The @_AfricanUnion (AU) Youth Division coordinates the AU’s youth programs to serve as the bridge between youth and decision makers. #1mNextLevel
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🌍 Your Voice. Your Ideas. Our Future.
Got an idea to share at #PAYF2026? As we mark 20 years of the African Youth Charter #AYCat20, we’re inviting young people, organisations and partners to propose sessions and shape the conversation.
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FULL EPISODE with @APRMorg CEO @APRM_MarieRose OUT NOW!
What has the African Youth Charter delivered in 20 years, and what must change for Africa’s young people?
... piped.video/84Y6g2u2o5g?si=3Ndx… via @YouTube
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Premieres today 📌
Look out for this podcast featuring APRM CEO @APRM_MarieRose, as she speaks on the African Youth Charter @ 20 #AYCAT20 and the Africa Governance Report 2027: From Promise to Prosperity.
@APRMorg @OneYoungAfrica @BurundinAddis
“We’ve been talking about the demographic dividend as if it’s something that will simply be handed over to us. It won’t. We have to invest.” @APRM_MarieRose
In this upcoming episode of Africa Unplugged, we sit down with the @APRMorg CEO, for an honest conversation on governance, leadership and the future of African Youth Charter.
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Empowering youth to drive real change!
🌍#AUCEVAWG Youth Capacity Development Program, exploring effective advocacy strategies to elevate youth-led, rights-based, and survivor-centered action.
#YouthLead #YouthAdvocacy
@Minproff_cmr @alf_NGR @GimacYouth @GimacNetwork @AU_WGYD
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Applications for the @AfricaCDC Youth Pre-Conference (#YPC2026) are now closed!
Thank you to the 10,910 young leaders from all 54 @_AfricanUnion Member States who applied.
The review process begins now. Successful applicants will be notified in October. #AfricaReady #CPHIA2026
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🚨💡 Call for Participants: AU InnoFest’26
Limited slots now available for self sponsored participants from across the continent.
⏰ Deadline: Thursday 17 September 2026 at 14:00 EAT
🔗 Apply here: forms.cloud.microsoft/r/sSDd…
#1mNextLevel #AUInnovationLab
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📩 Successful applicants will be contacted by: 20 September 2026
To learn more about AU InnoFest’26: au.int/en/newsevents/2026092…
#1mNextLevel #AUInnovationLab
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🥳 The right map for the Africa We Want! 🌍
An Africa where young people are empowered to lead, innovate and shape the continent’s future.
The future is African.
The future is ours to build!
#Agenda2063 #TheAfricaWeWant
CORRECT THE MAP IS NOT THEREFORE ABOUT ATTACKING A MAP, IT IS ABOUT CORRECTION A DISTORTION. @_AfricanUnion
#FairWorldFairMap #TrueSizeOfAfrica #CorrectTheMap #MapsMatter #CartographicJustice #RepresentationMatters #AfricaMatters #DecolonizeMaps #KnowAfrica #GlobalJustice
#MapAfricaRight #AfricaTrueSize
#RedrawTheNarrative
#AfricaMatters #ProudlyAfrican
#AfricanPerspective
#ReclaimTheNarrative
#KnowAfrica #OneAfrica
#DecolonizeMaps
#FairWorldFairMap
#MapAfricaRight
#CartographicJustice
#MapsMatte #AfricaRising
#ReclaimTheNarrative
#OneAfrica #DecolonizeMaps
#DecolonizeKnowledge
#RepresentationMatters
#RethinkTheMap #EducationMatters
#GeographyMatters
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🚨 CLOSED: Session Proposals for African Union #InnoFest26 🚨
We received 1,000+ submissions from innovators, young people and digital leaders eager to help shape the continent’s AI and Digital Sovereignty agenda. Thank you for your overwhelming interest! 🌍💡
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What’s next?
1️⃣ Incomplete submissions and proposals that are not thematically aligned will be screened out through the ongoing review process.
2️⃣ Successful applicants will be contacted by 25 August 2026. Stay tuned for more updates as we build #AUInnoFest26 together! 🚀
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Dans l’esprit de la Session parallèle Charte africaine de la jeunesse @20 : De la promesse à la prospérité, le Prof. Désiré Manirakiza a rappelé que le défi n’est plus la ratification, mais la mise en œuvre.
Les jeunes sont des acteurs de maintenant, pas seulement de l’avenir.
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🌍 From Addis Ababa to Bujumbura: three days of moving youth voices closer to the decisions that shape peace, security and governance in Africa.
🕊️ Day 1 put implementation at the center: from the handover of youth recommendations emerging from Addis Ababa to discussions on #YPS, #WPS, water governance, AI, and the role of the next generation of African peacebuilders.
📜 Day 2 went deeper. Four parallel sessions explored practical pathways for change, while the African Youth Charter @ 20 discussions asked whether 20 years of commitments are truly reflected in young people’s lives. The plenary brought forward recommendations for stronger youth representation, inclusive YPS implementation, economic opportunities and more responsive institutions.
💪 Day 3, International Youth Day, connected policy with action. From youth skills at CEFORE-RUSI to 10 community-led initiatives showcased during #InkerebutsiDay, young people demonstrated that they are not only the leaders of tomorrow. They are already building peace and development today.
👉 The message from Bujumbura is clear: youth participation must go beyond consultation. Young people need meaningful space to influence policy, implementation and accountability.
From consultation ➡️ influence.
From commitments ➡️ action.
From youth voices ➡️ youth power.
@AUEUYouthLab
#AUEUYouthLab #AUEUYouthVoicesLab #PoweroftheCollective #AUEU #EngageEmpowerConnect#EuropeAid #Bujumbura2026 #YPS #WPS #TheCharterWeWant #AYCat20
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From powerful conversations to bold commitments;
here’s a look back at the African Youth Charter @20: From Promise to Prosperity Side Event held on the sidelines of the 5th Continental Dialogue on Youth, Peace & Security and Women, Peace & Security in Africa in Bujumbura 🇧🇮
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🇧🇮 Today, we also joined #InkerebutsiDay in Bujumbura!
🧩 Through 10 community-based initiatives, young people in Burundi are showing what youth leadership looks like in practice: serving communities, strengthening peace, and contributing to local development.
👥 For these young changemakers, volunteering is a way to build peace, unity, and opportunity from the ground up. Young people are not only the future. They are shaping the present.
When young people work together, they strengthen what unites communities and help build the Africa they want to see 💪
@aueuyouthlab
#AUEUYouthLab #AUEUYouthVoicesLab #PoweroftheCollective #AUEU #EngageEmpowerConnect #EuropeAid #Bujumbura2026 #YPS #WPS #TheCharterWeWant #AYCat20 #InkerebutsiDay
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The 5th @_AfricanUnion Continental Dialogue on Youth, Peace & Security and Women, Peace & Security is underway in Bujumbura 🇧🇮, under the theme: “Water, Peace & Inclusive Leadership in 🌍”
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#AYCat20 #Agenda2063 #InternationalYouthDay2026
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Day 2 of the 5th Continental Dialogue on Youth, Peace and Security and the Women, Peace and Security Forum.
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#TheAfricaWeWant #Agenda2063 #InternationalYouthDay26
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Shifting from frameworks to real-world action!
Day 2's session tackled the African Youth Charter #aycat20 : From Promise to Prosperity.
Empowering youth is the key to a people-driven #Agenda2063 🌍💪🏿 #TheCharterWeWant #InternationalYouthDay26 #IYD26
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Happy International Youth Day 2026!
With over 60% of 🌍’s population under 25, young Africans are shaping the continent’s future through ideas, innovation & leadership.
The @_AfricanUnion is committed to listening, amplifying youth voices and creating pathways.
#IYD2026
ALT Commemoration with Youth across Africa assembled in Burundi🇧🇮 for the Continental Dialogue on Youth Peace and Security
ALT Commemoration with Youth in Eswatini🇸🇿
ALT Virtual commemoration with Youth changemakers across the continent🌍 and the world
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🔗 AUC Chairperson’s statement: au.int/en/pressreleases/2026…
🔗 AU Chairperson's Speech during the opening session of the 5th Continental Dialogue on Youth Peace and Security: peaceau.org/fr/article/disco…
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More exchanges, more tough discussions and plenty of young voices in the room at #AYCat20 in Bujumbura.
Nothing watered down today. Youth representatives pushed the conversation on key items concerning the future they want to help shape.
#APRM #TheCharterWeWant #Youth4Peace
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Bujumbura carried the energy of Africa’s young people today as the #AYCat20 Side Event brought youth representatives together for a bold and serious exchange on the future they are being asked to inherit.
#APRM #TheCharterWeWant #Youth4Peace
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At #AYCat20 in Bujumbura, Amb. Rose-Quatre delivered a clear message on the urgency of investing in Africa’s young people.
#APRM #TheCharterWeWant
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