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Media Encounter of the Chairperson of the African Union Commission

Statement by Prof Gaspard Banyankimbona, Commissioner for Education, Science, Technology and Innovation during the celebrations of the 11th Africa Day of School Feeding (ADSF) in Gaborone, Botswana

Salutations

Your Excellency, DUMA GIDEON BOKO, President of the Republic of Botswana,
Honorable Minister Kebuang Nono Kgafela-Mokoka, Minister of Child Welfare and Basic Education, Botswana,
Honorable Ministers here present,
Excellencies Ambassadors,
Representatives of the RECS,
Distinguished Representatives of our Partner Organizations: WFP, UNICEF, FAO, UNESCO, FAWE, AFECN, GIZ, …

Dates:

March 01, 2026

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Theme of the Year 2026: Assuring Sustainable Water Availability and Safe Sanitation Systems to Achieve the Goals of Agenda 2063

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Dates:

February 27, 2026

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Opening Statement by Amb. Amr Aljowaily, Director, AUC Citizens and Diaspora Directorate (CIDO) before the Joint Bureaus Meeting and Consultations of AUCER and AULER

Opening Statement by Amb. Amr Aljowaily, Director, AUC Citizens and Diaspora Directorate (CIDO) before the Joint Bureaus Meeting and Consultations of the African Union Committee of Experts on Reparations (AUCER) and the African Union Reference Group of Legal Experts (AULER)

Dates:

February 09, 2026

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Theme of the Year 2026 Launch Video

The Chairperson of the African Union Commission, H. E Mahmoud Ali Youssouf made a call to action to strengthen political leadership, mobilize sustainable investments, and implement integrated, climate-resilient solutions towards elevating water and sanitation as Africa's continental priority for 2026.

“Together, we will advance the Africa Water Vision 2063 and Policy, which is central to our commitment to Agenda 2063, and acceleration of industrialization and sustainable development across our beautiful continent, Africa.”