A delegation of AFET Members will travel to Addis Ababa in Ethiopia and Khartoum in Sudan from 20 to 22 September. The main purpose of the mission will be to follow-up on the EU-African Union Summit held in February 2022, the Recommendation on the EU’s strategic relationship and partnership with the Horn of Africa (adopted in AFET in July) and to engage further with the African Union.
Members will hold meetings with the representatives of the Government of Ethiopia, authorities and civil society to discuss the situation of the armed conflict in the country and matters related to global and regional security. In Sudan Members will seek to support the Sudanese people in their struggle for democracy and make pressure on the regime to return to the transition process towards democracy. Members of the Committee on Development and Women's Rights and Gender Equality will join for parts of the programme.
Location : Ethiopia & Sudan
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