Joint Statement of the 7th African Union-European Union Summit – A New Chapter in the AU-EU Partnership

Key Chapter Title List

1. Reaffirming Commitment to the Joint Vision 2030 and Celebrating the Strategic Partnership
2. Shaping a Prosperous and Sustainable Future for Africa and Europe
3. Investing in Energy, Transport, and Digital Infrastructure
4. Strengthening Cooperation on Peace, Security, and Governance
5. Stronger Commitment to Multilateralism
6. Enhancing Partnership on Migration and Mobility
7. Implementation, Monitoring, and Follow-up

Document Introduction

This document is the official joint declaration of the 7th African Union-European Union Summit held in Luanda, Angola, on November 24-25, 2025. This summit coincides with the 25th anniversary of the AU-EU partnership, marking a quarter-century journey of strategic cooperation since the first summit in Cairo in 2000. The declaration, jointly signed by the Heads of State and Government of AU and EU member states, systematically reviews the achievements of the partnership, assesses current progress in cooperation, and outlines an ambitious roadmap for deepening collaboration across multiple fields in the future.

The core content of the declaration revolves around three main pillars. First, in shaping a prosperous and sustainable future, both sides reaffirmed their commitment to the Joint Vision 2030 and the outcomes of the 6th Summit, with a particular emphasis on the implementation progress of the Global Gateway Africa-Europe Investment Package. Specific areas of cooperation include: promoting trade and investment through support for the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA); addressing debt sustainability challenges and calling for reform of the international debt architecture; and making strategic investments in key infrastructure sectors such as energy, transport (including the Lobito Corridor), digital transformation, and agricultural food systems, aligning with Africa's Agenda 2063 and EU strategic priorities.

Secondly, the document dedicates a chapter to outlining updated and enhanced cooperation on peace, security, and governance. Both sides affirmed their long-term cooperation based on African-led solutions, including support for the African Peace and Security Architecture (APSA) and the African Union Peace Fund. The declaration specifically calls for the full implementation of United Nations Security Council Resolution 2719 to provide sustainable funding for African Union-led peace support operations through UN-assessed contributions. Furthermore, both parties committed to jointly addressing common challenges such as terrorism, violent extremism, transnational organized crime, hybrid threats, and cybersecurity, and reaffirmed their steadfast commitment to democracy, the rule of law, human rights, and the protection of civilians.

Finally, the declaration demonstrates shared positions on strengthening the commitment to multilateralism and on migration and mobility. At the multilateral level, both sides agreed to coordinate their positions in international forums and promote the reform of an effective multilateral system with the United Nations at its core, based on international law, including UN Security Council reform. On climate change, they reiterated their commitment to fully implementing the Paris Agreement and emphasized the urgency of mobilizing climate finance on a large scale for developing countries. On migration issues, both parties pledged to deepen cooperation in a comprehensive and balanced manner, including combating migrant smuggling and human trafficking, strengthening border management, addressing the root causes of irregular migration, while promoting legal pathways for migration and mobility, and recognizing the positive contributions of diasporas.

This declaration is not only a document of political commitment but also a detailed action plan. It establishes a clear path for developing specific implementation plans through senior officials' meetings, updating joint monitoring reports, and establishing a permanent follow-up mechanism within existing structures (to support the Ministerial Follow-up Committee). This aims to ensure that all commitments translate into concrete results and lays the groundwork for assessing progress at the 8th Summit to be held in Brussels in 2026.