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<p>Promoting intra-regional connectivity between the capital cities of Africa by creating a single unified air transport market in Africa, as an impetus to the continent’s economic integration and growth agenda.</p>
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<p>Accelerating integration and economic development through the establishment of organisations which will play a pivotal role in the mobilization of resources and management of the African financial sector.</p>
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The African Union Commission (AUC) is the AU’s secretariat and undertakes the
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Its functions, include:
* Representing the AU and defending its interests under the guidance of and as
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who are appointed by the Assembly. Commission members’ terms are for four years,
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she is directly responsible to the Executive Council for the discharge of his or
her duties. The Chairperson of the AUC is elected by the Assembly for a
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Flagship Projects
Show Integrated High Speed Train Network
Connecting African capitals and commercial centers through a High-Speed Train
Network; facilitating the movement of goods, factor services and people as well
as reducing transport costs and relieving congestion of current and future
systems through increased rail connectivity.
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Show African Commodities Strategy
Transforming Africa from a raw materials supplier by enabling countries to add
value, extract higher rents from commodities, integrate into global value chains
promote diversification anchored in value addition and local content
development.
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Show African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA)
Accelerating intra-African trade and boosting Africa’s trading position in the
global market by strengthening Africa’s common voice and policy space in global
trade negotiations.
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Show The African Passport & Free Movement of People
Removing restrictions on Africans’ ability to travel, work and live within their
own continent by transforming restrictive laws and promoting visa free travel to
enhance movement of all African citizens in all African countries.
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Show Silencing the Guns by 2020
Ending all wars, civil conflicts, gender-based violence, violent conflicts and
preventing genocide in the continent by 2020.
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Show The Grand Inga Dam Project
Generating an estimated 43,200MW of power to support current regional power
pools and their combined service to transform Africa from traditional to modern
sources of energy and ensure access to clean and affordable electricity.
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Show Single African Air-Transport Market
Promoting intra-regional connectivity between the capital cities of Africa by
creating a single unified air transport market in Africa, as an impetus to the
continent’s economic integration and growth agenda.
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Show African Economic Forum
Multi-stakeholder meeting bringing together the Africa’s policy makers, private
sector, academia and civil society to reflect on accelerating Africa’s socio-
economic development and transformation by harnessing its vast resources.
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Show African Financial Institutions
Accelerating integration and economic development through the establishment of
organisations which will play a pivotal role in the mobilization of resources
and management of the African financial sector.
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Show The Pan African e-Network
Transforming Africa into an e-Society by implementing policies and strategies
that lead to transformative e-applications and services in Africa such as broad
band terrestrial infrastructure, cyber security and revolutionary bio and
nanotechnology industries.
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Show Africa Outer Space Strategy
Strengthening Africa’s use of outer space to bolster development in critical
sectors such as agriculture, disaster management, remote sensing, climate
forecast, banking and finance, defense and security.
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Show African Virtual & e-University
Using ICT based programmes to increase access to tertiary and continuing
education in Africa by reaching large numbers of students and professionals in
multiple sites simultaneously.
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Show Cyber Security
Incorporating emerging technologies in Africa’s development plans and ensuring
these technologies are used for the benefit of African individuals, institutions
and nation states by ensuring data protection and safety online.
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Show Great African Museum
Preserving and promoting African cultural heritage by creating awareness of
Africa’s vast, dynamic and diverse cultural artefacts and Africa’s continuing
influence on world cultures in art, music, language, science, and so on.
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