The Chairperson of the African Union Commission, Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, the Secretary-General of the United Nations, António Guterres, and the President of the French Republic, Emmanuel Macron held informal consultations at the African Union headquarters in Addis Ababa today.

Discussions focused on several African and international issues of mutual interest, on which the three leaders noted a strong convergence of views.

They reaffirmed their commitment to multilateralism as an indispensable framework for seeking common solutions to contemporary challenges relating to peace and security, sustainable development, climate change and global economic vulnerabilities.

The leaders also emphasized the importance of more representative and inclusive international governance, particularly within the United Nations Security Council, and recognized the need for African representation in line with the spirit of the Ezulwini Consensus and the Sirte Declaration.

The three leaders reaffirmed the centrality of African solutions to the crises affecting the continent, as well as the importance of a balanced partnership between the African Union and the United Nations. 

They emphasized the need to strengthen coordination of international support to African efforts in conflict prevention, mediation and peace support operations.

In this context, they reaffirmed their commitment to United Nations Security Council Resolution 2719 (2023), which they identified as a landmark development in the partnership between the African Union and the United Nations on peace and security.

They emphasized the importance of its effective implementation in order to ensure more predictable, sustainable and flexible funding for African peace support operations, without prejudice to the Security Council’s primary responsibility for the maintenance of international peace and security in accordance with the United Nations Charter. They also agreed to support the organization of simulation exercises designed to test the practical arrangements for  implementing Resolution 2719.

The discussions also provided an opportunity to address the prospects for international mobilisation in support of African priorities  regarding peace, resilience and development. In this regard, the three  leaders agreed to work towards organising an international conference to  mobilise private-sector resources for the African Union Peace Fund, on  the sidelines of the Paris Peace Forum scheduled to take place in Paris  on 11 and 12 November 2026.

On the situation in the Middle East, the three leaders reaffirmed  their commitment to the principles enshrined in the United Nations  Charter, in particular respect for the sovereignty and territorial  integrity of states and the peaceful settlement of disputes.

They expressed their concern at the economic, energy and food  repercussions of the conflict on the African continent, particularly  regarding the supply of hydrocarbons and fertilisers, with potentially  significant consequences for food security, macroeconomic stability and  social stability in the most vulnerable African countries.

They called for strengthened international solidarity with Africa in  order to mitigate the impact of this external shock on the continent’s  food security. In this regard, they agreed to explore the establishment,  under African leadership, of concrete emergency measures aimed at  safeguarding the food security of vulnerable African States in the face  of disruptions affecting global fertiliser markets. In this context,  France indicated that this issue would also be addressed during the  discussions on the global economic situation at the G7 Summit to be held  in Évian on 15, 16 and 17 June 2026.

The Chairperson of the African Union Commission, the  Secretary-General of the United Nations and the President of the French  Republic reaffirmed their commitment to promote collective,  solidarity-based and sustainable responses to the challenges of peace,  security and development affecting the African continent and the  international system.