African leaders to gather in Egypt for business summit
Leaders are expected to press trade integration, water security and AfCFTA implementation as Africa’s intra-continental trade remains just 15% of total trade, officials said.
- African leaders convened in El-Alamein, Egypt, on Sunday, October 4, 2026, for the Eighth Mid-Year Coordination Meeting of the African Union, hosted by President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi and focused on advancing continental integration.
- Egypt hosted an inaugural business forum from October 2 to 4 to reassert its influence across Africa, aiming to boost regional trade amid the significant economic presence of Gulf states and China.
- Continental trade remains limited, totaling just $192 billion in 2023 and accounting for around 15 percent of total trade, while the African Union designated "Assuring Sustainable Water Availability and Safe Sanitation Systems" as its 2026 theme.
- President el-Sisi called coordination "not an end" but a necessary shift from fragmented efforts to integrated ones, while leaders assessed progress on Agenda 2063, the continent's long-term plan known as "The Africa We Want."
- South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa, leading the Southern African Development Community, joined discussions occurring against an unresolved dispute between Egypt and Ethiopia over the $5 billion Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam.
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Southern Africa: President Ramaphosa to Lead SADC Participation At the AU Mid-Year Coordination Meeting
[SAnews.gov.za] President Cyril Ramaphosa, in his capacity as Chairperson of the Southern African Development Community (SADC), will participate in the 8th African Union (AU) Mid-Year Coordination Meeting (MYCM) in El-Alamein, Arab Republic of Egypt, on Sunday, 4 October 2026.
African leaders to gather in Egypt for business summit
The inaugural three-day Alamein Africa Forum is part of Egypt's push to reassert itself in a continent where China and Gulf states, particularly the United Arab Emirates, have emerged as major players. After long focusing on the Middle East and the Mediterranean, Egypt is keen to rebuild its influence within Africa. It has also sought to rally backing in its long-running dispute with Ethiopia over the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD), whic…
Al-Sisi opens 8th AU Mid-Year Coordination Meeting in New Alamein, stressing shared water security and sovereignty
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi officially opened the 8th African Union Mid-Year Coordination Meeting on Sunday, utilizing the Mediterranean city of New Alamein to emphasize the urgent need for continental unity on water security, sovereignty, and economic integration. The summit brought together the Bureau of the AU Assembly, leaders of Africa’s Regional Economic Communities (RECs), […]
Cairo, Oct 4 (Latin Press) The 8th African Union Mid-Year Coordination Meeting will meet today in El Alamein, Egypt, in which the continental organization, economic communities and regional mechanisms align their work to implement the integration agenda. The post Egypt will host a half-year coordination meeting of UA first appeared on News Prensa Latina.
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