5th European Union-African Union Summit took place in Abidjan on 29 and 30 November 2017.[1] Cote d’Ivoire was selected as a host country of the summit at the 2016 African Union summit held in Kigali, Rwanda.[2] Participants from Africa and Europe discussed common priorities in four strategic areas of economic opportunities for youth, peace and security, mobility and migration and cooperation on governance.[3] More than 80 heads of state and government as well as about 5,000 other participants attended the summit.[4] Side events of the summit included the 4th Africa-Europe youth summit, the 6th EU-Africa business forum and the Africa-EU civil society forum.[3]
| 5th European Union - African Union Summit | |
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| Host country |  Côte d'Ivoire |
| Date | 29–30 November 2017 |
| Cities | Abidjan |
| Precedes | 6th European Union - African Union Summit |
References edit
- ^ "5th African Union - European Union Summit". African Union. n.d. Retrieved 5 March 2022.
- ^ "5th African Union - European Union Summit". Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Co-operation. 29 November 2017. Retrieved 5 March 2022.
- ^ a b "5th African Union - EU Summit, 29-30 November 2017". Council of the European Union. n.d. Retrieved 5 March 2022.
- ^ "5th African Union-European Union Summit: Resource box". Trade Law Centre. 1 December 2017. Retrieved 5 March 2022.