The Africa First Ladies Peace Mission congratulates it’s  President and First Lady of Burundi, Her Excellency, Mrs. Angeline Ndayishimiye, on being the receipient of the 2023 United Nations Population Award, for her philanthropy and advocacy for the rights of women and girls in Burundi. 

Congratulations Your Excellency.

La Mission de Paix des Premières Dames d’Afrique félicite sa Présidente et Première Dame du Burundi, Son Excellence, Mme Angeline Ndayishimiye, pour avoir été la récipiendaire du Prix des Nations Unies pour la Population 2023, pour sa philanthropie et sa défense des droits des femmes et des filles au Burundi.

 Félicitations Votre Excellence.

The Africa First Ladies Peace Mission (AFLPM) held a meeting of its Technical Advisors at the AFLPM Headquarters, Abuja, Nigeria on August 1, 2023. The teams are composed of Technical Advisors from the offices of the AFLPM President, Her Excellency, Mrs. Angeline Ndayishimiye and the Chairperson of the AFLPM’s Honorary Advisory Council, Her Excellency, Mrs. Aisha Buhari. The meeting was aimed at ensuring the smooth transition of the leadership of AFLPM and charting a way forward for the Peace Mission.

Her Excellency, Mrs. Aisha Buhari, the outgoing President of the Africa First Ladies Peace Mission (AFLPM), had the honour of hosting African First Ladies at the AFLPM 10th General Assembly Summit held in Abuja, Nigeria on 8th May, 2023.

Following the Summit, the AFLPM Secretariat building which was built under the leadership of Her Excellency, Mrs. Aisha Buhari, was also commissioned.

Her Excellency, Mrs. Angeline Ndayishimiye, First Lady of the Republic of Burundi, emerged the new President of AFLPM, while Her Excellency, Mrs. Khadija Mabruke Bazoum, the First Lady of the Republic of Niger, is the new Vice President of the Mission. Her Excellency, Mrs. Aisha Buhari will now assume the position of the Chairperson of the AFLPM Advisory Council.

The event also witnessed the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding between the African Union and AFLPM to ensure effective coordination and support towards Peace building on the continent.

Ahead of the official commissioning of the Africa First Ladies Peace Mission Headquarters in Abuja, Nigeria, the Nigerian First Lady and AFLPM President, Her Excellency, Dr. (Mrs.) Aisha Buhari, on 19 April 2023, paid an inspection visit to the AFLPM Secretariat building which commenced immediately after her election as the President of AFLPM. Her Excellency was accompanied by the Honourable Minister of Finance, Budget, and Planning, Zainab Ahmed.