Reparations are not only for slavery and colonialism, it’s also for the Global North’s environmental legacy and their disproportionate carbon emissions that harm Africa
The AU’s theme for 2025 is Justice for Africans and People of African Descent Through Reparations
Whenever its resolve to protect democracy has been tested, the continental body has fallen short
The president said any suggestion that South Africa would pull rank in the process was misplaced
Founded on the principles of pan-Africanism 22 years ago, the AU has had its successes, but facing mounting issues of foreign funding, an inability to act on conflicts among member states, and claims it is stiflingly bureaucratic, it risks becoming another relic
African states should prepare their own context-sensitive approaches to public health crises because they bear the major health burdens
The agreement to admit the AU was championed by Indian prime minister Narendra Modi
Many African countries have signed international treaties that commit them to protect human rights, yet they have laws that discriminate against people on the basis of their sexual orientation or gender identity and expression
The charges against the Pan-African Parliament’s president are the latest in a string of alleged offences by senior African leaders
This year provides an intriguing opportunity to see what will happen given the renewed partnership agreements with other regional blocs such as the EU