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African Union

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps she is taking to strengthen the working relationship between the UK and the African Union.

answeredForeign, Commonwealth and Development Office

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Answering body: Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Tabled: 4 Jun 2026
Target answer date: 8 Jun 2026
Answer: 12 Jun 2026 · 8 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

4 Jun 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps she is taking to strengthen the working relationship between the UK and the African Union.
8 Jun 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
12 Jun 2026
Answer published
Ministers and officials are in regular discussion with the African Union (AU) about a range of shared priorities. The Minister of State for International Development and Africa, attended the AU Summit in February, one of only two European Ministers to att...

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