Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what funding he plans to allocate to support the African Union in 2023.

The UK and the African Union (AU) enjoy a strong relationship, collaborating effectively across a range of issues and shared priorities. Overall, from April 2018 to September 2022, the UK committed £56.88 million to support the AU's climate, peace and security, governance and trade objectives. In 2023, UK priorities for our partnership with the AU include support to conflict prevention, mediation, electoral observation, the African Transition Mission in Somalia (ATMIS), the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), climate and health. Ministers will make final aid prioritisation decisions in due course, guided by the International Development Strategy.