AU Theme of the Year 2027 Logo Competition ($5,000 prize)

Deadline: October 23, 2026

Applications are open for the AU Theme of the Year 2027 Logo Competition. The thirty ninth Ordinary Session of the Assembly of Heads of State and Government adopted the AU Theme of the Year 2027: “AU at the Dawn of its 25th Anniversary: Leveraging the Full Potential of SAATM and New Technologies for Continental Integration.” The Theme connects the Union’s 25-yr journey with the aspirations of Agenda 2063, highlighting bodily, digital and institutional connectivity as important drivers of African integration.

The Single African Air Transport Market (SAATM), launched in 2018, is a flagship mission of Agenda 2063 geared toward making a unified and liberalised air transport market throughout Africa. At the identical time, New applied sciences, together with synthetic intelligence, digital identification, cybersecurity, digital public infrastructure and house applied sciences, are remodeling connectivity throughout the continent, guided by AU Digital Transformation Strategy (DTS 2020 – 2030).

To give the Theme a particular, significant and youth-pushed visible identification, the African Union Commission’s Infrastructure and Energy Department, with the help of the African Union Development Agency–NEPAD (AUDA-NEPAD), is launching a continental emblem competitors for younger African creatives.

Objectives

The emblem competitors goals to:

Engage younger Africans in shaping the public identification of a continental precedence.
Generate early consciousness, possession and momentum round the Theme of the Year.
Translate the AU at 25, African integration, SAATM and new applied sciences into a transparent and compelling visible idea.
Reflect African Union values, Agenda 2063 and the aspirations of a linked, inclusive and affluent Africa.
Create a constant visible identification to be used by the African Union and its companions all through 2027.
Recognise and promote rising African artistic expertise.

Prizes

First Prize: USD $5,000
Second Prize: USD $2,000
Third Prize: USD 1,000
A certificates of recognition;
Official acknowledgement by African Union platforms; and
Training alternatives.
The winner will even have the OPPORTUNITY to take part in the AU Summit, the place the successful emblem can be formally unveiled.
The successful idea can be refined in session with the applicant and in accordance with African Union branding tips for official use all through 2027. Any further recognition preparations can be communicated on the official competitors webpage.

Eligibility

Open to residents of all AU Member States aged 18–24 on the submission deadline
Entries have to be submitted by people (no joint/crew submissions)
Students, designers, artists, digital creatives, innovators welcome — formal {qualifications} not required
One entry per applicant
Members of the analysis course of, AU personnel, contractors and rapid household are usually not eligible

Application

Application guidelines embrace: