The 39th Ordinary Session of the Assembly of Heads of State and Government of the African Union was held in Addis Ababa, Capital of Ethiopia.
Évariste Ndayishimiye, President of Burundi, was elected the Chairperson of the African Union for 2026, succeeding the outgoing Chairperson from Angola.
The summit’s theme for 2026 was “Ensuring sustainable water availability and safe sanitation systems to achieve the goals of Agenda 2063”.