49th Ordinary Session of the African Union Executive Council |29 July 2026

Minister Faure delivering his remarks

Seychelles calls for MVI, diversified trade routes

At the 49th Ordinary Session of the African Union Executive Council being held in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, Seychelles sounded a warning over mounting economic pressures triggered by the ongoing conflict in the Middle East.

Delivering his remarks on the opening day yesterday, Minister for Foreign Affairs & the Diaspora, Barry Faure, urged urgent implementation of the Multi‑dimensional Vulnerability Index (MVI) and called for diversified trade routes to safeguard small island states against global shocks.

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