Djibouti to Deploy 900 Soldiers to Somalia
The African Union and the Republic of Djibouti have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) that provides for the deployment of a second Djiboutian battalion of 900 troops within the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM). The MoU was signed late on Thursday at AU Headquarters in Addis Ababa, by the AU Commissioner for Peace […]
Seychelles James Michel to Push For Climate Change Action at AU
More than 50 African Heads of State and Heads of Government have converged to South Africa, which is hosting the 25th African Union (AU) Summit this weekend. The gathering themed “Year of Women Empowerment and Development towards Africa’s Agenda 2063” is being held in Johannesburg from June 14 to 15. In a press statement issued […]
How Is the AU Steering Africa Towards a Healthy Blue Economy?
As African leaders gather at the 25th African Union (AU) Summit in Johannesburg, South Africa, they will also be taking an important step in creating much-needed impetus towards an African blue or ocean economy. The start of the summit coincides with World Oceans Day today, 8 June – which this year is themed ‘Healthy oceans, […]
Burundi protests continue despite Nkurunziza vow
At least four people have been killed in fresh protests in Burundi, witnesses say, after President Pierre Nkurunziza vowed not to seek a fourth term. A government supporter was burnt alive and an opposition supporter was shot in the head, the witnesses said. The African Union (AU) has joined the US in urging Mr Nkurunziza […]
AU gives approval to elections
KHARTOUM — African Union observers have given tacit approval to elections in Sudan, while noting concerns about the suppression of human rights and low voter turnout. President Omar al-Bashir is widely expected to win the vote, which the opposition boycotted. In a statement released at the end of voting Thursday, the AU electoral observation mission […]
Mugabe now the new African Union chairman
African leaders Friday appointed Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe as the new chairman of the 54-nation African Union.The 90-year-old Mugabe, who has ruled his country since 1980, succeeds Mauritania’s President Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz. The announcement was made during the African Union’s two-day heads of state summit at the organization’s headquarters in Ethiopia’s capital. Traditionally, the […]
Kenyans demand protection from Islamists gunmen who kill non-Muslims
Kenya-Scores of teachers and civil servants were stranded at a remote Kenyan airstrip on Thursday, demanding evacuation and protection five days after Islamist gunmen killed 28 non-Muslim bus passengers in the surrounding border region near Somalia.Somalia’s al Shabaab militants claimed responsibility for Saturday’s attack in the Mandera area, where gunmen commandeered the Nairobi-bound bus, then […]
