We call on the AU to enhance engagement in the Sahel and appoint a new High Representative for Mali.
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Patrick Loch Otieno Lumumba is a Professor of Public Law and founder of the PLO Lumumba Foundation.
We call on the AU to enhance engagement in the Sahel and appoint a new High Representative for Mali.