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 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 ...

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 ...

Officials from 49 African Union member states, including presidents, who attended the Comprehensive Africa Agriculture Development Programme (CAADP) have resolved to develop and facilitate ...