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  • 2023-05-25 ALLOCUTION de Son Excellence Monsieur AZALI Assoumani
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  • 2026-08-30 Speech by President of Angola at 21st Extraordinary Session of the AU Assembly
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          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.

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      Speeches
      Speech by President of Burundi at 21st Extraordinary Session of the AU Assembly
      30 August 2026

      Au nom de Dieu le Tout-Puissant, le Tout-Miséricordieux,

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      Speech by President of Angola at 21st Extraordinary Session of the AU Assembly
      30 August 2026

      Discurso de Boas-Vindas de Sua Excelência João Manuel Gonçalves Lourenço, Presidente da República de Angola e Campeão da União Africana para a Paz e Reconciliação em África, por Ocasião da 21.ª Ses

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      Speech by MoFA of Angola at 26th Extraordinary Session of the Executive Council
      29 August 2026

      PROJECTO DE DISCUROS DE BOAS-VINDAS DE SUA EXCELÊNCIA EMBAIXADOR TÉTE ANTÓNIO, MINISTRO DAS RELAÇÕES EXTERIORES DA REPÚBLICA DE ANGOLA, POR OCASIÃO DA 26ª SESSÃO EXTRAORDINÁRIA DO CONSEL

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      Speech MoFA of Burundi at 26th Extraordinary Session of the AU Executive Council
      29 August 2026

      PROJET DE DISCOURS DE SON EXCELLENCE AMBASSADEUR EDOUARD BIZIMANA, MINISTRE DES AFFAIRES ÉTRANGÈRES, DE LA COOPÉRATION AU DÉVELOPPEMENT ET DE L’INTÉGRATION RÉGIONALE DE LA RÉPUBLIQUE DU BURUNDI ET

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      26th Extraordinary Session of the Executive Council of the African Union
      29 August 2026

      What:                 The African Union Commission, through its Departmen

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      Empowering Africa’s Youth: AU Rolls Out Capacity‑Building Training on Shared
      26 August 2026

      The African Union Department of Political Affairs, Peace and Security (PAPS) through the AGA-APSA Secretariat, with the support of partners including the African Centre f

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      African Union Commission Welcomes Sudanese-Sudanese Dialogue Initiative
      31 August 2026

      Since the outbreak of the Sudanese crisis in April 2023, the leadership of the African Union Commission has sought to bridge the divides among Sudanese stakeholders and f

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      AUC Chairperson on occasion of International Day for People of African Descent
      31 August 2026

      On the occasion of the International Day for People of African Descent, the Chairperson of the African Union Commission, H.E.

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      AUC Chairperson courtesy call from Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Eswatini
      30 August 2026

      H.E. Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, Chairperson of the African Union (AU) Commission, this afternoon received a courtesy call from H.E.

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      African Union and World Bank to Launch Integrating Africa: From Threads to Hubs
      28 August 2026

      WHAT: Launch of Integrating Africa: From Threads to Hubs

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      Statement by Deputy Chairperson at 2026 UN High-Level Political Forum
      25 July 2026

      Theme: Transformative, Equitable, Innovative and Coordinated Actions for the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and its Sustainable Development Goals for a Sustain

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      Address by Deputy Chairperson at Ministerial Meeting and Launch of the ASDR 2026
      25 July 2026
      • Excellency Mrs Amina Mohamed, Deputy Secretary General of the United Nations,

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      Final Press Briefing 21st Extraordinary Session of the AU Assembly
      2026-08-30 - 2026-08-30
      21st Extraordinary Session of the Assembly of the African Union
      2026-08-30 - 2026-08-30
      Closing Ceremony 21st Extraordinary Session of the Assembly of the African Union
      2026-08-30 - 2026-08-30
      26th Extraordinary Session of the Executive Council of the African Union
      2026-08-29 - 2026-08-29
      African Union and World Bank to Launch Integrating Africa: From Threads to Hubs
      2026-08-28 - 2026-08-28
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      Agenda 2063

      Flagship Projects
      Integrated High Speed Train Network

      Connecting African capitals and commercial centers through a High-Speed Train Network; facilitating the movement of goods, factor services and people as well as reducing transport costs and relieving congestion of current and future systems through increased rail connectivity.

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      African Commodities Strategy

      Transforming Africa from a raw materials supplier by enabling countries to add value, extract higher rents from commodities, integrate into global value chains promote diversification anchored in value addition and local content development.

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      African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA)

      Accelerating intra-African trade and boosting Africa’s trading position in the global market by strengthening Africa’s common voice and policy space in global trade negotiations.

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      The African Passport & Free Movement of People

      Removing restrictions on Africans’ ability to travel, work and live within their own continent by transforming restrictive laws and promoting visa free travel to enhance movement of all African citizens in all African countries.

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      Silencing the Guns by 2020

      Ending all wars, civil conflicts, gender-based violence, violent conflicts and preventing genocide in the continent by 2020.

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      The Grand Inga Dam Project

      Generating an estimated 43,200MW of power to support current regional power pools and their combined service to transform Africa from traditional to modern sources of energy and ensure access to clean and affordable electricity.

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      Single African Air-Transport Market

      Promoting intra-regional connectivity between the capital cities of Africa by creating a single unified air transport market in Africa, as an impetus to the continent’s economic integration and growth agenda.

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      African Economic Forum

      Multi-stakeholder meeting bringing together the Africa’s policy makers, private sector, academia and civil society to reflect on accelerating Africa’s socio- economic development and transformation by harnessing its vast resources.

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      African Financial Institutions

      Accelerating integration and economic development through the establishment of organisations which will play a pivotal role in the mobilization of resources and management of the African financial sector.

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      The Pan African e-Network

      Transforming Africa into an e-Society by implementing policies and strategies that lead to transformative e-applications and services in Africa such as broad band terrestrial infrastructure, cyber security and revolutionary bio and nanotechnology industries.

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      Africa Outer Space Strategy

      Strengthening Africa’s use of outer space to bolster development in critical sectors such as agriculture, disaster management, remote sensing, climate forecast, banking and finance, defense and security.

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      African Virtual & e-University

      Using ICT based programmes to increase access to tertiary and continuing education in Africa by reaching large numbers of students and professionals in multiple sites simultaneously.

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      Cyber Security

      Incorporating emerging technologies in Africa’s development plans and ensuring these technologies are used for the benefit of African individuals, institutions and nation states by ensuring data protection and safety online.

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      Great African Museum

      Preserving and promoting African cultural heritage by creating awareness of Africa’s vast, dynamic and diverse cultural artefacts and Africa’s continuing influence on world cultures in art, music, language, science, and so on.

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      Encyclopaedia Africana

      Provide an authoritative resource on the authentic history of Africa and African life.

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