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      AUC Chairperson met this afternoon with Walter Parrs, Chargé d'Affaires, a.i. at the U.S. Mission to the AU
      AUC Chairperson met with Chargé d'Affaires, a.i. at the U.S. Mission to the AU
      22 April 2026

      The Chairperson of the African Union (AU) Commission, H.E. Mahmoud Ali Youssouf met this afternoon with Walter Parrs, Chargé d'Affaires, a.i. at the U.S. Mission to the AU.

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      AUC Chairperson received H.E. Dr. Afkar Nadhim Ali Al Farsi, Ambassador of the Sultanate of Oman
      AUC Chairperson received H.E. Dr. Afkar Nadhim Ali Al Farsi, Ambassador of Oman
      22 April 2026

      H.E. Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, Chairperson of the African Union (AU) Commission, received H.E. Dr.

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      AUC Chairperson this morning received H.E. Amb. Albert Shingiro, his Special Envoy to the Republic of Gabon and the Republic of Equatorial Guinea
      AUC Chairperson received his Special Envoy to Gabon and Equatorial Guinea
      22 April 2026

      The Chairperson of the African Union Commission, H.E. Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, this morning received H.E. Amb.

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      Extraordinary Session of the Pan-African Parliament to Elect New Bureau Leadership
      Extraordinary Session of Pan-African Parliament to Elect New Bureau Leadership
      22 April 2026

      The Pan-African Parliament (PAP), the legislative organ of the African Union (AU), will convene an Extraordinary Session of its Seventh Legislature from 28 to 30 April 2026 at its headquarters in M

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      Statement by H.E Selma Malika Haddadi, AUC Deputy Chairperson, Delivered at the Joint Ministerial Committee of the Boards of Governors of the World Bank Group and the International Monetary Fund at the 2026 World Bank Spring Meetings
      Deputy Chairperson at Joint Ministerial Committee of Boards of Governors
      22 April 2026

      Mr. Chair,

      Excellencies,

      Distinguished Ministers, Governors, and Partners,

       

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      AUC Chairperson today received the Letters of Credence of H.E. Ambassador Nasir Aminu, Permanent Representative of the Federal Republic of Nigeria
      AUC Chairperson received Letters of Credence of Ambassador of Nigeria
      21 April 2026

      H.E. Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, Chairperson of the African Union (AU) Commission, today received the Letters of Credence of H.E.

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      AUC Chairperson this morning Joined H.E. @TayeAtske, President of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia
      AUC Chairperson this morning Joined H.E. @TayeAtske, President of Ethiopia
      21 April 2026

      African Union (AU) Commission Chairperson H.E. Mahmoud Ali Youssouf this morning Joined H.E.

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      The African Union Commission and KAICIID Sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) and Host a High-Level Roundtable Discussion on Dialogue-Driven Peacebuilding in Africa
      AUC and KAICIID Sign a MoU and Host a High-Level Roundtable Discussion
      21 April 2026

      Ten years after the first formal agreement, the organisations are deepening cooperation on preventive peace, social cohesion and interreligious dialogue in lin

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      The African Union Welcomes Launch of €19.9 Million African-European Museum Partnership with The European Union
      AU Welcomes Launch of €19.9 Million African-European Museum Partnership with EU
      21 April 2026

      JOINT PRESS RELEASE

      ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia, 28 April 2026

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      The AU Commission Chairperson welcomes the progress on Humanitarian Access and Judicial Protection, Prisoner Release and Ceasefire Oversight on Eastern DRC Peace Process
      AUC Chairperson welcomes the progress on Eastern DRC Peace Process
      21 April 2026

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

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      AUC Chairperson today received H.E. @JozefSikela, EU Commissioner for International Partnerships
      AUC Chairperson received EU Commissioner for International Partnerships
      20 April 2026

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

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      AUC Chairperson this afternoon received H.E. Beate Meinl-Reisinger, Federal Minister for European & International Affairs of Austria
      Chairperson received Fed Minister for European/ International Affairs of Austria
      20 April 2026

      H.E. Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, Chairperson of the African Union (AU) Commission, this afternoon received H.E.

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