Addis Ababa - Angola and Egypt on Monday analyzed the state of multilateral cooperation, especially within the scope of the African Union (AU), according to a press release from the Angolan Diplomatic Representation to the continental organization sent to ANGOP.
During a meeting, Angola's permanent representative to the AU and the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA), ambassador Miguel César Domingos Bembe, and his Egyptian counterpart, Mohamed Omar Gad, presented Egypt's candidacy for the position of vice-chairman of the African Union Commission (AUC), Hanan Morsy.
The Egyptian candidate is an economist with more than 25 years of experience in international organizations and financial institutions, such as the African Development Bank (AfDB), the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and UNECA, where he holds the role of deputy executive.
Under a deliberation of the 22nd Extraordinary Session of the Executive Council of the African Union, held on March 15, in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, the next vice-chairman of the AUC, to be elected in February 2025, must be proposed by the region North Africa.
The decision is based on the principle of inter-regional rotation and age proportional to gender (presentation of female and male candidates).
In addition to Egypt, Algeria and the Kingdom of Morocco have also nominated candidates for the aforementioned post.
The vice-chairman of the AU executive body is in charge of the administration and finance issues which should guarantee the right availability of the necessary resources to meet the objectives of the continental organization.
It also has the task to implement the administrative, budgetary and financial reinforcement of the AU and lead, at continental level, training and development programs for African cadres.
The current African Union Commission, the fifth, elected in 2021 is expected to complete its mandate in February 2025, when the Republic of Angola will assume, for the first time, the Presidency of the continental organization. AJQ/MRA/DOJ
