African Union Commissioner for Infrastructure & Energy @au_ied | Champion of African Integration, Trade, Industrialisation & Prosperity| Africa Optimist.
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Africa’s single market needs the infrastructure to connect it - from transport and energy networks to digital systems that work across borders.
At Afreximbank Headquarters in Cairo, Dr. @GeorgeElombi , President and Chairman of the Board of Directors, met with @LDMataboge , @_AfricanUnion Commissioner for Infrastructure and Energy, to explore closer collaboration on these priorities.
Discussions covered the Programme for Infrastructure Development in Africa (PIDA), implementation of the Single African Air Transport Market (SAATM), energy and digital initiatives, and cooperation around an African Digital Identifier.
For Afreximbank, these areas are closely connected. Better transport links help businesses reach customers, reliable energy supports production, and digital infrastructure enables commerce across markets.
Working with the African Union, we aim to strengthen the connections that make continental integration practical for African businesses and people.
#Afreximbank #AfricanUnion #AfricanIntegration #Infrastructure #PIDA #SAATM
At the opening of Gabon Digital Week, it was an honour to join H.E. Alexandre Barro Chambrier, Vice-President of the Gabonese Republic, H.E. Mark-Alexandre Doumba, Minister of Digital Economy and Innovation, Ministers of the Government of Gabon, and Mr John Omo, Secretary-General of the African Telecommunications Union. Together we walked the exhibition floor, where Africa's digital innovation was on show.
Alongside it, experts from our Member States are preparing recommendations for Ministers at the Sixth Ordinary Session of the Specialised Technical Committee on Communication and ICT (STC-CICT6), who meet on 29 and 30 October on connectivity, digital inclusion, artificial intelligence and digital governance.
To the Government and people of the Gabonese Republic, thank you for hosting this session of the STC-CICT, under the agreement we signed at the start of the week, and for welcoming us with such warmth.
AUC and Member States, together in Libreville, shaping Africa’s digital future.
#STCCICT6 #GabonDigitalWeek #DigitalAfrica #agenda2063 #theafricawewant #theafricawebuild
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🌍 Commissioner Mataboge calls for accelerated implementation of Africa’s digital transformation priorities ahead of #STCCICT6 in Libreville, Gabon, 26–30 October.
Ministers will review progress and advance cooperation on AI, cybersecurity and digital infrastructure.
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"We don't want to see an Africa that is not just an adopter of AI — we want to be co-creators."
H.E. Lerato Dorothy Mataboge of @_AfricanUnion and #AIforGood Commissioner, discusses Africa's role in shaping the future of AI.
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Introducing the AfSEM Monitor, Issue 01, From Decisions to Delivery
The @_AfricanUnion Commission’s Infrastructure and Energy Department launches the AfSEM Monitor, the official biannual publication tracking the progress, readiness and investment outlook of the African Single Electricity Market (AfSEM). Issue 01 sets the baseline under the theme “From Decisions to Delivery”.
The Monitor reports progress and constraints side by side, tracking what has been achieved, where the bottlenecks sit and what the priorities are for the road ahead. Issue 01 covers:
- AfSEM’s governance and coordination structures
- Progress in regulatory readiness and regional market integration
- Validated pre-feasibility studies for 9 cross-border interconnectors involving 20 countries
- Six key signals to watch over the next 12 to 24 months
In her foreword, H.E. @LDMataboge, Commissioner for Infrastructure and Energy, writes: “AfSEM is ultimately about more than electricity. It is about creating the infrastructure and market conditions that allow Africa’s economies to trade, industrialise and prosper.”
Read Issue 01 and contribute to building Africa’s integrated electricity market. Issue 02 follows in six months:
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For engagement, contact the AfSEM Strategic Planning and Coordination Unit at [email protected].
𝗦𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗴𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗠𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗖𝗼𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗔𝗳𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗮’𝘀 𝗜𝗻𝗳𝗿𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗿𝘂𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗗𝗲𝗹𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆 | 🇪🇬 𝗖𝗮𝗶𝗿𝗼, 𝟭𝟴–𝟭𝟵 𝗢𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲
This past weekend I was in Cairo, Egypt as part of the Commission’s ongoing engagement with Member States to align national infrastructure efforts with continental priorities and to strengthen cooperation on regional project delivery.
I commend Egypt’s substantial infrastructure investments, including the railway link connecting Cairo to the New Administrative Capital, and the visionary leadership guiding the country’s infrastructure transformation.
The discussions I held covered the Programme for Infrastructure Development in Africa (PIDA), including its Priority Action Plan II mid-term review, which represents an opportunity to assess progress, consider onboarding new priority projects and address implementation bottlenecks.
I reaffirmed our commitment to reinvigorating the Presidential Infrastructure Champion Initiative (PICI), working closely with Egypt and other Member States.
The PICI initiative provides an instrument for mobilising high-level political leadership to overcome cross-border coordination challenges and unlock progress on strategic regional projects.
Egypt has expressed its readiness to support continental infrastructure development by sharing its experience and technical expertise.
As my visit continued, further engagements explored cooperation on Africa’s connectivity and integration priorities, including a visit to the project office for the Establishment of a Navigational Line between Lake Victoria and the Mediterranean Sea (VICMED), a PIDA project that aims to connect East and Central Africa to the Mediterranean through an integrated waterway and multimodal transport network, facilitating trade and regional integration. Afreximbank and the Suez Canal Special Economic Zone presented a further opportunity to solidify our trade-enabling infrastructure delivery ambitions. #PIDA #PICI #infrastructure #AfCFTA
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𝗔𝗨 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗔𝗳𝗿𝗲𝘅𝗶𝗺𝗯𝗮𝗻𝗸 𝗦𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗴𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝗣𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗻𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽 𝗮𝘀 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗶𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗲𝗿 𝗠𝗮𝘁𝗮𝗯𝗼𝗴𝗲 𝗩𝗶𝘀𝗶𝘁𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗕𝗮𝗻𝗸’𝘀 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗾𝘂𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗖𝗮𝗶𝗿𝗼
The @_AfricanUnion and African Export-Import Bank (@Afreximbank) reaffirmed their commitment to deepen collaboration on infrastructure development to unlock trade, facilitate the movement of people and advance regional integration.
On Monday, 19 October 2026, H.E. Lerato D. Mataboge (@LDMataboge), African Union Commissioner for Infrastructure and Energy @au_ied , met with Afreximbank President Dr George Elombi at the Bank’s headquarters in Cairo. The Commissioner presented the department’s priorities across transport, energy, digital transformation and the Programme for Infrastructure Development in Africa (PIDA).
Discussions also focused on cooperation to implement the AU Theme of the Year 2027, “𝗔𝗨 𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗗𝗮𝘄𝗻 𝗼𝗳 𝗶𝘁𝘀 𝟮𝟱𝘁𝗵 𝗔𝗻𝗻𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗮𝗿𝘆: 𝗟𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗙𝘂𝗹𝗹 𝗣𝗼𝘁𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗼𝗳 𝗦𝗔𝗔𝗧𝗠 & 𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗧𝗲𝗰𝗵𝗻𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗴𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗴𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻.” Particular emphasis was placed on mobilising financing for the aviation sector to support the Single African Air Transport Market (SAATM).
The Theme offers an opportunity to address persistent barriers to air transport access, connectivity and sustainability, linking political commitment with financing to deliver a more connected continent.//
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Yesterday I paid a visit to H.E. Brigitt Ory, Ambassador of the Federal Republic of Germany to Ethiopia and Permanent Observer to the African Union and UNECA at her residence. We exchanged views over a warm cup of tea in preparation for the African Union - Germany Partnership Dialogue taking place at the @_AfricanUnion headquarters next week.
Energy access sits at the centre of our partnership with Germany. Our conversation engaged on geothermal and and other renewable energy sources, and on the options for reliable baseload power that Africa’s industrialisation will depend on.
Germany has been a steady partner across many of our shared initiatives, and I look forward to building on that in our engagements next week. #AUGermany #energy #geothermal #agenda2063 #theafricawewant #theafricawebuild
Infrastructure connectivity and regional integration were at the heart of my meeting today with H.E. František Ružička, Deputy Secretary-General of the @OECD. A rich exchange on the Enhanced OECD–Africa Partnership and on working together in energy, transport and digital, from bankable projects to the skills Africa’s workforce will need for tomorrow. #OECD #infrastructure #agenda2063 #theafricawewant #theafricawebuild
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Bilateral With Cameroon's Permanent Representative to the African Union Takes Up Africa's Digital Agenda Ahead of the STC-CICT
08 October 2026, Addis Ababa.
African Union Commissioner for Infrastructure and Energy H.E. @LDMataboge held a bilateral engagement with H.E. @EwumbueMonono, Ambassador and Permanent Representative of the Republic of Cameroon to the @_AfricanUnion and the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (@ECA_OFFICIAL).
The discussion centred on Africa's digital transformation and the instruments through which the Union carries it: the Digital Transformation Strategy for Africa (2020-2030), the Continental Artificial Intelligence Strategy, the AU Data Policy Framework and the African Union Convention on Cyber Security and Personal Data Protection, whose ratification by Member States remains a continental priority.
The engagement also took up preparations for the Sixth Ordinary Session of the Specialised Technical Committee on Communication and ICT, convened by the African Union Commission in collaboration with the Gabonese Republic in Libreville from 26 to 30 October 2026, where Ministers will consider progress on these frameworks and the new instruments before them, and Africa's preparation for the ITU Plenipotentiary Conference in Doha.
The Infrastructure and Energy Department, in the implementation of Agenda 2063, carries the engagement forward with the Permanent Mission of Cameroon and Member States on the road to Libreville.
Bilateral Engagement. Permanent Mission of Cameroon to the African Union.
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On 1 October, 🇪🇺EU Ambassador to the AU H.E. Javier Niño Pérez met AU Commissioner for Infrastructure & Energy H.E. @LDMataboge to strengthen cooperation on #infrastructure, #energy, #digital regulation & #transport.
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Today I had the pleasure of receiving H.E. Churchill Ewumbue-Monono, Ambassador and Permanent Representative of the Republic of Cameroon to the @_AfricanUnion and UNECA. A warm and productive discussion on Africa's digital transformation and preparations for the 6th Ordinary Session of the STC on Communication and ICT in Libreville, 26 to 30 October. AUC and Member States, together on the road to Libreville. #Cameroon #digitaltransformation #agenda2063 #theafricawewant #theafricawebuild
Last week I was honoured to have been a part of the @_AfricanUnion delegation to #UNGA81 led by our distinguished Chairperson, H.E. @ymahmoudali I had a number of sectoral engagements on energy and the digital transformation of Africa in particular; towards #agenda2063 objectives. #theafricawewant #theafricawebuild
Two days ago I paid a visit to the offices of the EU delegation to AU. It was an honour to have been received by H.E. Ambassador Javier Nino Perez and his team. The strength of EU-AU collaboration cannot be understated. We look forward to continuing the good work. #eu #au #agenda2063 #theafricawewant #theafricawebuild
Remarks by H.E. Mahmoud Ali Youssef, Chairperson of the African Union Commission at the 46th SADC Summit. #agenda2063
I was honoured to represent the Chairperson of the Africa Union Commission H.E. @ymahmoudali at the 46th SADC Summit held in eThekwini (Durban). Durban is where the African Union was born 24 years ago, as the OAU transitioned to AU. Durban has now hosted a SADC rebirth, in the words of the Heads of States and Governments present. Long live SADC. Long live Africa. A beautiful poem by #LeboMashile #SADC #SADCSouthAfrica #AfricanUnion #infrastructure #energy #digitalisation #agenda2063
Two weeks ago I addressed the Napers-hosted AI Governance and Policy Symposium, with a focus on South Africa. The platform provided an opportunity to highlight the African Union’s contribution to AI governance. We thank NASPERS and the Johannesburg Stock Exchange for advancing the conversation. #AI #digitaltransformation #governance #africa
We went to Geneva in July 2026 to ensure that Africa is not left outside when digital conversations are being held and decisions are being taken. #agenda2063 #AI #digital