The African Union Summit ended on Saturday with a commitment to ending hunger on the continent by 2025, media outlets report.

U.N. News Centre: U.N. agricultural agency hails ‘historic’ new commitment to end hunger in Africa by 2025
“The head of the United Nations Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO) has welcomed a breakthrough commitment by African leaders to end hunger on the continent by 2025, and has pledged the U.N.’s support as they work to ‘transform vision into reality’…” (2/1).

Xinhua/Forum on China-Africa Cooperation: 22nd A.U. summit ends with commitment of agricultural transformation, regional peace
“The 22nd African Union (A.U.) Summit concluded at A.U.’s headquarters in Ethiopia’s capital city of Addis Ababa on Saturday, with commitment of transforming agriculture and restoring regional peace…” (1/31).

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