5th European Union–African Union Summit explained

5th European Union - African Union Summit
Country:	Cote d'Ivoire
Date:	29–30 November 2017
Cities:	Abidjan
Precedes:	6th European Union - African Union Summit

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]

See also

• 2007 Africa–EU Summit
• Foreign relations of the European Union

Notes and References

1. Web site: 5th African Union - European Union Summit . n.d. . . 5 March 2022 .
2. Web site: 5th African Union - European Union Summit . 29 November 2017 . . 5 March 2022 .
3. Web site: 5th African Union - EU Summit, 29-30 November 2017 . n.d. . . 5 March 2022 .
4. Web site: 5th African Union-European Union Summit: Resource box . 1 December 2017 . . 5 March 2022 .