President Mugabe supports the African Union Foundation resource mobilization initiative through a donation 300 cattle for auction

The donation was pledged by President Mugabe during his tenure as the AU Chairperson during the 25th AU Summit, held in Johannesburg, South Africa and proceeds from the auction will be used to raise funds to support the initiatives of the AUF

The African Union Foundation (AUF), the institution charged with promoting domestic resource mobilisation for African development has received a donation of 300 head of cattle from H.E. President Robert Mugabe of Zimbabwe. The donation was pledged by President Mugabe during his tenure as the AU Chairperson during the 25th AU…

2017 New Year Message of H.E. Dr. Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma Chairperson, African Union Commission (AUC)

The year 2016 has been particularly fruitful for the African Union Commission as it continues to work hard at the implementation of the first 10-year plan of Africa’s Agenda 2063.  We very pleased to see AU Member States and Regional Economic Communities intensify Agenda 2063 domestication. Certainly, a lot more…

The Joint AU-ECCAS Election Observation Mission held a successful observer orientation programme and met with key stakeholders in Libreville, Gabon

The twenty-seven (27) observer teams will be dispatched across the country starting 25 August 2016 until 28 August 2016

The Heads of Mission, in their closing remarks at the training session, reminded observers of the critical role that was bestowed upon them and wished them success and safety in their respective assignments. The twenty-seven (27) observer teams will be dispatched across the country starting 25 August 2016 until 28…

African Union deploys Long Term Experts and Short Term Election Observers in the Republic of Gabon’s 27 August Presidential Election

The deployment of the AUEOM will take place in two phases

The Chairperson of the African Union Commission has approved the deployment of African Union Elections Observation Mission (AUEOM) to the Presidential Election scheduled to place in the Republic of Gabon on 27 August 2016. The deployment of the AUEOM will take place in two phases. The first phase comprises the…

African Union set to launch e-Passport at July Summit in Rwanda

The African Union (AU) is prepared to launch the electronic passport (e-Passport) at the next AU Summit tabled to take place in Kigali, Rwanda, in July 2016. This flagship project, first agreed upon in 2014, falls squarely within the framework of Africa’s Agenda 2063 and has the specific aim of…

Observation mission to the re-run of presidential and the gubernatorial elections in 13 polling stations of the island Anjouan - 11th may 2016

Arrival Statement

The African Union Commission (AUC) announces the arrival of its Electoral Experts Mission on 7th May 2016 in Moroni (Comoros) for the re-run of the presidential and gubernatorial elections scheduled for 11th May 2016 in 13 polling stations in the autonomous Island of Anjouan. The Chairperson of the African Union…

APRM deals decisively with its country reports backlog

The African Peer Review Mechanism (APRM), the continent’s good governance promotion and self-monitoring initiative, has embarked on a major drive to lessen its backlog of tabling Country Reports to the Pan African Parliament (PAP). As part of this initiative the APRM this morning (05 May 5, 2016) tabled five Country…

African Union electoral observation mission for the Presidential election in Chad republic (April 10, 2016)

PRELIMINARY DECLARATION

Introduction According to relevant provisions of the African Charter on Democracy, Governing Democratic Elections in Africa 2002, the African Union Guidelines on elections observation and monitoring missions 2002, the Chairperson of the African Union Commission (AU), HE Dr. Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma, dispatched an election observation Mission (AUEOM) for the first…

April 10, 2016 presidential election in Chad republic

ARRIVAL DECLARATION

African Union Commission (AUC) announces the arrival of its Election Observation Mission (AUEOM) in Chad republic. The Chairperson of African Union Commission (AUC), HE Dr. Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma has decided to send this mission for the first round of 10th April 2016, presidential election in Chad, and consequently monitor and report…

AU Launches Internet Exchange Point in Madagascar: “Keeping intra-country internet traffic within the country”

The African Union Commission (AUC), through the Infrastructure and Energy Department, in collaboration with the Ministry of Posts, Telecommunications and New Technologies launched the Internet Exchange Point in Madagascar on 17th March 2016. Through the African Internet Exchange System (AXIS) project, the African Union Commission extended capacity building support to…