The Chairperson of the AU Commission, H.E. Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, today received H.E. Amb. Rose Kashembe Sakala, the outgoing Ambassador of Zambia to Ethiopia & Permanent Representative to the AU. He commended her for her dedicated service & valued contributions to AU reforms & institutional priorities.

Amb. Kashembe applauded the Chairperson's leadership & reaffirmed Zambia’s steadfast support to the AU. The Chairperson expressed appreciation for Zambia’s enduring commitment to regional integration, including through its hosting of COMESA & active engagement in SADC. He looks forward to continued collaboration with her successor.