𝐀𝐟𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐚'𝐬 𝐂𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐥 𝐒𝐨𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐭𝐲 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐆𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐒𝐞𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐀𝐝𝐝𝐢𝐬 𝐀𝐛𝐚𝐛𝐚 𝐭𝐨 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐑𝐨𝐚𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐂𝐎𝐏𝟑𝟐 𝐴𝐹𝑆𝐴 𝑖𝑠 𝑠𝑒𝑡 𝑡𝑜 𝑜𝑝𝑒𝑛 𝑖𝑡𝑠 𝐶𝑜𝑛𝑡𝑖𝑛𝑒𝑛𝑡𝑎𝑙 𝐶𝑜𝑛𝑣𝑒𝑛𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑜𝑛 𝑆𝑡𝑟𝑒𝑛𝑔𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑛𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝐴𝑓𝑟𝑖𝑐𝑎𝑛 𝐶𝑖𝑣𝑖𝑙 𝑆𝑜𝑐𝑖𝑒𝑡𝑦 𝐶𝑙𝑖𝑚𝑎𝑡𝑒 𝐴𝑐𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛 𝑜𝑛 𝐹𝑜𝑜𝑑 𝑆𝑦𝑠𝑡𝑒𝑚𝑠 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝐴𝑔𝑟𝑖𝑐𝑢𝑙𝑡𝑢𝑟𝑒 𝑇𝑜𝑤𝑎𝑟𝑑𝑠 𝐶𝑂𝑃31 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝐶𝑂𝑃32, 𝑏𝑟𝑖𝑛𝑔𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑓𝑎𝑟𝑚𝑒𝑟𝑠, 𝑝𝑎𝑠𝑡𝑜𝑟𝑎𝑙𝑖𝑠𝑡𝑠, 𝑔𝑜𝑣𝑒𝑟𝑛𝑚𝑒𝑛𝑡 𝑜𝑓𝑓𝑖𝑐𝑖𝑎𝑙𝑠 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑝𝑜𝑙𝑖𝑐𝑦𝑚𝑎𝑘𝑒𝑟𝑠 𝑓𝑟𝑜𝑚 𝑎𝑐𝑟𝑜𝑠𝑠 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑐𝑜𝑛𝑡𝑖𝑛𝑒𝑛𝑡 𝑡𝑜𝑔𝑒𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑟 𝑖𝑛 𝐴𝑑𝑑𝑖𝑠 𝐴𝑏𝑎𝑏𝑎 ADDIS ABABA, ETHIOPIA — September 7, 2026 — The Alliance for Food Sovereignty in Africa (AFSA), the continent's largest civil society movement working on food systems, food sovereignty and agroecology, is set to open today its Continental Convening on Strengthening African Civil Society Climate Action on Food Systems and Agriculture Towards #COP31 and #COP32. Organised by AFSA in collaboration with the Ethiopian Ministry of Planning and Development, the three-day gathering runs from September 7 to 9, 2026, at the Inter Luxury Hotel in Addis Ababa, and is shaping up to be one of the continent's most significant climate convenings this year, bringing together farmers, pastoralists, fisherfolk, indigenous communities, youth and women's networks, researchers, negotiators, government officials and policymakers from across Africa. Government officials and policymakers are integral participants in the Convening, not merely guests at its opening. The programme's official opening features H.E. Dr. Fitsum Assefa, Ethiopia's Minister for Planning and Development, delivering the official opening address, alongside remarks from H.E. Demeke Mekonnen, Nutrition Ambassador and former Deputy Prime Minister of Ethiopia. A keynote address will be delivered by Dr. Antwi-Boasiako Amoah, Chair of the African Group of Negotiators (AGN). Government representatives continue to participate alongside civil society throughout the three days, including a dedicated Day Two panel with government representatives on national priorities for #COP31 and #COP32. Read the full Press Statment here afsafrica.org/blog/africas-c… #Agroecology4Climate #AddisClimateConvening