorrow - AU Credit Union Kicks Off Inaugural Financial Literacy Week

The African Union Credit Union (AUCU), in collaboration with AUDA-NEPAD and the AU Staff Association, successfully held the Financial Literacy Week from 18-20 May 2026 under the… Read more »

Africa: AUC Chairperson This Morning Officially Opened Closed-Door Consultation Bringing Together the Special Representatives, High Representatives and Permanent Representatives of the Chairperson

The Chairperson of the African Union Commission, H.E. Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, this morning officially opened closed-door consultation bringing together the Special Representatives,… Read more »

Africa: African Union to Convene the Chairperson's 17th High-Level Retreat On the Promotion of Peace, Security and Stability in Africa in Libreville, Gabon

The African Union Commission will convene the Chairperson's 17th High-Level Retreat on the Promotion of Peace, Security and Stability in Africa from 21 to 22 May 2026 in… Read more »

Africa: AU Iped Supports Education Data Systems Self-Assessment in DRC

The African Union Commission, through its Pan-African Institute of Education for Development (AU-IPED), has opened a three-day workshop in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo… Read more »

Africa: AUC Chairperson Received the Secretary-General of the United Nations, H.E. António Guterres

#Happening: The Chairperson of the African Union (AU) Commission, H.E. Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, received the Secretary-General of the United Nations, H.E. António Guterres, at… Read more »

Africa: AUC Chairperson Joined Heads of State and Government Attending the Inaugural Africa Forward Summit 2026

The Chairperson of the African Union (AU) Commission, H.E. Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, joined Heads of State and Government attending the inaugural Africa Forward Summit 2026 at the… Read more »

Africa: Call for Papers - Third Edition - AU Journal On Post-Conflict Reconstruction and Development (Pcrd) Theme: Maritime Security and Peacebuilding in Africa

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Africa: AUC Chairperson Reaffirmed Africa's United & Principled Position On UN Security Council Reform

At today's Ministerial Meeting on the Reform of the UN Security Council, held on the margins of the Africa-France Summit in Nairobi, H.E. Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, Chairperson of the… Read more »

Africa: AUC Chairperson Met This Afternoon With the President of the Republic of Guinea, H.E. General Mamady Doumbouya

The Chairperson of the African Union (AU) Commission, H.E. Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, met this afternoon with the President of the Republic of Guinea, H.E. General Mamady Doumbouya, on… Read more »

Africa: Joint Burayu Declaration On Five Years of Engagement Between the Peace and Security Council of the African Union and the African Peer Review Mechanism (2021-2026)

We, the Members of the Peace and Security Council (PSC) of the African Union (AU) and African Peer Review Mechanism (APRM), meeting and marking the fifth (5th) year of our Joint… Read more »

Africa: African Union Commission Launches Strategic Workshop to Drive Policy Impact of African Think Tanks

The African Union Commission (AUC) proudly hosted the first Think Tank Coordination and Capacity-Strengthening Workshop from 27-30 April, for the African Think Tank Platform (ATTP)… Read more »

Africa: African Union Solidarity With the Chadian People Following a Terrorist Attack

The African Union Commission strongly condemns the terrorist attack carried out on the evening of Monday, 4 May 2026, against a military base in Barka Tolorom, on the Chadian shore… Read more »

Africa: Statement By the Chairperson of the African Union Commission On Renewed Escalation in the Middle East

The African Union Commission expresses deep concern over the renewed escalation in the Gulf region, including reported drone and missile attacks and disruptions to maritime traffic… Read more »

Africa: African Union and Partners Unveil USD 16m Programme to Strengthen Labour Migration Governance

The African Union has launched a third phase of its flagship Joint Labour Migration Programme (JLMP), aiming to improve governance of labour mobility across the continent as… Read more »

Africa: Pan-African Parliament Elects New Bureau Leadership

The Pan-African Parliament (PAP), the legislative organ of the African Union (AU), has successfully concluded its Extraordinary Session of the Seventh Legislature, held from 28 to… Read more »

Africa: Statement By H.E. Amb. Bankole Adeoye, Commissioner for Political Affairs, Peace and Security, African Union Commission, On the Occasion of the Commemoration of the 2026 World Press Freedom Day, Under the Theme - 'Shaping a Future At Peace' - 3 May 2026,

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Africa: Joint Statement On World Press Freedom Day 2026

H.E. Ambassador Bankole Adeoye, Commissioner for Political Affairs, Peace and Security of the African Union Commission (AUC), and Mr. Omar Faruk Osman, President of the Federation… Read more »

Africa: African Union Advances Continental Infrastructure Agenda At 5th Stc-T&e Session in Johannesburg

The African Union Commission (AUC) concluded the Fifth Ordinary Session of the Specialised Technical Committee on Transport and Energy (STC-T&E) today in Johannesburg, bringing… Read more »

Africa: AU Chair Welcomes Election of Pan-African Parliament Bureau

The Chairperson of the African Union Commission, H.E. Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, welcomes the successful conclusion of the elections of the President and Members of the Bureau of the… Read more »

Africa: African Ambassadors in China Reaffirm Commitment to Implement AfCFTA

The Annual Retreat of the Group of African Ambassadors in China (GAAC), held in Beijing from 23 to 24 April 2026 on leveraging China's 100% tariff-free offer to African countries,… Read more »

Africa: Africa Advances Education and Skills Agenda At Continental Cesa Coordination Forum

The African Union Commission, Department of Education, Science, Technology and Innovation and State Department for Basic Education, Government of Kenya, with participants from AU… Read more »

Africa: AUC Chairperson Chaired & Oversaw the Opening of the Extraordinary Session, & Swearing in of the Members of the Seventh Legislature of the Pan-African Parliament

Representing the Chairperson of the African Union (AU), H.E. Évariste Ndayishimiye, President of Burundi, the Chairperson of the AU Commission, H.E. Mahmoud Ali Youssouf,… Read more »

Africa: Keynote Address By H.E. Mrs. Nardos Bekele-Thomas, CEO Auda-Nepad At the Annual Retreat of the Group of African Ambassadors in China

Excellencies, H.E. Dr. Alhaji Sarjoh Bah, Permanent Representative of the African Union to China, H.E. Mr. Martin Mpana, Dean of the African Diplomatic Corps in China, H.E. Mr.… Read more »

Africa: European Union Confirms the Largest Contribution to the AU Mission in Somalia (Aussom)

The European Union (EU) and its Member States adopted the financial contribution to the African Union (AU) Support and Stabilization Mission in Somalia (AUSSOM) with an amount of… Read more »