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Did you know? The AU Fashion Industry Development Strategy is helping position fashion as an important driver of Africa’s economic and industrial transformation. From textiles and design to manufacturing, retail and exports, Africa’s fashion value chain has the potential to create jobs, grow African brands, expand opportunities for young people and women, and increase the value of products made on the continent. The Strategy provides a continental framework to strengthen the sector by supporting local production, skills development, access to finance and markets, intellectual property protection, sustainable production, and stronger regional fashion value chains. With the #AfCFTA creating a larger continental market, strengthening Africa’s fashion industry means turning African creativity into businesses, jobs, trade and greater value retained on the continent.
African Union15,793 views • 6 days ago
President John Dramani Mahama declares #Ghana ready to welcome African Heads of State, Ministers of Health, media, and development partners to Accra this week for the AU Extraordinary Summit on Health. "Africa's future continues to spell justice, equity, and universal health coverage. We unite around a clear continental agenda: to strengthen local manufacturing, grow Africa's pharmaceutical sector, unlock sustainable health financing, and build resilient health systems that leave no African behind," President Mahama declares. "As host country, and in the spirit of the Accra Reset, Ghana stands fully committed to this vision. This Extraordinary Summit is a collective opportunity for Africa to chart its own path forward." #AUSummitonHealth #Agenda2063
African Union34,002 views • 1 month ago
"Health is the foundation of human dignity, prosperity and sustainable development. With Heads of State and Ministers of Health gathering in Ghana from 21 - 22 July, this Summit is our chance to chart the pathway from commitment to action for the mothers we must save, the diseases we must defeat, and the systems we must build." - H.E. Mahmoud Ali Youssouf Chairperson, African Union Commission More information here
African Union17,091 views • 1 month ago
Ahead of the AU Extraordinary Summit on Health, Ghana's Minister of Health, Hon. Kwabena Mintah Akandoh, has affirmed the nation's readiness to host African leaders in Accra on 21–22 July 2026. "Every infection we stop. Every mother we protect from a preventable death. Every disease we hold back. Every health system we build stronger these are the steps that carry Africa toward a fairer, healthier, and more sovereign future." The Summit will convene African leaders to fast-track progress on ending AIDS by 2030, cutting preventable maternal deaths, and strengthening resilient, sovereign health systems that deliver quality care to every African.
African Union15,563 views • 1 month ago
H.E. Mohamed Ould Ghazouani #Mauritania, is the African Union Chairperson 2024, taking over from H.E. Azali Assoumani #Comoros. 📋Bureau of the Assembly 2024: - AU Chair –Mauritania - 1st Vice –Angola - 2nd Vice –Congo - 3rd Vice –Ghana - Rapporteur –Comoros 37th #AUSummit.
African Union190,125 views • 2 years ago
Did you know that one of Africa's key trade agreements goes beyond moving goods and also protects ideas? The Protocol on Intellectual Property Rights (IPRs) in the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) aims to build a single African market that supports innovation. From a start-up’s new technology in Nairobi to a fashion brand in Dakar, a medical breakthrough in Cairo, or music from Lagos, the Protocol makes it easier to protect and commercialise intellectual property across Africa. The Protocol focuses on several key areas: 1. Aligning IP rules across African countries to lower barriers for innovators and businesses 2. Encouraging national IP offices and regional organisations to work together for better protection and enforcement 3. Helping innovators, researchers, creatives, and entrepreneurs secure patents, trademarks, copyrights, industrial designs, and geographical indications 4. Promoting technology transfer, research, investment, and innovation to support sustainable industry and growth For Africa's innovators, intellectual property is more than just a legal idea. It is an economic asset that turns ideas into businesses, creativity into jobs, and innovation into products and services that can compete across Africa and around the world. Read more here -
African Union12,743 views • 1 month ago
Happy #AfricaDay One continent. 55 nations. One decision made in Addis Ababa 63 years ago that still echoes today. To the founders. The freedom fighters. The women who never made the front page but held everything together. The workers. The dreamers. The ones whose names we may never know. We remember you today. We carry you forward
African Union29,225 views • 3 months ago
On this #AfricaDay, we commemorate the 62nd anniversary of the founding of the Organization of African Unity (OAU), now the African Union (AU), established on May 25, 1963. The 2025 AU Theme of the Year, “Justice for Africans and People of African Descent Through Reparations,” underscores our collective pursuit of justice, dignity, and healing. This theme aims to develop a Common African Position on Reparations, establish an African Reparatory Programme of Action, and strengthen collaboration with the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) and the global African diaspora through a Joint Mechanism on Reparations . These efforts are crucial in ensuring that Africans and people of African descent receive justice in tangible and transformative ways . #YearofReparations
African Union93,648 views • 1 year ago
Africa’s next AU Youth Envoy will represent 1.4 billion people on a continent where 60% are under 25. This is a chance to shape dialogue, influence policy and keep Africa’s youth at the heart of AU work from climate & free movement to digital transformation & economic integration. Hear from young Africans first. Then apply. Deadline: 9 July
African Union15,732 views • 1 month ago
SAVE THE DATE 21–22 July 2026 | Accra, Ghana Extraordinary Session of the AU Assembly Heads of State, Ministers, civil society & partners unite for health security & universal health coverage in Africa. "Advancing Justice, Equity and Universal Health Coverage: Ending AIDS, TB, improving maternal health, addressing endemic non-communicable and neglected tropical diseases and conditions in Africa" #AUSummit
African Union12,671 views • 1 month ago
Video message from H.E. Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, Chairperson of the African Union Commission, Mahmoud Ali youssouf on the occasion of Nelson Mandela International Day As we honour Madiba's lifelong commitment to freedom, justice and peace, let us carry forward the spirit of Mandela through actions that bring our communities, our nations and our continent closer together. Happy Nelson Mandela International Day.
African Union10,540 views • 1 month ago
The 48th Ordinary Session of the Executive Council of the African Union will take place on 11–12 February 2026, followed by the Assembly of Heads of State and Government on 13–14 February 2026. Opening statements at the Executive Council will be delivered by: 1. H.E Mahamoud Ali Youssouf, Chairperson of the African Union Commission 2. H.E Gedion Timothewos, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia 3. Claver Gatete, Executive Secretary of UNECA 4. H.E Téte António, Chairperson of the Executive Council and Angola Minister of Foreign Affairs. The Council will then proceed into a closed session to adopt the agenda and organisation of work, consider key reports, review AU participation in the G20, and conduct elections and appointments to AU Organs #Agenda2063. 📄 Download the full programme to follow the sessions #AUSummit
African Union31,826 views • 6 months ago
Preparations are underway in Angola as the country gears up to host the 7th AU–EU Summit a milestone gathering that will bring together Heads of State and Government to renew a 25-year partnership and advance shared priorities. #AUEU25 The Summit will be co-chaired by H.E. João Lourenço and H.E. António Costa, with H.E. Mahmoud Ali Youssoufand H.E. Ursula von der Leyen in attendance. Theme: “Promoting Peace and Prosperity through Effective Multilateralism”
African Union36,252 views • 9 months ago