The African Union (AU) has expressed deep concern over U.S. President Donald Trump’s executive order, which bans entry to the United States for nationals from 12 countries, including seven African nations. The ban, issued on January 20, 2025, affects Afghanistan, Myanmar, Chad, Democratic Republic of Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Haiti, Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, and […]

The Chairperson of the African Union Commission (AUC), Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, congratulated Leo XIV on Saturday on his election as the new pontiff of the Catholic Church, and expressed the continental organization’s desire to continue collaborating with the Holy See. RELATED: Pope Leo Celebrates His First Mass in the Sistine Chapel In a brief statement […]

In a new sign of growing discontent across the African continent over Israel’s actions in occupied Palestine, the Israeli Ambassador to Ethiopia, Avraham Neguise, was expelled from an African Union (AU) event commemorating the Rwandan genocide. The incident, which took place at the AU headquarters in Addis Ababa, follows a pattern of continental resistance to […]

African Union (AU) mediators landed in South Sudan’s capital, Juba, on Wednesday for critical talks aimed at averting a return to civil war. Their arrival comes amid heightened tensions following the house arrest of First Vice President Riek Machar last week—a development that threatens the fragile peace established by the 2018 agreement. President Salva Kiir’s […]

The Bolivarian leader reaffirmed his commitment to South-South cooperation. On Monday, Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro congratulated Angolan President João Lourenço after he assumed, for the first time, the rotating Presidency of the African Union (AU). RELATED: Nicaragua Congratulates Election of African Union Commission Chair “Mother Africa is taking firm steps toward integration and global justice. […]

On Saturday, Mahamoud Ali Youssouf won the AUC election in Addis Ababa, after seven rounds of voting. On Monday, Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega sent a congratulatory message to Mahamoud Ali Youssouf on his election as Chair of the African Union Commission. RELATED: Nicaragua Expresses Its Condolences For Namibia’s President Death “On behalf of the People […]

Angola, one of the oil powers of sub-Saharan Africa, assumed the rotating presidency of the African Union (AU) for the first time this Saturday in Addis Ababa, at a time of great security and development challenges on the continent. RELATED: Africa Demands Colonial Reparations and End of Resource Exploitation at the 38th AU Summit “This […]

During the 38th Summit of the African Union, held in Addis Ababa, capital of Ethiopia, the member countries articulated a class action lawsuit aimed at dismantling the structures of inequality bequeathed by European colonialism on the continent. RELATED: Algeria Mediates With African Countries To Contain Conflict in DR Congo This year’s Summit theme was the […]

In a recent communique, the AU Peace and Security Council (AUPSC) demanded that the RSF “urgently lift the siege on the city of EL Fasher and ensure safe and unhindered humanitarian access to those suffering from acute food insecurity in Sudan.” On Wednesday, according to a statement by Sudan’s Foreign Ministry, Sudan expressed its commitment […]

African Union (AU) Commissioner for Political Affairs, Peace, and Security Bankole Adeoye said the African continent continues to be plagued by conflict and insecurity, affecting the lives of millions of African people. On Tuesday, experts and policymakers urged African countries to position the continent as a significant global force to tackle current and emerging peace […]