African Union Suspends Sudan After Military Coup
The African Union has suspended Sudan’s participation in activities until the restoration of a civilian-led authority. Earlier, the EU had condemned the army for toppling Prime Minister Abdullah Hamdok’s government. The African Union on Wednesday suspended Sudan from all its activities until civilian rule is restored in the country. The continent-wide bloc said it “strongly […]
AU Endorses Joint Mission With UN for Somalia
The African Union says it wants to partner with the United Nations in a proposed joint mission to support Somalia in its efforts to battle armed extremists and achieve stability. In a statement, the African Union’s Peace and Security Council said it endorsed an independent assessment team’s recommendation for a hybrid operation that would replace […]
African Union Commission Inaugurates Committee On the Fund for African Women to Revitalize Women Empowerment
The African Union Commission has inaugurated the African Union Commission Internal Committee on the Fund for African Women, a demonstration of the commitment by the Union to advance its quest for gender equality and women’s empowerment. The Committee will be crucial in developing a sustainable and comprehensive strategy on the transition of the Fund for […]
Ex-Burundi President Pierre Buyoya Passes On
Burundi’s former president Pierre Buyoya, who served two terms, has died aged 71, according to reports. Buyoya served as president twice, from 1987-1993 and then 1996-2003. No details have been released yet but sources say he succumbed to an undisclosed illness. His death comes three weeks after he had resigned from the position of the […]
Liberia Loses Membership At African Union
The Republic of Liberia has lost her full membership rights at the African Union, is now an observer at the African Union, one without a voting right, from being a founder to a shocking rejected stone, one who understood the purpose for which the organization was founded. Over the past three years, Liberia has struggled […]
AU Speaks On Zimbabwe Crisis, Orders Mnangagwa to Respect Rule of Law
THE African Union Commission (AUC) has added its voice to rising human rights abuses in Zimbabwe, calling on President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s administration to uphold the rule of law. In a statement Monday, AUC chairperson Moussa Faki Mahamat said the commission was following closely, political developments in Zimbabwe hinting authorities were taking advantage of the Covid-19 […]
AU Calls For Immediate Removal Of Zimbabwe Sanctions
The Deputy Chairperson of the African Union (AU) Commission, Kwesi Quartey has called for the immediate removal of sanctions imposed on Zimbabwe by the West and the US. Addressing delegates during a session of the Regional Coordination Mechanism for Africa at the ongoing sixth African Regional Forum on Sustainable Development, Quartey said the removal of […]
AU Champions Women Empowerment In 2020
South Africa’s agenda during its African Union (AU) chairship will focus on women’s financial and economic inclusion, gender-based violence and accountability to global gender commitments. AU Chair President Cyril Ramaphosa outlined the country’s focus on women at the High-Level Breakfast Meeting on Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment in Africa in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. The meeting […]
Africa Needs To Work Together To Achieve Progress – Kagame
President Paul Kagame on Sunday told participants gathered at the inaugural ‘Kusi Ideas Festival’ that it was important for Africa to work together as one continent if it is to achieve the progress people aspire to have. He was speaking at a Presidential Panel alongside, the President of the Democratic Republic of Congo Félix Tshisekedi, […]
Silencing The Guns By 2020 – African Women’s Contribution To Peace and Security Agenda
Africa’s Agenda 2063 places great import on the need to establish peace and stability on the continent as a key component of ensuring that the national and continental development agendas can be achieved. “Aspiration 4” of Agenda 2063 which envisions a Peaceful and Secure Africa, calls for the strengthening of governance, accountability and transparency as […]
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