President William Ruto will depart this afternoon for Luanda, Angola, for two key engagements: The 7th African Union-European Union Summit and the Second Session of the Ad Hoc Oversight Committee on African Union Institutional Reform, which he will chair as the AU Champion for Institutional Reform.

At the AU-EU Summit, President Ruto and fellow leaders will review two decades of Africa-Europe cooperation and address emerging challenges, including shifting geopolitical priorities, funding gaps, and rising security pressures. Kenya will advance priorities on predictable financing for African-led peace operations, stronger counter-terrorism and border security collaboration, as well as joint action on climate.

Ruto to Hold Talks With European Leaders

The President will also hold bilateral talks with European leaders to expand trade, deepen investment, and advance the implementation of the Kenya-EU Economic Partnership Agreement.

He will showcase opportunities under Kenya’s economic transformation roadmap, targeting a transition to a first-world economy, including public-private-partnership-ready projects such as large-scale irrigation supported by mega dams, the expansion of clean and industrial energy, and major infrastructure upgrades covering roads, airports, ports, and railways.

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AU Institutional Reform

President Ruto will then co-chair the AU Institutional Reform Ad Hoc Committee of Heads of States in his capacity as Champion of AU Institutional Reforms.

He will brief his peers on the progress made towards implementing various reform mandates that strengthen the Union’s governance, peace and security approaches while enhancing the AU’s financial independence.

Overall, the reform package seeks to reinforce African unity and enhance the continent’s ability to act decisively in a rapidly shifting global environment.

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President William Ruto will depart this afternoon for Luanda, Angola. PHOTO/ State House.