Sabelo Mbokazi

Dr. Sabelo Mbokazi is Head of Labour, Employment and Migration at the African Union Commission, where he provides strategic leadership on migration, labour and employment policies in support of the African Union’s Agenda 2063.

He has extensive experience in policy formulation, research, analysis and high-level advisory work with Heads of State and government ministers. In his current role, he contributes to the implementation of the African Union Migration Policy Framework and to the development of continental labour and employment policies.

Dr. Mbokazi has led and supported several major continental initiatives, including the establishment of Africa Migration Centres, the Africa Climate Mobility Initiative (ACMI), the AU-Gulf Labour Migration Dialogue, the Africa Cooperatives Centre and the Africa Labour and Employment Council. He also provided technical leadership in the development of the African Union Strategy for Social and Solidarity Economy.

His professional experience includes work with multilateral institutions such as the SADC Parliamentary Forum and the International Organization for Migration (IOM). He also serves as Co-Chair of the AU-EU Continent-to-Continent Migration and Mobility Dialogue and provides leadership to the AU-EU-UN Tripartite Taskforce coordinating efforts related to stranded migrants in Libya and the Mediterranean region.

Dr. Mbokazi represents the African Union in global policy discussions on migration and contributes to international technical working groups and communities of practice.