AU Summit | Burundi President takes over as AU Chairperson

Fri, 20 Feb 2026 16:03:47 +0000

Burundian President Evariste Ndayishimiye has officially taken over as the new African Union Chairperson.

He has succeeded Angolan President João Lourenço.

African leaders are meeting in the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa, for the 39th ordinary session of the assembly of heads of state and government of the AU.

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