African Union Sports Council

African Union Sport Council is a Specialised Technical Office of the African Union responsible for sports.

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AU STC-YCS5 met virtually on 2 June 2026. Ministers adopted revised African Games regulations, reaffirmed commitment to anti-doping compliance, and designated Uganda to host the 15th African Games in 2031. Renewed commitment to youth, culture & sport under #Agenda2063

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𝐑𝐞𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫: Register now, STC–YCS5 Extraordinary Virtual Session
𝐌𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐬’ 𝐌𝐞𝐞𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠: Tomorrow

You are kindly requested to register using the link provided in the official communication to facilitate your Minister’s participation in this STC–YCS5 Session.

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Day 1 of the Safe Sport International Global Conference 2026 is done - and what a day it was.

Day 2 today. The momentum is building. 🌍

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𝐒𝐚𝐟𝐞 𝐒𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔 𝐛𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐬 𝐭𝐨𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐫𝐨𝐰

If you cannot join us in Cape Town, you can still be part of the conference online through Safe Sport Connect.

𝐁𝐮𝐲 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐨𝐧𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐤𝐞𝐭 𝐯𝐢𝐚 𝐄𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐛𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐞:
https://t.co/CbTCeh0h2O

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We are delighted to welcome ��𝐚𝐥𝐞𝐛𝐨 𝐑𝐚𝐝𝐢𝐭𝐥𝐚𝐝𝐢-𝐍𝐤𝐠𝐚𝐤𝐢𝐥𝐞 to Safe Sport 2026.

At Safe Sport 2026, Malebo will bring valuable insight into safeguarding implementation and creating safer sport systems across Africa.

🎟️Join us:
https://t.co/3KLLgtTek8

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𝐄𝐱𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐨𝐫𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝐒𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐒𝐓𝐂-𝐘𝐂𝐒𝟓

𝐊𝐞𝐲 𝐃𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐬:
📷 Experts’ Session: Tomorrow
📷 Ministerial Session: 2 June 2026

𝐏𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐮𝐥𝐭 𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐤 𝐛𝐞𝐥𝐨𝐰 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐢𝐧𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧:
https://t.co/z4KOS19l7R

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𝐑𝐞𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫: 𝐑𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐍𝐨𝐰 – 𝐒𝐓𝐂–𝐂𝐒𝟓 𝐄𝐱𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐨𝐫𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝐕𝐢𝐫𝐭𝐮𝐚𝐥 𝐒𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧

📷 Experts’ Meeting: 19 May 2026
📷 Ministers’ Meeting: 2 June 2026

📷𝐀𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐑𝐞𝐪𝐮𝐢𝐫𝐞𝐝:
Please ensure you register using the official link provided.

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𝐎𝐧𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐓𝐢𝐜𝐤𝐞𝐭𝐬 𝐍𝐨𝐰 𝐀𝐯𝐚𝐢𝐥𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 – 𝐒𝐚𝐟𝐞 𝐒𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔

Online tickets for Safe Sport 2026 are now available — exclusively via Safe Sport Connect.

𝐏𝐮����𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐬𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐨𝐧𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐤𝐞𝐭 𝐧𝐨𝐰:
https://t.co/CbTCeh0h2O

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At a time when Africa is redefining its place on the global stage, sport is emerging as a powerful driver of growth, jobs, and continental unity. In this conversation with Dr. Chipande, Head of the African Union Sports Council, we explore how he African Union is positioning sport as a strategic sector under Agenda 2063.

From strengthening governance and infrastructure to unlocking opportunities in the sports economy and creative industries, sport is shaping Africa’s development pathway creating jobs, empowering youth, and strengthening global influence.

Learn more about the AU Sports Council, https://t.co/y58E9bK2ZG

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The African Union will convene a virtual Extraordinary Session of the 5th Specialized Technical Committee on Youth, Culture and Sports (STC YCS5).

Experts: 19 May 2026 | Ministers: 2 June 2026, 1:00 p.m. (Addis Ababa time).

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𝐑𝐞𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫: 𝐈𝐧𝐯𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐨 𝐚 𝐉𝐨𝐢𝐧𝐭 𝐖𝐞𝐛𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐫 𝐨𝐧 𝐒𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐭𝐡 𝐄𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐨𝐲𝐚𝐛𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐢𝐧 𝐀𝐟𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐚

📅 Date: April 30, 2026
📍 Format: Virtual (Webinar)

𝐏𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐞 𝐫𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐧𝐨𝐰:
https://t.co/YI70CjkSfJ

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AUSC, in collaboration with YALS and Sportanddev, is pleased to invite you to a joint webinar on Sport and Youth Employability in Africa.

📅 Date: April 30, 2026
📍 Format: Virtual (Webinar)

𝐑𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐧𝐨𝐰: https://t.co/YI70CjkSfJ

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𝐁𝐨𝐨𝐤 𝐃𝐢𝐬𝐜𝐮𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧
𝐓𝐢𝐭𝐥𝐞: Une si longue course: Sport, genre et citoyenneté au Ghana et en Côte d’Ivoire (années 1900-1970)
𝐃𝐚𝐭𝐞: Friday, April 24, 2024, 3pm GMT (Dakar time)
𝐑𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐋𝐢𝐧𝐤: https://t.co/ktsVa44daB

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Join a global community working to strengthen safeguarding in sport.

This is more than a conference — it’s a global movement grounded in collaboration, evidence, and shared responsibility.

Secure your Early Bird ticket now →
https://t.co/aPZFcaj43e

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𝐀𝐔 𝐏𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐲 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐒𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐃𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐥𝐨𝐩𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐒𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭 𝐢𝐧 𝐀𝐟𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐚 𝐏𝐨𝐩𝐮𝐥𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐩 𝐇𝐞𝐥𝐝 𝐢𝐧 𝐀𝐛𝐮𝐣𝐚, 𝐍𝐢𝐠𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐚, 𝟏–𝟐 𝐀𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐥 𝟐𝟎𝟐6

Please visit link for more details:
https://t.co/j2MCcOVxkK

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Safeguarding is not an add-on to sport. It is a human rights responsibility.

Safe Sport 2026 will continue this conversation — connecting human rights, policy, and practice to drive meaningful change.

Be part of the global conversation:
https://t.co/aPZFcaj43e

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Sport has a responsibility to manage risk and protect participants — even where a criminal conviction is not secured.

Safeguarding decisions are about risk, not just guilt. Safeguarding in Sport, Forms of Remedy (2025) - download below:
https://t.co/xoBumXQetm

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𝐀USC 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐭𝐬 𝐄𝐯𝐚𝐥𝐮𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐌𝐢𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐨 𝐍𝐢𝐠𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐚 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐀𝐛𝐮𝐣𝐚 𝟐𝟎𝟑𝟏 𝐀𝐟𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐆𝐚𝐦𝐞𝐬 𝐁𝐢𝐝

𝐏𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐞 𝐯𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐤 𝐛𝐞𝐥𝐨𝐰 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞 ��𝐞𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐥𝐬:
https://t.co/AJxqDPhwYe

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𝐀𝐔𝐒𝐂 𝐉𝐨𝐢𝐧𝐬 𝐋𝐚𝐮𝐧𝐜𝐡 𝐨𝐟 𝐅𝐈𝐅𝐀 𝐅𝐨𝐨𝐭𝐛𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐒𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐨𝐥𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐂𝐚𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐨𝐨𝐧
Visit link below for more detail:
https://t.co/I9VkL2RPcR

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AUSC participated in the 2026 FIFA Safeguarding Summit in Zürich. A powerful gathering focused on strengthening protection systems in football and celebrating 123 new FIFA Guardians.

𝐏𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐞 𝐬𝐞𝐞 𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐤 𝐛𝐞𝐥𝐨𝐰:
https://t.co/Z9wLCMmL1s