Zimbabwe pledges to increase AU funding to $7 million: FM.
The country's contribution to the African Union is to increase initially from $2.6 million to $4 million, with further increases planned according to its financial capacity, Foreign Minister Amon Morwira said at the 27th extraordinary meeting of the AU Executive Council in Accra.
Key points from his statement:
African countries must reduce their dependence on external donors and take greater responsibility for funding continental institutions.
Zimbabwe supports the proposed AU reforms, focusing on financial autonomy, institutional restructuring, program efficiency and a consolidated budgetary framework.
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