Addis Ababa, Ethiopia | Xinhua | The African Union (AU) warned that travel and entry bans in connection with the emergence of the Omicron COVID-19 variant limit the free movement of people and goods, imposing immediate and significant impact on African countries. The 55-member pan African bloc, in a statement issued …
Read More »AU suspends membership of unrest-hit Sudan
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia | Xinhua | The African Union (AU) on Wednesday announced it has suspended the membership of unrest-hit Sudan. In a press statement, the peace and security council of the AU, said Sudan’s membership has been suspended due to Monday’s “unconstitutional change of government”, which it said was an affront …
Read More »Uganda to deploy 160 police peacekeepers in Somalia
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda will deploy a contingent of 160 police personnel to Somalia for peacekeeping operations, the Uganda Police Force said on Thursday. The officers have finished a six-month training course and will be deployed in December under the African Union Mission in Somalia, the police tweeted. …
Read More »Military coup in Guinea condemned by UN, regional bodies
Conakry, Guinea | Xinhua | International organizations such as the United Nations (UN), the African Union (AU) and the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), as well as some governments condemned the military coup in Guinea on Sunday and called for release of the country’s president. Earlier on Sunday, heavy …
Read More »AU urges restraint from all forms of violence in Tunisia
Tunis, Tunisia | Xinhua | The Chairperson of the African Union (AU) Commission, Moussa Faki Mahamat, on Tuesday urged rejection of all forms of violence, but political dialogue to resolve the current problems in Tunisia. The Chairperson made the remarks during a telephone conversation with foreign minister of the northern African …
Read More »UNICEF signs agreement on supply of 220 mln doses of COVID-19 vaccine to Africa
United Nations | Xinhua | The UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) on Thursday announced the signing of an agreement with Janssen Pharmaceutica NV to supply 220 million doses of the Johnson & Johnson single-dose vaccine for all 55 member states of the African Union (AU) by the end of 2022. Some 35 …
Read More »AU suspends Mali until restoration of constitutional order
AU calls on military to ‘urgently and unconditionally return to barracks’ and to refrain from further interference in Mali’s political process. Addis Ababa, Ethiopia | Xinhua | The African Union (AU) Commission has suspended Mali from the pan-African bloc until normal constitutional order is restored in the country following the latest …
Read More »Uganda MPs swear-in at Pan African Parliament
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Five Members of Parliament have been sworn in to join the Pan African Parliament representing Uganda at the continental institution based in Midrand, South Africa. The Pan African Parliament is the legislative arm of the African Union comprising Members from National Parliaments of AU member states. …
Read More »African Union marks 27 years of Rwanda genocide
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A number of diplomats from the African Union and Western countries are meeting in the Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa to mark the 27th anniversary of the Rwanda Genocide. April 7, is dedicated as a day of remembrance of the victims of the 1994 genocide …
Read More »Sudan urges AU to support completion of peace process
Khartoum, Sudan | Xinhua | Chairman of Sudan’s Sovereign Council Abdel Fattah Al-Burhan on Thursday urged the African Union (AU) to support completion of the peace process in Sudan by bringing in the non-signatory groups. Al-Burhan issued the call while meeting at the presidential palace with the visiting delegation of the …
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