Gathered on 12th May 2026 in Nairobi during the peace and security segment of the Africa Forward Summit, the French and Kenyan Co-Presidents together with participating Heads of State and Government reaffirmed their commitment to peace, multilateralism, regional stability, and African-led solutions to security challenges across the continent. The declaration recognized that global instability, challenges to international law, and intensifying competition between powers continue to threaten peace, security, and sustainable development in Africa.
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This declaration was drafted following inputs from the EU-AU Civil Society and Youth Forum which took place online on 23 October and 13 November and on 20 and 21 November 2025. This Forum brought together a diverse representation of CSO-Youth organisations from Africa and Europe, from various sectors and geographies, to discuss and make recommendations on the AU-EU Summit, taking place on 24 and 25 May 2025.