Senior African Union officials met in Addis Ababa on May 31, 2026, to assess Ethiopia’s readiness for its 7th general election slated for June 1, 2026. The discussions, featuring the Head of the African Union Election Observation Mission (AUEOM) to Ethiopia, former Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta, and the Deputy Chairperson of the African Union Commission, Dr. Mohamed Ahmed Ould Ghazouani Haddadi, centered on election preparedness and the impact of observation missions. Both parties also explored strategies to enhance the effectiveness and long-term contributions of AU election observation efforts in bolstering democratic governance, electoral integrity, and institutional knowledge transfer across African nations. This meeting highlights ongoing collaborative efforts among African institutions to foster credible, transparent, and inclusive electoral processes continent-wide, with the AUEOM continuing its deployment in Ethiopia.