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      AU Commission Chairperson welcomes the Call by the Government of Tigray for peaceful resolution of the Ethiopian conflict
      AUC Chairperson welcomes peaceful resolution of the Ethiopian conflict
      11 September 2022

      11 September 2022, Addis Ababa: The Chairperson of the African Union (AU) Commission, Moussa Faki Mahamat, welcomes the announcement by the Regional Government of Tigray of its com

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      Chairperson of the African Union Commission Expresses Concern on Developments in Sierra Leone
      Chairperson of the AU Commission on Developments in Sierra Leone
      11 August 2022

      Addis Ababa, 11 August 2022: The Chairperson of the African Union Commission, Moussa Faki Mahamat, expresses deep concern over the violent protests in Sierra Leone on 10 August 202

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      Statement of the AUC Chairperson on the Announcement of Agreement on a Roadmap for a Peaceful and Democratic End of the Transitional Period
      Statement on Agreement on a Roadmap for a Peaceful End of the Transitional
      9 August 2022

      9 August 2022, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia: The Chairperson of the African Union Commission, H.E.

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      Statement of the Chairperson of the African Union Commission on the situation in Gaza
      Statement of the Chairperson of the AU Commission on the situation in Gaza
      7 August 2022

      Addis Ababa, 7 August 2022: The Chairperson of the African Union Commission Moussa Faki Mahamat strongly condemns the continued air strike attacks by Israel on Gaza that have kille

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      AU Commission Chairperson Calls  Libyan Warring Parties to Silence Their Guns for the Sake of Peace
      The Chairperson of the AUC Calls Libyan Warring Parties to Silence Their Guns
      23 July 2022

      Addis Ababa, 23 July 2022: The Chairperson of the African Union Commission, HE.

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      The Chairperson of the African Union Commission welcomes signing of Russia/Ukraine agreement to resume grain exports under auspices of Turkiye and United Nations
      The Chairperson of the AUC welcomes signing of Russia/Ukraine agreement
      22 July 2022

      Addis Ababa, 22 July 2022: The Chairperson of the African Union Commission Moussa Faki Mahamat welcomes the signing by Russia and Ukraine of agreements under the auspices of Presid

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      The Chairperson of the African Union Commission calls for tolerance and peaceful co-existence in Western Ethiopia
      Statement of the Chairperson of the AU Commission on the Situation in Ethiopia
      6 July 2022

      Addis Ababa, 06 July 2022: The Chairperson of the African Union Commission, H.E.

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      The Chairperson of the African Union Commission calls for restraint, calm and dialogue over Ethiopia/Sudan border dispute
      Chairperson of the AUC calls for restraint, calm, dialogue over Ethiopia/Sudan
      29 June 2022

      Addis Ababa, 29 June 2022: The Chairperson of the African Union Commission, H.E.

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      African Union Commission Chairperson statement at the Vaccine Equity for Africa groundbreaking event with BioNTech
      The Chairperson of The AUC statement at the Vaccine Equity for Africa
      23 June 2022

      H.E. President Paul Kagame, President of Rwanda,

      H.E. President Nana Akuffo Addo, President of Ghana

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      African Union Commemorates World Refugee Day
      African Union Commemorates World Refugee Day
      16 June 2022

      The Chairperson of the African Union Commission (AUC), H.E. Moussa Faki Mahamat joins all AU Member States, Regional Economic Committees and all concerned stakeholders around the world including Refugees and Asylum seekers from all over the world to mark the World Refugee Day on 20 June 2022.

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      African Union Commission Chairperson congratulates Somalia’s new Prime Minister, Hamza Abdi Barre
      The Chairperson of The AUC Congratulates Somalia’s new Prime Minister
      16 June 2022

      The Chairperson reaffirms the AU’s firm support to the new Prime Minister under the Government led by H.E. President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud in fulfilling the pressing needs of Somalia and its people for peace, stability and development.

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      Statement of the AU-IGAD-UNITAMS Trilateral Mechanism
      Statement of the AU-IGAD-UNITAMS Trilateral Mechanism
      30 May 2022

      The AU-IGAD-UN Trilateral Mechanism welcomes the authorities’ decision to lift the state of emergency and the release of the political detainees as positive steps to create the conditions needed fo

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