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10 Mar 25

PRESS RELEASE: African Youth to Convene on the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA)

08/03/2025, Addis Ababa: African youth are set to meet in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, to explore how the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) can be harnessed to promote the socio-economic development of the continent’s growing youth population. The meeting, under the theme “Making the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA)…

20 Feb 25

Pan-African Youth Union and African Leadership Excellence Academy Join Forces to Empower African Youth Leadership

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia — February 20, 2025 In a landmark move to bolster leadership development among Africa’s youth, the Pan-African Youth Union (PYU) and the African Leadership Excellence Academy (AFLEX) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to formalize a strategic partnership. The agreement, inked at the SkyLight Hotel in…

15 Feb 23

Pan-African Green Leaders Academy Application Open

The next Green Leaders Academy will run from March 1-April 30, 2023. It is part of a broader initiative led by 10 Billion Strong which aims to train 1 million green leaders in 36 key countries by 2030. The program will be conducted online, in English, and is focused on…

06 Feb 23

PYU meets H.E Jean-Paul Adam of UNECA

The Secretary General led the office to receive H.E Jean-Paul Adam, Director for Climate Change, Technology and Natural Resources at the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa(UNECA) at the Pan African Youth Union Headquarters in Rabat. They discussed matters of mutual interests and cooperation, strategic importance of the two institutions…

01 Feb 23

PYU meets with the Director-General of the United Nations office in Africa

In efforts to rally youth organizations around the renewal agenda across Eastern Africa, the leadership of PYU met with the Director-General of the United Nations office in Africa, H.E. Madam Hawa Bangura along with Deputy Secretary-General Roy Sasaka in Nairobi in August 2022. The meeting was a courtesy call on…

01 Feb 23

African Union Commission’s Ad Hoc Committee on the PYU Review process met in December 2021

African Union Commission’s Ad Hoc Committee on the Pan African Youth Union (PYU) Review process met in December 2021 with leadership of the PYU as recommend by the Specialized Technical Committee on Youth Sports and Culture (STC-YCS3). Some objectives of the meeting are to take stock of trends, patterns and…

31 Jan 23

Courtesy call on the Director for Gender, Women and Youth of the African Union Commission

Earlier this year, the Secretary General of PYU paid a courtesy call on the Director for Gender, Women and Youth of the African Union Commission Ngwenya Maprude (Ms. Ngwenya Prudence) at the AU Headquarters in Addis Ababa. He took the opportunity to formally congratulate her on her appointment as substantive…

28 Jan 23

Southern Africa region engagements: International Day of Education

Secretary General Ahmed Bening Wiisichong in company of the PYU-Vice President and the PYU-Deputy Secretary General for Southern Africa Region, Ms. Sharonice Busch and Mr. Christopher Seagatent respectively engaged with the leadership of National Association of Namibian Students Organization (NANSO) and a cross-section of student Representative Council (SRC) presidents during…

27 Jan 23

Southern Africa region engagements: National Youth Development Agency engagement

The Secretary General Ahmed Bening Wiisichong engaged the Executive Chairperson, Ms. Asanda Luwaca and the team at the National Youth Development Agency(NYDA) of South Africa in Midrand. They discussed among other things the upcoming Nelson Mandela Youth Dialogues (NMYD 2023) scheduled for March this year. The SG emphasized the need…

27 Jan 23

Southern Africa region engagements: Youth engagement

As part of Secretary General’s visit to the Republic of South Africa, he engaged the President Oagile Louw and Secretary-General Sibiya Tolika of the South African Youth Council in Johannesburg. They discussed issues of mutual interest and the active participation of SAYC in the activities of the Pan African Youth…

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PRESS RELEASE: African Youth to Convene on the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA)

Pan-African Youth Union and African Leadership Excellence Academy Join Forces to Empower African Youth Leadership

Pan-African Green Leaders Academy Application Open

PYU meets H.E Jean-Paul Adam of UNECA

PYU meets with the Director-General of the United Nations office in Africa

African Union Commission’s Ad Hoc Committee on the PYU Review process met in December 2021

Courtesy call on the Director for Gender, Women and Youth of the African Union Commission

Southern Africa region engagements: International Day of Education

Southern Africa region engagements: National Youth Development Agency engagement

Southern Africa region engagements: Youth engagement

PRESS RELEASE: African Youth to Convene on the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA)

Pan-African Youth Union and African Leadership Excellence Academy Join Forces to Empower African Youth Leadership

Pan-African Green Leaders Academy Application Open

PYU meets H.E Jean-Paul Adam of UNECA

PYU meets with the Director-General of the United Nations office in Africa

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