African leaders met in Uganda and called for more AU peacekeepers to help Somalia combat the extremist al-Shabab insurgency.
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The AU has appointed Faure Gnassingbe as mediator in the eastern Congo conflict following recent fighting.
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Israel’s ambassador to Ethiopia was ejected from an African Union event, sparking outrage due to political tensions regarding Gaza.
Israel’s ambassador faces expulsion at AU event over conflict Read More »
Israel’s envoy to Ethiopia was expelled from an AU conference after states refused to attend with him at the Rwandan genocide commemoration in Addis Ababa.
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The African Union sent armored vehicles, medical supplies, and fuel tankers to Somalia to support its security infrastructure and counterterrorism efforts.
Somalia receives military equipment shipment from African Union Read More »
Despite a surprise meeting between the leaders of DR Congo and Rwanda, the terms of a ceasefire remain unclear, with further negotiations expected.
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Sudan’s leader Abdel Fattah al-Burhan has rejected global peace efforts and dismissed former Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok, signaling his intent to pursue a war.
Sudan’s Burhan rejects int’l peace efforts as war intensifies Read More »
African leaders have elected Djibouti’s foreign minister, Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, as the new head of the African Union Commission. Youssouf triumphed over Kenya’s former Prime Minister Raila Odinga and Madagascar’s ex-Foreign Minister Richard Randriamandrato in a decisive vote at the AU summit in Addis Ababa. The African Union, comprising 55 member states, entrusts its commission’s
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2-day summit to see African leaders deliberate on state of peace and security, African Continental Free Trade Area, and institutional reforms to bloc, among other strategic matters
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Sudan’s junta leader, Gen. Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, has been lobbying for the country’s reinstatement, but analysts believe the AU will maintain its suspension
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