Addis Ababa — Ethiopia has assumed the Chairship of the African Union Peace and Safety Council for April 2026, marking its first time main the Council since rejoining it in April 2025.
The nation is about to formally start presiding over the Council’s agenda on April 7, 2026.
The chairship can be inaugurated with a flag-hoisting ceremony, which may even serve to formally welcome the newly elected members of the Council.
Throughout its tenure, Ethiopia will steer deliberations on a broad vary of crucial peace and safety points throughout the continent.
These discussions will cowl each country-specific conditions and wider thematic issues affecting Africa.
Established in 2004 beneath the African Union, the Peace and Safety Council serves because the AU’s central physique for battle prevention, administration, and backbone.
Ethiopia has been a member because the Council’s inception and has beforehand served 4 phrases earlier than its most up-to-date re-entry in 2025.
Ethiopia’s management comes at a time when coordinated regional efforts stay important to addressing ongoing safety challenges and selling sustainable peace throughout Africa.