Eastern and Southern African countries are looking into the possibility of deploying troops to secure areas of eastern ...

AFRICA: ON February 15, during the 38th summit of the African Union (AU) held in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, African leaders ...

The African Union Commision has new leadership in Djibouti's Mahmoud Ali Youssouf. But how will the AUC handle deepening ...

Amnesty International has urged the incoming chairperson and the AU to place human rights protection at the forefront of ...

As the crisis in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo reaches a critical juncture, pressure is mounting on the African ...

African leaders have approved the establishment of a continental financial stability fund, the African Development Bank (AfDB ...

At the opening of the 46th African Union summit, Moussa Faki Mahamat bids farewell as member states jockey for positions in ...

Three former heads of state have been appointed to facilitate a joint regional peace process in the eastern Democratic ...

Critics argue that the African Union has largely been ineffective in embracing the values of Africans and allow greater engagement of citizens in the aspiration and actions of the bloc.

African leaders elected Djibouti’s foreign minister to become the next leader of the commission than runs the continent-wide ...