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      AUC Chairperson Congratulates H.E. Ambassador Nabil Fahmy on Appointment as League of Arab States Secretary-General
      AUC Chairperson Congratulates H.E. Amb. Nabil Fahmy on Appointment as LAS SG
      30 March 2026

      The Chairperson of the African Union Commission, H.E. Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, congratulates H.E.

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      Statement of the Chairperson of the AU Commission on the Passing of Former President of the People’s Democratic Republic of Algeria, H.E. Liamine Zeroual
      AUC Chairperson Statement on the Passing of Former President of Algeria
      29 March 2026

      The Chairperson of the African Union Commission, H.E. Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, expresses profound sorrow upon learning of the passing of H.E.

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      The African Union Commission Chairperson Urges Dialogue and Restraint in Somalia
      The African Union Commission Chairperson Urges Dialogue and Restraint in Somalia
      29 March 2026

      The Chairperson of the African Union Commission, H.E. Mahmoud Ali Youssouf is closely following developments in South West State of the Federal Republic of Somalia.

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      Statement of the Chairperson of the AU Commission on the Adoption of  UN General Assembly Resolution A/80/L.48 declaring the trafficking of enslaved Africans and racialized chattel enslavement of Africans as the gravest crime against humanity
      Chairperson Statement on Adoption of UN General Assembly Resolution A/80/L.48
      26 March 2026

      The Chairperson of the African Union Commission warmly welcomes the adoption by the United Nations General Assembly of resolution A/80/L.48, led by the Republic of Ghana, declaring the trafficking

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      Appointment of an African Union Special Envoy for Gabon and Equatorial Guinea
      Appointment of an African Union Special Envoy for Gabon and Equatorial Guinea
      25 March 2026

      The Chairperson of the African Union Commission, H.E. Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, has appointed H.E.

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      AUC Chairperson today received H.E. Olivia Leslie, Ambassador of Ireland to Ethiopia
      AUC Chairperson received H.E. Olivia Leslie, Ambassador of Ireland to Ethiopia
      25 March 2026

      H.E. Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, Chairperson of the AU Commission, today received H.E.

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      Chairperson of the AU Commission Appoints President Jakaya Kikwete as the AU High Representative for the Horn of Africa and the Red Sea
      AUC Chairperson Appoints President Jakaya Kikwete as the AU High Representative
      25 March 2026

      The Chairperson of the African Union Commission, H.E. Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, has the honour to announce the appointment of H.E.

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      On the International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade
      On the International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery and the Transa
      25 March 2026

      The Chairperson of the African Union Commission (AUC), H.E.

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      AUC Chairperson conferred with H.E. Alexis Lamek, Ambassador of France to Ethiopia
      AUC Chairperson conferred with H.E. Alexis Lamek, Ambassador of France
      24 March 2026

      This afternoon, AU Commission Chairperson H.E. Mahamoud Ali Youssouf conferred with H.E. Alexis Lamek, Ambassador of France to Ethiopia & Permanent Representative to the AU.

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      AUC Chairperson this morning received H.E. @jmkikwete, former President of the United Republic of Tanzania
      AUC Chairperson received former President of the United Republic of Tanzania
      24 March 2026

      The Chairperson of the AU Commission, H.E. Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, this morning received H.E. @jmkikwete, former President of the United Republic of Tanzania.

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      From Resolution to Reality: Delivering Water and Sanitation for “The Africa We Want”
      From Resolution to Reality: Delivering Water / Sanitation for The Africa We Want
      21 March 2026

      From Resolution to Reality: Delivering Water and Sanitation for “The Africa We Want”

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      The Chairperson of the African Union Commission Message on the occasion of the National Day of Tunisia
      AUC Chairperson Message on the occasion of the National Day of Tunisia
      20 March 2026

      The Chairperson of the African Union Commission, H.E.

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