Special Representatives of the AUC Chairperson

The Chairperson of the AUC appoints High Representatives, Special Envoys and Special Representatives to support key initiatives championed by the AU through the office of the Chairperson of the AUC

Special Representatives

• Special Representative for the Great Lakes Region: Basile Ikouebe, Congo Republic (appointed by the Chairperson of the Commission in September 2017)
• AU–UN Joint Special Representative for Darfur: Martin Ihoeghian Uhomoibhi, Nigeria (appointment announced by the UN Secretary-General and the Chairperson of the Commission in October 2015)
• Special Representative for Counter-Terrorism Cooperation: Larry Gbevlo-Lartey, Ghana (appointed by the Chairperson of the Commission in March 2016)
• Special Representative for Liberia: Ibrahim Mbaba Kamara, Sierra Leone (appointed by the Chairperson of the Commission in January 2017)
• AU Representative on the tripartite team for Humanitarian Assistance to South Kordofan and Blue Nile State: Teferra Shiawl-Kidanekal, Ethiopia (appointed by the Chairperson of the Commission in 2012)
• Special Representative for Sudan: Mohamed Belaich, Morocco (appointed by the Chairperson of the Commission in March 2019)
• Special Representative for Central African Republic: Matias Bertino Matondo, Angola (appointedby the Chairperson of the Commission in March 2019)