“Dependability is another requirement in a leader. To be dependable is to be willing to accept the responsibility and to carry it out faithfully. . . . He who has not learned to render prompt and willing service to others will find it difficult to win and keep the goodwill and co-operation of his subordinates.”

- Ethiopian Emperor Haile Selassie on Leadership, July 17, 1959

“If you prove yourself incapable or incompetent, you shall be removed and replaced by another.”

- Ethiopian Emperor Haile Selassie on Public Officials Called to Responsibilities, April 14, 1961

On April 15, 2026, I sent the following email to

1. AU Permanent Observer Mission to the UN (New York) - Head of Mission: H.E. Fatima Kyari Mohammed, Permanent Observer africanunion@un.int or aumission_ny@yahoo.com Phone: (212) 319 5491

2. Citizens and Diaspora Organizations Directorate (CIDO) - Director: Amb. Amr Aljowaily, auddr@africa-union.org and cido@africa-union.org

3. AU-ECOSOCC (Civil Society Advisory Organ) -Presiding Officer: Mr. Louis Cheick Sissoko; Head of Secretariat: Mr. William Carew elections.ecosocc@africa-union.org and CarewW@africa-union.org; Gowtam Raj Chintaram ECOSOCC Secretariat CSO Engagement Officer, <Chin@africa-union.org>, Kyeretwie Osei, AU ECOSOCC SECRETARIAT ZAMBIA, Head of Programmes <Oseik@africa-union.org>, Lagizaber Bekele, AU ECOSOCC Legal Officer <LagizaberB@africa-union.org>, Bright Sefah, AU ECOSOCC Program Officer <SefahB@africa-union.org>

4. Dr. Namira Negm Legal Council AU Legal Team, NamiraN@africa-union.org

5. Justice Blaise Tchikaya Chair AU Commission For International Law, via WhatsApp

6. Permanent Mission of Ghana to the UN in New York - H.E. Samuel Yao Kumah, Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the United Nations; Hon. Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, Minister for Foreign Affairs; Ms. Khalila Hackman (Counsellor & Legal Advisor); Ms. Miriam Aba Arhin (Minister-Counsellor); infony@mfa.gov.gh and nyconsular@mfa.gov.gh Address: 19 E 47th Street, New York, NY 10017 Phone: (212) 832-1302 or (212) 832-1300

7. Dr. Ekwow Spio-Garbrah, Presidential Special Envoy for Reparations - espiog@msn.com:

---------- Forwarded message ---------
From: New Afrikan Diplomatic Corps <newafrikandiplomaticcorps@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, Apr 15, 2026 at 3:47 PM
Subject: Formal Recommendation for the Appointment of Siphiwe Baleka to the AU Committee of Experts on Reparations or Legal Reference Group on Reparations
To: <africanunion@un.int>, <aumission_ny@yahoo.com>
Cc: <auddr@africa-union.org>, <elections.ecosocc@africa-union.org>, <infony@mfa.gov.gh>, <nyconsular@mfa.gov.gh>, Ekow Spio-Garbrah <espiog@msn.com>, <au-banjul@africanunion.org>, <achpr.stcincoming@africa-union.org>, <achpr.session@african-union.org>, cido@africa-union.org, CarewW@africa-union.org, ChintaramG@africa-union.org, SefahB@africa-union.org, IagizaberB@africa-union.org, namiraN@africa-union.org
Please see attached documents and acknowledge receipt.
Respectfully,
Brassa Mada aka Siphiwe Baleka,
Afrodescendant Theocratic Special Envoy Extraordinary
& Reparations Expert
High Chancellor of Lineage & Ancestral Return, Alafia High Council
Founder, Balanta B'urassa History & Genealogy Society in America (BBHAGSIA)
Coordinator, New Afrikan Diplomatic & Civil Service Corps (NADCSC)
Former Minister of Foreign Affairs, Provisional Government
of the Republic of New Afrika (PGRNA)
Former President Communications Commission, International Preparatory Committee of the Pan African Federalist Movement (IPC-PAFM)
Coordinator, 8th Pan African Congress part 1
Member, International Network of Scholars and Activists for Afrikan Reparations (INOSAAR)
Member, International Civil Society Working Group for the United Nations Permanent Forum of People of African Descent (ICSWG-PFPAD)
Member, NCOBRA International Affairs Commission & Health Commission
Coordinator, Lineage Restoration Movement (LRM)
Coordinator, Decade of Return Initiative to Guinea Bissau

I then received the following responses:

What are we to make of this???? Almost exactly one year ago, Head of Programmes at AU ECOSOCC Kyeretwie Osei, wrote to me:

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From: Kyeretwie Osei <Oseik@africa-union.org>
Date: Wed, Apr 23, 2025 at 1:12 PM
Subject: Re: Offensive questions on the AU ECOSOCC Short Survey due today
To: Balanta Society <balantasociety@gmail.com>
Cc: ECOSOCC <ECOSOCC@africa-union.org>, Lagizaber Bekele <LagizaberB@africa-union.org>, Bright Sefah <SefahB@africa-union.org>, Angela Naa Afoley Odai <OdaiA@africa-union.org>, William Carew <CarewW@africa-union.org>, Gowtam Raj Chintaram (Dr.) <ChintaramG@africa-union.org>
Mr. Baleka, . . . . The staff that work here in ECOSOCC and in the wider AU are professionals who have been competitively recruited for their expertise in their roles. I welcome and encourage constructive feedback . . . While we have been, and will continue to be, very interactive and open to engagement with the diaspora, please be reminded that the African Union is the intergovernmental institution representing all 55 countries on this continent, and therefore no less worthy of respect than others in its category. Basic rules of professional and courteous communication should apply when interacting with its personnel. . . . “

It goes without saying that management of one’s professional email is a foundational requirement and prompt, courteous response is the bare minimum owed to members of all six regions of the African Union. Since I am unable to communicate my constructive feedback privately, I have posted this in hopes that somehow it will reach Mr. Osei and the other officials and they can, in a professional manner, respond to my email concerning the Formal Recommendation for the Appointment of Siphiwe Baleka to the AU Committee of Experts on Reparations or Legal Reference Group on Reparations.