African Union

We are thrilled to announce that GIZ African Union has achieved ISO 27001 certification! This significant milestone emphasises our commitment to maintaining the highest standards of information security management.

Africa is the world’s youngest continent, with nearly 70% of its population under the age of 35. This demographic reality presents an extraordinary opportunity for youth leadership in health, yet global evidence continues to show that young people face significant and persistent health disparities. Africa CDC developed the YES! Health Strategy 2025–2028, the first comprehensive framework to elevate youth leadership across Africa’s public health landscape.

Regional stakeholders from East, Central, Southern, and West Africa trained on including human rights-based approach in Early Warning systems for conflict prevention. These trainings integrate human-rights-based approaches into conflict analysis and prevention, ensuring that early warning systems are fair, effective, and people-centred.

From the South Sudan–Uganda border in Moyo District to the wider Ateker borderlands spanning Ethiopia, Kenya, South Sudan and Uganda, communities and leaders are putting practical mechanisms for peaceful coexistence into action—through dialogue, joint resolutions and the establishment of a new regional council.

How can energy efficiency accelerate Africa’s clean energy transition and unlock smarter infrastructure investment? At the first African Energy Efficiency Conference in Addis Ababa, leaders and partners came together to turn policy ambitions into practical, region-wide solutions.

The WorldSkills Africa Capacity Building Programme launched in seven African countries, strengthening national skills training systems and helping adapt international standards to local contexts. The programme introduces a scalable assessment framework, aligning technical and vocational education and training delivery with global standards while embracing the unique training needs of Africa.

Traditional leaders across Africa are challenging colonial-era legacies in land governance. At the 2025 Conference on Land Policy in Africa, the Network of Excellence on Land Governance in Africa brought together leaders and scholars to highlight the enduring role of customary systems in protecting land, identity, and community rights.

Excluding persons with disabilities is not only a social injustice; it is also a profound economic loss. The WE CAN DO MORE campaign launched in commemoration of the International Day of Persons with Disabilities, highlights the power of inclusion.
When barriers fall and persons with disabilities are included, our societies grow stronger, and our collective potential expands.
 

As Mozambique moves toward its first National Data Governance Policy, an inclusive, participatory reform process is showing how aligning national frameworks with the African Union Data Policy Framework can unlock safer data sharing and stronger data-driven development.