Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask His Majesty's Government what was the total sum of (1) Official Development Assistance, and (2) technical or other assistance, to the African Union and its institutions in each of the last three years for which records exist; and what proportion of this assistance has been delivered (a) bilaterally through direct budgetary support, and (b) through programmatic support.

The UK and the African Union (AU) enjoy a strong relationship, collaborating effectively across a range shared priorities. Between April 2018 and September 2022, the UK has provided the AU with £31.88 million of Official Development Assistance (ODA), supporting the development of the African Continental Free Trade Area, elections monitoring, conflict mediation, the AU's Green Recovery Action Plan and other priority issues for both the UK and Africa. This ODA spend includes provision of technical assistance, £21.1 million of which has been provided directly to the AU, while the remainder has been channelled through third-party organisations with significant experience of working with the AU to address capacity and capability gaps.