Uganda Signs a Host Country Agreement for the African Union Humanitarian Agency Headquarters: A First Team Is Sought in Kampala by Late November to Mid December, With About Three Years to Full Operation
ENTEBBE, Uganda — Uganda has signed a host country agreement with the African Union to base the headquarters of the African Union Humanitarian Agency in the country. The agreement was signed at State House in Entebbe on Monday, witnessed by President Yoweri Museveni.
President Museveni said at the ceremony that Uganda's commitment of 86 million U.S. dollars would be honoured in three tranches within three years toward the agency's full operationalisation, and that the agency would work through five regional depots together with regional economic communities and development partners.
Attorney General Sam Mayanja signed the agreement on behalf of the Ugandan government, giving the continental body the legal and institutional framework it needs to establish and run the agency from Kampala. The African Union Commissioner for Health, Humanitarian Affairs and Social Development, Ambassador Amma Twum Amoah, thanked the government and people of Uganda for agreeing to host the agency.
Amoah said the commission hopes to deploy the first team to Kampala by the end of November or, at the latest, by the middle of December 2026, and is working closely with the Ugandan government to make the deployment happen. The process of establishing the headquarters is expected to begin in December 2026 and take about three years before the agency becomes fully operational.
The agency is charged with strengthening the ability of Africa to coordinate relief during emergencies, including armed conflicts, forced displacement, climate driven disasters, food insecurity and disease outbreaks.
Source: African Union Commission
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