Departments
Infrastructure & Energy
Commissioner
H.E. Amani Abou-Zeid, Egyptian, was elected the new Commissioner for Infrastructure and Energy of the African Union Commission. H.E. Abou-Zeid was an international development lead expert who has been serving Africa in various leading positions for over 30 years, mainly in international organizations: AFDB, UNDP and USAID.
Structure
The Department of Infrastructure and Energy (DIE) the implementation of Agenda 2063 infrastructur
The main objective of the Energy Development Strategies and Initiatives in Africa is to increase
With regards to ICT or Information Society in general, the main objective of the Department is to
The main objective of the Department in the Transport and Tourism sectors is to build a well inte
Activities
A presidential roundtable on the side-lines of the 36th Ordinary Session of the Assembly of the African Union has called for the acceleration of financing for energy access in Africa with clear targets and steps for ensuring the achievement of universal energy access by 2030.
The African Union Commission (AUC) in collaboration with the African Civil Aviation Commission (AFCAC) organised a high-level roundtable session on Sustainable Development of Air Transport in Africa on the margins of the 36th African Union (AU) Assembly of Heads of State and Government
Air transport experts and representatives of the African Union Member States, Regional Economic Communities (RECs), the African Civil Aviation Commission (AFCAC), the African Airlines Association (AFRAA), and the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) met in Accra, Ghana from 28th November to 2nd December 2022,
The African Union, the African Development Bank Group and Africa50—in partnership with several global partners—have launched the Alliance for Green Infrastructure in Africa (AGIA), an initiative to help scale and accelerate financing for green infrastructure projects in Africa.
As the COP27 Climate Summit continues in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt, the Africa pavilion is busy hosting crucial events on topics that matter to Africa as well as on pressing issues that are impacting the Continent.
November 28, 2022 to December 02, 2022
The 17th IGF, under the overarching theme Resilient Internet for a Shared Sustainable and Common Future, will be held in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia from 28 November to 2 December 2022.
April 02, 2022
Briefing on the latest developments on the convening of the African Union Summit on Industrialization and Economic Diversification.
February 02, 2022
Press briefing on:COVID-19 response for the air transport industry,Update on developing African Single Electricity Market (AfSEM); and Development of oil & gas and bioenergy sectors in Africa,Status of implementation of the Digital Transformation Strategy (DTS) for Africa (2020-2030)
April 13, 2023 to April 22, 2023
October 04, 2019 to October 31, 2019
September 20, 2018
Media
Department Resources
June 18, 2021
The electricity sector in Africa still faces huge challenges that include low capacity factors and reserve margins, high transmission and
June 18, 2021
The significance of an integrated energy market has been highlighted by the World Energy Council (2005), which indicated that the traditi
September 19, 2020
The African Union Commission (AUC) envisions “an integrated continent that is politically united based on the ideals of Pan Africanism an
June 24, 2020
Highlights of the cooperation with the GIZ-project “Support to the African Union on Migration and Displacement”
June 24, 2020
Violent extremism is a global issue.
September 19, 2022
July 28, 2022
March 17, 2022