African Union members need to transfer meaningful powers to AU organs — experts
“Over the last three years 2021, 2022 and 2023, 93% of decisions have not been implemented,” the African Union Commission chairperson, Moussa Faki Mahamat, lamented […]
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AU summit: Somalia accuses arch-rival Ethiopia of seeking to annex Somaliland
Somalia’s president has used the African Union (AU) summit in Addis Ababa to accuse Ethiopia of trying to annex part of his country’s territory by […]
Somaliland: AU calls for “restraint” from Ethiopia and Somalia
The African Union’s Peace and Security Council (PSC) on Wednesday January 17 called for “restraint” from Ethiopia and Somalia, at a meeting devoted to the […]
Three dead in suicide attack in Mogadishu
At least three people were killed and two wounded on Tuesday January 16 in a suicide attack near the offices of the mayor of the […]
African Union calls for “mutual respect” between Ethiopia and Somalia
The African Union on Thursday January 4 called for “calm” and “mutual respect” between Ethiopia and Somalia, following the renewed tensions between the two countries […]
BioNTech’s first African messenger RNA vaccine production center inaugurated in Rwanda
BioNTech’s first messenger RNA vaccine production center in Africa, the “BioNtainer” – so named because it is made from recycled containers – has been inaugurated […]
Ghana calls on Africa to unite for reparations for slavery
Ghana’s President Nana Akufo-Addo on Tuesday November 14 called on his African counterparts to join forces to secure reparations for transatlantic slavery and the damage […]
Inter-Sudanese peace negotiations resume in Jeddah
Sudan’s warring parties have resumed negotiations in Saudi Arabia in an attempt to end the six-month war that has claimed more than 9,000 lives, the […]
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 […]
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 […]