Ethiopia to Raise Annual African Union Contribution to $15 Million
Ethiopia will move into the African Union’s top contribution tier for the 2027–2029 assessment cycle, raising its annual payment from about $8 million to $15 million.
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- Ethiopia will move into the African Union’s top contribution tier for the 2027–2029 assessment cycle, raising its annual payment from about $8 million to $15 million.
Ethiopia has agreed to raise its annual assessed contribution to the African Union to $15 million as it moves into the organization’s highest payment tier for the 2027–2029 cycle.
The Reporter, citing AU documents, said Ethiopia’s regular contribution at the end of 2025 was nearly $8 million and had been paid in full. The new assessment places Ethiopia alongside Algeria, Egypt, Nigeria, South Africa, Morocco and Angola in the top tier. Kenya is also moving up. The higher payment does not give a member state additional voting power.
The increase comes as the AU seeks more predictable financing for its operations and peace missions. The organization says more than 40 percent of member states do not pay their annual contributions, while external partners have traditionally supplied a large share of its budget.
African leaders agreed in 2016 that states could use a 0.2 percent levy on eligible imports to help meet AU obligations. Ethiopia is among the countries reported to have implemented or used that mechanism, though adoption across the continent remains uneven.
