The new AU Commission chair promised to defend Africa’s fair representation and role in global forums. This is likely to be ...

AFRICA: ON February 15, during the 38th summit of the African Union (AU) held in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, African leaders ...

The African Union (AU) is a group of 55 African countries, with the African Union Commission (AUC) as its administrative arm.

The African Union Commision has new leadership in Djibouti's Mahmoud Ali Youssouf. But how will the AUC handle deepening ...

The EAC and SADC regional blocs have previously called for a ceasefire in the war in the mineral-rich region, which Congo's ...

Mahamoud Ali Youssouf inherits an office that has been charged with harbouring corruption, nepotism and cronyism.

At the opening of the 46th African Union summit, Moussa Faki Mahamat bids farewell as member states jockey for positions in ...

As the crisis in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo reaches a critical juncture, pressure is mounting on the African ...

Amnesty International has urged the incoming chairperson and the AU to place human rights protection at the forefront of ...

African leaders have approved the establishment of a continental financial stability fund, the African Development Bank (AfDB ...

Three former heads of state have been appointed to facilitate a joint regional peace process in the eastern Democratic ...