Minata Samaté Cessouma
Minata Samaté Cessouma | |
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| Commissioner for the African Union Department of Health, Humanitarian Affairs and Social Development | |
| In office 15 October 2021 – February 2025 | |
| President | Félix Tshisekedi Macky Sall Azali Assoumani Mohamed Ould Ghazouani |
| Succeeded by | Amma Twum-Amoah |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 14 July 1961 N'Dorola, Burkina Faso |
| Children | 4 |
| Alma mater | Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne University University of Ouagadougou National School of Administration and Magistracy |
| Occupation | Diplomat |
Minata Samaté Cessouma (born 14 July 1961) is a Burkinabè diplomat. She served as Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Ambassador of Burkina Faso to Ethiopia and Rwanda, Permanent Representative to the African Union (AU), and as Representative to the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA).
Samaté was also formerly the AU's Commissioner for Political Affairs, then Commissioner for the African Union Department of Health, Humanitarian Affairs and Social Development (HHS). She has also worked as Diplomatic Advisor to the President of Burkina Faso and as State Minister of Foreign Affairs and Regional Cooperation [fr] for Burkina Faso.