The African Union has called on the Democratic Republic of Congo to ensure peaceful, transparent and truly inclusive elections come December. The Chairperson of the Commission Moussa Faki stressed that the fulfillment of these requirements will guarantee the credibility of the electoral process. He also emphasized the need for the[…]
The African Union Summit in Ethiopia has ended with the Heads of State vowing to work towards the continent’s self dependence and better operation of the Union. The AU summit has deliberated on peace and security issues with the Democratic Republic of Congo, South Sudan and Libya topping the agenda.[…]
The African Union has spoken on the political situation in Zimbabwe where the army have seized key state institutions including the state broadcaster. President of the political bloc and Guinean president Alpha Conde in an interview with the AFPnews portal said the military intervention “seems like a coup” further urging that[…]
Dr Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma , AUC chair received Saturday a vote of thanks from South African Minister of International Relations and Co-operation Maite Nkoana-Mashabane for her works. She laid emphasis on her contribution regarding gender equality and empowerment of women. A major milestone was the launch of the campaign to end[…]
‘African Union Commission Chairperson Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma has warned that a Donald Trump’s administration threatened global progress on climate change and women’s rights. Africa should counter this by establishing the planned continental free trade area this year, she said. In her last speech at the opening of the AU executive council[…]
The African Union says it will cease to recognise Yahya Jammeh as The Gambia’s legitimate president after last-ditch attempts to persuade the longtime leader to step down failed. Jammeh, a former coup leader who has ruled the country since 1994, lost a December 1 election to Adama Barrow by a[…]
The prosecutor of the International Criminal Court, Fatou Bensouda has given the strongest indication yet that plans by some African countries to withdraw from the Rome Statute will in no way affect her ongoing investigations into alleged war crimes. She has vowed to keep going after perpetrators of atrocities. Fatou[…]
The African Union (AU) says the al-Qaeda-linked armed group, al-Shabab, is planning attacks in Somalia using AU troop uniforms as disguises. The African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) said the uniforms were stolen by al-Shabab fighters from military camps belonging to the 22,000-strong UN-mandated mission. “AMISOM has information that due to panic[…]
Al Shabaab radicals attacked an African Union (AU) base in southern Somalia early on Tuesday, the group and residents said, with unconfirmed reports that dozens of AU soldiers were killed. The al Qaeda-aligned radicals said one of their fighters rammed a car bomb into the base and then gunmen poured[…]
Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir did not come to the country on South Africa’s invitation, President Jacob Zuma said in the National Assembly on Thursday. “Bashir coming to South Africa – it was by invitation of the African Union [AU] and once he is here, he is a guest of the[…]
WhatsApp us 