African Union Sports Council

𝗔𝗳𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗨𝗻𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗦𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝘀 𝗖𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗰𝗶𝗹 𝗧𝗲𝗰𝗵𝗻𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗶𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗔𝗳𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗚𝗮𝗺𝗲𝘀 𝗵𝗼𝗹𝗱𝘀 𝗶𝘁𝘀 𝗜𝗻𝗮𝘂𝗴𝘂𝗿𝗮𝗹 𝗠𝗲𝗲𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴. The Technical Committee for the African Games (TCAG) held its inaugural virtual meeting today. The meeting was intended to welcome the newly appointed TCAG Members in accordance with Article 18 (1) of the Statute of African Union Sports Council (AUSCP) that was adopted by the Assembly of African Union Heads of States and Governments in 2016. The members were also familiarised with the functions of the committee in line with Article 18 (4) of the Statute of AUSC. The Technical Committee for the African Games is responsible for providing strategic leadership on the organization and management of the African Games. The virtual meeting was attended by Ms. Angela Martins (Representing the Division of Culture and Sports AUC); Dr. Decius Hikabwa Chipande (AU Sport Council Head); Major General Ahmed Nasser (President - Association of African Sports Confederations); Mr. Sid Ahmed Selmi (AUSC Region 1); Dr. Samuel Ogbondeminu (AUSC Region 2); Mr. Zenon Kasongo Kabamba (AUSC Region 3); Mr. James Akama (AUSC Region 4); Mr. Reks Brobby – Expert (Olympian & former Deputy Chief Operations Officer African Games Accra 2023) Mrs. Loubna Belabbes - Expert (Member, COJA African Games Rabat 2019); Ms. Penina Kabenge, Expert (Vice President - International University Sports Federation, Vice President AASC, Secretary General, Federation of Africa University Sports and Head Sports and Recreation - Makerere University) and Mr. Pasipanonga Liwewe, Expert (Sports Marketing and Broadcasting). From the AU Sports Council, Ms. Lina Paul Kessy - Senior Sports Officer; African Games, Mrs. Judith Ines Douanla Meli, Admin Assistant and Mrs. Murielle Rosalie Oudraoga Zoungrana, Bilingual Secretary. About the African Games: The African Games is a continental multidisciplinary sports event held every four years, one year before the Olympic Games. It is owned by the African Union Commission on behalf of fifty-five (55) African Union Member States.

𝐉𝐨𝐲𝐞𝐮𝐬𝐞 𝐉𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐧é𝐞 𝐚𝐟𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐝𝐞 𝐥𝐚 𝐣𝐞𝐮𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐞 Pour parvenir à un développement durable et répondre aux aspirations de l'#Agenda2063 qui envisage l'« Afrique que nous voulons », l'Afrique a progressivement accéléré et augmenté les investissements stratégiques dans son plus grand atout, la jeunesse, qui constitue la majorité de sa population. L'Union africaine reconnaît le rôle central de ses jeunes. Il est important de libérer leur potentiel pour qu'ils soient plus dynamiques et plus productifs afin de stimuler le développement du continent. 𝐄𝐱𝐩𝐥𝐨𝐢𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐥𝐞𝐬 𝐝𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐬 𝐝é𝐦𝐨𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐩𝐡𝐢𝐪𝐮𝐞𝐬 en investissant dans notre jeunesse, reste une priorité absolue. La croissance et l'autonomisation de notre jeune population en posant les bonnes bases en termes de qualité 𝐋'é𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧, de révolution 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐩é𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐬 et d'amélioration de l'infrastructure alignée sur les exigences actuelles, les prépareront à la dynamique du marché de l'emploi. La commémoration d'aujourd'hui nous rappelle la nécessité de mobiliser la jeunesse africaine pour qu'elle participe pleinement au programme de l'Union. **** ENG 𝐇𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐲 𝐀𝐟𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐚 𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐭𝐡 𝐃𝐚𝐲. To achieve sustainable development and meet the aspirations of #Agenda2063 that envisions the “Africa We Want”, Africa has progressively accelerated and increased the strategic investments in its greatest asset, the youth, who constitute the majority of its population. The African Union recognizes the centrality of it’s young people. Unleashing their potential to be more vibrant and productivity to drive the continental development is important. 𝐇𝐚𝐫𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐝𝐞𝐦𝐨𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐩𝐡𝐢𝐜 𝐝𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐬 through investments in our youth, remains a top priority. Growing and nurturing the empowerment of our young population by laying the right foundation in terms of quality 𝐞𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧, 𝐬𝐤𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐬 revolution and improving infrastructure aligned with today’s demands, will prepare them for the labour market dynamics. Today's commemoration reminds us the need to rally the African youth to be fully part of the agenda of the Union. Decius Hikabwa Chipande PhD African Union African Union Sports Council Region 5 (AUSC Region 5)

How can we achieve the Africa We Want? We must simply persevere and #KeepMovingAfrica – and sports can help open those doors to development.     Let’s see #AfricaRising through sport!     #KeepMovingTowardsGenderEquality #KeepMovingTowardsSafeSport #KeepMovingTowardsInclusiveSport #KeepMovingForSportingUnity #KeepMovingForAHealthyAfrica #AfricaRising #Africa2063 Decius Hikabwa Chipande PhD African Union

𝗧𝗛𝗔𝗡𝗞 𝗬𝗢𝗨!! The African Union Sports Council (AUSC) and its collaborating partner, the Young African Leaders in Sports (YALS) forum, would like to thank all the attendees that participated in the inaugural "𝙋𝙧𝙤𝙛𝙚𝙨𝙨𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙖𝙡 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝘽𝙪𝙨𝙞𝙣𝙚𝙨𝙨 𝙊𝙥𝙥𝙤𝙧𝙩𝙪𝙣𝙞𝙩𝙞𝙚𝙨 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝘼𝙛𝙧𝙞𝙘𝙖'𝙨 𝙔𝙤𝙪𝙩𝙝 𝙞𝙣 𝙎𝙥𝙤𝙧𝙩𝙨" webinar. With over 330 registrations received, we trust that our engaging leading expert panelists exceeded your expectations, highlighting some of the great opportunities available in the sports ecosystem together with providing actionable insights into how you can also contribute to the African sports architecture. We would like to hear your feedback so comments would be appreciated to ensure we keep growing this platform and bring you leading professionals and organisations from various sports industries on the continent. Lastly, a big shout out to all our panelists for their inspiring stories and eye opening presentations into their business mandates. ********* FRENCH 𝗠𝗘𝗥𝗖𝗜 ! Le Conseil des Sports de l'Union Africaine (AUSC) et son partenaire collaborateur, le Forum des Jeunes Dirigeants Africains dans le Sport (YALS), souhaitent remercier tous les participants qui ont pris part au webinaire inaugural « 𝙊𝙥𝙥𝙤𝙧𝙩𝙪𝙣𝙞𝙩é𝙨 𝙥𝙧𝙤𝙛𝙚𝙨𝙨𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙣𝙚𝙡𝙡𝙚𝙨 𝙚𝙩 𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙢𝙚𝙧𝙘𝙞𝙖𝙡𝙚𝙨 𝙥𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙡𝙖 𝙅𝙚𝙪𝙣𝙚𝙨𝙨𝙚 𝘼𝙛𝙧𝙞𝙘𝙖𝙞𝙣𝙚 𝙙𝙖𝙣𝙨 𝙡𝙚 𝙎𝙥𝙤𝙧𝙩». Avec plus de 330 inscriptions reçues, nous sommes convaincus que notre panel d'experts a dépassé vos attentes, en mettant en lumière certaines des grandes opportunités disponibles dans l'écosystème sportif et en fournissant des idées concrètes sur la façon dont vous pouvez contribuer à l'architecture sportive africaine. Nous aimerions connaître votre avis et vos commentaires afin de continuer à développer cette plateforme et de vous présenter des professionnels et des organisations de premier plan issus de diverses industries sportives sur le continent. Enfin, un grand coup de chapeau à tous nos panélistes pour leurs histoires inspirantes et leurs présentations ouvertes sur leurs mandats commerciaux. Decius Hikabwa Chipande PhD Young African Leaders in Sport African Union

𝗢𝗻𝗲 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗿𝗲𝗴𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻... Register for the African Union Sports Council (AUSC) in collaboration with Young African Sports Leaders (YALS) to learn about the professional and business opportunities available to Africa's youth in this webinar on sports entrepreneurship. All details can be found on the poster! Register today via the link below (Zoom) and don't miss out on the exciting insights from business leaders and industry professionals across the continent. https://lnkd.in/gedKvnJN

𝗩𝗼𝘁𝗿𝗲 𝗮𝘃𝗶𝘀 𝗻𝗼𝘂𝘀 𝗶𝗻𝘁é𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗲 ! Nous sommes heureux de vous convier à l’évaluation de l’organisation de la 13ème édition des Jeux africains. Cette 13ème édition des Jeux africains tenue à Accra, au Ghana, a été un événement significatif, marqué par des réalisations notoires dans l’histoire sportive du continent africain. 𝗩𝗲𝘂𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗲𝘇 𝗰𝗹𝗶𝗾𝘂𝗲𝗿 𝘀𝘂𝗿 𝗹𝗲 𝗹𝗶𝗲𝗻 𝗰𝗶-𝗱𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗼𝘂𝘀 𝗽𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗿𝗲 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁 à 𝗹’𝗲𝗻𝗾𝘂ê𝘁𝗲. https://lnkd.in/eV2NDvxp 𝙑𝙚𝙪𝙞𝙡𝙡𝙚𝙯 𝙨𝙤𝙪𝙢𝙚𝙩𝙩𝙧𝙚 𝙫𝙤𝙩𝙧𝙚 𝙧é𝙥𝙤𝙣𝙨𝙚 𝙖𝙫𝙖𝙣𝙩 𝙡𝙚 25 𝙣𝙤𝙫𝙚𝙢𝙗𝙧𝙚 2024. 𝗡𝗼𝘂𝘀 𝘃𝗼𝘂𝘀 𝘀𝗮𝘂𝗿𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗳𝗼𝗻𝗱é𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗴𝗿é 𝗱𝘂 𝘁𝗲𝗺𝗽𝘀 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗮𝗰𝗿é à 𝗰𝗲𝘁 𝗲𝘅𝗲𝗿𝗰𝗶𝗰𝗲 𝗲𝘁 𝗱𝗲 𝘃𝗼𝘀 𝗽𝗿é𝗰𝗶𝗲𝘂𝘀𝗲𝘀 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗯𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀. Decius Hikabwa Chipande PhD African Union ACNOA-ANOCA

With #KeepMovingAfrica, we aim to create sporting environments that encourage everyone to participate and excel. Sport is not just a game; it's a pathway to empowerment and equality.    Together, we can achieve the Africa We Want!    #KeepMovingTowardsGenderEquality #KeepMovingTowardsSafeSport #KeepMovingTowardsInclusiveSport #KeepMovingForSportingUnity #KeepMovingForAHealthyAfrica #AfricaRising #Africa2063 Decius Hikabwa Chipande PhD African Union African Union Sports Council Region 5 (AUSC Region 5)

𝗢𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗔𝗹𝗲𝗿𝘁!!! Call for Application 2025: Girls Positive and Safe Coaching Pathway Grant. To learn more about this exciting opportunity, kindly click the link below: https://lnkd.in/d6baNkvz Decius Hikabwa Chipande PhD Game Mothibi TAFISA - The Association For International Sport for All African Union Sports Council Region 5 (AUSC Region 5) Young African Leaders in Sport

Congratulations to Dorcas Amakobe, the Executive Director of Moving The Goalposts, a unique sport-for-development organisation that works with over 9,000 girls every year, for being announced the winner of the first-ever Child Safeguarding Champion of the Year. Mrs. Amakobe is also a member of the African Union Sports Council (AUSC) Safeguarding in Sports Working Group, a sub-committee of the AUSC Technical Committee on Sports for Development, responsible for advising the AUSC on concrete actions to mainstream safeguarding principles in sports and promote awareness on safeguarding in sport across Africa. We are proud to have such an experienced women's rights development expert on our team and her award is testament to her dedication towards safeguarding in Africa and beyond. Congratulations!!! https://lnkd.in/d_cTM8Yg Decius Hikabwa Chipande PhD Dorcas Amakobe

#DidYouKnow that playing sport does not only have physical benefits but improves your mental well-being, too? What do you love most about sport?    Let’s sprint towards a fit, healthy and thriving continent that builds on our existing successes!    #KeepMovingAfrica   #AfricaRising #Agenda2063 Decius Hikabwa Chipande PhD African Union Sport For Social Change Network South Africa International Safeguards for Children in Sport Eswatini Olympic and Commonwealth Games Association Namibia Sports Commission National Olympic Committee of Zambia Sports and Recreation Commission Zimbabwe Special Olympics Malawi National Olympic Committee Of Kenya NOC-K Rwanda National Olympic and Sports Committee Special Olympics Senegal Young African Leaders in Sport