The AU, founded in May 2001 and headquartered in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, is a union of 55 member states that work together to address major political, social and economic issues, including preventing ...

Since the end of the cold war, the vast majority of these peacekeepers have been deployed in Africa, many of them by African ...

In a move that has yet to make headlines in the United States or European capitals, the G20 welcomed the African Union (AU) as a new permanent member. Before the announcement, South Africa was the ...

The pan-continental body of 55 member states will elect a successor to Moussa Faki Mahamat, the head of its executive organ, in February. Three veterans of African politics are in the running for ...

The positions of AU Commission chairperson and deputy, as well as most of the six AU commissioners, are contested. The position of chair rotates between the five African regions; this will be east ...

8, 2023. [AP] The G20 leaders have welcomed the African Union as a permanent member of the group and pledged to support its development agenda and address global challenges together. In a ...

The pan-continental body of 55 member states ... veterans of African politics are in the running for the top AU job. The candidates in the forthcoming election for African Union Commission chair ...

Ethiopia took the lead in creating Africa's continental organisation, the African Union (AU), but Ethiopia ... has dismissed as a "criminal clique". Members of the Ethiopian Tigrayan community ...

The African Union replaced the Organisation of African Unity in 2002. This heralded a policy shift from non-interference in the affairs of member states to non-indifference. This implied the ...

The African Development Bank Group, the World Bank Group, the African Union, and the Tanzanian government will host a landmark summit for African Heads of State and Government in Dar es Salaam, ...

Beijing’s detractors claim it lures in African countries with big loans, but the continent’s leaders also have a choice. We all need to re-embrace the dream of African unity and demand freedom ...