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      AUC Chairperson this morning held a bilateral meeting with H.E. Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, President of the Federal Republic of Somalia
      AUC Chairperson held a bilateral meeting with President of Somalia
      15 February 2026

      The Chairperson of the African Union Commission, H.E. Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, this morning held a bilateral meeting with H.E.

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      AUC Chairperson facilitated a meeting between President Teodoro Obiang Nguema (Equatorial Guinea) and President Brice Oligui Nguema (Gabon)
      Chairperson facilitated meeting between Presidents of Equatorial Guinea & Gabon
      14 February 2026

      The Chairperson of the AU Commission, Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, facilitated a meeting between President Teodoro Obiang Nguema (Equatorial Guinea) and President Brice Oligui Nguema (Gabon), in the prese

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      AUC Chairperson held a number of bilateral meetings with representatives of Member States
      AUC Chairperson held bilateral meetings with representatives of Member States
      14 February 2026

      On the margins of the 39th AU Summit, H.E. Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, Chairperson of the AU Commission held a number of bilateral meetings with representatives of Member States:-

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      Statement of H.E. Mahmoud Ali Youssouf Chairperson of the African Union Commission 39th Ordinary Session of the Assembly of the Union
      Statement of H.E. Mahmoud Ali Youssouf Chairperson of the AUC
      14 February 2026

      STATEMENT OF H.E. MAHMOUD ALI YOUSSOUF

      CHAIRPERSON OF THE AFRICAN UNION COMMISSION

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      AUC Chairperson at the High-Level Dialogue on “The role of the private sector in realizing Africa's Agenda 2063”
      AUC Chairperson: The role of the private sector in realizing Africa's Agenda2063
      13 February 2026

      At the High-Level Dialogue on “The role of the private sector in realizing Africa's Agenda 2063” event on the margins of the 39th Assembly of the African Union (AU) in Addis Ababa this afternoon, H

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      AUC Chairperson received His Majesty Letsie III of Lesotho
      AUC Chairperson received His Majesty Letsie III of Lesotho
      13 February 2026

      On the margins of the 39th Ordinary Session of the Assembly of Heads of State and Government of the African Union, H.E.

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      AUC Chairperson this morning conferred with H.E. Évariste Ndayishimiye, President of the Republic of Burundi
      AUC Chairperson conferred with H.E. Évariste Ndayishimiye, President of Burundi
      13 February 2026

      The Chairperson of the AU Commission, H.E. @ymahmoudali, this morning conferred with H.E.

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      AUC Chairperson at 35th APRM Forum reaffirmed that governance remains the cornerstone of peace, resilience & inclusive growth under Agenda 2063
      AUC Chairperson at 35th Forum of the African Peer Review Mechanism (APRM)
      13 February 2026

      During this morning's 35th Forum of the African Peer Review Mechanism that was convened on the sidelines of the AU Summit, the Chairperson of the AU Commission, H.E.

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      AUC Chairperson received the Secretary-General of the UN, H.E. António Guterres
      AUC Chairperson received the Secretary-General of the UN, H.E. António Guterres
      13 February 2026

      On the margins of the 39th Ordinary Session of the Assembly of Heads of State & Government of the African Union AU), the Chairperson of the AU Commission, H.E.

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      AUC Chairperson held a series of constructive bilateral engagements with the Foreign Ministers of Kenya, Chad, Seychelles, Libya, Tunisia and South Sudan
      AUC Chairperson held a series of constructive bilateral engagements
      12 February 2026

      On the margins of the 48th Session of the AU Executive Council, the Chairperson of the African Union Commission, H.E.

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      African Union Commission Welcomes the Signing of the Terms of Reference for the Ceasefire Mechanism between the Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and AFC/M23
      AUC Welcomes Signing of TOR for Ceasefire Mechanism between DRC and AFC/M23
      12 February 2026

      The Chairperson of the African Union Commission warmly welcomes the signing of the Terms of Reference for the ceasefire mechanism between the Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC

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      AUC Chairperson this afternoon met H.E. @MusaliaMudavadi, Prime Cabinet Secretary and Cabinet Secretary for Foreign and Diaspora Affairs, Republic of #Kenya
      AUC Chairperson met Prime Cabinet Secretary of Kenya
      12 February 2026

      On the margins of the 48th AU Executive Council this afternoon, H.E. @ymahmoudali met H.E.

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