The next generations of public servants are set to benefit from the leadership academy that has been endorsed in Kigali.
The announcement which came during the ongoing 27th AU Summit in Rwanda’s capital city on Kigali stated the African Union Leadership Academy will be based in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
“The AU Leadership Academy answers Africa’s needs and aspirations for a specialized learning agency that is abundantly dedicated to competence development, innovation and learning support towards results-oriented execution of Pan-African programs through different but relevant modes of learning,” said Adoum Idriss the Director, Administration and Human Resource Management of the African Union Commission (AUC) on the sidelines of the summit.
The Academy targets public servants from African countries, AU staff and elected officials, Permanent Representative Council Members and staff of embassies accredited to the body, as well as young African citizens wishing to pursue careers in the AU and its institutions, and civil servants in African Member States and Regional Economic Communities.
Pan African and National capacity building were cited as key in implementing Agenda 2063 of which the next generation of leaders are expected to play a big role and spring forward.
Training programs at the academy will include; Leadership, project management, policy program dialogue and history of the AU integration.
Mr Idriss noted that the academy is important in fostering a positive attitude among African leaders and citizens, though the realization of their own potential and ability to drive the agenda of “The Africa We want”, as well as build self confidence in their own abilities.
Agenda 2063 aims at having the continent, “more united, as a global power to reckon with, capable of rallying support around a common agenda and speaking with one voice with demonstrated strong capacity to negotiate and withstand influence of forces that would like to see it divided,” the Agenda stipulates.
The Pan African Leadership Academy was inaugurated last year during the 26th AU Summit, in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
