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This morning, the Chairperson of the AU Commission, H.E. Mahmoud Ali Youssouf convened & presided over a session of the AU Peace Fund Executive Management Committee. He received a comprehensive briefing from H.E. @dagmawit_moges, Director-General of the @AUPeaceFund, & H.E. @Bankole_Adeoye, Commissioner of @AUC_PAPS, on the strategic and progressive utilisation of the Fund.

This afternoon, H.E. Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, Chairperson of the AU Commission, received H.E. Kahinda Otafiire, President of the Global Pan-African Movement & Minister of Internal Affairs of Uganda.
Discussions focused on the enduring mandate of the Pan-African Movement & preparations for its forthcoming Congress. They both underscored the Movement’s historic role in nurturing African identity, unity, & laying the OAU.

The Chairperson of the AU Commission, H.E. Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, received H.E. Charles Karamba, Ambassador of the Republic of Rwanda to Ethiopia & Permanent Representative to the African Union.

They exchanged views on regional peace and security, with a focus on the situations in the Democratic Republic of Congo, South Sudan, and Somalia.

The African Union Commission expresses its profound sorrow and deepest condolences to the Government and people of the Republic of India, and to all other nations affected, following the tragic crash of Air India Flight 171 earlier today, which has claimed the lives of at least 204 individuals.

On behalf of the Commission and the peoples of Africa, the Chairperson of the African Union Commission, H.E. Mahmoud Ali Youssouf extends heartfelt sympathies to the bereaved families and all those impacted by this devastating incident.