New UN Migration chief devotes first visit to Africa
The new head of the UN’s migration agency, Amy Pope, will be visiting Africa on her first official trip, to highlight the scale of South-South […]
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Somali government calls for three-month “pause” in AU troop withdrawal
The Somali government has asked the UN for a three-month postponement of the withdrawal of African Union troops scheduled for the end of September, after […]
Sudanese army chief blasts African Union for its relations with the RSF
The head of the Sudanese Army, General Abdel Fattah al-Burhane, lashed out at the African Union on September 10. He said he could do without […]
Chissano calls coups in Africa a setback for peace and democracy
The former Mozambican Head of State, Joaquim Chissano, on Tuesday September 5 described coups d’état in Africa as a “step backwards for peace and democratization” […]
Cape Verde’s President calls for a “global agenda” to resolve crises in West Africa
Cape Verdean President José Maria Neves considered this Wednesday August 2 that the solution to solve the problems of African states is not a military […]
The Seventh coup in West and Central Africa since 2020: Niger’s president overthrown by Army
A group of soldiers claim to have detained Niger’s democratically elected president in what neighboring countries condemned as an attempted coup, with the United Nations, […]
Five civilians killed, some beheaded, in al-Shebab attack in eastern Kenya
Five civilians were killed, and some beheaded, in an attack on Saturday evening in two villages in eastern Kenya claimed by the radical Islamist Shebab, […]
Somalia: Attack on a military base at the start of the withdrawal of AU forces
Radical Islamist al-Shebab attacked a military base 450 kilometers west of the Somali capital Mogadishu on Wednesday, police and witnesses said, as the African Union […]
Ukraine: South Africa hails “historic” African peace Mission
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has described as “historic” the African mission which, at the end of last week, visited Ukraine and then Russia to […]
African peace mission: Delegation of four Heads of State to visit Kiev
This Friday morning, June 16, the African continent’s diplomatic delegation is due to arrive in Kiev to meet Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, before heading to […]