What the African Union Summit really delivered and what needs to be achieved
From left: Kenya's President William Ruto, Ethiopia's Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed Ali, and Kenya’s former President Uhuru Kenyatta at the 39th AU Summit in Addis Ababa.
The 39th African Union Summit in Addis Ababa from 14-15 February was not short on ambition.
Inside the plenary hall, African leaders spoke the language of sovereignty, reform, industrialisation, artificial intelligence, climate leverage, and geopolitical repositioning.