Commissioner for Agriculture, Rural Development, Blue Economy and Sustainable Environment (ARBE);
- Briefing on the AU 2026 theme of the year
- Briefing on Kampala CAADP Domestication Guidelines
- Updates on the digital Agriculture
H.E. Amb Téte António, Minister of External Relations of the Republic of Angola and Chairperson of the Executive Council,
H.E. Mahamoud Ali Youssouf, Chairperson of the African Union Commission,
H.E. Dr. Gedion Timothewos, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia,
H.E. Selma Malika Haddadi, Deputy Chairperson of the African Union Commission,
Honourable Ministers,
Distinguished Delegates,
Ladies and Gentlemen:
It is an honour to address this Forty-Eighth Ordinary Session of the Executive Council.
H.E. Gedion Timothewos (PhD), Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia;
Honorable Ministers and Members of the Executive Council of the Union;
H.E. Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, Chairperson of the African Union Commission;
H.E. Claver Gatete, Executive Secretary of UNECA;
Distinguished Vice-Chairperson of the African Union Commission;
Distinguished Commissioners of the African Union Commission;
Distinguished Heads and Representatives of the Organs of the African Union;
Your Excellency Amb Tete Antonio, Minister of External Relations of the Republic of Angola and Chairperson of the Executive Council;
Your Excellencies Distinguished Ministers;
Your Excellency Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, Chairperson of the African Union Commission;
Your Excellency Selma Melika Hadadi, Deputy Chairperson of the African Union Commission;
Your Excellency Mr. Claver Gatete, Executive Secretary of the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa;
Distinguished Delegates, Ladies and Gentlemen;
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.
Learn about the 39th AU Summit @ https://au.int/en/summit/39
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,
