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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
• Excellencies,
• H.E. Dr. Alhaji Sarjoh Bah, Permanent Representative of the African Union to China,
• H.E. Mr. Martin Mpana, Dean of the African Diplomatic Corps in China,
• H.E. Mr. Cyprien Sylvestre Mamina, Co-Chair of FOCAC,
Honourable Ambassadors,
• Distinguished representatives of the Government of the People’s Republic of China,
• Colleagues, friends, ladies and gentlemen,
It is a great honour to join you today at this important retreat of the Group of African Ambassadors in China.
Dates:
April 23, 2026
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Statement by Prof Gaspard Banyankimbona AUC Commissioner ESTI at 24th International Conference on Higher Education in Africa & 4th HEFAALA Symposium
Your Excellencies,
Honorable Ministers,
Distinguished Vice-Chancellors and Rectors,
Esteemed Scholars and Researchers,
Development Partners and Friends of Africa,
Ladies and Gentlemen,
It is a profound honour to stand before you at the African Union Commission to officially open the 24th International Conference on Higher Education in Africa and the 4th Higher Education Forum for Africa, Asia and Latin America Symposium.
Dates:
April 15, 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
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 | 23 April 2026
His Excellency Martin Mpana, Ambassador of the Republic of Cameroon to China and Dean of the African Diplomatic Corps in China
Dates:
April 23, 2026
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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
Mr. Chair,
Excellencies,
Distinguished Ministers, Governors, and Partners,
On behalf of the AUC, I thank the World Bank Group, under the leadership of President Ajay Banga, for this timely report, at a time of high pressure on our continent and the world, and for bringing the critical issue of creating an enabling environment for more and better-paid jobs to the center of this Committee’s discussions.
For Africa, this is not an abstract policy question. It is an urgent development, economic, and stability imperative.
Dates:
April 22, 2026
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Statement by H.E Selma Malika Haddadi, AUC Deputy Chairperson at Signing of MoU Between AUC and King Abdullah Bin Abdulaziz International Centre for Interreligious and Intercultural Dialogue (KAICIID)
Your Excellency Ambassador António de Almeida Ribeiro, Acting Secretary General of the International Dialogue Centre,
Distinguished Representatives,
Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen,
Dates:
April 20, 2026
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Statement by H.E Selma Malika Haddadi, AUC Deputy Chairperson at AWLN High-Level Roundtable on the World Bank/IMF Spring Meetings on Advancing Africa’s Transformation Agenda and the Strategic Role of Women’s Leadership
Salutations
● H.E. Mme Bineta Diop, Co-Convener of the African Women Leaders Network,
● H.E. Amina J. Mohammed, Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations,
● Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Director-General of the World Trade Organization,
● H.E. Nardos Bekele-Thomas, CEO of Africa Union Development Agency,
● H.E Amb. Constancia Gasper, Permanent Representative of the African Union to the United States,
● H.E. Dr. Monique Nsanzabaganwa, my dear sister and Former Deputy Chairperson of the African Union Commission,
Dates:
April 14, 2026
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Statement by H.E. Amb. Amma Twum-Amoah, AUC Commissioner HHS, at the Reform of the Global Health Architecture Session
YOUR EXCELLENCY EMMANUEL MACRON, PRESIDENT OF THE FRENCH REPUBLIC,
EXCELLENCIES HEADS OF STATE AND GOVERNMENT,
HONOURABLE MINISTERS,
EXCELLENCIES AMBASSADORS AND DISTINGUISHED DELEGATES,
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN,
Dates:
April 08, 2026
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Keynote Statement by H.E. Amb. Amma Twum-Amoah, AUC Commissioner HHS, at One Health Summit
Round Table: “Innovative experiences supporting the transformation of food systems through the One Health Approach”
7 April 2026|Lyon, France
MINISTER DELEGATE TO THE MINISTER FOR EUROPE AND FOREIGN AFFAIRS, RESPONSIBLE FOR FRANCOPHONE, INTERNATIONAL PARTNERSHIPS AND FREANCH NATIONALS ABROAD,
MY FELLOW SPEAKERS,
DISTINQUISHED REPRESENTATIVES OF THE AFRICAN UNION MEMBER STATES,
DIPLOMATIC MISSIONS, INTERNATIONAL AND CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATIONS
Dates:
April 07, 2026
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Opening Remarks by UN Habita Executive Director at 2nd Africa Urban Forum
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