REPUBLIC OF CAMEROON Paix - Travail - Patrie PRESIDENCE DE LA REPUBLIQUE CABINET CIVIL CELLULE DE COMMUNICATION REPUBLIC OF CAMEROON Peace - Work - Fatherland PRESIDENCY OF THE REPUBLIC CIVIL CABINET COMMUNICATION UNIT
# 5th African Union - European Union Summit
Abidjan, 29-30 November 2017
"Investing in Youth for an accelerated inclusive growth and sustainable development"
Participation of the President of the Republic of Cameroon, H.E. Paul BIYA
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REPUBLIQUE DU CAMEROUN Paix - Travail - Patrie PRESIDENCE DE LA REPUBLIQUE CABINET CIVIL CELLULE DE COMMUNICATION
REPUBLIC OF CAMEROON Peace - Work - Fatherland PRESIDENCY OF THE REPUBLIC CIVIL CABINET COMMUNICATION UNIT
# Context and challenges
The Fifth Summit between the African Union and the European Union (AU-EU) will be held on 29-30 November 2017 in Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire.
Côte d'Ivoire was designated to host the 5th Africa-European Union (EU) Summit at the AU Summit held in Kigali, Rwanda, from 10-18 July 2016. This Summit, rechristened The 5th African Union - European Union Summit, serves as a platform for dialogue between African and European countries with a view to boosting the partnership between the two Parties. It is held alternately on each continent.
This 5th Summit, the third of its kind to be held on the African continent (after Cairo: 2000, and Tripoli: 2010) and the first in sub-Saharan Africa, is a significant proof that Côte d'Ivoire has fully returned on the international scene especially with the trust that the international community places in the Ivorian authorities.
African and European Heads of State and Government will gather for their 5th Summit, under the central theme “Investing in Youth for an accelerated inclusive growth and sustainable development”. This will be in the presence of the President of the European Council (Donald Tusk), the President of the EU Commission (Jean-Claude Juncker), the President of the AU (Alpha Condé), and the Chairperson of the AU Commission (Moussa Faki Mahamat).
About 5,302 participants are expected at this important meeting. This includes: 83 Heads of State and Government – representing 55 African countries and 28 European countries; delegations from friendly countries, the AU Commission, the EU Commission, as well as other International, Regional and Sub-Regional Organisations.
2017 is a decisive year for Africa-EU relations (ten years after the adoption of the Joint Africa-EU Strategy in 2007).
The challenges of this Summit are important for both Africa and Europe. As in the past, the Summit will focus on the common challenges facing both continents – such as peace and security, the pursuit of inclusive and sustainable growth, and youth employment.
The Africa-EU Summit is a crucial opportunity to strengthen political and economic ties between the two continents. Although Africa is expanding its economic relations with other continents, the EU remains Africa's largest trading partner. The EU is also the largest global contributor to official development assistance to Africa.