Africa: AUC Chairperson Yesterday Evening Held Consultations With the Permanent Representatives of the AU Regional Economic Communities (Recs)

6 February 2026
African Union (Addis Ababa)

The Chairperson of the African Union Commission, H.E. @ymahmoudali, yesterday evening held consultations with the Permanent Representatives of the AU Regional Economic Communities (RECs), briefing them on the Commission's strategic priorities ahead of the 48th Ordinary Session of the Executive Council & the 39th Assembly of Heads of State & Government (Addis Ababa, 11-15 Feb 2026).

The engagement, welcomed by the Representatives as an unprecedented & institutionalised dialogue, marked the fourth such interaction under the current leadership of the AUC, reinforcing AU-RECs coordination in line with the principle of subsidiarity.

Deliberations focused on sustainable financing of the Commission & RECs, alignment of peace, security, mediation & preventive diplomacy efforts, advancing regional integration, navigating global geopolitical dynamics, & strengthening African agency through locally derived and sustainable development financing.

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