Moctar OuaneFormer Prime Minister of Mali
Republic of Mali

Moctar Ouane

  • Prime Minister, Head of the Transitional Government2020 – 2021
  • Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation2004 – 2011
  • Permanent Representative of Mali to the United Nations1995 – 2002

A career diplomat, Moctar Ouane served Mali for nearly four decades, from the Presidency of the Republic to the United Nations Security Council, before leading the Transitional Government.

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Moctar Ouane
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2000 · 2001President of the UN Security Council in September 2000 and December 2001
7 yearsas head of Malian diplomacy, May 2004 to April 2011
75 textsofficial speeches, statements and addresses collected in this archive
“Only a reformed and democratised United Nations will be able to become the true crucible of a universal collective conscience.”
UN General Assembly, 63rd session, New York, 2008 (translated from French)

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United Nations

General debate of the 63rd UN General Assembly

September 2008New YorkAfrica and integration

Union Government towards a United States of Africa — 8th African Union Summit

29 January 2007Addis AbebaPrime Minister

Presentation of the Transition Government’s Action Plan to the National Transition Council (excerpt)

19 February 2021BamakoAfrica and integration

“Where is Africa heading?” — Fondation Res Publica colloquium

c. 2006Paris