African Union
Minister Abdelatty affirmed Egypt's support for the African Union Commission's role in advancing continental integration efforts and promoting peace, security, and development in Africa.
The aim is to provide a platform for dialogue and coordination on the continent's energy priorities and ways to support development projects and enhance African integration in the energy sector.
The foreign minister said the African summit provided an important occasion to reiterate the continent’s established support for the Palestinian cause.
Abdelatty underscored Egypt’s unwavering support for Somalia’s unity, sovereignty, and territorial integrity, stressing Cairo’s categorical opposition to any external attempts to partition the country.
Abdelatty is scheduled to hold a series of bilateral meetings with his African counterparts and senior AU officials to discuss strengthening bilateral relations and coordination on various regional issues and crises.
The program also featured training activities and a display of vehicles designated for the mission.
This reflects the directives of the political leadership to deepen partnerships with African countries and solidify Egypt’s position as a key player in joint African action, said the Egyptian Ministry of Foreign Affairs in a statement on Saturday.
Egypt reaffirmed its full support for Burundi during its upcoming chairmanship of the African Union (AU) 2026
El-Sisi stressed the importance of implementing the updated African Union policy on post-conflict reconstruction, focusing on rehabilitating institutions, supporting national ownership of solutions, building citizen and professional capacities, raising awareness of conflict risks, and advancing inclusive development.
This year’s event, held from November 17 to 23, carries the theme “Rebuilding Lives after Conflict through Reparative Justice” and will see its main activities hosted in Cairo.
Haddadi noted that since the signing of a cooperation agreement between the two institutions in 2018, the bank has played a vital role in supporting intra-African trade, industrialization, and value addition across sectors.
Sisi received Benedict Oramah, outgoing Afreximbank president, whose term is set to end in October, and George Elombi, the bank's incoming president who will serve until 2030.
The leaders of Egypt and Angola met on Sunday on the sidelines of the Seventh Mid-Year Coordination Meeting (7th MYCM) of the African Union in Equatorial Guinea’s capital of Malabo, where they discussed continental peace and security.
Sisi’s participation in the coordination summit, which is usually limited to some African leaders, comes in light of Egypt's chairmanship of the North African Regional Capability and its leadership of the Steering Committee of Heads of State and Government of the African Union Development Agency (AUDA-NEPAD).
Angola's President João Lourenço commended Egypt's role in implementing the three-phase ceasefire agreement in the Gaza Strip, in cooperation with international partners, to put an end to the suffering of the Palestinian enclave's residents.
Minister of Foreign Affairs, Emigration, and Egyptian Expatriates Badr Abdelatty met with several African foreign ministers on the sidelines of the African Union Executive Council meetings in Addis Ababa.
Minister Abdelatty headed to the Ethiopian capital Tuesday after concluding his visit to Washington that had begun Sunday.
The meeting focused on continental efforts to develop infrastructure, educational and health systems, provide job opportunities for the continent's youth, stimulate inter-trade, address climate change, and explore opportunities for joint cooperation among the countries of the continent.
Minister of Foreign Affairs and Immigration Badr Abdelatty met Wednesday in Port Sudan Chairman of the Sudanese Transitional Sovereignty Council General Abdel Fatah al-Burhan.
Sisi and Museveni underscored the need for coordination regarding the critical role of the new African Union mission to Somalia in supporting the Somali government.
