The AU has suspended Egypt from all its activities after the Egyptian military overthrew elected president Mohamed Morsi, says an AU official.
Barack Obama’s visit to Africa comes at a time when a fresh commitment and reconsideration of what justice should look like is required.
Though Pan-Africanist ideology persists, AU nations are determined to preserve individuality.
SA has been flexing its foreign-relations muscle, spending more than R1.3-bn over the past three years to fund participation in multilateral bodies.
The AU will establish a new military force following a suggestion from South Africa, the international relations department has said.
A continental defence force dreamed of half a century ago by the founding fathers of independent Africa still exists only on paper.
This week marks the 50th year since the founding of a continent-wide organisation that spearheaded efforts to liberate Africa from colonial masters.
Africa’s leaders should also do some serious reflection on why they haven’t made sufficient progress on human rights, writes Tiseke Kasambala.
The African Union needs a stronger military capacity to respond to instability, notably in central Africa, President Jacob Zuma has said.
Morocco is keep to rejoin the African Union, but South Africa and other members could block its bid over the vexed issue of Sahrawi autonomy.
The establishment of the AU in 2002 renewed hope that it would be a more robust and effective continental organisation than its predecessor.
There is need to rethink the imperatives and meaning of a successful Zimbabwean economy, says the country’s Deputy Prime Minister Arthur Mutambara.
The AU has suspended the Central African Republic after rebels seized power in a rapid weekend assault on the capital, sending the president fleeing.
As French-led intervention exposes weakness in collective African leadership, summit has acknowledgeg the need for greater Ecowas presence.
French and Malian troops have sealed off Timbuktu after fleeing rebels torched buildings including a South African-funded prized manuscript library.
The collapse of a peace deal for troubled eastern DRC and the question of military intervention in Mali has dominated the latest AU summit.
Efforts to end conflict across Africa, especially in Mali, dominated the African Union summit opening on Sunday.
Belated attempts to take control of the situation in Mali have show up the continent’s lack of preparedness.
The AU and West African regional bloc has condemned army interference in Mali’s politics after the prime minister was forced to resign.
It isn’t just struggle heroes who have earned the right to offer solutions for our continent, argues Verashni Pillay.
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They might have been driven out of Somalia’s second city, but Islamist militant group al-Shebab have a plan B. Nastasya Tay reports.
"The military command of al-Shebaab mujahedeen ordered a tactical retreat at midnight," spokesperson Ali Mohamud Rage told AFP.
Al-Shabab militants are advancing towards the port city of Kismayu, raising fears of a bloody clash with African Union soldiers.
So often are the winds of change said to blow through the southern reaches of Africa that the uninformed might think there are always hurricanes here.
AU chairperson Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma says the success of the AU is dependent on the implementation of decisions made by regional economic groups.
The Malawi government took an important step when it indicated it could not host the AU summit if it meant welcoming Omar al-Bashir to its territory.
The countries still need to resolve key border security issues to end hostilities, a mediator from the African Union said on Saturday.
The presidency says newly-appointed African Union Commission chair Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma remains home affairs minister for the time being.
Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma has been elected to chair the African Union Commission. Here’s what you need to know about the organisation.
Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma has won a tightly contested vote to become the new head of the African Union Commission – the first woman to hold the post.