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2025 Theme of the Year: "2025 Year of Reparations: Justice for Africans & People of African Descent through Reparations.

The A3 Plus Annual Retreat 2025 takes place in Georgetown, Guyana
The Annual Retreat of the African members of the United Nations (UN) Security Council Plus (A3 Plus) was held in Georgetown, Guyana from 25 to 28 February 2025.
CSW69: Fostering Critical Pathways for Reparations, Gender Justice and Peace for African Women and Girls: A Post 2025 Agenda
Gender Is My Agenda Campaign (GIMAC) Network in partnership with African Union Commission, Women Gender and Youth Directorate (AUC WGYD), African Union International Centre for Girls' and Women's Education in Africa (AU/CIEFFA), UN Women and International Women's Peace Group (IWPG)
The A3 Plus Annual Retreat 2025 takes place in Georgetown, Guyana
CSW69: Multi-Stakeholders Discuss Strategic Ways to Move the Needle Beyond Beijing+30 in Girls and Women’s STEM Education
Stakeholders have called for greater focus and investment in girls' education in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) subjects, especially in African States.
New Spokesperson Appointed to the African Union Commission Chairperson
The African Union Commission (AUC) is pleased to announce the appointment of Mr. Nuur Mohamud Sheekh as the new Spokesperson to the AU Commission Chairperson, H.E. Mahmoud Ali Youssouf. He succeeds Ms. Ebba Kalondo, who has successfully completed her tenure in this role.
New senior leadership of the African Union Commission assumes office.
The newly elected African Union Commission Chairperson, Deputy Chairperson and the Commissioners have assumed office today, 13 March 2025, following the handover ceremony that saw the outgoing leadership pass the baton to the incoming leadership. H.E. Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, Chairperson of the African Union Commission and H.E. Selma Malika Haddadi, the Deputy Chairperson were elected and sworn-in at the 38th Ordinary Session of the Assembly of Heads of State and Government on 15 February 2025.
H.E. Selma Malika Haddadi, Deputy Chairperson of the African Union Commission
H.E. Selma Malika Haddadi (Algeria) is career diplomat and legal expert. She is the former Ambassador of Algeria to Ethiopia and Permanent Representative to African Union and United Nations Economic Commission for Africa where she served from 2024. From 2023 to 2024, she served as the Director General of Africa, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and National Community Abroad. 2019- 2023, H.E. Haddadi was the plenipotentiary and Extraordinary Ambassador of the Republic of Algeria to Kenya.
AU Commission Chairperson, H.E. Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, appoints new Chief of Staff and Deputy
The Chairperson of the African Union Commission, H.E. Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, has appointed H.E. Mohamed El-Amine Souef as the new Chief of Staff and Amb. Moussa Mohamed Omar as the new Deputy Chief of Staff in the Cabinet of the Chairperson.









