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
The Department of Political Affairs of the African Union Commission (AUC/DPA) is organizing a webinar on “Examining t
As part of its mandate to implement the African Union's vision of respect of rule of law on the continent, the Consti
Today, 20 June 2020, I am addressing you on behalf of H.E.
The Department of Political Affairs (DPA) of the African Union Commission (AUC) will convene a virtual meeting on COV
June 24, 2020 to June 25, 2020
WOMEN IN GOVERNANCE AND POLITICAL PARTICIPATION (WGPP): ENHANCING AFRICAN WOMEN’S ROLE IN LEADERSHIP”
August 07, 2020
WHAT: The African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights (the ACHPR) wishes to inform represe
July 09, 2020
The COVID-19 and subsequent travel restrictions and lockdowns have already negatively affected a large number of migrants in Africa: tens of thousands of them, often even abandoned by migrant smugglers, are trapped or stranded in their destination or transit countries like in Niger or Djibout
May 20, 2020 to May 21, 2020
May 05, 2020
Date: 5th May 2020
July 13, 2020
November 11, 2019
Media
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
December 18, 2019
May 15, 2019
Mission d’observation électorale de l’Union Africaine de l’élection présidentielle de Juillet - Août 2018 en République du Mali
May 15, 2019
Mission d’observation électorale de l’Union Africaine de l’élection présidentielle des 7 Novembre et 19 Décembre 2018 en république de Madagascar
June 24, 2020
Highlights of the cooperation with the GIZ-project “Support to the African Union on Migration and Displacement”
June 24, 2020
Violent extremism is a global issue.
June 24, 2020
Background
June 23, 2020
July 27, 2020
Through the lens of governance, peace and security, the brief provides an overview of the Government responses to COVID-19, state of the
March 31, 2020
In line with the Solemn Declaration on the 50th Anniversary of the Organization of African Unity/ African Union of the African Heads of S
December 18, 2019