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Tag: African Union
Burkina Faso coup denounced by EU and AU, as protestors attack French embassy
African Union chief joins regional leaders from the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) in condemning the removal of military leader Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba ... Read More
Africa: Morocco takes over AU-PSC chairmanship starting Oct. 1st
Morocco will take over the rotating chairmanship of the Peace & Security Council of the African Union for one month starting October 1st to serve ... Read More
Western countries should lift sanctions against Zimbabwe — African Union
The African Union (AU) reiterated its push for the United States, European Union, and United Kingdom to lift all sanctions against Zimbabwe at the United ... Read More
Leaders condemn Russia’s war in Ukraine at UN, pledging billions to fight AIDS, malaria and TB
At the United Nations General Assembly, leaders from Qatar, Senegal and Turkey called for immediate peace talks between Moscow and Kiev to end Russia’s invasion ... Read More
Ethiopia’s Tigray rebels offer conditional truce, agree to AU-led peace process
Tigrayan rebels from Ethiopia’s northern region called for an "immediate" cease-fire Sunday (11 September) and said they would accept a peace process with the federal ... Read More
Heavy casualties reported as Somali forces end al-Shabab hotel siege
Somali forces took control of a popular hotel Sunday (21 August) and ended a deadly 30-hour siege in the country’s capital Mogadishu with security personnel ... Read More
Chad: rebel leader Erdimi returns from exile as challenges to national dialogue persist
Exiled Chadian rebel leader Timan Erdimi has returned to his homeland after a decade in exile in Qatar for talks aiming to pave the way ... Read More
AUPSC commends Morocco for co-training African election observers
The Peace and Security Council of the African Union has commended Morocco for co-organizing the first specialized training workshop for AU short-term election observers in ... Read More
Russia in Africa: Lavrov courts Congo, Uganda in quest for more non-Western allies
Following a visit to Egypt and the Republic of Congo, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has now (26 July) arrived in Uganda as Moscow aims ... Read More
African Union plans to organize inclusive conference for reconciliation in Libya
The African Union, AU, intends to hold an inclusive Libyan reconciliation conference whose agenda will be determined by the Libyans themselves under African auspices, Head ... Read More