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The ASSEMBLY is the ’s (AU’s) supreme organ and comprises Heads of State and Government from all Member States. It SUBSIDIARY ORGANS: determines the AU’s policies, establishes its priorities, adopts its annual program and monitors the implementation of its policies and THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL decisions. The Assembly’s mandate is to accelerate the political and socio- of the African continent. The Assembly Committees reporting to the Council came into existence on 25 May 1963, as part of the ratification of Organization of African Unity (OAU). It consists of the 54 heads of state Permanent Representatives' Committee THE AU ASSEMBLY and government of the member countries, and meets once a year at the AU Summit. The Chairperson of the Assembly’s most important Specialized Technical Committees functions is to preside at the Pan-African Parliament during the election and swearing in of the President of the Pan-African Parliament. The Judicial And Human Rights Institutions current Chairman of the Assembly since January 2017 is President Alpha Conde of .

The COMMISSION of the African Union acts as the executive/administrative branch or secretariat of the AU. It consists of a number of AU COMMISSION (CHAIR AND DIRECTORATES) Chairman of the Commission and Deputy| Commissioners dealing with different areas of policy. The Commission is headquartered in , . The Commission's specific Conference and Publications| and Security| AU COMMISSION functions, as set out in article 3 of the Commission Statutes, include to: Represent the AU and defend its interests under the guidance of Political Affairs| Infrastructure & Energy| Social and as mandated by the Assembly and Executive Council; Initiate proposals to be submitted to the AU’s organs as well as implement Affairs: HR, Science and Technology| Trade and decisions taken by them; Act as the custodian of the AU Constitutive Act and OAU/AU legal instruments; Provide operational support for all Industry| Rural Economy and Agriculture| Economic Affairs: Office of the Legal Counsel AU organs; Assist Member States in implementing the AU’s programs. Manage the AU budget and resources, and much more…

The PAN-AFRICAN PARLIAMENT (PAP), also known as the African Parliament, is the legislative body of the African Union and held its STRUCTURE OF THE PAP PAN-AFRICAN inaugural session in March 2004. The PAP exercises oversight, and has advisory and consultative powers ( members term 5 years). Pan- PLENARY BUREAU SECRETARIAT PARLIAMENT African Parliament Office was moved from Addis Ababa, Ethiopia to Midrand, South on 28 October 2009. The Parliament has three main bodies and ten Permanent Committees: The bodies are the Plenary, the Bureau, and the Secretariat. The Plenary is the main decision- making body of the Parliament; it consists of the delegates from the member states, and is chaired by the President. It is the body which MEMBERSHIP CRITERIA passes resolutions. The Pan-African Parliament has 235 representatives that are elected by the legislatures of 47 of the 54 AU states. Each Be national, regional, continental or member state sends a delegation of five to the Parliament, at least one of whom must be a woman. AFRICAN COURT CSOs, without OF JUSTICE restriction to undertake regional or The Court of Justice of the African Union merged with the African ECOSOCC consists of civil society organizations from a wide range international activities. Court on Human and Peoples' Rights to form the AFRICAN COURT of sectors including labor, business and professional groups, service Have objectives and principles that are OF JUSTICE AND HUMAN RIGHTS . providers and policy think tanks, both from within Africa and the consistent with the principles and ECOSOCC African diaspora. objectives of the Union. COMMITTEES The ECONOMIC, SOCIAL AND CULTURAL COUNCIL (ECOSOCC) is Show proof that the CSO is made up of an advisory body of the African Union designed to give civil society Currencies Development Bank African Economic Community not less than 50% of Africans or African organizations (CSOs) a voice within the AU institutions and NEPAD Tripartite Free Trade Area African diaspora. (see detail on Website) ECONOMIC & decision-making processes. Central Bank FINANCIAL The African Union System The FINANCIAL INSTITITIONAL future goals include the creation of a free trade area, a customs union, a single market, a central bank, and INSTITUTIONS chart is a product of a common currency (see ), thereby establishing economic and monetary union. The current plan is to establish an African Views, the nonprofit African Economic Community with a single currency by 2023. The Treaty proposed the creation of Regional Economic Communities organization that provides as the basis for African integration. Currently, there are eight RECs recognized by the AU, each established under a separate treaty. global intelligence research, PEACE AND reviews, analysis, and activities on African affairs. The organization’s mission is to promote the SECURITY COUNCIL ACIRC UNAMID AMIB AMIS AMISOM MISCA APRM Foreign relations integrity and sustainability of African cultures within the universal ecosystem. reveals a set of agreed upon sustainable strategically transformative goals envisioned and adopted by the African Union Assembly to transform the continent and improve conditions for all its people within the next 50 years. Thus by 2063, all these goals have been fully realized. Most of these goals will be achieved in the next five, then, fifteen years, and some are integral to the ’ sustainable development goal set for 2030. Some AU’s goals are already being fulfilled, i.e., the African passport scheduled to lunch in 2018. This AFRICAN UNION OVERVIEW of AGENDA 2063 GOALS’ chart is produced by African Views, in partnership with Evelyn Joe. African Views provides global intelligence research, reviews, analysis, and activities on African affairs. The organization’s mission is to promote the integrity and sustainability of African cultures within the Universal ecosystem ASPIRATION 1: PROSPEROUS AFRICA ASPIRATION 1: PROSPEROUS AFRICA ASPIRATION 1: PROSPEROUS AFRICA ASPIRATION 1: PROSPEROUS AFRICA ASPIRATION 1: PROSPEROUS AFRICA GOAL: 1 (SDGs 1, 2, 8, & 11) GOAL: 2 (SDGs 4) GOAL: 3 (SDGs 3) GOAL: 4 (SDGs 8 & 9) GOAL: 5 (SDGs 2) Improved standard of living, quality of Well educated citizens and skills Healthy and well- nourished citizens Transformed economies through Modern Agriculture for increased productivity life and well-being for all citizens. revolution underpinned by science, http://conta.cc/2laYCdH beneficiation and value addition of Agric, and production technology and innovation natural resources, sustainability, http://conta.cc/2kiQ9Ha http://conta.cc/2lbsYg8 implementing sectoral and productivity plans http://conta.cc/2lbw5EN http://conta.cc/2lbelJN

ASPIRATION 1: PROSPEROUS AFRICA ASPIRATION 1: PROSPEROUS AFRICA ASPIRATION 2: INTEGRATED AND UNITED ASPIRATION 2: INTEGRATED AND UNITED ASPIRATION 2: INTEGRATED AND UNITED GOAL: 6 (SDGs 14) GOAL: 7 (SDGs 6, 7, 13, & 15) GOAL: 8 (SDGs) GOAL: 9 (SDGs) GOAL: 10 (SDGs 9) Blue /ocean economy for accelerated Environmentally sustainable climate United Africa (Federal or Confederate) Continental financial and monetary World class infrastructure crisscrosses Africa. economic growth and resilient economies and Frameworks and institutions for a institutions established and functional Communications and Infrastructure Connectivity http://conta.cc/2lb9OqU communities. United Africa. http://conta.cc/2kfzX9x http://conta.cc/2kfzX9x http://conta.cc/2kfzX9x http://conta.cc/2lbfQrq

ASPIRATION 3: DEMOCRACY & HUMAN ASPIRATION 4: PEACE AND SECURITY ASPIRATION 4: PEACE AND SECURITY ASPIRATION 4: PEACE AND SECURITY ASPIRATION 4: PEACE AND SECURITY RICHTS GOAL: 12 (SDGs 12) GOAL: 13 (SDGs 16) GOAL: 14 (SDGs 16) GOAL: 15 (SDGs) GOAL: 11 (SDGs 16) Capable institutions & transformative Peace Security and Stability is preserved. A stable and peaceful Africa. A Fully functional and operational Africa Peace Democratic values, practices, universal leadership in place And maintained. Institutional structure for AU Instruments on and Security Architecture principles of human rights, justice and http://conta.cc/2kfvSlD http://conta.cc/2kfvovC Peace and Security http://conta.cc/2kfvovC the rule of law entrenched. http://conta.cc/2kfvovC http://conta.cc/2vSlD

ASPIRATION 5: CULTURAL IDENTITY ASPIRATION 6: EQUAL PARTICIPATION ASPIRATION 6: EQUAL PARTICIPATION ASPIRATION 7: GLOBAL INFLUENCE ASPIRATION 7: GLOBAL INFLUENCE GOAL: 16 (SDGs) GOAL: 17 (SDGs 5) GOAL: 18 (SDGs 4 & 5) GOAL: 19 (SDGs 17) GOAL: 20 (SDGs 10 & 17) African Cultural Renaissance is pre- Cultural Heritage, Creative Engaged and Empowered Africa as a major partner in global affairs and Africa takes full responsibility for financing her eminent; Reflective Values and Ideals of Arts and Businesses. Youth and Children. peaceful co-existence. development. http://conta.cc/2kgNtd1 Pan Africanism. http://conta.cc/2kfATus http://conta.cc/2kfxBap http://conta.cc/2kfxBap http://conta.cc/2kgNtd1

© WWW.AFRICANVIEWS.ORG AGENDA: A AGENDA: B AGENDA: C AGENDA: D AGENDA: E ERADICATE POVERTY IMPROVE HOUSING & ENVIRONMENT COMPREHENSIVE HUMAN CAPITAL DEV TRANSFORM ECONOMIC PERFORMANCE INTERDEPENDENT AGRICULTURAL ECONOMY Eradicate poverty through enhanced Provide opportunities for all Africans to Catalyze education and skills revolution and Transform, grow and industrialize our Consolidate the modernization of African investment in the productive capacities have decent and affordable housing actively promote science, technology, economies through beneficiation and agriculture and agro-businesses, through scaled (skills and assets) of our people, in clean, secure and well planned research and innovation, to build value addition of Agric, natural resources, up value addition and productivity. improving incomes, creating jobs and environments knowledge, human capital, sustainability, implementing sectoral and Reduce imports of food and raise providing basic capabilities and skills to productivity plans and regional intra-Africa trade in agriculture. necessities of life. drive innovations and industrial policies at all levels, Encourage research and development for the African century with focus on SMMEs of local produce processing and distribution. AGENDA: F AGENDA: G AGENDA: H AGENDA: I AGENDA: J CLIMATE CHANGE SUSTAINABLE INFRASTRUCTURES FIX INTRA-TRADE DEFICIT EMPOWER THE YOUTH PROMOTE PEACE AND SECURITY Act with a sense of urgency to Connect Africa through world-class Fast-track the establishment of Support young people as drivers of Africa’s Silence the guns by 2020, through enhanced combat climate change and its Infrastructure, including the Continental Free Trade Area renaissance, through investment in dialogue-centered conflict prevention and impacts Improve education, awareness- interconnectivity between by 2017, a program to double intra-Africa their health, education and access to resolution, to make peace a reality for all our raising, human and institutional ability island states and the mainland, trade by 2022, strengthen Africa’s common technology, opportunities and capital, people. We pledge not to bequeath the burden on adaptation, impact reduction and and with a concerted push to finance voice and policy space in global trade and concerted strategies to combat of conflicts to the next generation of Africans by early warning systems to strengthen and implement the major negotiations and establish the financial youth unemployment and ending all wars in Africa by 2020. resilience and adaptive capacity for infrastructure projects in: Transport, institutions within agreed upon time underemployment. Ensure mobility We shall establish an African climate-related hazards and natural Energy and ICT frames. of African youth and talent Human Security Index (AHSI) to disasters in all countries. across the continent. monitor progress. AGENDA: K AGENDA: L AGENDA: M AGENDA: N AGENDA: O GENDER EQUALITY AFRICAN PASSPORT PROMOTE DEMOCRATIC VALUES ENTRUSTED WITH WORTHY GLOBAL ROLE EFFICIENT AND CONNECTED EXCHANGES Achieve gender parity in Introduce an African Passport, Consolidate a democratic and people- Consolidate a democratic and people- Strengthen domestic resource mobilization, and private institutions, and the issued by Member States, centered Africa, through the universal centered Africa, through the universal build continental capital markets and financial removal of all forms of gender capitalizing on the global migration application of the normative framework of application of the normative framework of institutions, and reverse the illicit flows of capital discrimination in the social, cultural, towards e-passports, and with the the African Governance Architecture, the African Governance Architecture, from the continent, in order to facilitate a more economic and political spheres. abolishment of visa requirements for and all elections on the continent are free, and all elections on the continent are free, effective banking, transactions, and instruments Mobilize a concerted drive towards all African citizens in all African fair and credible. fair and credible of Africa as the region in the financial markets. immediately ending child marriages, countries by 2018. without a permanent seat in the female genital mutilation and other UN Security Council within the harmful practices against females. next decade. AGENDA: P AGENDA: Q This AFRICAN UNION 2063 Agenda chart is a product of African Views, the nonprofit organization MONITOR AND EVALUATE THE UNIFICATION that provides global intelligence research, reviews, analysis, and activities on African affairs. The SIX REGIONS organization’s mission is to promote the integrity and sustainability of African cultures within the Set up an implementation, monitoring, evaluation system, Political unity of Africa will be the UNITED underpinned by accountability and transparency, to ensure culmination of the integration process, universal ecosystem. the attainment of the Agenda 2063 Aspirations. including the free movement of people, the establishment of the continental WWW.AFRICANVIEWS.ORG institutions, and full economic integration. GOAL 1 GOAL 2 GOAL 3 GOAL 4 GOAL 5 Ensure eradication of poverty Ensure elimination of hunger, and Improve Health and Wellness for Ensure lifelong learning by making quality Achieve gender equality and empower all women in all its forms everywhere: improving nutrition and food sources: Humanity: education inclusive, safe, and accessible and girls Time as come for the world to recognize Poverty is a multifaceted form of Hunger and malnutrition cause nearly The UN health agency calls for global for all Education is a set of intelligence the need of women and rise up to restoring the lacking the capacity and ability in half of deaths in children and adults. By action to improve healthcare systems acquirable through systematic instruction, inherent balance between the genders, fulfilling basic essential regards to improving the underlying education in through better access to preventative especially at a formal which are responsible for the large social, economic, and agriculture, we can eliminate hunger means and standardized ways for school or university, or through deficit of women role in societal political necessities. and improve the cure to all forms of diseases and informal cumulative series of non- advancement. quality of our foods. degenerative conditions. institutional enlightening experiences.

GOAL 6 GOAL 7 GOAL 8 GOAL 9 GOAL 10 Ensure access to clean water and Ensure access to affordable, Ensure sustainable economic growth, Build resilient infrastructure, Reduce inequality within sanitation systems for all: reliable, sustainable and employment and decent work for all: promote sustainable industrialization and and among countries Empower Water scarcity, poor water quality and modern energy for all: Sustainable economic growth will require foster innovation, develop and promote the social, economic inadequate sanitation negatively impact Although the world is still exploring the societies to create the conditions that quality, reliable, sustainable and and political inclusion of all, irrespective of age, people, environment, best source of energy, energy allow people to have quality resilient infrastructure for sex, disability, race, ethnicity, origin, religion or and societies wellbeing across imperatively improves efficiency and jobs that stimulate the opportunity cost practices, economic or other status. Ensure equal the world. It is our duty to performance in lives of human and economy while not including regional industrialization and opportunity and reduce inequalities of outcome, Make this a an inalienable society. It is a basic need in modern harming the environment. policies to support economic development including by eliminating discriminatory laws, human right to human settlements societies. Energy derived from and human well-being, with a focus on policies and practices and promoting appropriate renewable source must be prioritized. equitable access for all. legislation, policies and action in this regard. GOAL 12 GOAL 12 GOAL 13 GOAL 14 GOAL 15 Ensure that cities and settlements Ensure sustainable Take urgent action to Conserve and sustainably Preserver and conserve natural life of the inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable: consumption and production patterns combat climate change use the oceans, rivers, and environment conservation, restoration and Ensure contextual understanding and Promote public procurement practices and its impacts Improve education, marine resources: Improve sustainable use of terrestrial and inland freshwater balance between the challenges and that are sustainable, in accordance with awareness-raising, human and institutional and protect marine life and coastal ecosystems and their opportunities of urbanization, public national policies and priorities toward ability on adaptation, impact reduction and ecosystems from adverse impacts, services, in particular forests, safety, habitat for humanity, waste management and reusable early warning systems to strengthen including by strengthening their resilience, wetlands, mountains and drylands, climate change resources. resilience and adaptive capacity for and take action for their restoration in in line with obligations under and beautification climate-related hazards and natural order to achieve healthy maritime and International agreements disasters in all countries. productive environment GOAL 16 Sustainable Development Goals GOAL 17 Promote peaceful and inclusive societies for sustainable The United Nations 2030 Agenda Strengthen the means of implementation and revitalize the global partnership development, provide access to justice for all and build for sustainable development: effective, accountable and inclusive Strengthen domestic resource mobilization, including through institutions at all levels (Peace and Security) international support to developing countries, to improve domestic capacity for tax and other revenue collection (Global Partnership)