June 13, 2026
Ahunna Eziakonwa
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has appointed Nigeria’s Ahunna Eziakonwa as his special adviser on Africa.
Eziakonwa succeeds Cristina Duarte of Cabo Verde, whom the statement said Guterres “is grateful for her commitment and dedicated service to the Organization.”
Pointing to her current role, the statement said Eziakonwa serves as UN assistant secretary-general, assistant administrator and director of the Regional Bureau for Africa at the UN Development Program (UNDP), where she oversees support to 46 African countries pursuing the Sustainable Development Goals and the African Union’s Agenda 2063.
