New senior leadership of the African Union Commission assumes office.

and inclusive Africa where all Africa citizens can benefit from the economic growth, improved well-being and welfare, justice, and freedoms.

He underscored the need to have a look at the challenges facing the continent and to find more creative solutions. “I have observed the unreserved commitment by the leadership to the realization of our great aspirations, which essentially consist of promoting the development of the continent, the construction and modernization of the infrastructure we need to ensure the functioning of our industries, the efficient performance of our services, the flow of our export products, and enhanced intra-African trade through the African Continental Free Area. The issue of infrastructure deserves special attention from this commission, which I urge to craft a strategy aimed at mobilizing Africa’s International partners interested in making investment with mutual advantages. Infrastructure is an essential pillar of the Agenda 2063 and that obliges us to mobilize the largest possible volume of financial resources to achieve the goals we have set such as technological innovation and energy transition”, he stated.

The elected officials of the African Union Commission serve for a four-year term, renewable once. The elections of the posts of two Commissioners – Economic Development, Tourism, Trade, Industry, Mining (ETTIM), and Education, Science, Technology and Innovation (ESTI)-, will be conducted in the upcoming 24th Extraordinary session of the Executive Council.

The African Union Commission is the key organ playing a central role in the day-to-day management of the African Union. Among others, it represents the Union and defends its interests; elaborates draft common positions of the Union; prepares strategic plans and studies for the consideration of the Executive Council; elaborates, promotes, coordinates and harmonizes the programmes and policies of the Union with those of the Regional Economic Communities, and ensures the mainstreaming of gender in all programmes and activities of the Union. Members of the Commission include the Chairperson; the Deputy Chairperson; six (6) Commissioners, and staff members.

For further information, please contact:

Ms. Doreen Apollos | Directorate of Information and Communication| African Union Commission | E-mail ApollosD@africa-union.org

Mr. Molalet Tsedeke| Information and Communication Directorate | African Union Commission | Tel: +251 115 517 700 | E-mail:Molalett@africa-union.org| Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

Information and Communication Directorate, African Union Commission I E-mail: DIC@africa-union.org
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