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The Chairperson of the Commission commends the notable progress achieved by the Central African Republic, under the leadership of the Head of State, in the areas of security, post-conflict recovery and sustainable economic development, including the National Development Plan ( 2024-2028),gradual improvement of the security situation, the implementation of the Disarmament, Demobilization, Reintegration and Repatriation (DDR/R) process for armed groups, and the redeployment of State authority over an increasing portion of the national territory.

The Chairperson of the African Union Commission, H.E. Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, yesterday joined African leaders in Conakry for the inauguration of H.E. General Mamady Doumbouya as President of the Republic of #Guinea.

The ceremony followed the conclusion of Guinea’s electoral process in December last year & reflected continued regional engagement in support of peace, stability, & constitutional governance.

The Chairperson of the African Union Commission, H.E. Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, this morning delivered keynote remarks at the Preparatory Working Session for the High-Level Meeting on the Coherence & Consolidation of the Peace Process in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) & the Great Lakes Region, held at the Congress Palace in Lomé.

The session was attended by the Panel of Facilitators made up of former Heads of States, the Foreign Minister of Togo, heads of East African Community and the Southern Africa Development Community, & other partners.

In Lomé, Togo, the Chairperson of the AU Commission, H.E. Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, was today received by H.E. Faure Essozimna Gnassingbé (@FEGnassingbe), President of the Council of Ministers of the Republic of Togo, at the Presidential Palace in Lome.

The Chairperson & President Gnassingbé, in his capacity as the AU-designated Lead Mediator on the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), held consultations on advancing African-led efforts to restore peace, security, and stability in the eastern DRC.

The Chairperson of the African Union Commission, H.E. Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, has welcomed the overwhelming passage by the United States House of Representatives of a three-year extension of the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA).