PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
(24 February 2025)
Question Asked
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, when he plans to meet the new Chair of the African Union.
Asked by:
Adam Jogee (Labour)
Asked by:
Adam Jogee (Labour)
Answer
The Foreign Secretary sent congratulations to Mahmoud Ali Youssouf following his election as Chairman of the African Union Commission on 15 February. The Deputy Prime Minister, the Rt Hon Angela Rayner MP, was visiting Addis Ababa on 17 February and congratulated Youssouf in person. Chairperson-elect Youssouf will take-up office on 15 March, and we hope there will be an opportunity for the Foreign Secretary to meet with him soon after.
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