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Promoting Africa’s growth and economic development by championing citizen inclusion and increased cooperation and integration of African states.
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H.E. Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, Chairperson of the African Union Commission, met with H.E. Dr. Badr Abdelatty, Minister of Foreign Affairs, International Cooperation & Egyptian Expatriates of the Arab Republic of Egypt, on the margins of the 39th Ordinary Session of the Assembly of the African Union.
The Thirty-Ninth Ordinary Session of the Assembly of the African Union (AU) concluded today at the AU Headquarters in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, following two days of high-level deliberations by African Heads of State and Government.
The Session was held under the outgoing Chairmanship of H.E. João Manuel Gonçalves Lourenço, President of the Republic of Angola and Chairperson of the African Union for 2025, and welcomed the assumption of office by H.E. Évariste Ndayishimiye, President of the Republic of Burundi, as Chairperson of the African Union for 2026.
The Chairperson of the African Union Commission, H.E. Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, this morning held a bilateral meeting with H.E. Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, President of the Federal Republic of Somalia, on the margins of the Thirty-Ninth Ordinary Session of the Assembly of the Union at the AU Headquarters in Addis Ababa.
On the margins of the 39th #AUSummit, H.E. Amb. Selma Malika Haddadi @DCP_Haddadi joined Italian PM @GiorgiaMeloni to unveil a special commemorative stamp issued by the Italian postal service.
This initiative marks 25 years of the African Union and symbolizes the strengthening partnership between Italy & Africa—built on co‑responsibility, cooperation, and mutual respect.
The Chairperson of the AU Commission, Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, facilitated a meeting between President Teodoro Obiang Nguema (Equatorial Guinea) and President Brice Oligui Nguema (Gabon), in the presence of representatives of Angola, Burundi and the United Nations.
The meeting aimed to advance implementation of the International Court of Justice ruling of 19 May 2025 related to the border dispute between Equatorial Guinea and Gabon.
Both countries agreed to work with the AU toward a peaceful, brotherly resolution.
On the margins of the 39th AU Summit, H.E. Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, Chairperson of the AU Commission held a number of bilateral meetings with representatives of Member States:-
1. With Foreign Minister Mohamed Salem Ould Merzoug of #Mauritania. Their discussions focused on migration, border management, and strengthening the AU’s continental leadership. Both sides agreed on the need to rethink Africa’s place in a rapidly polarised world and to develop a new model for a more effective Union, including a proposed high-level Taskforce to shape strategic reforms.
The Assembly of Heads of State and Government of the African Union (AU) at its 39th Ordinary Session held on 14 February 2026, in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, has adopted as theme for the year, “Assuring Sustainable Water Availability and Safe Sanitation Systems to Achieve the Goals of Agenda 2063.”
The Thirty-Nineth (39th) Ordinary Session of the Assembly of Heads of State and Government of the African Union (AU) kicked off today at the AU headquarters in Addis Ababa, the capital of Ethiopia, with a strong call for African solidarity, financial independence, and a collective push to shape the global agenda.
On the sidelines of the 48 Ordinary Session of the African Union Executive Council in Addis Ababa, African Union Commissioner for Infrastructure and Energy H.E. Lerato D. Mataboge, briefed the media on Africa’s priorities, progress, and delivery focus in infrastructure, energy, digital transformation, transport, and water sectors, under the theme “Delivering Agenda 2063: Accelerating Infrastructure, Energy, Digital Transformation and PIDA Deliverables for 2026 and Beyond.”
At the High-Level Dialogue on “The role of the private sector in realizing Africa's Agenda 2063” event on the margins of the 39th Assembly of the African Union (AU) in Addis Ababa this afternoon, H.E. Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, Chairperson of the AU Commission, emphasized:
“Africa’s era of exporting raw materials and importing value-added goods must end. With 1.4 billion people, 30% of the world’s critical minerals, and the AfCFTA as a foundation, the continent has the assets to industrialize, integrate, and lead.
