Leading the African Union Commission (AUC) for the last eight years was no easy task for Moussa Faki Mahamat.
On Saturday, February 15, Faki delivered his final address as AUC chairperson at the AU Assembly in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
Amid a standing ovation from African Heads of State and Government, he bowed out, but not without acknowledging the challenges of his tenure and apologising for 'missed opportunities.' "Certainly, I have made mistakes and missed an opportunity to do better… I apologise if my remarks have caused any harm, individually or otherwise," he told the leaders, including UN Secretary-General António Guterres and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas.
Faki admitted he may have underestimated the weight of the role when he took office in 2017. "I have made mistakes here and there… I wanted to do better.
