The positions of AU Commission chairperson and deputy, as well as most of the six AU commissioners, are contested. The ...

The African Union (AU) is a continental body consisting of 55 member states representing the African continent.

Mr. Souef Mo Elamine, held a productive meeting with Farah Sheikh Abdulkadir, the Minister of Education, Culture, and Higher Education of Somalia, to discuss the pivotal role that education plays in ...

In a few weeks the political leaders of African nations will gather in Addis Ababa to elect the new Chairperson of the ...

The African Union which is headquartered in Ethiopia's capital walked a tight rope throughout the dispute, careful not to ...

Since the end of the cold war, the vast majority of these peacekeepers have been deployed in Africa, many of them by African ...

South African rescuers on Thursday ended their attempts to find anyone left in an illegal gold mine where at least 78 people ...

On a sleek train between Nairobi and Mombasa, young stewards warmly welcome passengers. In the bustling Sino-Uganda Mbale Industrial Park, young workers proudly produce goods stamped with ...

Somalia has launched a campaign to become a member of the African Union's Peace and Security Council, a 15-member body ...

The Kampala Declaration, a 10-year strategy adopted at an AU summit, shifts Africa’s agricultural policy to focus on ...