Côte d’Ivoire strongman Laurent Gbagbo will skip African Union-hosted talks with his rival for the presidency, his party said on Tuesday.
AU observers say Uganda’s presidential poll suffered from several shortcomings, while two losing candidates are calling for Egypt-style protests.
The African Union said on Friday it would form a panel of heads of state to solve the leadership crisis in Côte d’Ivoire.
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/ 1 December 2010
The AU expressed confidence in Sudanese president Omar al-Bashir — wanted by the ICC — as well as his vice president to ensure peace in the country.
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/ 25 September 2010
The African Union asked the UN Security Council on Friday to delay for a year the prosecution of Sudan’s President Omar al-Bashir.
Leaders of the African Union agreed at a summit on Monday to reinforce the AU peacekeeping mission in Somalia to counter al-Shabaab insurgents.
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/ 19 February 2010
African Union chief Jean Ping on Friday condemned the military coup in Niger and said he was following developments "with concern".
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/ 10 September 2009
The AU called for calm in Somaliland on Thursday after lawmakers scuffled in Parliament and one drew a pistol in an angry dispute.
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/ 4 February 2009
Libyan leader Moammar Gadaffi’s drive to create a ”union government” for all of Africa has instead heightened divisions on the continent.
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/ 1 February 2009
The African Union (AU) has warned Madagascar’s opposition leader after he said he had taken power on the Indian Ocean island.