H.E. Amb. Bankole Adeoye

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Commissioner for PAPS

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H.E. Amb. Bankole Adeoye

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إنجليزية

Amb. Bankole Adeoye (Nigeria) was re-elected to head the Political Affairs, Peace and Security (PAPS) department. In March 2021, he became the first Commissioner to lead the amalgamated Political Affairs, Peace and Security portfolios, which had hitherto, been two separate departments. He previously served as Nigeria’s Permanent Representative to the AU and UNECA and Ambassador to Ethiopia and Djibouti. He has also served as Chief of Staff for the African Union Development Agency (AUDA- NEPAD); Director of Corporate Services, and Coordinator, Partnerships & External Relations, as well as the Director in the International Organizations Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.

He has a Master of Science in Political Science from the University of Lagos and received a Postgraduate Certificate in Diplomatic Studies from the University of Oxford, England, as a Commonwealth Chevening and British Council Scholar.

He is 65 years old.

About

He is 65 years old.

Departments Tags

Political Affairs, Peace and Security (PAPS)

Peace & Security

Political Affairs

Country of Origin

Nigeria

News & Events

Speeches

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 شباط/فبراير 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);

Speeches

Welcome Remarks By H.E. Amb. Bankole Adeoye

7 نيسان/أبريل 2023

Excellency, Mr. Moussa Faki Mahamat, Chairperson of the African Union Commission;