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Nairobi, Kenya | Xinhua | Uhuru Kenyatta, Kenya’s African Union (AU) peace envoy, has called for increased humanitarian support to the residents in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) where fighting has led to the loss of lives and property as well as mass displacements. Kenyatta, the former Kenyan …

United Nations | Xinhua | UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has urged parties to the conflict in Ethiopia to take concrete steps to implement the recently signed peace agreement, his spokesman said on Sunday. The African Union (AU) announced Saturday that after a four-day meeting sponsored by the organization, senior commanders of …

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia | Xinhua | The Ethiopian government and the rebel Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) on Wednesday announced an agreement to end a two-year-long conflict in Northern Ethiopia. The peace accord was signed in the South African capital Pretoria, days after an African Union (AU)-led negotiation, which was facilitated …

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia | Xinhua | Chairperson of the African Union (AU) Commission Moussa Faki Mahamat on Tuesday called for improved youth inclusion as the African continent marks the annual Youth Day. The celebration of the African Youth Day, which is annually commemorated on Nov. 1, is in line with the …

Nairobi, Kenya | Xinhua |   Kenya’s African Union (AU) peace envoy, Uhuru Kenyatta has called for a ceasefire in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) where fighting has led to the loss of lives and property as well as mass displacements. Kenyatta, the former Kenyan President who is …

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia | Xinhua | The Chairperson of the African Union (AU) Commission Moussa Faki Mahamat has called for an end to sanctions against Zimbabwe. In a press statement released Wednesday evening, Mahamat said he once again renews the longstanding AU demand for the immediate and unconditional lifting of sanctions …

To achieve the aspirations of the AfCFTA, Africa’s industrialization and transformation agenda need to be supported at the highest national, regional, continental and global levels Addis Ababa, Ethiopia | Xinhua | The African Union (AU) has called on African countries to mutually reinforce the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Agreement …

Nairobi, Kenya | Xinhua | Africa’s peace and security situation is improving due to collective efforts to reduce national and transnational conflicts, an African Union official said on Thursday. Christopher Suna Kayoshe, Acting Head of Disarmament, Demobilization and Reintegration and Security Sector Reform Division at the African Union (AU) told a …

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia | Xinhua | The Chairperson of the African Union (AU) Commission Moussa Faki Mahamat has called on Libya’s warring parties to immediately cease hostilities. Faki said in a press statement released that he is deeply concerned with the recent military build-up and the surge of violent clashes …

Khartoum, Sudan | Xinhua | Ethiopia on Monday expressed readiness to negotiate with Sudan and Egypt on the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) under the patronage of the African Union (AU). “Addis Ababa is convinced that all issues can be resolved through dialogue and negotiations,” said Yibeltal Aemero, Ethiopian ambassador in …