22 May 2025

Brussels

EBCAM was invited to attend this closed-door event organised by ECDPM and EU Institute for Security Studies on the occasion of the EU-AU Ministerial Meeting held in Brussels on May 21. 

The event featured as speakers H.E. Ms Thandi Moraka, Deputy Minister of International Relations and Cooperation of the Republic of South Africa and H.E. Mulambo Hamakuni Haimbe, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Republic of Zambia, as well as AU and EU representatives.

The discussion highlighted how the Ministerial Meeting provided a valuable platform for dialogue and strategic reflection on the evolving partnership between the European Union and the African Union, marking 25 years of cooperation.  It was also noted that the Ministerial was held in a cordial, open and positive atmosphere, reaffirming the mutual commitment to a strengthened EU–AU relationship.