A small island developing state to take leadership of the African Union

Later this month the African Union chairmanship will be taken over by Comoros, putting an island nation at the leadership of the organisation for the first time since its creation, in what could be a great opportunity to bring African SIDS concerns - which are often invisible - at the continental level.

“Our roads are oceanic, our [train] stations are ports or airports,” said the Secretary General of the Indian Ocean Commission “The African islands are facing an immense climate challenge, which is fully experienced by our populations. We are calling for differentiated treatment, easier access to climate financing and concrete and visible consideration of island specificities at the AU level.”