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Message by H.E. Moses Vilakati, AUC Commissioner for Agriculture, Rural Development, Blue Economy and Sustainable Environment (ARBE) on the 2026 AU Theme of the Year.
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Hon. Sabrina Gahar, Chairperson of the AGA-APSA Platform at the Political Level and Chairperson of the African Committee of Experts on the Rights and Welfare of the Child (ACERWC);
Your Excellency, Amb. Tarek Ben Salem, Vice-Chairperson of the AGA-APSA Platform and Representative of the Arab Maghreb Union (UMA);
Your Excellency, Amb. Obaida Eldandarawy, PSC Chairperson and Permanent Representative of the Arab Republic of Egypt to the AU and Ethiopia;
Honourable Judge Councillor, President of the Constitutional Court of Angola,
Honourable Judges of the Constitutional Court,
Distinguished Representatives of the Conference of African Constitutional Courts,
Distinguished Representatives of International Organisations,
Distinguished Representatives of Civil Society,
Dear guests,
Ladies and Gentlemen,
Dear young African women and children,
DR. DELESE MIMI DARKO, DIRECTOR-GENERAL OF THE AFRICAN MEDICINES AGENCY,
DR. YOSSOUNON CHABI, CHAIRPERSON OF THE AFRICAN MEDICINES AGENCY GOVERNING BOARD,
HONOURABLE MEMBERS OF THE GOVERNING BOARD,
PROF. EMILE BIENVENU, DIRECTOR-GENERAL, RWANDA FOOD AND DRUGS AUTHORITY,
HEADS OF NATIONAL REGULATORY AUTHORITIES,
REGIONAL ECONOMIC COMMUNITY COORDINATORS,
DISTINGUISHED PARTNERS,
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN,
My dear Sisters Nardos and Mimi,
My dear brother Jean,
Your Excellency Emmanuel Bugingo,
Let me begin by congratulating the team for their unwavering commitment and hard work, which have brought us to this successful conclusion.
As we bring this very important engagement to a close, we do so with a shared sense of accomplishment and confidence. Today, clarity of direction has been affirmed, institutional responsibility has been decisively transferred, and a renewed sense of duty has been firmly set in motion.
My dear Sisters, Nardos, Chief Executive Officer of AUDA-NEPAD, and Mimi, Director-General of African Medicines Agency,
Distinguished Delegates,
Colleagues,
His Excellency Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, Chairperson of the African Union Commission (AUC),
Your Excellencies Ambassadors and Permanent Representatives of the Member States of the African Union (AU),
Her Excellency Ambassador Selma Malika Haddadi, Vice-Chairperson of the AUC,
Your Excellencies Commissioners of the AUC,
Your Excellency Director-General of the AU Commission,
Distinguished Representatives of AU Member States,
Distinguished Representatives of other AUC Bodies, Directorates and Services,
Excellence Prof. Miguel Bembe
Ambassadeur de l’Angola
Président du COREP
Excellence Mesdames et Messieurs les ambassadeurs,
Madame La Vice-Présidente de la Commission,
Mesdames et Messieurs les Commissaires,
Mesdames et Messieurs,
Bonjour,
Permettez-moi de vous souhaiter encore une fois une bonne année 2026.
Vous allez entamer les travaux des préparations du prochain sommet de l’Union Africaine.
C’est un Rendez-vous important pour nos Leaders et notre Continent.
