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SPEECH BY DIRECTOR-GENERAL, DR DUNCAN PIETERSE AT THE 8TH ORDINARY SESSION OF THE AFRICAN UNION’S SPECIALIZED TECHNICAL COMMITTEE (STC) ON FINANCE, MONETARY AFFAIRS, ECONOMIC PLANNING, AND INTEGRATION
29 September 2025
• Excellency, Hon Mr Solly Malatsi, Minister of Communication and Digital Technologies,….
• Excellencies, honorable Ministers from the G20 and invited countries
• Mr Tawfik Jelassi, Assistant Director General for Communication and information of UNESCO,
• Excellency Ms Lerato Mataboge, AU Commissioner for Infrastructure and Energy,
• Esteemed representatives from the AU and the UN organs and institutions,
• Distinguished partners and Guests,
• Ladies and Gentlemen, All protocols duly observed,
Theme: “Advancing Strategies for Teacher Training, Recognition and Professional Development”
EXCELLENCIES, HEADS OF STATE AND GOVERNMENT,
HONOURABLE MINISTERS,
COMMISSIONERS AND HEADS OF AU ORGANS,
ESTEEMED BUSINESS LEADERS
DISTINGUISHED GUESTS,
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN,
ALL PROTOCOLS DULY OBSERVED
Good afternoon,
I am pleased to join you today for this crucial dialogue on Africa's digital transformation and the imperative of data sovereignty and digital identity.
-H.E Fatima Maada Bio’s, first lady of Sierra Leone, President of OAFLAD and Deputy Chair of Zero Waste,
-H.E Ana Dias Lourenco, First Lady of Angola and Vice-President of OAFLAD, H.E Emine Erdogan, First Lady of Türkiye and chairs the UN Zero Waste Advisory Board,
-H.E Diene Keita, Executive Director, United Nations Populations Fund (UNFPA),
Esteemed African Business Leaders,
Distinguished Guests,
Ladies and Gentlemen,
All Protocols Observed!
It is an honor and a privilege to join you this afternoon for a crucial dialogue on trade and regulatory readiness across our continent.
Let me extend our profound gratitude to Assistant Secretary-General Ms. Sanda Ojiambo and the United Nations Global Compact for convening this timely roundtable, and for the visionary leadership behind the Africa Business Leaders Coalition.
