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AU and EU strengthen ties for year ahead

Published on 10.03.2025 at 05:40 GMT Reading time 2 minutes

Each with a new commission, the African Union and European Union plan to relaunch their cooperation this year, which has been hampered by the conflict in Ukraine. The key moment will be a heads of state summit in October or November.

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AU and EU strengthen ties for year ahead

Each with a new commission, the African Union and European Union plan to relaunch their cooperation this year, which has been hampered by the conflict in Ukraine. The key moment will be a heads of state summit in October or November.

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Africa AU and EU strengthen ties for year ahead

Each with a new commission, the African Union and European Union plan to relaunch their cooperation this year, which has been hampered by the conflict in Ukraine. The key moment will be a heads of state summit in October or November.

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Africa
AU and EU strengthen ties for year ahead

Kenya
East African court suspends EU-Kenya trade agreement

Central African Republic, South Africa
Faustin-Archange Touadéra invited to G20 Summit in Johannesburg

Africa
AU ambassadorial list soon to be complete

Africa
European Union appoints its new head of Africa

Angola
Luanda to host the first EU-AU summit for three years

Central African Republic
EU–CAR diplomacy in the spotlight as Touadéra heads to Brussels

Central Africa
Central Africa up in arms over AU panel of eminent Africans

Central Africa
AU panel rejects Central African candidates

Central Africa
Central African states scramble for AU trade and education commissioner jobs

African Union
Mahamoud Ali Youssouf's balancing act to appoint his cabinet

Kenya
Ruto and his allies discuss Odinga's future role

Djibouti
As foreign minister exits to take up top AU post, politicians jostle to replace him

Southern Africa
SADC's late call to unite behind Madagascar's AU Commission candidate

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Tebboune expected at AU summit to try to boost Algiers' influence

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Raila Odinga jockeys for votes as AU Commission chair election looms

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