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Francisco Caentano José Madeira (born 1954) is an African Union ambassador and currently serving as Special Representative of the African Union Commission Chairperson and head of the African Union mission in Somalia. He was previously part of the Parliament of Mozambique from 2005-2010 and from 1984-1989 ambassador of Mozambiqe.

Life
Madeira was born on April 4th, 1954, in Beira, Mozambique. He attended the University of Dar-es-Salaam in Tanzania and the University of Eduardo Mondlane in Mozambique. His career started when he joined the Mozambique diplomatic service in 1975. He served as an ambassador of Mozambique from 1984 through 1989. On April 6th, 2020, the prime minister of Somalia, Mohamed Hussein Roble, ordered Madeira a persona non grata, but it was immediately rejected by President of Somalia Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed. He has been part of many peace agreements.