Tag: AU
Nigeria at AU Summit: Shettima departs for high-level talks in Ethiopia
He is also expected to take part in important side meetings and hold discussions with political and business leaders. These…
Africa faces unprecedented threats, needs conflict prevention – UN
Conflicts in the Horn of Africa, Sudan, South Sudan and the Great Lakes region, including the Democratic Republic of the…
Don calls on AU to Tackle Algorithmic Bias in Migration Policies
In his paper, titled “Migrant Identity in the Age of Artificial Intelligence: Technology, Surveillance, and Belonging,” he argued that AI-driven…
Mahama seeks stronger multilateral financial institutions for Africa’s development
Mahama who made the call on the sidelines of the 38th AU (AU) Summit on Sunday in Addis Ababa, also…
Tinubu to attend 6th mid-year coordination meeting of AU in Ghana
The President and Chairman of ECOWAS will present the ‘2024 Report on the State of the Community,’ focusing on peace,…
UN, AU must find ways to halt illegal flow of weapons to Africa — Tinubu
He said: “The wide support by many reputable international Civil Society Organisations and research institutions…speaks the minds of honest and…
Coup: African Union suspends Gabon
AU’s Peace and Security Council said on Thursday evening that it strongly condemned the take-over of power by the military…
May 25: Why Politics Matters for Africa’s Development
Sadly, sixty years after, not much seems to have been achieved by the OAU. Not even after it transformed into…
AU suspends Burkina Faso after military coup
The AU suspended two other West African members, Mali and Guinea, after their own military takeovers in 2021. The coup…
Jonathan leads AU election observer mission to Tanzania
Former Nigerian President Dr. Goodluck Jonathan is leading AU’s Elections Experts Mission already deployed to Tanzania for its general elections…
AU to establish African Central Bank by 2045
The plan to establish the African Central Bank (ACB) by the African Union will likely come to fruition by 2045.…
Elections: AU hails participation of young candidates in Nigeria
The Head of African Union Election Observation Mission, Mr Hailemariam Desalegn, has commended young candidates for participating in Saturday’s Presidential…
EU, AU, UN, other observation missions urge INEC to adhere to new dates
Election Observation Missions of the European Union (EU), African Union (AU), United Nations (UN) and others have called on the…
Al-Shabaab did not kill 30 soldiers in Somalia – AU
The African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) on Tuesday said, al-Shabab did not kill 30 of its soldiers in an…
AU seeks Nigeria’s support for single air transport project
The African Union Commission (AUC) has solicited Nigeria’s backing in bringing the Single African Air Transport Market (SAATM) project to…
Internet connectivity triples in Africa – AU
The African Continent is exhibiting one of the fastest growth rate in internet penetration worldwide with digital connectivity almost tripled…
China signs MoUs with 37 African countries, AU
China on Friday said it signed MoUs with 37 African countries and the AU on the Belt and Road development.
AU seeks cooperation with BRICS countries
The African Union (AU) is interested in cooperation with BRICS countries in such areas as security and industrialisation, AU Chairman…
Mali loses over $450m to child under-nutrition – AU
Mali’s economy is losing 265 billion CFA francs (450 million U.S. dollars),or more than four per cent of the country’s…
49 AU members have signed free trade pact – Kagame
Forty-nine out of the 55 members of the African Union have signed the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) agreement,…
Ethio-Eritrea: AU welcomes recent positive developments
Chairperson of the African Union Commission (AUC) Moussa Faki Mahamat has welcomed the recent positive developments in the relations between…
Africa Day: AU reiterates call for fight against corruption
The African Union (AU) on Friday marked Africa Day that commemorates the birth of the then Organisation for African Unity…
AU calls for holistic approach in Sahel challenges
The AU said a “holistic approach” is needed to address peace and security challenges in the vast Sahel region, calling…
AU calls for cautious implementation of Somalia’s transition plan
The AU top envoy for Somalia has called for a cautious implementation of the recently endorsed transition plan to help…
Relocation of U.S. embassy to Jerusalem heightens tensions – AU
Chairperson of AU Commission, Moussa Mahamt, on Tuesday, said the relocation of the U.S. Embassy to Jerusalem can only further…
AU expresses commitment to attain free, fair, transparent elections in Africa
The AU on Tuesday expressed its commitment to attain free, fair and transparent elections in African countries.
AU, Afreximbank maiden trade fair expected to generate $70b in trade deals
The African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) has signed a hosting agreement with the African Union (AU) and Egypt for Intra-African Trade…
AU chairperson believes increased intra-trade will create prosperity
Benefits from increased intra-trade under the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) are tools for creating prosperity for every African,…
AU urged to make final push to secure justice for millions in South Sudan
UN investigators of war atrocities in South Sudan urged the African Union (AU) to make a final push to secure…
AU, UN, others closely following Sierra Leone’s elections
ECOWAS, the AU, the UN and the EU said they are following closely and with much interest the progress toward…