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Kenya has slammed Russia and Gulf countries for their involvement in Sudan’s politics that does not help to find a solution to the conflict, while an exclusive article published by the Washington Post accuses the Russia’s Wagner Group of aggressively working to create a “confederation” of anti-Western states in Africa by creating instability across the […]
Morocco has gained an important post within the African Union, dealing a hard blow to the Algerian regime which has lost regional and international lust, becoming just an empty shell. Moroccan diplomat Amina Selmane has presented lately to AU Commission chairperson Moussa Faki Mahamat her credentials as the Permanent Representative of the Arab Maghreb Union […]
The terrorist designation given to the Tigray People’s Liberation Front, or TPLF, will be removed, Ethiopian lawmakers decided in a special session Wednesday (22 March), but UN human rights experts have warned that violations committed during the armed conflict in Ethiopia’s Tigray region must still be investigated if long-term peace is to be achieved. Lawmakers […]
The European Union, the African Union and the United Nations have called on the Libyan authorities to end arbitrary detention of migrants and refugees, starting with the women and children as well as other individuals with specific needs or disabilities. In a joint press release issued following their meeting held Monday in Brussels, the tripartite […]
Africa needs to accelerate the financing for energy access in the continent with clear targets and steps for ensuring the achievement of universal energy access by 2030 — this appeal was made during a recent presidential roundtable on the side-lines of the 36th Ordinary Session of the Assembly of the African Union (AU). The event […]
The African Union (AU) has joined the voices that have condemned remarks by Tunisia’s authoritarian president targeting Sub-Saharan migrants in his country and have warned against this “hate speech” that could bring harm. President Kais Saied sparked an outcry this week after he made extremely hateful and racist remarks against African migrants who arrive in […]
The standing decision-making organ of the African Union, the Peace and Security Council, issued its annual report without mentioning the Algeria-fueled conflict over southern Morocco, the Sahara. The decision confirms once more the neutrality of the African Union, in line with its resolution 639 of July 2019, which considers the Sahara as an issue to […]
Africa needs to accelerate the financing for energy access in the continent with clear targets and steps for ensuring the achievement of universal energy access by 2030 — this appeal was made during a recent presidential roundtable on the side-lines of the 36th AU Summit. The event which was organized by the AU Commission (AUC) […]
The latest Summit of the African Union, held in Addis Ababa 18-19 Feb., has not addressed or made any reference to the Sahara issue, respecting the UN exclusive role in handling this regional dispute. The summiteers have thus honored their political commitment and respected the resolution passed unanimously during the 2018 AU summit convened in […]
The African Union (AU) has a “zero tolerance” policy toward unconstitutional change, the bloc’s leaders insisted at the end of their two-day meeting in Addis Ababa on Sunday (19 February), as they decided to maintain suspension of four military-ruled countries. The annual AU meeting aimed to jumpstart a faltering trade deal but the leaders also […]