US Backs AU Intervention in Gabon
Washington is supporting the African Union’s mediation efforts in the political crisis that has hit Gabon following the August 27 presidential elections, the Department of […]
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DRC: Catholic Bishops Threaten to Quit Edem Kodjo Led Dialogue
The Catholic Church of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has threatened to withdraw from the “national dialogue” led by Edem Kodjo if the forum […]
EX-Somali MP behind suicide Attack in Mogadishu
Salah Nur Ismail also known Salah Badbado, a former Somali MP was among two suicide bombers that carried out attack on African Union forces’ base […]
Zoom on African Union 27th Summit
The Come-Back of Morocco The highlight of the 27th summit of the African Union (AU) held in the Rwandan capital, Kigali, was Morocco’s official call […]
Will Morocco’s Return to AU be Announced at Kigali Summit?
Morocco has embarked on a massive diplomatic campaign to prepare its return to the African Union (AU) thirty two years after it walked out of […]
AU to Pull out all of its 22,000 Troops from Somalia by 2020
The African Union on Thursday announced its intention to begin withdrawing its 22,000 strong peacekeeping force from Somalia by October 2018. The announcement comes as […]
Somalia: AU Extends Peacekeeping Mission to May 2017
The African Union (AU) has extended the mandate of its 22,000 strong peacekeeping mission, , in Somalia to May 30, 2017. The force that was […]
DRC: Top Court to Rule on Kabila’s Future if Polls not Held
Members of parliament in Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) want the country’s highest court to rule on whether President Joseph Kabila would stay in power […]
Chad: Polls Free Despite Anomalies, AU Mission
The African Union (AU) observer mission in Chad on Tuesday said the just held presidential election in the central African nation, allowed voters to “freely […]
AU Chief to Step Down in July
African Union commission chief Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma will step down from her post at Addis Ababa in July, her spokesman said on Wednesday. “AU Commission Chair […]