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7th AU-EU Summit – A new start for a partnership of equals

Despite existing tensions, the meeting between the African Union and the European Union in Luanda saw the first signs of more sustainable cooperation in the future.

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IMAGO / Brazil Photo Press

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Ethiopia's BRICS membership

Ethiopia joined the BRICS group on January 1, 2024, but economic benefits remain absent and geopolitical tensions cast doubt on the value of its accession.

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Welcome to the homepage of Konrad Adenauer Foundation (KAS) Ethiopia/African Union. Freedom, justice, and solidarity are the core principles of KAS’ work. KAS is a political foundation close to the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) in Germany.

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7th AU-EU Summit

A fresh start for a partnership on equal terms

Lukas Kupfernagel, Dr. Olaf Wientzek
December 2, 2025
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IMAGO / Brazil Photo Press

Ethiopia's BRICS membership

Between exaggerated expectations and geopolitical rivalry

Lukas Kupfernagel
July 7, 2025
Country reports

Flags of the European Union and the African Union

IMAGO / photothek

Third EU-AU ministerial meeting in Brussels

New impetus for the anniversary?

Dr. Olaf Wientzek, Lukas Kupfernagel, Jonas Nitschke
May 28, 2025
Country reports

Addisou Deresse

From Paralysis to Progress? Who will be the new face of the African Union?

A portrait of the candidates for the chairmanship of the AU Commission

Lukas Kupfernagel, Martino Faccenda
February 11, 2025
Country reports

The African Union in 2025 - Insights and Outlooks

Study Publication

Lukas Kupfernagel, Hiwote Tadesse
February 4, 2025
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From Policy to Practice

Implementing Transitional Justice in Ethiopia with International Standards

July 1, 2024
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Die Guided Trade Initiative

Between protectionism and potentials

May 28, 2024
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BRICS wächst – Und Äthiopien ist mittendrin

IMAGO / Xinhua

BRICS is growing

Ethiopia’s new relevance in geopolitics and trade

Lukas Kupfernagel
August 25, 2023
Country reports

Summit Diplomacy

KAS Newsletter: African Union - December 16, 2022

Benno Müchler
December 16, 2022
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The Architecture and Use of Emergency Powers: The Case of Ethiopia

From 1995 until 2020

June 12, 2022
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Department Sub-Saharan Africa

of the Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung based in Berlin

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Call for National Essay Writing Competition

The Role of Academia in Upholding the Rule of Law and Human Rights in Ethiopia

Sur-place scholarship program

To support excellency in academia and society

KAS Guide to African Cabinets & Elections

Everything about the cabinets of the 55 AU member states and their elections since 1989.

KAS African History Calendar

A glance at the History of Africa

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Main topics of the Konrad Adenauer Foundation

The leitmotif of the Konrad Adenauer Foundation "Shaping.Democracy.Together." is supported by a thematic focus. With the three main topics Growth needs Innovation, Freedom needs Security and Democracy needs Participation, it is made clear which topics the Konrad Adenauer Foundation will focus on in the coming years.

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7th AU-EU Summit – A new start for a partnership of equals

Despite existing tensions, the meeting between the African Union and the European Union in Luanda saw the first signs of more sustainable cooperation in the future.

Ethiopia's BRICS membership

Ethiopia joined the BRICS group on January 1, 2024, but economic benefits remain absent and geopolitical tensions cast doubt on the value of its accession.

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7th AU-EU Summit

A fresh start for a partnership on equal terms

Ethiopia's BRICS membership

Between exaggerated expectations and geopolitical rivalry

Third EU-AU ministerial meeting in Brussels

New impetus for the anniversary?

From Paralysis to Progress? Who will be the new face of the African Union?

A portrait of the candidates for the chairmanship of the AU Commission

The African Union in 2025 - Insights and Outlooks

Study Publication

From Policy to Practice

Implementing Transitional Justice in Ethiopia with International Standards

Die Guided Trade Initiative

Between protectionism and potentials

BRICS is growing

Ethiopia’s new relevance in geopolitics and trade

Summit Diplomacy

KAS Newsletter: African Union - December 16, 2022

The Architecture and Use of Emergency Powers: The Case of Ethiopia

From 1995 until 2020

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Find out more

Department Sub-Saharan Africa

of the Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung based in Berlin

What does the Foundation do?

Learn more about our work in 120 countries

Newsletter

Scan the QR Code and subscribe to our office newsletter

Call for National Essay Writing Competition

The Role of Academia in Upholding the Rule of Law and Human Rights in Ethiopia

Sur-place scholarship program

To support excellency in academia and society

KAS Guide to African Cabinets & Elections

Everything about the cabinets of the 55 AU member states and their elections since 1989.

KAS African History Calendar

A glance at the History of Africa

e-library

KAS Office Ethiopia/AU

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Main topics of the Konrad Adenauer Foundation

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Freedom needs Security

Growth needs Innovation

Democracy needs Participation

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