President of Cape Verde Participates in African Union Session

President Jose Maria Neves of Cape Verde attended the XXXVI Ordinary Session of the African Union Assembly in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, from February 18 to 19. The meeting focused on pressing issues such as food security, climate change, and energy policy in Africa, as well as the African Continental Free Trade Area. The President's participation in the summit aimed to address these critical topics and their implications for Cape Verde.

Key Takeaways:

• President Jose Maria Neves represented Cape Verde at the XXXVI Ordinary Session of the African Union Assembly in Ethiopia from February 18 to 19.
• The meeting focused on key topics such as food security, climate change, and energy policy in Africa, as well as the African Continental Free Trade Area.
• The President emphasized the importance of the report on institutional reform of the African Union, as well as reports on peace and security, and world food crisis.
• The Head of State participated in an Extraordinary Conference of Heads of State and Government of ECOWAS to discuss political transition processes in Guinea-Conakry, Mali, and Burkina Faso.
• The ECOWAS conference aimed to address the suspended status of the three countries following military coups in 2020, 2021, and 2022.
• The African Union meeting brought together the organization's summit to address pressing issues affecting the continent.

Statistics:

• The African Union's Institutional Reform Report and the Peace and Security Council's report on the implementation of the main road map of practical measures to silence guns in Africa were key discussion points during the summit.
• The African Continental Free Trade Area was also a pressing topic for discussion among African leaders.
• Guinea-Conakry, Mali, and Burkina Faso were suspended from ECOWAS following military coups in 2020, 2021, and 2022, respectively.

Sources:

• Presidency's press release
• European Centre for the Eyes and the Voice of the international community