Joint Press Release of the African Union and the European Union – on the occasion of the 20 th Session of the African Ministerial Conference on Environment (AMCEN-20), on 17 July 2025 in Nairobi, KENYA

On 24-25 November 2025, the leaders of the European Union (EU) member states and the countries of the African Union (AU) will meet in Luanda, Angola for the seventh EU-African Union summit. This multilateral summit will be co-chaired by the President of Angola, João Lourenço, and the President of the European Council, António Costa. The EU will also be represented by the President of the European...

On July 7 th 2025, Annette Weber and João Cravinho, the European Union Special Representatives (EUSR) for the Horn of Africa and for the Sahel, respectively, visited Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, to hold high-level discussions with key interlocutors also engaged in contributing to lasting Peace, Security, and Development in the regions. Their day started with a high-level breakfast on “Responding to the...

European and African agriculture ministers gathered in Rome on 27 June for the sixth African Union (AU)-European Union (EU) Agriculture Ministerial Conference. They were joined by AU Commissioner Moses Vilakati and European Commissioner for agriculture and food Christophe Hansen. The conference focused on a wide range of issues impacting agriculture and the agri-food sectors on both continents...