Your Excellencies, Ministers, Officials, Guests, Thank you for your participation in this constructive engagement. The attendance at this Summit demonstrates that the leaders of this continent remain deeply concerned about the future of our sister country.
Your Excellency, Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, Chairperson of the African Union Commission, General Salva Kiir Mayardit, President of the Republic of South Sudan, Former President Jakaya Kikwete, AU High Representative for the Horn of Africa and the
President Cyril Ramaphosa will tomorrow, Tuesday, 29 September 2026, in his capacity as Chairperson of the African Union High-Level Ad Hoc Committee on South Sudan (C5), convene a virtual meeting of the C5 and Member States
President of the General Assembly, Secretary-General of the United Nations, United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen, Twenty-five years ago, the world converged on our shores in Durban, South Africa, for the