President William Ruto has departed the country for two key engagements with the African Union and the European Union leaders in Luanda, Angola.

According to a communique from State House spokesperson Hussein Mohammed issued on Monday, November 24, 2025, Ruto is scheduled to attend the 7th African Union-European Union Summit and the Second Session of the Ad Hoc Oversight Committee on African Union Institutional Reform.

The Kenyan president will chair the latter as the AU Champion for Institutional Reform.

Review Africa-Europe cooperation.

At the AU-EU Summit, Ruto and fellow leaders will review two decades of Africa-Europe cooperation and address emerging challenges, including shifting geopolitical priorities, funding gaps, and rising security pressures.

He will advance Kenyan priorities on predictable financing for African-led peace operations, stronger counter-terrorism and border security collaboration, as well as joint action on climate.

Talks with European Leaders

The President will also hold bilateral talks with European leaders. The engagement will focus on expanding trade, deepening investment, and advancing the implementation of the Kenya-EU Economic Partnership Agreement.

He will showcase opportunities under Kenya’s economic transformation roadmap, targeting a transition to a first-world economy, including public-private-partnership-ready projects such as large-scale irrigation supported by mega dams, the expansion of clean and industrial energy, and major infrastructure upgrades covering roads, airports, ports, and railways.

In his capacity as Champion of AU Institutional Reforms, the Kenyan head of state will co-chair the AU Institutional Reform Ad Hoc Committee of Heads of States.

Regional cooperation

During the session, Ruto will brief his peers on the progress made towards implementing various reform mandates that strengthen the Union’s governance, peace, and security approaches while enhancing the AU’s financial independence.

The meeting comes as African nation-states seek to reinforce their unity and enhance the continent’s ability to act decisively in a rapidly shifting global environment.

The engagements in Luanda are part of Kenya’s commitment to promoting regional cooperation and strengthening the institutions that support Africa’s long-term stability and development.