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#RoadtoLuanda25: Africa-Europe Rising

  • The Africa-Europe Foundation

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In November 2025, leaders of the African Union and European Union will gather in Angola for a defining Summit. But the summit doesn’t start in a room - it starts with us. With the voices, the insights, and the actions that shape its agenda.

#RoadtoLuanda25 is a cross-continental initiative led by the Africa-Europe Foundation, bringing fresh thinking, bold ideas, and diverse voices to the heart of the Africa-Europe partnership.

AEF has partnered with think-tanks, youth networks, civil society, businesses and industry experts to roll-out the Road to Luanda initiative. We’re building a powerful, inclusive, and forward-looking narrative on the road to the Summit — one that showcases impact, mobilised knowledge, makes visible Africa-Europe in Action, reaffirms youth leadership, and shifts the paradigm of cooperation from aid to equality.

This is not just a summit. This is a moment to shape the next chapter of Africa-Europe relations. And the road starts now.

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Why Now?

  • 2025 is a tipping point for international cooperation. A historic moment for Africa and Europe to step up together. Shared challenges require shared leadership.
  • The Angola Summit of November 2025 (marking 25 Years of the AU-EU Partnership) is a defining opportunity for a new model of partnership – transformative, forward-looking, win/win … a complete shift of paradigm in development-cooperation.

What is #RoadtoLuanda25?

  • An inspiring, strategic and unifying outreach initiative and call to action, anchored by November 2025’s AU-EU Summit in Angola.
  • An umbrella platform for diverse actors to contribute meaningfully and catalyse engagement before, during and post-Summit including through untapped voices and strategic topics of cooperation.
  • An initiative anchored by data, inclusive dialogue, youth leadership and a narrative shift.
  • A call that rallies diverse stakeholders (from youth to high-officials of the AU/EU), speaks to a real partnership and equality between Africa and Europe, inspires unity and connects a wide array of initiatives under one umbrella, and builds toward a transformative moment in November 2025.

This is the moment for Africa-Europe.

In a context of global transformation - geopolitical shifts, a new context for multilateralism in 2025, climate and digital transitions, youth movements - the Africa-Europe Partnership has the potential to act as a stabilising force, a multiplier of progress.

Over the past 25 years the Partnership has demonstrated its ability to deliver and its potential to achieve even more. In an era of shared challenges (climate, pandemics, economic strains, insecurity) shared leadership is required.

The 7th AU-EU Summit in Angola is a defining opportunity for a new model of cooperation - transformative, forward-looking and win-win.
AEF is working with partners to facilitate constructive dialogue and inspire action on strategic topics that will propel the partnership forward.

Our Timeline

July 2025

  • Financing for Development (FfD4) International Conference (30 June to 3 July 2025)

August 2025

  • 45th SADC Summit (16-17 August 2025).
  • International Youth Day (12 August 2025).

September 2025

  • The Second African Climate Summit (8-10 September).
  • The 80th Session of the UN General Assembly (UNGA80) (22-24 September).
  • Mondiacult 2025 (29 September).

October 2025

  • Africa Think Tank Summit (7–10 October).
  • 2nd Global Gateway Forum (9-10 October 2025)
  • World Health Summit (12-14 October).
  • AEF High-Level Group meeting .
  • Launch of the AU-EU Finance Ministers’ Platform (13-14 October).

November 2025

  • 30th UN Climate Change Conference (10-21 November).
  • The G20 Summit (22-23 November).
  • 7th AU-EU Summit (24-25 November).