Ethiopia

Addis Ababa, 26 February 2019: The Chairperson of the African Union Commission, Moussa Faki Mahamat, welcomes the historic Advisory Opinion issued yesterday by the International Court of Justice (ICJ) on the Legal Consequences of the Separation of the Chagos Archipelago from Mauritius in 1965. This Advisory Opinion was delivered in response to a resolution adopted by the United Nations General Assembly on 22 June 2017, at the initiative of the African Group in New York.

The Chairperson of the Commission would like to highlight three key aspects of the ICJ Advisory Opinion:

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia – 20 February 2019: The new Namibian Permanent Representative to the African Union, Amb. Emilia Ndinealo Mkusa, presented today her Credentials to the Chairperson of the African Union Commission, Moussa Faki Mahamat.

Following the presentation, the AU Commission Chairperson and the newly appointed Permanent Representative exchanged views on the importance of implementing Agenda 2063, the reforms of the Union and other policies to advance development on the continent.