The Ambassador and Permanent Representative, Michael P. Murphy, KM and Deputy Head of Mission Merha Agonafer attended the Inauguration of Africa Hall, which celebrates the festive reopening of this historic building.  Following extensive renovations, Africa Hall now stands as a modernized yet historically preserved site, reflecting its continued significance in pan-African and global diplomacy in light of its history as the birthplace of the Organisation of African Unity (OAU, 1963-1999). The ceremony was attended by The United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, H.E. Moussa Faki Mahamat, Chairperson of the African Union Commission, H.E. Mohamed Salem Ould Merzoug, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Islamic Republic of Mauritania, representing the Chairperson of the African Union and H.E. Abiy Ahmed, Prime Minister of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia.