EU-AU Summit 2025: Luanda’s Pivot – Renewing Continental Ties: The Seventh EU-African Union Summit in Luanda and the Imperative for Strategic Partnership in an Era of Global Realignment

Abstract The Seventh European Union (EU)-African Union (AU) Summit, convened in Luanda, Angola, on 24–25 November 2025, marked the 25th anniversary of the formal EU-AU partnership, originally forged at the inaugural Cairo gathering in April 2000. This milestone event, co-chaired by Angolan President João Lourenço—in his capacity as AU Chairperson—and European Council President António Costa, … Leggi tutto EU-AU Summit 2025: Luanda’s Pivot – Renewing Continental Ties: The Seventh EU-African Union Summit in Luanda and the Imperative for Strategic Partnership in an Era of Global Realignment