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      H.E. Amb. Bankole Adeoye

      Amb. Bankole Adeoye (Nigeria) was re-elected to head the Political Affairs, Peace and Security (PAPS) department. In March 2021, he became the...

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      Keynote Address by H.E. Mrs. Nardos Bekele-Thomas, CEO AUDA-NEPAD at the Annual Retreat of the Group of African Ambassadors in China
      Address CEO AUDA-NEPAD at Annual Retreat of Group of African Ambassadors, China
      23 Abril 2026

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      Opening Statement at the Annual Retreat of the Group of African Ambassadors in China (GAAC), H.E. Ambassador Alhaji Sarjoh Bah, PhD AU Permanent Representative to the People's Republic of China, Beijing
      Statement by AU Perm. Rep. to China at GAAC Annual Retreat
      23 Abril 2026

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      8 Abril 2026
      • Hon. Alice Wahome, Cabinet Secretary, Lands, Public Works, Housing & Urban Development, Republic of Kenya.
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      8 Abril 2026

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      Remarks by Hon. Alice Wahome, E.G.H; Cabinet Secretary for Lands, Public Works, Housing and Urban Development for the Welcome Session and Introduction of the Prime Cabinet Secretary at Second Africa Urban Forum (AUF2)
      Statement by Kenya Cabinet Secretary for Lands at Second Edition of AUF2
      8 Abril 2026

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      Opening Remarks by AUC Commissioner PAPS, H.E. Amb. Bankole Adeoye, at the 2026 Statutory Political Meeting on the AGA-APSA Platform
      Remarks by AUC Commissioner PAPS at 2026 Meeting on AGA-APSA Platform
      9 Febrero 2026

      Hon. Sabrina Gahar, Chairperson of the AGA-APSA Platform at the Political Level and Chairperson of the African Committee of Experts on the Rights and Welfare of the Child (ACERWC);

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        Keynote Address by H.E. Mrs. Nardos Bekele-Thomas, CEO AUDA-NEPAD at the Annual Retreat of the Group of African Ambassadors in China
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        Opening Statement at the Annual Retreat of the Group of African Ambassadors in China (GAAC), H.E. Ambassador Alhaji Sarjoh Bah, PhD AU Permanent Representative to the People's Republic of China, Beijing
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        OUTCOME DOCUMENT:6th High-Level Africa Forum on Women, Peace and Security “25 Years of UNSCR 1325: Leveraging Multilateral Diplomacy to Reinforce Africa’s Women, Peace and Security Agenda in a Shifting Global Order” 9–10 December 2025
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