At the session of the 7th #AUEUSummit in Luanda this afternoon, H.E Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, the Chairperson of the AU Commission underscored Africa’s emergence as a global growth powerhouse; with abundant markets, manpower & resources, & a growing role across the global value chain.

He called for balanced trade partnerships, greater European #investment in Africa’s mineral transformation, & the lifting of #tariff & non-tariff barriers limiting access to EU markets. He also urged a stronger multilateralism rooted in equality & shared interests.

The meeting was opened by H.E. João Manuel Gonçalves Lourenço, the President of Angola.
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