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 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 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 »
November 22, 2022
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 »
October 28, 2022
Africa: Young African Scientists Use Cloud Computing to Innovate Solutions to Sustainable Development Challenges Facing the Continent
The African Union Commission, through the GMES & Africa programme, partnered with Rwanda Space Agency, Carnegie Mellon University Africa and the African Framework for Research… Read more »
November 07, 2022
Africa: Statement Delivered By Albert M. Muchanga African Union Commissioner, Economic Development, Trade, Tourism, Industry and Minerals At the Joint Meeting of the African Union Ministers in Charge of Industry and Economic Diversification
Your Excellency Mahamadou Ouhoumoudou, Prime Minister of the Republic of Niger; Read more »
November 03, 2022
Africa: Statement By Amb. Albert Muchanga, African Union Commissioner, Economic Development, Trade, Tourism, Industry and Minerals At the Meeting of the Senior Official of Ministries in Charge of Industry and Economic Diversification
Your Excellency Mrs. Gourouza Magagi Salamatou, Minister of Industry and Youth Entrepreneurship of the Republic of Niger; Read more »
October 26, 2022
Zimbabwe: AUC Chairperson's Statement in Support of End of Sanctions Against the Republic of Zimbabwe
The Chairperson of the African Union Commission Moussa Faki Mahamat once again renews the longstanding AU demand for the immediate and unconditional lifting of sanctions imposed… Read more »
October 18, 2022
Africa: Africa's Industrial Revolution - Industrial Policy Set to Shift From the Business As Usual Approach
Africa is endowed with a vast wealth of natural resources, ranging from precious stones such as gold and diamonds to fossil fuels, and has 40 percent of the world's gold and up to… Read more »
September 21, 2022
Africa: African Union Launches Serious Game to Mark the International Day of Peace
The African Union (AU) Youth for Peace Africa Programme, the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ), and the United Nations Office to the African Union… Read more »
September 15, 2022
Africa: Validation Workshop to Support 10 AU Member States to Create and/or Improve National Energy Information Systems
The African Energy Commission (AFREC) hosted a validation workshop with senior national statisticians and various key stakeholders from Algeria, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Congo,… Read more »
September 13, 2022
Africa: Youth Essay Contest On Industrialization and Innovation in Africa
The African Union Summit on Industrialization and Economic Diversification seeks to rally the continent to enhance efforts towards turning commitments into action on accelerating… Read more »
August 24, 2022
Mozambique: Validation Workshop On the Biomass Energy Survey Report for Mozambique
The African Energy Commission (AFREC) together with the Ministry of Minerals and Energy (MIREME) of Mozambique, hosted a validation workshop in with various key stakeholders,… Read more »
July 27, 2022
Africa: African Internet Governance Forum 2022 - Africa Strives to Improve Digital Infrastructure, Close the Digital Divide, and Foster Resilience and Security
The African Union Commission (AUC) in collaboration with the Republic of Malawi and the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) organised the 11th African Internet… Read more »
July 29, 2022
Africa: AMDC Strives to Leverage On the Comparative Advantages, Expertise, and Knowledge of Its Strategic Partners to Foster Sustainable Minerals Development in Africa
The African Minerals Development Centre (AMDC) held a strategic institutional Partners' retreat on 27th and 28th July 2022, at the African Union Commission Headquarters in Addis… Read more »
July 25, 2022
Africa: African Union Signs Memoranda of Understanding (MOU) With Tasai and Biovision Africa Trust to Strengthen Collaboration in Agriculture
The African Union, through the Department of Agriculture, Rural Development, Blue Economy and Sustainable Environment (DARBE), signed Memoranda of Understanding (MoU) with The… Read more »
Ethiopia: National Launch of the Catalytic Actions of the AU-ILO-IOM-ECA "Joint Program On Labour Migration Governance for Development and Integration in Africa (JLMP-Action)" in Ethiopia
The "Catalytic Actions of the Joint AU-ILO-IOM-ECA Programme on the Governance of Labour Migration for Development and Integration in Africa (JLMP Action)" project was launched in… Read more »
July 26, 2022
Africa: Ministers of Finance Conclude Discussions On Access to Finances - Debt Restructuring and Africa's Credit Rating
African Union Member States Ministers of Finance, Monetary Affairs, Economic Planning, and Integration concluded their deliberations focused on "Improving Africa's access to… Read more »
July 22, 2022
Africa: AU Executive Council Adopts African Common Position On Energy Access and Just Energy Transition
The 41st Ordinary Session of the Executive Council adopted the African Common Position on Energy Access and Just Transition, on the 15th of July 2022, a comprehensive approach that… Read more »
Africa: Chair of AU Commission Welcomes Signing of Russia/Ukraine Agreement to Resume Grain Exports Under Auspices of Turkiye and UN
The Chairperson of the African Union Commission Moussa Faki Mahamat welcomes the signing by Russia and Ukraine of agreements under the auspices of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan of… Read more »
June 28, 2022
Africa: The First AU SME Annual Forum to Realize Africa's Industrialization in the Context of the Integrated Market
Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) form the backbone of the African economy, representing more than 90% of businesses and employing about 60% of workers, many of whom are… Read more »