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African Union suspends Mali's membership amid recent political upheavals

Aug 19, 2020 22:29

A day after mutinying soldiers detained President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita following months of protests against his rule, the African Union suspending the country’s membership.
Pandemic wiped out US credibility as a moral leader in the current international system

Jun 23, 2020 12:40

As COVID-19 has threatened human beings and the current world order, US ineffectiveness to strengthen collaboration and solidarity to combat the pandemic and its procrastination to help vulnerable nations, specifically in Africa has clearly diminished its credibility as a moral leader in the current international system.
AU condemns Trump's Deal of Century

Feb 11, 2020 01:17

Leaders of the African Union on Monday condemned the US-Zionist plan "Deal of the Century" and declared their solidarity with the Palestinian people.
Guinea-Bissau votes in presidential runoff to end turmoil

Dec 29, 2019 20:19

Voters in Guinea-Bissau cast their ballots in a presidential runoff Sunday with the hope of ending months of political turmoil in the coup-prone West African state.
We will implement the deal reached with opposition: Sudan's army ruler

Jul 07, 2019 07:18

Sudan's Transitional Military Council (TMC) on Saturday vowed commitment to an agreement reached on Friday with the opposition Freedom and Change Alliance to form a joint civilian-military governing body aimed at ending the country's months-long political crisis.
Sudan military council urges AU, Ethiopia joint act for political transition

Jun 24, 2019 08:37

The Sudani ruling military council urges African Union and Ethiopia to take a joint plan for political transition in the crisis-hit Sudan.
Sudan’s air force chief insists army prepared to hand over power

Jun 13, 2019 19:28

A leading member of Sudan’s ruling military council has said the army is prepared to eventually hand over power to civilians but will continue to rule the country until elections are held.
African Union calls for more Iran cooperation in nanotechnology

Mar 11, 2019 09:50

The African Union commissioner for science and technology called on Iran to further strengthen its presence in nanotechnology and ICT sectors of African countries.
African Union calls for organizing elections in Libya

Feb 12, 2019 15:06

The African Union (AU) has requested the AU Commission to make effort to organize presidential and parliamentary elections in Libya in October.
Egypt's Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi takes up African Union's chairmanship

Feb 10, 2019 16:11

President Abdelfattah al-Sisi of Egypt has assumed the position of the chairperson of the African Union on 10 February during its 32nd ordinary session in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.