French President Emmanuel Macron announces that a conference to finance African Union peace efforts will be held in Paris by the end of this year. He makes the announcement during a visit to Ethiopia, according to reporting carried by both RFI English and AllAfrica, which relays the same information from RFI. The planned meeting is intended to gather support for the African Union’s peace agenda, with a specific focus on funding. The sources do not provide additional details on the participants, funding targets, or the agenda items beyond the stated purpose of supporting African peace efforts. No further context is included about whether the conference will involve specific donor countries, international institutions, or timelines for disbursement. Overall, the reports agree on the key points: Macron’s announcement, the location in Paris, the timing “by the end of this year,” and the connection to financing African Union peace efforts following his trip to Ethiopia.