Ghana to host AU summit on financial independence and sustainable funding

Ghana will host the 27th Extraordinary Session of the Executive Council of the African Union (AU), dedicated to financing the Union, as African leaders intensify efforts to strengthen the organisation’s financial independence and reduce its reliance on external funding.

The high-level meeting, scheduled for November 13, 2026, at the Labadi Beach Hotel in Accra, will be held under the distinguished patronage of President John Dramani Mahama, in collaboration with the African Union Commission.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs, in a press release issued on Wednesday in Accra, said the financing of the African Union remains a central component of the ongoing institutional reform process aimed at strengthening the Union’s financial independence, accountability and capacity to implement its continental priorities.

“In this regard, H.E. Dr. William Samoei Ruto, President of the Republic of Kenya and African Union Champion for Institutional Reform, has been leading efforts to advance reforms aimed at strengthening the Union’s financial sustainability, reducing dependence on external financing and ensuring predictable funding for its programmes and peace support operations”, it noted.

According to the Ministry, the Summit will bring together African Union Ministers of Foreign Affairs and Finance; African Union Commission leadership; AU organs and institutions; Regional Economic Communities and Regional Mechanisms (RECs/RMs) leadership; AU Special Envoys/High-Level Panels; UN/international partners, and other Stakeholders.

It said the Opening Session will be livestreamed on: https://vimeo.com/event/6337956.

Judith Twumwaa, ISD