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African Union

June 30, 2024

AU hails Nigeria’s outstanding implementation of school feeding initiative

“We will only reach our goal to zero hunger if we all walk together.’’

African Union (AU)
May 24, 2024

UN secretary-general says peace in Africa depends on continent’s leaders

Mr Guterres said unconstitutional changes of government have rocked the Sahel.

African military heads of state
May 24, 2024

UN Security Council: AU envoy demands reconfiguration of global peace, security architecture

“Silencing the Guns remains on our agenda,” he said, also stressing the importance of “zero-tolerance” for all unconstitutional changes of government.

Bankole Adeoye at UN Security Council meeting (Credit: UN NEWS)
May 23, 2024

African Union’s election observers arrive South Africa ahead of May 29 general poll

On May 29, South Africans will vote to elect a new National Assembly and the provincial legislature in each of the nine provinces.

South African Electoral commission (Credit: Wikipedia)
May 23, 2024

UK backs African Union to be G20, permanent Security Council member

But we should go further: we should reinforce Africa’s position in the Security Council. The UK supports permanent African representation.

May 10, 2024

Adopt strategies to make fertilizer affordable, Kenya urges African leaders

Kenyan President William Ruto has called on African leaders to adopt strategies to make fertilizer affordable and accessible to farmers.

May 7, 2024

Africa CDC says critical workforce shortage worsens public health emergencies 

The Africa Health Workforce Investment Forum is underway in Windhoek, the capital of Namibia.

Africa CDC
April 26, 2024

ECOWAS holds strategic peace talk with African Union

ECOWAS has held a strategic peace talk with the AU to integrate and implement the African Union Accountability and Compliance Framework into peacekeeping missions.

A photo of ECOWAS-AU-leaders.
April 24, 2024

African leaders, heads of govts, UN adopt Abuja Declaration on counter-terrorism

They called upon external actors to cease support(s) to terrorist groups on the continent.

Heads States and Government, Ministers of Defence, National Security Advisors
April 19, 2024

AU sends condolences to Kenya over death of defence chief, others in helicopter crash

Ten senior commanders, including chief of the Kenya Defence Forces Francis Ogolla, were killed in a helicopter crash in the country’s northwest.

African Union (AU)