African Union

The Chairperson of the African Union Commission, Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, has issued an urgent appeal for coordinated international intervention as Mali’s security and humanitarian crisis reaches critical levels. In a statement…

FILE PHOTO: President Bola Tinubu (2nd right, front row) and other African leaders pose for photos at the 5th mid-year coordination meeting of the African Union, at the United Nations (UN) offices in Gigiri, Nairobi, on Sunday, July 16,…

The UN mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) and international partners have called for an immediate end to the mounting violence in the Greater Pibor area by armed youths from Jonglei. According to reports, no fewer than 57 have died since…

Nigeria has ranked sixth in the Africa Visa Openness Report released by the African Union (AU) and the African Development Bank (AfDB). The report, the seventh edition, was released at the 2022 African Economic Conference (AEC) held in…

The African Union on Saturday condemned the “unconstitutional change of government” in Burkina Faso, a day after the second coup this year in the deeply poor and restive West African country. Junior officers toppled a junta leader on…

UN Secretary-General António Guterres and African leaders have launched a high-level panel to assess the situation in the Sahel and make recommendations on ways to foster international engagement and map out responses to the region’s…

The African Union on Saturday hailed a landmark deal between Ukraine and Russia that will allow Kyiv to resume exports of grain through the Black Sea and relieve a global food crisis. Ukraine’s farms are a major source of grain for the…