Africa is dedicated to becoming a more integrated, people-centered, prosperous continent at peace, the head of the African Union said at the 20th Ordinary Session of the Assembly of Heads of State and Government of the African Union in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma, chairwoman of the African Union Commission, said Africa's future should be inspired by the spirit of Pan-Africanism and the ideas of the African Renaissance, which are the themes of this summit.

"We must develop our narrative and challenge conventional thinking and paradigms," she said. "We must rekindle the passion of our founders and our people in Pan-Africanism through unity, self-reliance, integration and solidarity."