Tenure elongation disincentive to growth of democracy – Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari says the desire of some leaders to remain in power, after completion of their constitutional terms in office, easily results in violence, […]
African Union
AU Commission unveils 2022 AFRIMA calendar
The African Union Commission (AUC) in partnership with the International Committee of All Africa Music Awards (AFRIMA), has unveiled the calendar of events for the […]
Somalia parliament picks new speaker amid security standoff
Somalia’s lawmakers elected a new parliamentary speaker on Thursday following a tense standoff between African Union peacekeepers and police. The election underscores the bitter divisions […]
AU begins stakeholders’ engagement to implement action on economic development
The African Union Development Agency (AUDA-NEPAD) has commenced stakeholders’ capacity building to effectively implement the National Programme of Action (NPoA) to accelerate economic development in […]
Guterres commends Obasanjo, AU’s effort in Ethiopia crisis
UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Wednesday commended Nigeria’s former President, Olusegun Obasanjo, for his role to restore peace in the troubled Ethiopia. Guterres, in a […]
AU wants support for vaccine, medicine manufacture in Africa
The African Union (AU) Commission has called for supporting African initiatives in the manufacturing of essential medicines and vaccines beyond Coronavirus (COVID-19), saying it is […]
Omicron: AU calls for urgent rescinding of travel bans on African Countries
The African Union (AU) warned that travel and entry bans in connection with the emergence of the Omicron COVID-19 variant will limit the free movement […]
AU, U.S. see small window of opportunity to end Ethiopia fighting
The African Union (AU) and the United States (U.S.) say they have see a small window of opportunity to end fighting in Ethiopia. Their comments […]
Africa’s COVID-19 cases surpass 8.5m – Africa CDC
The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Africa reached 8,506,231 as of Thursday morning, the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) said. […]
Int’l partners say clashes may derail electoral process, spur insurgency in Somalia
The international partners have called on parties to the conflict in the central town of Somalia to halt clashes which they said could derail the […]