Minata Samaté Cessouma

Minata Samaté Cessouma
Commissioner for the African Union Department of Health, Humanitarian Affairs and Social Development
In office
15 October 2021 – February 2025
PresidentFélix Tshisekedi
Macky Sall
Azali Assoumani
Mohamed Ould Ghazouani
Succeeded byAmma Twum-Amoah
Personal details
Born (1961-07-14) 14 July 1961
N'Dorola, Burkina Faso
Children4
Alma materParis 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne University
University of Ouagadougou
National School of Administration and Magistracy
OccupationDiplomat

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.