In Action

15 Flagship Projects

High-impact, continent-wide initiatives designed to fast-track Agenda 2063, from trade and transport to energy, education and culture.

Integrated High Speed Train Network

The Integrated High Speed Train Network aims to connect all 55 African capitals and major commercial…

Ongoing 30%
55 participating countries

African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA)

AfCFTA, signed by 54 of 55 AU member states and ratified by over 47, began preferential trading in 2…

Operational 72%
54 participating countries

The African Passport and Free Movement of People

The African Passport and Free Movement Protocol has been signed by 32 AU member states but ratified …

Ongoing 25%
4 participating countries

Single African Air Transport Market (SAATM)

The Single African Air Transport Market had secured commitments from 38 AU member states by early 20…

Operational 50%
38 participating countries

Silencing the Guns

Silencing the Guns had its 2020 deadline extended to 2030, but a 2025 mid-term review found armed co…

Ongoing 30%
55 participating countries

Grand Inga Dam Project

The Grand Inga Dam on the Congo River, with a full potential of 43,200 MW, received a World Bank USD…

Planned 22%
1 participating countries

Pan-African E-Network

The Pan-African E-Network has evolved from its original India-funded satellite model into the AU's D…

Ongoing 45%
55 participating countries

African Outer Space Strategy

The African Space Agency (AfSA) was inaugurated in April 2025 at Egypt Space City in New Cairo, prov…

Operational 55%
55 participating countries

African Virtual and E-University

The Pan African Virtual and E-University (PAVEU), launched in December 2019 and hosted in Yaounde, C…

Ongoing 45%
55 participating countries

Cyber Security

The AU Cyber Security flagship is anchored by the Malabo Convention, which entered into force in Jun…

Ongoing 38%
55 participating countries

Great African Museum

The Great African Museum inaugurated a temporary site in Algiers in June 2023 while the search for a…

Planned 28%
1 participating countries

Encyclopaedia Africana

The Encyclopaedia Africana, originally conceived by Kwame Nkrumah and W.E.B. DuBois in 1962 and revi…

Ongoing 35%
55 participating countries

African Commodities Strategy

The African Commodities Strategy, led by AUDA-NEPAD, aims to transform Africa from a raw commodity e…

Ongoing 35%
55 participating countries

Continental Financial Institutions

The Continental Financial Institutions flagship, covering the African Investment Bank, African Monet…

Planned 18%
55 participating countries

Annual African Economic Platform

The Annual African Economic Platform (AAEP), inaugurated in Port Louis, Mauritius in 2017, is the AU…

Operational 65%
55 participating countries