The Council of the European Union has published a notice of meeting and provisional agenda scheduling a meeting of the Africa Working Party for 8 July 2026 at 10:00 in the Justus Lipsius Building in Brussels. The meeting will address country-specific matters for Benin, Mozambique, Burundi, and Cameroon, in addition to adopting the agenda and any other business.
The Africa Working Party is a Council preparatory body that deals with EU relations with sub-Saharan African countries. The meeting, convened by the Council's General Secretariat, will bring together officials from EU member states to discuss political, economic, and development issues related to the four countries. No prior coverage of this specific meeting exists in recent records.
adoption of the agenda, followed by discussions on Benin, Mozambique, Burundi, and Cameroon, and concluding with any other business. The meeting is scheduled to take place in person at the Council's Justus Lipsius Building, Rue de la Loi 175, 1048 Brussels.
The discussions are expected to cover EU cooperation, development aid, trade relations, and political developments in each country. The outcomes of the meeting may inform future Council decisions or conclusions on EU engagement with these nations.