AU and EU reaffirm their strategic partnership

Addis Ababa, May 21, 2025 (FMC) – President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen and Chairperson of the African Union Commission, Mahmoud Ali Youssouf discussed ways to deepening cooperation.

This evening, AUC Chairperson was received by President of the EU Commission.

On the occasion, they discussed the outcomes of the 3rd AU-EU Ministerial Meeting and Africa’s agency in development.

The third African Union and European Union ministerial meeting was held in Brussels today to take stock of progress made since the sixth AU- EU Summit of February 2022.

The two sides have also reaffirmed the strategic AU-EU partnership and the importance of deepening multilateral cooperation on shared priorities: peace and security, stabilization, Africa-led peace support operations, trade, and sustainable infrastructure.

They AUC Chairperson emphasized the need to translate the EU-Africa Global Gateway Investment Package into tangible progress aligned with Africa’s development priorities.