Comoros Endorses AUC Candidate

The President of the Union of the Comoros, President Azali Assomani met Kenyan Cabinet Secretary for Foreign Affairs and International Trade, Ambassador Amina Mohamed at the Presidential Palace in Moroni, Comoros recently. Amb Mohamed delivered a special message from Kenya’s President Uhuru Kenyatta on her candidature to become Chair of the African Union Commission (AUC). President Assomani highlighted the critical role of women in leadership and their ability to lead the continent’s transformative agenda - citing the legacy of the outgoing AUC chairperson, H.E Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma. The President expressed his desire to see a woman elected to Chair the AUC. He applauded Mohamed’s achievements and acknowledged her capacity, proven leadership skills, great experience and expressed that she was the best person suited to Chair the AUC. “Africa needs a visionary leader with the foresight, experience and skill-set of Amb. Mohamed to drive Africa’s development Agenda”, President Assomani said. “Mohamed is now the leading candidate with over 25 countries having pledged to support her in the elections scheduled for end of January 2017. Amina’s Comoros tour comes after she visited The African Leadership University (ALU) in Mauritius where she reiterated her message on the critical role the youth play in moving the continent to the next century. “Amina stated that if elected as Chair of the Africa Union Commission, one of her top priorities will be to collaborate with other countries and look for ways to bring down the level of unemployment among the youth.