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Adopted by the Peace and Security Council (PSC) of the African Union (AU) at its 1367th meeting held on 1 September 2026 on the Review of the Situation in the Central African Republic (CAR).
The Peace and Security Council,
Recalling all its previous decisions and pronouncements on the situation in the Central African Republic (CAR), in particular, Communiqué [PSC/PR/COMM.1338 (2026)] adopted at its 1338th meeting held on 9 April 2026, and Communiqué [PSC/PR/COMM.1302 (2025)] adopted at its 1302nd meeting held on 19 September 2025;
Reaffirming the AU’s steadfast commitment to the independence, sovereignty, territorial integrity, and national unity of the CAR, as well as its solidarity with the Government and people of the CAR in their efforts toward durable peace, security, stability, national reconciliation, democratic governance, and sustainable development;
Underscoring the critical role of the AU as a guarantor of the Political Agreement for Peace and Reconciliation in the CAR (PAPR-CAR), signed on 6 February 2019, and the importance of the continued implementation of the 2021 Joint Roadmap for Peace in the country;
Taking note of the opening remarks by H.E. Ambassador Hervé D. Djokpe, Permanent Representative of the Republic of Benin to the AU and Chairperson of the PSC of the AU for September 2026, as well as the introductory statement by H.E. Ambassador Bankole Adeoye, AU Commissioner for Political Affairs, Peace and Security (PAPS);
Also taking note of the statement by Her Excellency Mrs. Sylvie Valérie Baïpo-Témon, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Francophonie, and Central Africans Abroad of the CAR; further taking note of the statements by the Representative of the Economic Community of Central African States (ECCAS) and by H.E. Parfait Onanga-Anyanga, Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General to the AU and Head of the UN Office to the AU (UNOAU); and
