HANDBOOK 2021
A GUIDE FOR THOSE WORKINGWITHAFRICANAND WITHINTHEHANDBOOKAFRICAN UNIONUNION2021AFRICAN UNIONHANDBOOK 2021
First published in 2014 and reprinted annually as a revised editionEighth edition African Union Commission and New Zealand Crown Copyright Reserved 2021ISSN: 2350-3319 (Print)ISSN: 2350-3335 (Online)ISBN: 978-92-95119-56-7 (Print)ISBN: 978-92-95119-55-0 (Online)Jointly published by the African Union Commission and New Zealand Ministryof Foreign Affairs and Trade/Manatū AorereAfrican Union CommissionPO Box 3243Roosevelt Street (Old Airport Area), W21K19, Addis Ababa, EthiopiaWebsite: www.au.intEmail: DIC@africa-union.orgMinistry of Foreign Affairs and Trade/Manatū AorerePrivate Bag 18–901, Wellington, New ZealandWebsite: www.mfat.govt.nzEmail: cmd@mfat.govt.nzThe African Union Handbook mobile app is available free from the Play Store (Android) or Apple Store(iOS). A PDF version of this book is available on the African Union website www.au.int and the New ZealandMinistry of Foreign Affairs and Trade website www.mfat.govt.nz.The African Union Commission (AUC) and New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MFAT)shall not be under any liability to any person or organisation in respect of any loss or damage (includingconsequential loss or damage), however caused, which may be incurred or which arises directly orindirectly from reliance on information in this publication.This book is copyright. Apart from any fair dealing for the purpose of private study, research or review,no part may be reproduced or distributed by any process without the written permission of the publishers.Any redistribution or reproduction of part or all in any form is prohibited. You may not, except with AUC’sexpress written permission, copy, reproduce, distribute or exploit the content. Nor may you transmit itor store it in any other website or other form of electronic retrieval system.Cover design and page 9 photo: African Union Commission Information and Communication Directorate.
CONTENTS3MEMBER STATES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5FOREWORDS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7By the Chairperson of the African Union . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7By the Chairperson of the African Union Commission. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9By the New Zealand Minister of Foreign Affairs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11AFRICAN UNION STRUCTURE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12AFRICAN UNION COMMISSION STRUCTURE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13WHAT THIS BOOK DOES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14INTRODUCTION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15ASSEMBLY OF HEADS OF STATE AND GOVERNMENTEXECUTIVE COUNCIL. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .42PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVES COMMITTEE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .50. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .66. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .74SPECIALISED TECHNICAL COMMITTEESPEACE AND SECURITY COUNCILAfrican Peace and Security Architecture . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79AFRICAN UNION COMMISSION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .94Chairperson. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95Deputy Chairperson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95Commissioners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96AUC Organisational Structure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97Permanent Representational and Specialised Offices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111Special Representative and Liaison Offices. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112High Representatives, Special Envoys and Special Representativesof the Chairperson of the AU Commission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115Other Bodies. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116PAN-AFRICAN PARLIAMENT. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .ECONOMIC, SOCIAL AND CULTURAL COUNCIL. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .JUDICIAL, HUMAN RIGHTS AND LEGAL ORGANS AND BODIES. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .120126130African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132African Court of Justice/African Court of Justice and Human Rights. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134AU Commission on International Law . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135AU Advisory Board on Corruption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137African Committee of Experts on the Rights and Welfare of the Child. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 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4FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .144African Central Bank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144African Investment Bank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144African Monetary Fund. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145AFRICAN PEER REVIEW MECHANISM. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .REGIONAL ECONOMIC COMMUNITIES. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .SPECIALISED AND TECHNICAL AGENCIES, TREATY BODIESAND OTHER INSTITUTIONS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .148152168Trade and Economic Bodies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168Education, Human Resources, Science and Technology Bodies. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171Energy and Infrastructure Bodies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177Rural Economy and Agriculture Bodies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185Security Bodies. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190Social Affairs Bodies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193Other Bodies. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198PARTNERSHIPS WITH THE AU. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .202Partnership between the African Union and the United Nations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202African Development Bank (AfDB) Group. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .244. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .254ACRONYMSINDEX
MEMBER STATES5African Union Member State names and abbreviationsThe full names on the left in the following list are the official names of Member States.1The abbreviations are the names used in this handbook. The list also shows the date ofjoining the African Union (AU) or its predecessor, the Organization of African Unity (OAU).Member StateAbbreviationDate of joiningthe OAU or AUPeople’s Democratic Republic of AlgeriaAlgeria25 May 1963Republic of AngolaAngola11 February 1975Republic of BeninBenin25 May 1963Republic of BotswanaBotswana31 October 1966Burkina FasoBurkina Faso25 May 1963Republic of BurundiBurundi25 May 1963Republic of Cabo VerdeCabo Verde18 July 1975Republic of CameroonCameroon25 May 1963Central African RepublicCentral African Republic 25 May 1963Republic of ChadChad25 May 1963Union of the ComorosComoros18 July 1975Republic of the CongoCongo Republic25 May 1963Republic of Côte d’IvoireCôte d’Ivoire25 May 1963Democratic Republic of CongoDR Congo25 May 1963Republic of DjiboutiDjibouti27 June 1977Arab Republic of EgyptEgypt25 May 1963Republic of Equatorial GuineaEquatorial Guinea12 October 1968State of EritreaEritrea24 May 1993Kingdom of EswatiniEswatini24 September 1968Federal Democratic Republic of EthiopiaEthiopia25 May 1963Gabonese RepublicGabon25 May 1963Republic of the GambiaGambia9 March 1965Republic of GhanaGhana25 May 1963Republic of GuineaGuinea25 May 1963Republic of Guinea-BissauGuinea-Bissau19 November 1973Republic of KenyaKenya13 December 1963Kingdom of LesothoLesotho31 October 1966Republic of LiberiaLiberia25 May 1963LibyaLibya25 May 1963Republic of MadagascarMadagascar25 May 1963Republic of MalawiMalawi13 July 1964Note1 Some Member State names have changed since joining the OAU or AU.
6Republic of MaliMali25 May 1963Islamic Republic of MauritaniaMauritania25 May 1963Republic of MauritiusMauritiusAugust 1968Kingdom of Morocco2Morocco1963/31 January 2017Republic of MozambiqueMozambique18 July 1975Republic of NamibiaNamibiaJune 1990Republic of NigerNiger25 May 1963Federal Republic of NigeriaNigeria25 May 1963Republic of RwandaRwanda25 May 1963Sahrawi Arab Democratic RepublicSahrawi Republic22 February 1982Democratic Republic of São Tomé and Príncipe São Tomé and Príncipe18 July 1975Republic of SenegalSenegal25 May 1963Republic of SeychellesSeychelles29 June 1976Republic of Sierra LeoneSierra Leone25 May 1963Federal Republic of SomaliaSomalia25 May 1963Republic of South AfricaSouth Africa6 June 1994Republic of South SudanSouth Sudan27 July 2011Republic of the SudanSudan25 May 1963Togolese RepublicTogo25 May 1963Republic of TunisiaTunisia25 May 1963Republic of UgandaUganda25 May 1963United Republic of TanzaniaTanzania25 May 1963Republic of ZambiaZambia16 December 1964Republic of ZimbabweZimbabwe18 June 1980Other commonly used CPSCRECsRMsUNAfrican UnionAfrican Union CommissionAU Assembly of Heads of State and Government (unless otherwise specified)AU Commission (unless otherwise specified)Continent and islands of AfricaOrganization of African UnityAU Permanent Representatives CommitteeAU Peace and Security CouncilRegional Economic CommunitiesRegional MechanismsUnited NationsA full list of acronyms is available at the end of this book.Note2 Morocco left the AU’s predecessor, the OAU, in 1984. In September 2016, Morocco officially submitted a request toaccede to the AU Constitutive Act and become a member of the Union. The AU Assembly decided at its 28th OrdinarySession in January 2017 to admit Morocco as a new Member State (Assembly/AU/Dec.639(XXVIII)). Morocco depositedits instrument of accession to the Constitutive Act on 31 January 2017.
FOREWORDBY THE CHAIRPERSONOF THE AFRICAN UNIONI am delighted to write this foreword as we begin a new yearand as we look forward to the promise of a better future.I am heartened by the solidarity among African countriesin the face of the substantial challenges that we must confront.We continue to stand together in advancing our Agenda 2063priority action plans. As part of these plans, we are working towards improved health, socialwelfare and economic growth, human development, boosting agricultural productivity, creatingopportunities for our youth, gender equality, good governance, promoting peace and security,and investing in innovative technologies and infrastructure.As we look back at the year 2020, we can take pride in the collaborative efforts ofgovernments and citizens to confront and overcome the COVID-19 pandemic.Day by day, across our continent, we worked together in unity to save lives and supportthe vulnerable. Collectively we came up with solutions; we adapted, reorganised and adoptednew ways of doing business and living our lives.We implemented a Joint Continental Strategy for COVID-19 through the establishmentof the Africa Taskforce on Coronavirus. We undertook important initiatives such as theestablishment of the African Union COVID-19 Response Fund and the launch of the AfricaMedical Supplies Platform. We engaged with international financial institutions and donorpartners to support African efforts on easing debt so as to mitigate against the economiceffects caused by the pandemic.It is through the unity and resilience of the people of Africa that we were able to endure thepandemic and its effects in 2020, and that will ensure we make further progress in 2021.Together, we will implement the largest vaccination campaign in our continent’s history,as we continue to take all the necessary health precautions, such as wearing masks,social distancing, quarantining and seeking early medical treatment, as advised by ourhealth authorities.In 2020 we continued in our efforts to Silence the Guns in Africa. Peace and stability arenecessary for achieving the socio-economic goals of our Member States and creating theconducive environment for our citizens to thrive. In the spirit of Africa taking charge of itsdestiny and proposing African solutions to African issues, we ensured that, as a Union,we were at the forefront of addressing the various challenges to peace and security on thecontinent. We employed the structures of the African Union, including the Regional EconomicCommunities, to mediate in conflict resolution and seek diplomatic solutions to disputes.We focused on improving the situation of African women and girls. With the declaration ofthe years 2020 to 2030 as the new Decade of Women’s Financial and Economic Inclusion,African leaders made a commitment to actions for progressive gender inclusion towardssustainable development.As we look towards 2021, I am heartened by the great promise of a better future for Africa.7
8This year sees the start of trading under the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA),one of the flagship projects of Agenda 2063. This economic trading zone is a pillar forbuilding the future we want. Beyond enhancing trade between African countries, theAfCFTA will encourage countries to dedicate national resources towards improving theirareas of specialisation. This will enhance their competitiveness, and the expected boost inmanufacturing and related services will promote industrialisation, create employment andreduce dependence on manufactured goods imported into the continent. The AfCFTA shouldfree Africa from being a raw material supplier to the rest of the world and enable it to becomea region that actively participates in world trade as a producer of goods and services.This is the year in which we spotlight Africa’s vast and dynamic culture under the 2021 annualtheme of Year of Arts, Culture and Heritage: Levers for Building the Africa We Want. We willwork with citizens and other stakeholders to ensure the necessary policies and investmentsare put in place to position the creative and cultural industries as catalysts for socio-economicdevelopment and African integration.I wish to thank our development partners who support our various programmes. In particular,I wish to commend the Government of New Zealand for its continued support to the AfricanUnion Directorate of Information and Communication in the publication of this annualhandbook, which is a key resource on the mandate and work of the African Union, its organsand institutions.As a Union, we look forward to 2021 and working together to realise our goals for sustainableand inclusive growth and development as envisioned in Africa’s strategic developmentframework, Agenda 2063.I wish you the very best of the New Year.Asante SanaH.E. Mr Matamela Cyril RamaphosaPRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICACHAIRPERSON OF THE AFRICAN UNION FEBRUARY 2020 TO FEBRUARY 2021
FOREWORDBY THE CHAIRPERSON OF THEAFRICAN UNION COMMISSIONWarm greetings from the African Union Commission.The work of the African Union under Agenda 2063 is to drivecontinental prosperity, peace and unity, and to project a strongAfrican voice in the global arena through the collaborative effortsof our Member States and the hard work and determination ofAfrican citizens on the continent and in the diaspora. As we mark the end of the year 2020,we celebrate the milestones reached and acknowledge the challenges faced.The year 2020 threw an extraordinary challenge at Africa and the world, that of the COVID-19pandemic and its subsequent adverse impact on our economies and people. The Union,through our public health institution, the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention(Africa CDC), quickly organised itself to respond to this challenge and effectively supportedMember States in their response, right from the beginning. The strong leadership by ourHeads of State and Government helped us avoid the worst effects that were seen elsewherein the world. The Union launched the African Union COVID-19 Response Fund to strengthenthe continental response and mitigate its socio-economic and humanitarian impacts onthe African population. Furthermore, to ensure adequate supplies of medicines and othermedical supplies, the Africa Medical Supplies Platform was launched and the Union isactively engaged in efforts to acquire vaccines for distribution across the continent in 2021.In addition, Africa CDC and the AU Development Agency have embarked on the developmentand implementation of a fast-track Africa Emergency Ventilator Project and we will continuesupporting Member States in their various response efforts.As a result of the pandemic, delays and disruptions in the normal functioning of theCommission and other AU organs were encountered. In spite of these disruptions however,the AU continued to implement its projects in line with Agenda 2063.Regarding the 2020 theme of the year, Silencing the Guns: Creating Conducive Conditionsfor Africa’s Development, efforts were deployed towards the inculcation of a culture ofpeace and the creation of conducive conditions for a conflict-free continent. Through ourvarious peacekeeping missions, as well as mediation and diplomatic efforts carried out incollaboration with the Regional Economic Communities, we continue to support our MemberStates in seeking long-lasting solutions to issues that affect peace and stability on thecontinent. To ensure inclusion of women and youth in areas of peace and promotion of goodgovernance, the African Women Leadership Network (AWLN) Governance Chapter, which willfocus on increasing women’s participation in governance and politics, was launched; youthfrom across the continent were trained in skills on advocacy and peacebuilding; and seedfunding to 12 Youth Projects from the five regions of Africa was mobilised from partners insupport of these youth-led projects around peace and security.The year 2020 witnessed progress on a number of key projects, including the approval of thenew AU Commission operational structure in line with the institutional reform of the Union; thelaunch of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Secretariat in Accra, Ghana; theestablishment of the African Business Council to enhance the voice of the private sector intrade policy making as well as the development of a strategy to improve domestic resourcesmobilisation; and address corruption and illicit financial flows (IFFs) in Africa.9
10I wish to congratulate and thank all the staff members of the Commission, who continued towork under very difficult conditions imposed by the COVID-19 pandemic to ensure that theCommission continued to meet its objectives for 2020.A full report of the Commission’s work in 2020 is available at https://au.int/en/aucchairperson-reports.Our theme for 2021 is the Year of Arts, Culture and Heritage: Levers for Building the Africa WeWant. This is in recognition of the important role played by the creative and cultural industriesin attaining the development objectives of Agenda 2063. Progress already witnessed inthe promotion of these industries includes the development of the Implementation Guideof the Charter for African Cultural Renaissance; inclusion of the Great Museum of Africa asa flagship project of Agenda 2063; and the establishment of the African Audiovisual andCinema Commissi
MEMBER STATES 5 Note 1 Some Member State names have changed since joining the OAU or AU. African Union Member State names and abbreviations The full names on the left in the following list are the official names of Member States.1 The abbreviations are the names used in this handbook.
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