Upcoming Online Event | Big Priorities for the African Union in 2025: Zooming in on Sudan, DRC and Cameroon ⏰ 12 February | 5pm Addis Ababa | 3pm Brussels | 9am New York The African Union will face important challenges in 2025. Catastrophic wars such as those in Sudan and the Democratic Republic of Congo have escalated over the past few months. Meanwhile, neglected conflicts such as those in Cameroon’s Anglophone regions continue unabated. The economic context is equally difficult. With a distracted U.S. and the EU preoccupied with the wars in Ukraine and Gaza, the AU will need to take a more front-footed approach to try and pursue a resolution to conflicts on the continent. Against this backdrop, the 2025 African Union (AU) heads of state summit on 15-16 February will unfold at a time of considerable tumult on the continent and beyond. At the summit, the AU heads of state will elect new leadership that will be charged with tackling the continent’s peace and security challenges. In this online event, we will discuss the eight priorities that Crisis Group has identified for the African Union in the year ahead and specifically zoom in on what it can do to help solve the crises in the DRC, Sudan and Cameroon. Panellists: Richard Moncrieff | Project Director, Great Lakes Shewit Woldemichael | Senior Analyst, Sudan Arrey Elvis Ntui | Senior Consulting Analyst, Cameroon Moderator: Liesl Louw-Vaudran | Senior Advisor, African Union 🗓 Registration: https://www.crisisgroup.org/how-we-work/events/big-priorities-african-union-2025-zooming-sudan-drc-and-cameroon The online event will be held in English and will be live-streamed on YouTube.