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AU pursues multilateral reforms and investment diplomacy

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The 21st Extraordinary Session of the Assembly of Heads of State and Government in Luanda, Angola, concluded with the formal adoption of the ‘Luanda Decision’. This decision, accompanied by a specific action plan, aims to strengthen continental conflict prevention and resolution by enhancing early warning systems, mediation, and rapid response capabilities. Central to the summit's conclusion was the emphasis on sustainable financing to ensure African ownership of security priorities. Burundi President Évariste Ndayishimiye, acting as the AU's rotating chairperson, stressed that member states must take greater financial responsibility through the African Union Peace Fund and other innovative mechanisms to reduce dependence on unpredictable external funding. This aligns with previous calls to utilize UN Security Council Resolution 2719 for financing AU-led operations. To address evolving modern threats—including terrorism, violent extremism, and transnational crime—AU Commission Chairperson Mahmoud Ali Youssouf called for an urgent reform of the African Peace and Security Architecture (APSA). Following the Luanda summit, AU Commission Chairperson Mahmoud Ali Youssouf engaged in high-level talks on the margins of the 81st UN General Assembly in New York. In trilateral engagements with UN Secretary-General António Guterres and European Union leadership, discussions focused on maritime security, reforming the international financial architecture, and food security. Secretary-General Guterres advocated for permanent African representation on the UN Security Council. At this same assembly, Angolan President João Lourenço reinforced calls for increased permanent representation for Africa, Latin America, and Asia to ensure a more democratic international order. ~~Concurrently, Mozambican~~ Kenyan President ~~Daniel Francisco Chapo conducted a high-level mission in New York and Brazil to secure international financing and investment. During~~ William Ruto joined these calls, arguing the ~~81st UN General Assembly, Chapo met with IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva to discuss economic reforms~~ current structure is unjust and ~~budget strengthening, noting that Mozambique currently holds zero outstanding debt~~ fails to reflect modern geopolitical realities. Senegalese President Bassirou Diomaye Faye further called for a transformation of the ~~IMF following~~ global financial architecture, citing a ~~$701.4 million payment~~ $4 trillion annual financing deficit for Sustainable Development Goals and a 23.3 percent decrease in ~~March.~~ official development assistance in 2025.

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