Skip to main content

NOW

  • 2026-06-19 AUC Deputy Chairperson at Celebration of International Day of Women in Diplomacy
  • 2026-06-17 OPENING REMARKS FOR H.E. MOSES VILAKATI COMMISSIONER FOR ARBE
  • 2026-05-27 Commissioner ARBE at Side Event on Financing the Africa Water Policy and Vision
  • 2026-05-26 Remarks AUC Deputy Chairperson at African Development Bank Group Annual Meetings
  • 2026-05-25 Statement by AUC Chairperson on the Occasion of Africa Day 2026
  • 2026-04-29 Statement by AUC Deputy Chairperson at 12th Session of ARFSD-12
  • 2026-04-27 Statement by IED Director at Experts Session of 5th STC on Transport and Energy
  • 2026-04-23 Address CEO AUDA-NEPAD at Annual Retreat of Group of African Ambassadors, China
  • 2026-04-23 Statement by AU Perm. Rep. to China at GAAC Annual Retreat
  • 2026-04-22 Deputy Chairperson at Joint Ministerial Committee of Boards of Governors
    • Arabic
    • English
    • Español
    • Français
    • Portuguese, International
    • Swahili

    Welcome

    Home
    African Union
    • Theme of the Year 2026: Assuring Sustainable Water Availability and Safe Sanitation Systems to Achieve the Goals of Agenda 2063
      • HOME
      • WHO WE ARE
        • Who We Are

          Promoting Africa’s growth and economic development by championing citizen inclusion and increased cooperation and integration of African states.

        • About the African Union
          • Overview
          • Member States
          • Constitutive Act
          • AU Symbols & Anthem
          • AU Languages
          • AU Holidays
          • AU Handbook
        • AU Structure & Organs
          • The Assembly
          • Executive Council
          • Permanent Representatives Committee
          • Peace & Security Council
          • Specialised Technical Committees
          • AU Commission
          • NEPAD / AU Development Agency
          • AfCFTA Secretariat
          • AU Foundation
          • Financial Institutions
          • Judicial, Human Rights & Legal Organs
          • Pan-African Parliament
          • Economic, Social & Cultural Council
          • African Peer Review Mechanism
          • Regional Economic Communities
          • Specialised Agencies & Institutions
        • Leadership and Champions
          • African Union Chair
          • Champion Presidents
          • AUC Chairperson
          • AUC Deputy Chairperson
          • AUC Commissioners
          • High Representatives
          • Special Envoys
          • Special Representatives
          • AU Elections
      • WHAT WE DO
        • What We Do

          Promoting Africa’s growth and economic development by championing citizen inclusion and increased cooperation and integration of African states.

        • Key Programme Areas
          • Infrastructure & Energy Development
          • Conflict Resolution, Peace & Security
          • Infrastructure & Energy Development
          • Agricultural Development
          • Trade & Industrial Development
          • Visa Free Africa
          • Democracy, Law & Human Rights
          • Promoting Health & Nutrition
          • Migration, Labour & Employment
          • Promoting Sports & Culture
          • Education, Science & Technology
          • Youth Development
          • Economic Integration & Private Sector Development
          • Diaspora & Civil Society Engagement
          • Inaccessible
        • AU Commission Departments
          • Cabinet of the Chairperson (CCP)
          • Cabinet of the Deputy Chairperson (CDCP)
          • Agriculture, Rural Development, Blue Economy, and Sustainable Environment (ARBE)
          • Economic Development, Trade, Tourism, Industry, Minerals (ETTIM)
          • Education, Science, Technology and Innovation (ESTI)
          • Infrastructure and Energy
          • Political Affairs, Peace and Security (PAPS)
          • Health, Humanitarian Affairs and Social Development (HHS)
        • AUC DIRECTORATES & SPECIAL UNITS
          • Administration & Human Resources
          • Administration & Human Resources
          • Citizens & Diaspora
          • Conference Management and Publications
          • Internal Audit
          • Information and Communication
          • Legal Counsel
          • Internal Audit
          • Legal Counsel
          • Medical and Health Services
          • Programming, Budget, Finance & Accounting
          • Protocol Services
          • Strategic Planning
          • Peace Fund Secretariat
          • Women, Gender & Development
          • Partnerships Management and Resource Mobilisation
          • Intelligence and Security Committee
          • NEPAD Coordination Unit
          • Peace Fund Secretariat
        • MISSION & SPECIAL LIAISON OFFICES
          • Washington DC
          • New York
          • Geneva
          • EU & African Caribbean & Pacific States
          • League of Arab States
          • China
          • Southern Africa Region
          • Other Mission and Special Liaison Offices
          • SPECIAL UNITS
      • AGENDA 2063
        • Agenda 2063

          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.

        • Agenda 2063
          • Overview
          • Aspirations
          • First-Ten Year Implementation Plan
          • Flagship Projects
          • National & RECs Development Priorities
          • Continental Frameworks
          • Key Transformational Outcomes of Agenda 2063
          • Goals & Priority Areas
          • Linking Agenda 2063 and the SDGs
      • AU REFORMS
        • President William Samuel Ruto

          H.E President William Samoei Ruto (PhD), President of the Republic of Kenya and the African Union Champion on Institutional Reform. H.E. Ruto was appointed during the 37th Assembly of Heads of State and Government in February 2024 to champion the AU Institutional Reform process taking over from the H.E Paul Kagame, President of the Republic of Rwanda who led the implementation of the reform process since 2016.

        • AU Reforms
          • Overview of Institutional Reforms
          • Continental Priorities
          • Institutional Realignment
          • Connect with Africans
          • Operational Effectiveness and Efficiency
          • Sustainable Financing
          • Peace Fund
      • TREATIES
        • AU Treaties
        • Treaties
          • Constitutive Act, Charters, Privileges & Immunities
          • Treaties on Peace & Security
          • Energy & Infrastructure Treaties
          • Agriculture & Environmental Management Treaties
          • Treaties on Trade, Economic Integration & Development
          • Treaties on Refugees, Migration, Labour & Employment
          • Governance Treaties
          • Human Rights Treaties
          • Health & Social Welfare Treaties
          • Treaties on Sports, Arts & Culture
          • Treaties on Education, Science & Technology
          • Treaties on Youth Development
          • Treaties on Civil Society & Diaspora
          • Treaties on Women & Gender Issues
          • Status of All Treaties
      • NEWS & MEDIA
        • AU News and Media
        • NEWS & MEDIA
          • Latest News
          • Press Releases
          • Briefings / Media Advisories
          • Web TV / Livestream
          • Spokesperson
          • Audio-Visual Library
        • SOCIAL MEDIA
          • Facebook
          • Twitter
          • YouTube
        • MEDIA ACCREDITATION
          • LEGAL NOTICES
      • RESOURCES
        • AU Resources
        • Key Documents & Reports
          • AU Financial Statements
          • AU Budgets
          • Assembly Decisions & Declarations
          • Executive Council Decisions and Declarations
          • Reports of the AUC Chairperson
          • Mid-Year Coordination Declarations
          • Budget and Financial Reports
          • STC Reports
          • PRC Reports
          • Financial Reports and Information
        • Publications
          • AU Echo Magazine
          • Agenda 2063: The Africa we want
          • Sectoral Reports
          • The Africa Fact Book
        • More Resources
          • Election Calendar
          • All African Union websites
          • Webmail
          • AU Library
          • AU Archives
          • African Knowledge Sharing Platform - AKSP
      • WORK WITH US
        • Work with Us

          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.

        • Job Seekers
          • Vacancies
          • Volunteer
          • Internship
        • Corporate Procurement
          • Business Opportunities
          • AUC Procurement Policy
          • Annual Procurement Plan
          • Notice of Awarded Contracts
          • Notification of Unsuccessful Bids
          • Bids
        • PARTNERS
          • Development Partners
          • Private Sector
          • Civil Society
        • Meet Us
          • 3D Tour of AU Facilities
          • Events
          • Annual Meetings & Summits
          • Visit the AU Headquarters
          • Host your event at the AU Headquarters
      • SEARCH

      Breadcrumb

      1. Home

      About

      • News
      • Speeches
      • Events
      • Announcements
      Press releases
      African journalists must take charge of telling a balanced story about the realities of Africa’s development
      Ushirika wa vyombo vya habari vya AU
      13 October 2022

      Waandishi wa habari na watayarishaji wa maudhui ya vipindi barani Afrika wamesisitizwa kuwa mstari wa mbele katika kutoa ufafanuzi sahihi wa taarifa za Afrika na kushiriki kikamilifu katika utekele

      Press releases
      The People's Democratic Republic of Algeria deposits the instrument of ratification of the African Medicines Agency (AMA)
      Algeria deposits the instrument of ratification of the African Medicines Agency
      24 June 2021

      The People's Democratic Republic of Algeria becomes the ninth (9th) Member State to deposit the instrument of ratification of the African Medicines Agency (AMA).

      Press releases
      Statement of the AUC Special Envoy on Women, Peace And Security on the Situaton in Mozambique
      Statement of the AUC Special Envoy on Women, Peace And Security
      30 April 2021

      The Special Envoy of the Chairperson of the African Union Commission is following with great concern the aftermath of the terrorist attacks on Palma and other districts of Mozambique’s northern pro

      Statements
      Statement by H.E. Mr. Moussa Faki Mahamat, Chairperson of the African Union Commission, on Somalia
      Statement of the Chairperson on Somalia
      22 March 2021

      Addis Ababa, 22 March 2021: The Chairperson of the African Union Commission, Moussa Faki Mahamat, continues to monitor the developments in Somalia ahead of today's planned National Consultative For

      Press releases
      The AU Commission Chairperson, Deputy Chairperson and Commissioners meets the new Chairperson of the Union
      The AU Commission meets the new Chairperson of the Union
      8 February 2021

      "Honoured, alongside deputy Chairperson, @mnsanzabaganwa and the Commissioners, to hold the first meeting with the Chair of the Union president Félix Tshisekedi this morning, following the conclusi

      Statements
      Statement by H.E. Mr. Moussa Faki Mahamat, Chairperson of the African Union Commission, on Libya
      Statement of the Chairperson on Libya
      6 February 2021

      Addis Ababa, 6 February 2021: The Chairperson of the African Union Commission Moussa Faki Mahamat welcomes the results of the vote by Libyan delegates of the United Nations-facilitated Libyan Poli

      MORE
      Speech
      Speeches
      Keynote Speech by H.E. Amb. Selma Malika Haddadi, AUC Deputy Chairperson, at the Celebration of the International Day of Women in Diplomacy
      2026-06-19
      Speech
      Speeches
      OPENING REMARKS FOR H.E. MOSES VILAKATI COMMISSIONER FOR AGRICULTURE, RURAL DEVELOPMENT, BLUE ECONOMY AND SUSTAINABLE ENVIRONMENT 11 OUR OCEAN CONFERENCE
      2026-06-17
      Speech
      Speeches
      All statement delivered on the event: The African Union Commission, Zambia, And Acmad Convene Continental Dialogue To Strengthen Africa's Preparedness For El Niño 2026/2027 Through Enhanced And Timely Weather And Climate Services
      2026-06-15
      Speech
      Speeches
      Remark by H.E. Amma A. Twum-Amoah Commissioner for Health, Humanitarian Affairs and Social Development, African Union Commission
      2026-06-11
      Speeches
      Keynote Speech by H.E. Amb. Selma Malika Haddadi, AUC Deputy Chairperson, at the Celebration of the International Day of Women in Diplomacy
      AUC Deputy Chairperson at Celebration of International Day of Women in Diplomacy
      19 June 2026

      VENUE: Tunis, Republic of Tunisia

      DATE:Friday, 19 June 2026

       

       

       

      Speeches
      OPENING REMARKS FOR H.E. MOSES VILAKATI COMMISSIONER FOR ARBE
      17 June 2026

      OPENING REMARKS

      FOR

      H.E. MOSES VILAKATI

      Speeches
      Opening Remarks by AUC Commissioner ARBE at High Level Side Event on Financing the Africa Water Policy and Vision
      Commissioner ARBE at Side Event on Financing the Africa Water Policy and Vision
      27 May 2026

      Executive Secretary, United Nations Economic Commission for Africa, H.E. Clavier Gatete

      Speeches
      Opening Remarks by H.E. Amb. Selma Malika Haddadi, AUC Deputy Chairperson at the African Development Bank Group Annual Meetings
      Remarks AUC Deputy Chairperson at African Development Bank Group Annual Meetings
      26 May 2026
      • Your Excellency Denis Sassou N'Guesso, President of the Republic of Congo,
      Speeches
      Statement by H.E. Mahmoud Ali Youssouf Chairperson of the African Union Commission On the Occasion of Africa Day 2026
      Statement by AUC Chairperson on the Occasion of Africa Day 2026
      25 May 2026

      Excellencies,
      Staff Members,
      Members of the Diplomatic Community,
      Friends of Africa,
      Partners,
      Ladies and Gentlemen,

      Speeches
      Statement by the Deputy Chairperson of the African Union Commission at the 12th Session of the Africa Regional Forum on Sustainable Development (ARFSD-12)
      Statement by AUC Deputy Chairperson at 12th Session of ARFSD-12
      29 April 2026
      • Your Excellency, Right Honorable Robinah Nabbanja, Prime Minister of the Republic of Uganda, Chair of the Outgoing Bureau,
      MORE
      • Feb 6, 2019 - 13:30
      • May 2, 2016 - 15:30
      • Apr 28, 2016 - 18:45
      • Feb 5, 2016 - 16:00
      • Jan 26, 2016 - 12:15
      • Jan 25, 2016 - 18:45
      • Jan 18, 2016 - 12:45
      • Dec 10, 2015 - 00:45
      • CALL FOR PAPERS   AU ECHO 2026 EDITION The Year of Water Sustainability THEME: “Assuring Sustainable Water Availability and Safe Sanitation Systems to Achieve the Goals of Agenda 2063”
        Jun 9, 2026 - 17:30
      • CALL FOR APPLICATIONS | 11 MAY 2026	 THE FOOD & ENERGY SOVEREIGNTY CHALLENGE “Rooted and Powered in Resilience” Securing Africa’s Future in a Shifting Global Order
        May 11, 2026 - 09:00

      Pagination

      • Page 1
      • Next page Next ›

      About the African Union

      An Integrated, Prosperous and Peaceful Africa, driven by its own citizens and representing a dynamic force in the global arena.

      African Union Headquarters
      P.O. Box 3243, Roosvelt Street W21K19
      Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
      Tel: +251 11 551 77 00
      Fax: +251 11 551 78 44

      Follow Us

      Opportunities

      • Bids / Procurement
      • Careers
      • Internship
      • Procurement / Bids
      • African Union Youth Volunteer Corps
      • Visit the AU Headquarters
      • AU Library
      • Achats / Offres

      Quick Links

      • Home
      • AU Handbook
      • Agenda 2063
      • Financing the Union
      • All African Union websites
      • Agenda 2063
      • Organes de l'UA

      • Web Mail
      • Legal Notice
      • Official Warning

      © The African Union Commission