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Moscow, Russia | Xinhua | Russian President Vladimir Putin discussed political, trade and economic cooperation, as well as the impact of Western sanctions with the Chairperson of the African Union (AU) and Senegalese President Macky Sall in the southern Russian city of Sochi on Friday. Putin and Sall addressed a …

Dakar, Senegal | Xinhua | The chairperson of the African Union (AU) has called for “calm and dialogue” between Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), expressing serious concern over the rising tension between the two neighbors. “I call for calm and dialogue between the two countries, and for …

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia | Xinhua | Africa’s fight against terrorism is reduced to the minimum due to a lack of strong support from the international community, Chairperson of the African Union (AU) Commission, Moussa Faki Mahamat has said. Mahamat made the remarks as African leaders on Saturday convened the AU Extraordinary …

America back in Somalia Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | On May 03, Al Shabaab fighters stormed an African Union base in near Ceel Baraf, a village some 160 kilometres (100 miles) northeast of the Somalian capital Mogadishu and killed at least 10 Burundian peacekeepers and wounded 25 in heavy …

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia | Xinhua | The African Union (AU) on Monday disclosed the deployment of its Pre-election Assessment Mission to Kenya to observe preparations for the country’s upcoming elections. Chairperson of the AU Commission, Moussa Faki Mahamat, has authorized the deployment of the mission to Kenya from May 16 to …

Khartoum, Sudan | Xinhua | A comprehensive dialogue among the Sudanese political forces is scheduled to be held from May 10 to May 12, African Union (AU) Special Envoy to Sudan Mohamed El Hacen Ould Lebatt announced on Wednesday. The dialogue was brokered by a tripartite mechanism of the United Nations, …

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia | Xinhua | The chairperson of the African Union (AU) Commission has announced a solidarity fund to support South Africa following recent devastating floods there. Moussa Faki Mahamat expressed “his full solidarity and renewed his sincere condolences” to the affected families, the government and people of South Africa …

On April 1, the African Union Transition Mission in Somalia (ATMIS) became the official name of the 15-year peace keeping mission called AMISOM. However little has changed about its challenges  Kampala, Uganda | IAN KATUSIIME | ATMIS was authorised by the African Union Peace and Security Council Communique of the …

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia | Xinhua | The African Union (AU) has convened a high-level continental forum on unconstitutional changes of government in Africa, focusing on finding solutions in addressing the resurgence of unconstitutional changes of government in Africa. The Reflection Forum on Unconstitutional Changes of Government, which was held from March …

Why the soldiers want change Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Military coups and attempted putsches are on the increase on the African continent. And the leaders of African states are nervous. At their latest summit of the African Union (AU) heads of state and government in the Ethiopian capital …