Call for AU to bank on members' contributions, shun donor dependency
Zimbabwe has urged African Union member states to increase their financial contributions to reduce reliance on external donors. The goal is to ensure the continental body maintains sovereign decision-making power by addressing persistent funding shortfalls.
Why it matters
Financial independence is critical for the African Union to pursue its own policy agenda without the influence of foreign funding partners.
HARARE, Jul 20 (NewsDay Live) - Zimbabwe has called on African Union member states to fully fund the continental body from their own resources, arguing that dependence on external funders compromises the continent's ability to make sovereign decisions.
Foreign Affairs minister Amon Murwira made the call this Monday during a virtual sitting of the AU Joint Ministerial Committee on the Scale of Assessment and Contributions and the Committee of Fifteen Ministers of Finance, known as the F15. The meeting was convened to address the AU's persistent financing shortfalls and to consider a new scale of contributions for the 2027 to 2029 period.
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