The 38th Ordinary Session of the African Union (AU) Summit at the Heads of State level kicked off in the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa on Saturday.
The summit saw the election of Angolan President João Lourenço as the new Chairperson of the African Union for 2025, succeeding Mauritanian President Mohamed Ould Ghazouani.
Additionally, Djibouti’s Foreign Minister, Mahamoud Ali Youssouf, was elected as the new Chairperson of the African Union Commission, replacing Chad’s Moussa Faki Mahamat.
Tunisia is represented at this African event by the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Migration, and Tunisians Abroad, Mohamed Ali Nafti, who is attending on behalf of President Kais Saied, according to a statement issued by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
On the sidelines of the summit, the Tunisian Foreign Minister held meetings with several of his counterparts and heads of participating delegations.
They exchanged views on ways to enhance bilateral and multilateral cooperation in light of the current challenges facing the African continent.
According to a foreign ministry’s statement, the summit’s discussions will focus on a range of priority issues for the continent, including promoting peace and security, combating terrorism and extremism, and supporting economic integration within the framework of implementing the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA).
The summit will also address challenges related to food and energy security, as well as ways to strengthen African countries’ capacities to address the impacts of climate change, digital transition, and sustainable development.
The theme of the 2025 summit, “Justice for Africans and People of African Descent through Reparations,” provides an opportunity for participants to pursue a unified vision that includes financial reparations, official recognition of historical injustices, and the establishment of mechanisms to reform policies addressing the socio-economic impacts of colonialism.
Tunisia’s participation in this summit reaffirms its commitment to the principles of solidarity, cooperation, and partnership among African states.
Tunisia remains dedicated to actively contributing to collective efforts to establish the foundations of peace and security across the continent and to develop targeted programmes for comprehensive and sustainable development, in line with the priorities of the African Union’s Agenda 2063.
On the sidelines of the summit, Foreign Minister Mohamed Ali Nafti also met with several of his counterparts and heads of participating delegations, exchanging views on ways to strengthen bilateral and multilateral cooperation in light of the current challenges facing the African continent.
TunisianMonitorOnline (NejiMed)
