Panel sessions
Humanitarian Talks
Speakers
Minata Samate
Commissioner for Health, Humanitarian Affairs and Social Development, African Union Commission
H.E. Amb. Cessouma Minata Samate is a Burkina Faso diplomat with over 30 years of experience in international relations and diplomacy. She was elected Commissioner for Health, Humanitarian and Social Affairs of the African Union Commission in 2021. Prior to that, she was AU Commissioner for Political Affairs, Ambassador of Burkina Faso to Ethiopia, Permanent Representative to the African Union and the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa. She also served as the State Minister of Foreign Affairs and Regional Cooperation in Burkina Faso.