Sep 14, 2023 · The African Union (AU) has been made a permanent member of the G20, in a move that has been broadly welcomed for giving the continent an important voice on key global issues. The G20 represents around 85% of global GDP and 75% of global trade, as well as two-thirds of the world’s population, prior to the AU joining.

Feb 2, 2022 · African Union’s Sixth Region was birthed at an OAU meeting where the member nations voted to change the name to African Union. At that meeting, Ambassador Erieka Bennet approached Ghana’s president John Agyekum Kufuor to remind him of the potential role that Africa’s Diaspora can play in the quest to achieve the organization’s objectives.

Mar 6, 2023 · The African Union is best-placed to ensure national governments commit to youth representation. The lack of adequate political participation for African youth threatens the fabric of civil society. African youths make up about 60% of the continent’s population , and by 2030, they are expected to make up 42% of the world’s youth population .

Oct 9, 2023 · The proposal for the new agency, the African Credit Rating Agency (ACRA), was outlined in a recent report by the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa, which claimed that today’s leading credit rating firms make “significant errors in their ratings.” The erroneous ratings, according to the report, are often based on narrow ...

Jul 22, 2023 · The Diaspora African Forum (DAF) is an African Union (AU) endorsed non-profit organization opened on July 7, 2001 by H.E. President J.A.Kufuor. DAF was and remains the first and only African Diaspora organization in the world with diplomatic status enabling DAF to accomplish groundbreaking work in Diaspora advocacy at the highest levels of ...

May 5, 2017 · Just like the European Commission, the Commission of the African Union is the AU’s administrative and executive branch. Image: REUTERS/Tiksa Negeri - RTX30YYC Based in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, the Commission is responsible for developing continent-wide policies in areas such as security, trade and social affairs, and every 10-year plan in the ...

Aug 16, 2023 · To be sure, harnessing this potential will require bold transformative reforms. Under Agenda 2063, the African Union’s ambitious blueprint for transforming Africa into the global powerhouse of the future, article six presents a framework for a youth-led development agenda through targeted investments in education, technology and entrepreneurship.

Sep 6, 2019 · The African Union gave assurances this would happen: “We have got a very aggressive programme of trade facilitation, so that we minimize the number of documents that have to be signed for goods and services across borders,” said Albert Mudenda Muchanga, Commissioner for Trade and Industry at the African Union Commission.

Feb 8, 2024 · The head of the African Union Commission, Moussa Faki Mahamat was forthright in his view that Italy, and other European countries must ensure that they deliver on their commitments. "We are not beggars, our ambition is much higher, we want a paradigm shift for a new model of partnership that can pave the way towards a fairer and more coherent ...

Jan 15, 2025 · ” With the Presidency theme aligning with the African Union’s 10-year SSE strategy, and the AU now being a permanent G20 member, South Africa is well poised to cement this G20 Presidency as "Africa’s G20." In 2025, South Africa has the opportunity to leave a lasting legacy in Africa’s development, by spearhead bold SSE initiatives that: