Partnering on AU reform and human security
As the 29th summit kicks off, this seminar discusses the issues of AU reform and self-reliance.
Key issues on the agenda of the upcoming African Union (AU) summit are how to reform the AU and how to fund it. From 27 June to 4 July, leaders gathered in Addis Ababa will debate how to relieve the AU’s dependence on donor partners and achieve greater self-reliance. This will require new forms of collaboration between the AU and international partners.
This seminar provides a platform to discuss these important issues with senior AU representatives, key partners from the United Nations, European Union, United States and China, and ISS experts.
Chair: Amb Alfred Dube, Office Director, ISS Addis Ababa
Guest speaker:
Amb Thomas Kwesi Quartey, Deputy Chairperson of the AU Commission
Panelists:
Amb Haile Menkerios, Head, UN Office to the AU
Amb Lazare Makayat Safouesse, Permanent Representative of the Republic of Congo to the AU
Amb Ranieri Sabatucci, Head, EU Delegation to the AU
Amb Mary Beth Leonard, Head, US mission to the AU
