EL-ALAMEIN (Egypt), 4 October 2026 (#ADI) – Djibouti’s chief of diplomacy, Abdoulkader Houssein Omar, called on Sunday in El-Alamein to strengthen coordination between the African Union (AU) and regional organizations in order to transform the continent’s commitments into “real and tangible results”.
Minister of Foreign Affairs and government spokesman, Mr. Abdoulkader Houssein Omar represented President Ismaïl Omar Guelleh, who holds the current presidency of the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD). He spoke at the 8th semi-annual AU Coordination Meeting, held in this seaside resort on the Egyptian Mediterranean coast.
Meeting around the AU, the Regional Economic Communities (RECs), the Regional Mechanisms (RMs) and the Member States, the participants sought ways to accelerate continental integration and the implementation of Agenda 2063, the African Development Roadmap.
After conveying the greetings of President Guelleh, the Minister reaffirmed IGAD’s commitment to peace, security and regional integration. Peace and security remain, he said, “a top priority” for the region. He stressed the prevention, mediation and facilitation of dialogue in response to crises in the Horn of Africa and the continent.
Economically, Mr. Abdoulkader Houssein Omar called for faster integration through trade and mobility facilitation, development of regional corridors and investment promotion.
He also called for strengthening resilience to climate and humanitarian challenges, including through early warning and response mechanisms, and increased cooperation on water, agriculture, sanitation and sustainable natural resource management. Lastly, it had defended the full and effective participation of women and youth in decision-making, development and peacebuilding processes.
The Minister requested that the responsibilities assigned to REBs and NCMs be accompanied by the means necessary for their implementation. He invited us to build “a solid foundation for future generations.”
At the end of the meeting, the draft Declaration of the meeting was adopted.
The head of Djiboutian diplomacy was accompanied by Abdi Mahamoud Eybe, Ambassador of Djibouti to Ethiopia and Permanent Representative to the AU, and Ahmed Ali Barreh, Ambassador of Djibouti to Egypt and Permanent Representative to the League of Arab States.