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Addis Ababa, Ethiopia | Xinhua | Marking the African Union (AU) Day, Chairperson of the AU Commission Moussa Faki Mahamat on Saturday called for continental togetherness against multiple challenges. Celebrated every year on Sept. 9 following the Sirte Declaration of Sept. 9 back in 1999 to create the AU, the annual …

Luanda, Angola | Xinhua | Chairperson of the African Union (AU) Commission Moussa Faki Mahamat on Saturday called for solidarity and active coordination of regional and continental efforts to effectively tackle the crises in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Sudan during a meeting held in Luanda, the capital …

Gaborone, Botswana | Xinhua | Botswana has deposited its instrument ratifying the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) agreement with African Union Commission Chairperson Moussa Faki Mahamat, local media reported. The southern African country becomes the 45th African Union (AU) member to ratify the AfCFTA. Botswana President Mokgweetsi Masisi presented the …

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia | Xinhua | Chairperson of the African Union (AU) Commission Moussa Faki Mahamat has strongly condemned the abduction of more than 50 women and girls in Burkina Faso. The AU Commission chairperson “condemns in the strongest terms, the abduction of more than 50 women and girls on …

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 …

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 …

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 …

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia | Xinhua | Chairperson of the African Union (AU) Commission Moussa Faki Mahamat on Wednesday reiterated the AU’s keen interest to further deepen the already strong and long-standing China-Africa partnership. Mahamat made the remarks as he received the letter of appointment from Hu Changchun, the new head of …

Addis, Ababa, Ethiopia | Xinhua | Chairperson of the African Union Commission (AUC) Moussa Faki Mahamat on Tuesday condemned the killing of 132 civilians in central Mali. A total of 132 civilians were killed in three villages in the rural commune of Bankass in central Mali, the Malian government said in …

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 …