ForewordAcknowledgementsList of Figures and TablesAcronymsNotes on Contributors1 Introduction Ulf Engel PART 1: The Year-in-Review 2 The World as Seen from Addis: the African Union's View of and Global Dynamics Paul-Simon Handy and Félicité Djilo 3 The Annual Interview: 'Educate an African Fit for the 21st CenturyBuilding Resilient Education Systems for Increased Access to Inclusive, Lifelong, Quality, and Relevant learning in Africa' Madougou Saidou 4 The State of the Union Ulf Engel 5 Mauritania's Chairmanship of the African Union Baba Adou PART 2: African Union Policy Fields 6 Climate Change Ulf Engel 7 Education, Science, Technology, and Innovation Ulf Engel 8 Governance Annie Barbara Hazviyermuwi Chikwanha 9 Health Ulf Engel 10 Infrastructure and Energy Klara Leithäuser and Tim Zajontz 11 Peace and Security Dawit Yohannes Wondemagegnehu, Hubert Kinkoh, Moussa Soumahoro, Selam Tadesse, and Tamrat Zeyede 12 Regional Integration and Trade Bruce Byiers 13 Strategic Partnerships Ulf Engel 14 Women Cheryl Hendricks 15 Youth Cheryl Hendricks and Silverio Gabriel PART 3: Book Reviews New Publications on Continental Matters Book review editor: Jens Herpolsheimer PART 4: Appendices Appendix 1: Chronicle of Key AU Events, 2024Appendix 2: Inventory of AU Decisions, 2024Appendix 3: Key AU Office Holders, 2024Index.