The foundation of the Egyptian Agency of Partnership for Development was announced by President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi during the African Union Summit held in Malabo, Equatorial Guinea in 2014. The Agency was established through incorporation of the Egyptian Fund for Technical Cooperation with Africa with the Egyptian Fund for Technical Cooperation with the Commonwealth, the Islamic Countries and the newly independent countries. The Agency represents the development arm for the Egyptian state concerned about promoting and improving collaboration among the south-south countries, particularly in Africa. In addition, the Agency seeks to employ the Egyptian capabilities and experiences for serving the African countries to support them in the achievement of their developmental goals and it receives a great support from the political leadership for accomplishing such goal. The Agency has a board of directors chaired by Sameh Shoukry, Egyptian Minister of Foreign Affairs with membership of both the Deputy Minister for African Affairs and the Assistant to the Minister for African, Asian, European and Financial Affairs and International Cooperation.