Departments
Political Affairs
Commissioner
H.E. Cessouma Minata Samate is a Burkina Faso diplomat, born on 14 July 1961. She was elected the new Commissioner for Political Affairs of the African Union Commission. Ambassador Samate is an Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Ambassador of Burkina Faso in Ethiopia, Permanent Representative to the African Union (AU) and the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA).
Structure
The Department of Political Affairs (DPA) is responsible for promoting, facilitating, coordinating and encouraging democratic principles and the rule of law, respect for human rights, participation of civil society in the development process of the continent and the achievement of durable solutions for addressing humanitarian crises.
HARDP seeks to provide continental direction to the achievement of durable solutions for addressing humanitarian crises caused by conflicts, man-made and natural disasters.
Activities
Maputo, Mozambique, 12 October 2019- His Excellency Goodluck Ebele Azikiwe Jonathan, former Presiden
Ahead of the General Elections scheduled to hold on 15 October 2019 in the Republic of Mozambique, H.E. Moussa Faki Mahamat has approved the deployment of forty (40) short-term observers and 4 electoral experts.
Addis Ababa, 17 September 2019 - The Chairperson of the African Union Commission, Moussa Faki Mahamat, takes note of
Addis Ababa, 15 September 2019: This year, the world celebrates the International Day of Democracy u
Addis Ababa, 10 September 2019 - The Government of Rwanda, UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, and the African Union have t
September 24, 2019 to September 26, 2019
WHAT: The 3rd Continental Transitional Justice Forum for all African Union (AU) Member States, Regional Economic Comm
August 21, 2019 to August 22, 2019
MEDIA ADVISORY
Regional Political Parties Consultative Forum or East Africa
July 04, 2019 to July 05, 2019
WHAT: 35TH Ordinary Session of the Executive Council.
June 17, 2019 to June 20, 2019
he African Union, in collaboration with the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) and other partners, is commemorating the annual World/Africa Refugee Day next week. This year, the AU is also marking the 50th anniversary of the 1969 OAU Refugee Convention and the 10th anniversary of the 2009 AU Convention on the Protection and Assistance for Internally Displaced Persons in Africa.
July 29, 2018
March 05, 2018 to March 31, 2018
Media
Interview of Director for Political Affairs of AUC Mr. Khabele Matlosa with Afro FM,Part 1
Speech of H.E. Pohamba with AUEOM Observers
Interview of Ambassador. Salah S. Hammad, Senior Human Rights Expert of AUC with Afro FM - Part 1
Arrival Speech of the Head of AU Election Observation Mission to the Republic of Ghana H.E. Hifikepunye Pohamba
Department Resources
January 18, 2019
December 05, 2018