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MEDIA BRIEFING

In February 2025, the African Union Assembly declared the Decade of Accelerated Action for the Transformation of Education and Skills Development in Africa (2025–2034), a high-level political commitment to place education, science, technology, and innovation at the centre of Africa’s socio-economic transformation, industrialization, and peacebuilding agenda.

Africa stands at a crossroads: either we invest in our children’s minds today, or we pay the price of instability, inequality, and dependency tomorrow.

The African Union Commission (AUC), has convened the First Statutory 2026 meeting of the African Governance Architecture-African Peace and Security Architecture (AGA-APSA) Platform. The Technical meeting held from 9-10 February at the AU Headquarters in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, aimed to discuss flagship activities of the AGA-APSA, discuss the 2026 workplan implementation by the AGA-APSA Secretariat and endorse the revised AGA-APSA Rules of Procedure. 

The Chairperson of the AU Commission, H.E. @ymahmoudali, today bid farewell to H.E. Daniel Owassa, Ambassador of the Republic of #Congo & Permanent Representative to the AU.

The Chairperson commended Ambassador Owassa’s dedicated engagement in AU deliberations, including his leadership on the Permanent Representatives Committee (PSC) & his continued advocacy for institutional reform.

H.E. Mr. Youssouf further acknowledged the leadership of H.E. President Denis Sassou-Nguesso in promoting regional peace & stability.

The Chairperson of the African Union Commission, H.E. @ymahmoudali, yesterday evening held consultations with the Permanent Representatives of the AU Regional Economic Communities (RECs), briefing them on the Commission’s strategic priorities ahead of the 48th Ordinary Session of the Executive Council & the 39th Assembly of Heads of State & Government (Addis Ababa, 11–15 Feb 2026).