ADDIS ABABA, 15 October – Jutta Urpilainen, European Commissioner for International Partnerships, has announced an additional €20 million funding towards the fight against Mpox outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). This additional funding contributes to the DRC’s Mpox response and supports preparedness against epidemics as part of the EU’s objective to support the strengthening...

Addis Ababa, October 14, 2024 – During her mission to the African Union (AU) and Ethiopia on Monday 14 October, European Commissioner for International Partnerships Jutta Urpilainen and AU leadership reaffirmed the two Unions’ shared commitment to sustainable prosperity and effective multilateralism, peace and security. The visit was an opportunity to take stock of progress made through Global...

The High-Level Dialogue & Joint Roundtable on Scaling Impact in Financing Africa’s Green and Blue Economy Agenda, jointly organized by the African Union (AU) and the European Investment Bank (EIB), offered EU Ambassador Javier NINO PEREZ an excellent opportunity to underline European Union’s commitment to stay on course of the goals set out in the European Green Deal https://commission.europa.eu...

Colleagues at EU Delegation to the African Union in Addis Ababa marked the arrival of several newcomers to the team – Karin Stanghed (Deputy HoD), Pascal Delisle (HoPPI), Gianluca Azzoni (HoC), Klara Kanska, Matthias Reusing, Rita Fortunato Baptista and Sara Buzzoni at the residence of Ambassador Javier Niño Pérez last week.