President Cyril Ramaphosa, accompanied by Minister of International Relations and Cooperation Ronald Lamola, has arrived in Angola to attend the 7th African Union-European Union Summit.
The summit kicks off today and will close on Tuesday.
“The 7th AU-EU Summit takes place at a time of unprecedented threats to global peace and security, ongoing conflicts in some regions of the world.
“Other global challenges include an inclination to unilateralism on the part of certain states,” the Presidency said in a statement.
The statement noted that the summit comes on the heels of the success, under the leadership of President Cyril Ramaphosa, of the 2025 G20 Leaders’ Summit in Johannesburg, at the weekend.
“The African Union and the European Union contributed significantly to the consensus achieved during South Africa’s year-long G20 Presidency on the key issues facing the global economy and human society.
“South Africa, as a Member State of the AU, will prioritise support from the EU region for the Second Ten-Year Implementation Plan (STYIP) of the AU Agenda 2063,” the statement read.
The two continental blocs will aim to strengthen political and economic ties during the summit.
The two plenary thematic sessions that will underpin the summit are:
- Thematic Session I: Peace, Security and Governance and Multilateralism
- Thematic Session II: Prosperity, People – Migration and Mobility
“The African Union will be led by host President João Lourenço as Chairperson of the AU, and His Excellency Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, Chairperson of the AU Commission.
“Europe will be represented by the President of the European Council, António Costa, President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen and the Leaders of Denmark, France, Hungary, Croatia, Spain, the Czech Republic, Italy, Finland, Poland, Slovakia, Portugal, Ireland and Germany,” the statement said.