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President Muhammadu Buhari has enjoined African Ambassadors to continue to give preference to the protection of the interests of the African continent and her people. The President made the call in Seoul, during an audience…

Senegalese President Macky Sall, current chairman of the African Union, will travel to Russia for talks with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin in Sochi on Friday, his office said in a statement. This visit "is part of the efforts of…

African heads of state closed the two extraordinary summits in Malabo, with leaders pointing out at terrorism, bad governance, and coups d'état could have causal links and aggravate the humanitarian crises that plague the continent. "The…

African leaders met to discuss efforts to fight a growing extremist threat and push back against a recent run of military coups on the continent. The summit on 'Terrorism and Unconstitutional Change' is organized by the African Union and…

The African Union Transition Mission in Somalia (Atmis) has imposed a curfew on the Afisyoni air force hangar in the capital, Mogadishu, and the surrounding areas ahead of the presidential election due to take place on Sunday. The curfew…

Al-Shabaab jihadists armed with guns and explosives stormed an African Union base in Somalia on Tuesday, triggering a fierce firefight that killed Burundian peacekeepers. A high-ranking Burundian military officer said about 30 soldiers…

The African Union, African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) and AfCFTA have inaugurated the Pan-African Payment and Settlement System (PAPSS), thereby making it available for use by the public. The PAPSS is a cross-border, financial…

The African Union (AU) has set out plans to construct industrial parks that will improve the manufacturing of agricultural products as well as the supply chain The AU Commission (AUC) made this known during a forum it organized with the…

Algeria has urged the African Union member countries to establish a special fund dedicated to tackling impacts of climate change in Africa, state-run. The call was made by Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune at a video conference of…

President Muhammadu Buhari has called for a comprehensive reform of the structures and operations of the African Union, to make it more functional in meeting targets, warning that the organization would become stale, except it becomes more…