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🇧🇮Burundi · Évariste Ndayishimiye · Day 2 · 15 sentences

• Honored the In the name of God, the all-powerful, most merciful, distinguished President of the General Assembly, Mr. Secretary-General, Excellencies, Heads of State and Government, ladies and gentlemen, as President of the Republic of Burundi and the current chairperson of the African Union, allow me to first, on behalf of the people of Burundi and of Africa, congratulate His Excellency Dr. Khalilur Rahman, President of the General Assembly of the United Nations, on his election and wish him every success in the fulfillment of his mandate. 57:17Copy
• This year, when Burundi holds the rotating chairmanship of the African Union, we are keenly aware of the responsibility that falls to us. 1:01:38Copy
• As the African Union champion for the Youth Peace and Security Agenda, I have this year once again convened a continental youth dialogue coupled with the Women, Peace and Security Agenda. 1:01:49Copy
• Excellencies, as an African and a voice for Africa at this time, and I hold the rotating chairmanship of the African Union, I must also state the following. 1:03:55Copy

🇨🇩Democratic Republic of the Congo · Judith Suminwa Tuluka · Day 2 · 5 sentences

• The admission of the African Union to G20 is certainly a major step in the right direction. 11:48:41Copy
• The peace agreement signed in Washington on June 27, 2025, the commitments made as part of the Doha process, and the roadmap coordinated by the African Union have opened up prospects that we have constantly supported. 11:51:48Copy
• I commend the United States, Qatar, the African Union, African facilitators, regional partners, and all those who are sincerely striving to restore peace. 11:52:01Copy
• The coordinated implementation of the mechanisms of Washington, Doha, and the African Union must be subject to a precise time frame, independent verification, regular information exchange, and clear consequences in case of violations. 11:53:57Copy

🇸🇴Somalia · Hassan Sheikh Mohamud · Day 3 · 4 sentences

• Excellencies, ladies and gentlemen, Somalia currently broadly serves as a non-permanent member of the United Nations Security Council and as a member of the African Union Peace and Security Council. 2:24:56Copy
• Somalia works to uphold the principles of the United Nations Charter and Constitutive Act of the African Union, strengthening cooperation between the United Nations and the African Union, prevent conflict, and support peaceful Africa-led solution with global benefits. 2:25:20Copy
• We therefore call for a predictable, sustainable support for Somalia's security transition, including adequate financing for African Union mission in Somalia. 2:34:53Copy
• Somalia stands ready to work with every member state to reform the Security Council, strengthening cooperation between the United Nations and the African Union, and improve development financing, confront climate change, and build multilateral system that treats every nation and every person with equal dignity. 2:40:55Copy

🇫🇷France · Emmanuel Macron · Day 1 · 3 sentences

• Back in 2018, I already mentioned the role played by regional organizations and better coordination between these regional bodies and the UN at the Africa forward meeting in Nairobi with over 30 African heads of state and in Addis Ababa, the headquarters of the African Union, together with the UN, we stated clearly that the African Union and regional organizations should be fully equipped to play their role as regards peace and security on the African continent. 5:48:19Copy
• In Paris in November, we will hold a meeting aimed at replenishing the African Union Peace Fund. 5:48:50Copy
• For instance, the COVAX initiative in response to COVID in partnership with the WHO and the African Union. 5:55:27Copy

🇸🇱Sierra Leone · Julius Maada Bio · Day 1 · 3 sentences

• As coordinator of the African Union Committee of 10, Sierra Leone will continue to advance that position. 7:46:39Copy
• In March, this Assembly adopted a resolution led by Ghana and supported by the African Union and Caribbean Community recognizing the trafficking and racialized chattel enslavement of Africans as the gravest crime against humanity. 7:49:37Copy
• In this regard, Sierra Leone has nominated Professor Charles Cherno Jallow, a distinguished international jurist, to be endorsed by and has been endorsed by the African Union and ECOWAS for election as a judge of the International Court of Justice. 7:58:15Copy

🇬🇭Ghana · John Dramani Mahama · Day 3 · 3 sentences

• And I'm deeply grateful to our brothers and sisters in the African Union, the CARICOM, CELAC, and our partners across the global south. 1:07:52Copy
• And in January 2027, Ghana will proudly assume the chairmanship of the African Union. 1:23:48Copy
• I wish to serve notice that we intend to use our AU chairmanship to champion continental integration accelerate the implementation of the African Continental Free Trade Area, push for peace and security in all the conflict zones of Africa, and ensure that Africa speaks on the global stage with one resolute, undivided, and confident voice. 1:24:00Copy

🇨🇮Côte d’Ivoire · Tiémoko Meyliet Koné · Day 3 · 3 sentences

• And to lend its full support for the many mediation efforts undertaken by the United Nations, the African Union, and relevant regional organizations. 7:02:36Copy
• In this regard, we commend the efforts of the United Nations, the African Union, ECOWAS, and all the partners working on security and stabilization efforts in our region. 7:04:33Copy
• This ambition is now embodied in Cote d'Ivoire's National Development Plan 2026-2030, which is part of a long-term vision aligned with the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the African Union's Agenda 2063. 7:10:23Copy

🇨🇬Congo · Constant Serge Bounda · Day 6 · 3 sentences

• The Republic of the Congo, as a member of the Committee of Heads of States and Governments of the African Union on Security Council reform, the C-10 Committee, will not compromise on this shared demand. 2:56:38Copy
• And let me quote the following, our contribution to supporting Namibia's liberation and then the withdrawal of Cuban troops from Angola through the 1988 Brazzaville Protocol, the efforts to end hostilities in the Central African Republic, Initiatives to promote reconciliation in Libya, where my country leads the African Union High-Level Committee. 2:57:42Copy
• Our vision, I would like to point out, aligns with the Sustainable Development Goals, the SDGs, and the 2063 African Union agenda, the Africa we want. 3:00:30Copy

🇦🇴Angola · João Manuel Gonçalves Lourenço · Day 1 · 2 sentences

• Among these contributions to peace are several initiatives undertaken in Africa, of which I highlight the 21st Extraordinary Summit of Heads of State of the African Union on the Strengthening of Conflict Prevention and Resolution Mechanisms in Africa, recently held in Luanda, which opened serious and sound prospect for resolving the problems affecting peace and stability on the African continent. 6:16:16Copy
• We call for effective implementation of the Security Council Resolution 2719, which must ensure a predictable, adequate and sustainable financing for African Union-led peace support operation authorized by the United Nations Security Council, because investing in Africa's capacity to prevent and resolve conflicts is also an investment in international peace and security. 6:18:21Copy

🇹🇿United Republic of Tanzania · Deogratius Ndejembi · Day 1 · 2 sentences

• It is in this spirit that Her Excellency President Samia Suluhu Hassan accepted the responsibility of championing maternal and child health for the African Union. 9:47:02Copy
• Excellencies, Building on this record and sustained commitment to multilateralism, I am pleased to inform you that recently, the African Union formally took note of Tanzania's candidacy for a non-permanent seat on the UN Security Council for the term 2029-2030 during elections to be held by this Assembly in June 2028. 9:54:19Copy

🇱🇾Libya · Mohamed Younis Menfi · Day 2 · 2 sentences

• Africa, whose journey we have followed since the founding of the African Union, is not the margin of the world. 3:32:03Copy
• Decades ago, an African will emerged from the Libyan city of Sirte that contributed to the establishment of the African Union. 3:32:24Copy

🇨🇫Central African Republic · Faustin Archange Touadera · Day 2 · 2 sentences

• We support strengthening the UN-African Union partnership, including through predictable financing for African-led operations. 6:03:47Copy
• The African Union has prioritized this, and the CEAR fully supports these efforts. 6:05:32Copy

🇸🇿Eswatini · King Mswati III · Day 2 · 2 sentences

• The African Union's Agenda 2063 and its aspiration to silence the guns reflect our continent's resolve to end conflict and to create the stable conditions required for sustainable growth. 9:29:48Copy
• However, we are concerned by the continued incidence of unconstitutional changes of government, which run counter to the values and principles enshrined in the charters of the United Nations the African Union, and the regional economic blocs. 9:30:10Copy

🇿🇼Zimbabwe · Emmerson Dambudzo Mnangagwa · Day 3 · 2 sentences

• Secondly, We shall advocate for the strengthening of cooperation between the United Nations and the regional organizations, such as the African Union and its Peace and Security Council. 23:19Copy
• In this respect, we call for the full implementation of Resolution 2719 to ensure predictable, adequate, and sustainable financing for authorized African Union-led peace support operations. 23:33Copy

🇬🇲Gambia (Republic of The) · Mohammed Jallow · Day 3 · 2 sentences

• At that critical moment, the preventive diplomacy of the United Nations, working in partnership with the African Union and ECOWAS, help uphold the will of the Gambian people and support a peaceful democratic transition. 4:34:45Copy
• Partnerships between the United Nations and regional organizations, particularly the African Union, must also be deepened with sustained and predictable funding. 4:38:17Copy

🇹🇳Tunisia · Mohamed Ali Nafti · Day 5 · 2 sentences

• Tunisia renews its support for the reform of the African Union so that it may better fulfill its responsibilities and respond effectively to current challenges. 6:05:23Copy
• Tunisia also stresses the importance of strengthening the partnership between the United Nations and the African Union in conflict prevention, mediation, peacekeeping, peacebuilding, and sustainable development. 6:05:37Copy

🇬🇦Gabon · Marie-Édith Tassyla-Ye-Doumbeneny · Day 5 · 2 sentences

• Mr. President, Gabon, in its capacity as member of the African Union's Peace and Security Council, stresses the urgent need to implement UN Security Council Resolution 2719 on the financing of peacekeeping operations. 7:29:46Copy
• Fulfilling this commitment would help consolidate peace in Africa and strengthen cooperation between the UN Security Council and the AU's Peace and Security Council. 7:30:02Copy

🇺🇳President of the General Assembly (opening) · Dr. Khalilur Rahman · Day 1 · 1 sentence

• and implementing the programs of actions for least developed countries, landlocked developing countries and small island developing states as well as African Union's Agenda 2063. 1:07:27Copy

🇫🇮Finland · Alexander Stubb · Day 1 · 1 sentence

• Regional organizations like the African Union, Gulf Cooperation Council, Mercosur, ASEAN, or the EU, build trust. 5:05:33Copy

🇵🇱Poland · Karol Nawrocki · Day 2 · 1 sentence

• In 2023, the African Union was admitted to the G20. 6:55:39Copy

🇳🇦Namibia · Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah · Day 2 · 1 sentence

• In our capacity as co-chair with Senegal of the AU International High-Level Panel on the African Water Investment Programme, on Monday, we convened a high-level side event on water investment for Africa and the globe. 7:21:55Copy

🇷🇼Rwanda · Justin Nsengiyumva · Day 2 · 1 sentence

• We are grateful for the relentless efforts deployed by President Donald Trump, His Highness the Emir of Qatar, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, and the African Union mediator, President Faure Gnassingbe of Togo, in advancing these processes. 11:05:18Copy

🇲🇬Madagascar · Michaël Randrianirina · Day 3 · 1 sentence

• Africa should be granted permanent representation on the Security Council in accordance with the Ezulwini Consensus and the Cirt Declaration, which express a common position grounded injustice, equity and representativeness within the African Union. 53:25Copy

🇬🇶Equatorial Guinea · Teodoro Nguema Obiang Mangue · Day 3 · 1 sentence

• We express our recognition and gratitude for the valuable support of the United Nations and the African Union in this in that process. 4:24:42Copy

🇸🇳Senegal · Bassirou Diomaye Diakhar Faye · Day 3 · 1 sentence

• Of course, I will be doing this alongside the African Union and the United Nations, working closely with them. 6:22:24Copy

🇳🇬Nigeria · Kashim Shettima · Day 3 · 1 sentence

• Through ECOWAS, the African Union, and our Gulf of Guinea partnerships, we continue to advance mediation, democratic governance, counterterrorism, and maritime security. 7:16:57Copy

🇱🇸Lesotho · Samuel Ntsokoane Matekane · Day 4 · 1 sentence

• With the support of the United Nations, the African Union, SADC, and other friendly nations, we have reclaimed our rightful place among the community of nations as a stable and peaceful country. 2:52:01Copy

🇬🇼Guinea-Bissau · Ilídio Vieira Té · Day 4 · 1 sentence

• I take this opportunity to express our gratitude to the Economic Community of West African States, ECOWAS, the African Union, the United Nations, and our other international partners for their engagement and support in the efforts to ensure a return to constitutional normalcy in our country. 7:36:07Copy

🇻🇨Saint Vincent and the Grenadines · Godwin Friday · Day 4 · 1 sentence

• We are encouraged that in March 2026, this Assembly strongly adopted a resolution sponsored by Ghana and supported by the African Union and CARICOM, declaring the trafficking of enslaved Africans and racialized chattel enslavement of Africans as the gravest crime against humanity. 8:19:53Copy

🇰🇳Saint Kitts and Nevis · Geoffrey Hanley · Day 4 · 1 sentence

• At the second African Caribbean Summit, our leaders signed the Addis Ababa Declaration And this year, the African Union's Reparation Mechanism and the Caribbean Reparations Commission held their first joint meeting, establishing permanent coordination. 9:17:47Copy

🇲🇷Mauritania · Mohamed Salem Merzoug · Day 4 · 1 sentence

• Turning to Libya, we support the UN efforts and the African Union's effort to reach a permanent settlement that would maintain the country's unity and sovereignty while ensuring peace and stability to the people of Libya. 10:45:31Copy

🇹🇩Chad · Abdelmadjid Abdelrahim Mahamat · Day 4 · 1 sentence

• Chad reiterates to this end its complete support for the common African position, as stipulated in the Ezulwini Consensus and the Sirt Declaration, and taken up in the African model for reform of the Security Council, presented in April by Sierra Leone on behalf of the Committee of Ten of the African Union. 11:28:35Copy

🇨🇻Cabo Verde · Francisco Avelino Vieira de Carvalho · Day 5 · 1 sentence

• The 2030 agenda, the African Union's Agenda 2063, and the Pact for the Future point us in one clear direction, sustainable development centered on the people capable of transforming global commitments into concrete changes in the lives of populations. 1:21:22Copy

🇧🇾Belarus · Maxim Ryzhenkov · Day 5 · 1 sentence

• That is why we wholeheartedly and with fraternal feeling support those who demand historical justice, including on the issue of reparations raised by the African Union. 5:20:50Copy

🇩🇯Djibouti · Abdoulkader Houssein Omar · Day 5 · 1 sentence

• We are continuing to invest in education, health, and to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals and implement the African Union's Agenda 2063. 6:56:20Copy

🇿🇲Zambia · Mulambo Hamakuni Haimbe · Day 5 · 1 sentence

• We further support African-led solutions and stronger cooperation between the UN, the African Union and regional organizations to advance conflict prevention, peace building and collective security. 8:53:04Copy

🇨🇲Cameroon · Lejeune Mbella Mbella · Day 5 · 1 sentence

• Moreover, my country reiterates its solidarity when it comes to the African Union's common position for better representation of the African continent in the United Nations Security Council. 9:26:15Copy

🇸🇸South Sudan · Cecilia Adout Majok Adeng · Day 6 · 1 sentence

• South Sudan, therefore, continues to recognize the indispensable contribution of IGAD and our African Union brothers and sisters. 5:27:38Copy

🇧🇯Benin · Marc Hermanne Gninadoou Araba · Day 6 · 1 sentence

• interstate solidarity, regional cooperation, the action of the African Union, the support of the United Nations. 6:49:56Copy