President Cyril Ramaphosa says Africa knows exactly what it wants from the EU-AU summit in Brussels. Ramaphosa has been invited alongside his counterparts from the continent. They will focus on key issues like peace and security, health and vaccine production.
The EU-AU summit takes place as the African continent has been batting to access COVID-19 vaccines.
When asked by reporters outside the summit venue. President Cyril Ramaphosa says vaccines are arriving in numbers but the continent is still calling for trips waiver to enable developing economies to widen access and manufacture their own vaccines. Other matters that will dominate sessions include investments, infrastructure development .
President Ramaphosa says it’s time for former colonizers to give back to the continent.
Tweet from the Presidency:
President @CyrilRamaphosa has arrived in Brussels, Belgium, to participate in the 6th African Union-European Union (AU-EU) Summit taking place on 17 and 18 February 2022. https://t.co/cXDvMAVwF2 #AUEUSummit #BetterAfricaBetterWorld pic.twitter.com/BjU4kSMq2I
— Presidency | South Africa ?? (@PresidencyZA) February 17, 2022
His Excellency President @CyrilRamaphosa speaks to members of the media on his arrival for the 6th African Union-European Union Summit which is currently underway at the Justus Lipsius Building, EU Council Headquarters in Brussels, Belgium #AUEUSummit #BetterAfricaBetterWorld ? pic.twitter.com/2Mz6sdoqgO
— Presidency | South Africa ?? (@PresidencyZA) February 17, 2022
WATCH LIVE: Opening Ceremony of the 6th EU-AU Summit. President @CyrilRamaphosa is invited by the Chairperson of the @_AfricanUnion Commission to participate in the Summit.#AUEUSummit #BetterAfricaBetterWorld ? https://t.co/lxbdhtRPMx
— Presidency | South Africa ?? (@PresidencyZA) February 17, 2022
