Angolan President João Lourenço has relinquished the chairmanship of the African Union to Evariste Ndayishimire of Burundi.

 

Lourenço's term had begun in February 2025, and this was one of the reasons that led him to withdraw from the mediation efforts in the Congolese crisis. Shortly before stepping down as head of the African Union, Angola had announced that it would host the next inter-Congolese dialogue.