AU Summit: Leaders gather for trade talks as insecurity bites

African Union Summit in Addis Ababa

The 35th Ordinary Session of the African Union Summit in Addis Ababa on February 5, 2022. PHOTO | TONY KARUMBA | AFP

Insecurity and conflict, the two inter-linked problems that have been synonymous with parts of Africa for decades, will be lurking in the shadows of the 36th Ordinary Session of the Assembly of the African Union to be held in Addis Ababa from the February 15-19.

The theme of the summit is continental trade, a big deal since the creation of the Africa Continental Free Trade Area agreement (AfCTA) in 2018.