President John Dramani Mahama has arrived in Luanda, Angola, to participate in the 21st Extraordinary Session of the Assembly of Heads of State and Government of the African Union (AU), which is focused on strengthening Africa’s mechanisms for conflict prevention and resolution.
The high-level summit is scheduled for Sunday, August 30, 2026, under the leadership of Angolan President João Manuel Gonçalves Lourenço, who serves as the AU Champion for Peace and Reconciliation in Africa.
A major item on the summit’s agenda is the consideration and adoption of a comprehensive Decision, Action Plan and Implementation Matrix on Conflict Prevention and Resolution across the continent.
African leaders are expected to review existing peace and security frameworks and agree on practical measures to improve coordination, responsiveness, implementation and financing of the African Peace and Security Architecture (APSA) and the African Governance Architecture (AGA).
The summit comes at a time when several parts of Africa continue to face complex and persistent security challenges, including conflicts in Sudan and the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, instability in the Sahel, insecurity in the Horn of Africa and violence in Mozambique.
President Mahama and other African leaders are expected to deliberate on actionable strategies aimed at strengthening regional stability and improving the continent’s collective capacity to prevent conflicts and support sustainable peacebuilding.
The Luanda meeting is therefore expected to provide an important platform for African leaders to reaffirm their commitment to continental ownership of peace and security and to strengthen mechanisms for responding to emerging conflicts.
