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Africa in Focus with Advocate Sipho Mantula, Researcher: Thabo Mbeki African School of Public & International Affairs: Unisa
15 May 2026
1.    Ethiopia- France
France to host conference on financing AU peace efforts, says Macron
A conference on financing the African Union's peace efforts will be held in Paris by the end of this year, French President Emmanuel Macron said while on a visit to Ethiopia.
Macron has been in Africa on a five-day visit this week, including a two-day economic summit in Nairobi, the Kenyan capital.
On Wednesday, he held informal talks with AU chairman Mahamoud Ali Youssouf and UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres.
2.    Nigeria – Abuja
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