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African Union

AU summit to grapple with Libya conflict
Article
/ 28 June 2011

AU summit to grapple with Libya conflict

This week’s AU summit will try to show a united front on Libya, even though calls are mounting within the grouping for Muammar Gaddafi to leave.

By Boris Bachorz
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Article
/ 25 June 2011

Zuma to host AU Libya summit

President Jacob Zuma will host the African Union Ad Hoc High Level Committee on Libya in Pretoria, the presidency said on Saturday.

By Staff Reporter
Clinton urges Africa to drop Gaddafi, embrace rebels
Africa
/ 13 June 2011

Clinton urges Africa to drop Gaddafi, embrace rebels

Hillary Clinton has urged African leaders to abandon Libya’s Muammar Gaddafi, saying it was time to live up to their pledges to promote democracy.

By Andrew Quinn
AU forces on high alert after Somali minister killed
Article
/ 11 June 2011

AU forces on high alert after Somali minister killed

The African Union peacekeepers say their forces are on high alert a day after a suspected suicide bomber killed the country’s interior minister.

By Staff Reporter
AU calls for non-European IMF chief
Africa
/ 9 June 2011

AU calls for non-European IMF chief

As the deadline for IMF chief nominations looms, the AU has called for a non-European from the developing world.

By Staff Reporter
US brandishes AGOA carrot at AU trade talks
Africa
/ 9 June 2011

US brandishes AGOA carrot at AU trade talks

The US has urged AU countries to take advantage of a trade act which grants well-governed African states preferential access to the US economy.

By Obert Simwanza
Defiant Gaddafi attacks Misrata, as AU support ebbs
Africa
/ 8 June 2011

Defiant Gaddafi attacks Misrata, as AU support ebbs

Gaddafi’s forces have stormed the rebel-held city of Misrata, after the African Union said for the first time that the Libyan leader must step down.

By Staff Reporter
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Article
/ 5 June 2011

Presidential trip(p)in’ in Tripoli

When the government announced that President Jacob Zuma was planning yet another trip to Libya, several questions immediately came to mind.

By Rapule Tabane
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Article
/ 3 June 2011

Armed Westerners spotted on ground in Libya

Westerners have been filmed in central Libya in the first apparent confirmation that Nato has sent ­military advisers to train anti-government forces.

By Julian Borger
Warrant a stumbling block in Libya solution, officials say
Article
/ 3 June 2011

Warrant a stumbling block in Libya solution, officials say

President Jacob Zuma’s report to the AU about his visit to Libya will highlight the arrest warrant issued by the ICC.

By Mandy Rossouw
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Article
/ 30 May 2011

Somali AU bases hit by simultaneous suicide attacks

Five simultaneous suicide attacks targeted African Union bases in the Somali capital of Mogadishu, officials have said.

By Abdi Guled and Katharine Houreld
Nato says destroyed Gaddafi compound guard towers
Article
/ 28 May 2011

Nato says destroyed Gaddafi compound guard towers

Nato aircraft destroyed the guard towers at Muammar Gaddafi’s compound in Tripoli, then staged a daytime strike on the city, a Nato official has said.

By Joseph Logan
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Article
/ 28 May 2011

Libya rejects G8, open only to AU peace talks

The Libyan regime has rejected calls from the G8 world powers for strongman Muammar Gaddafi to step down and will only deal with the African Union.

By Staff Reporter
Libya regime offers truce — as long as Gaddafi stays
Africa
/ 26 May 2011

Libya regime offers truce — as long as Gaddafi stays

Libya’s PM says his government has asked the UN and AU to prepare and monitor a ceasefire, but ruled out the departure of strongman Muammar Gaddafi

By Staff Reporter
AU pushes for ceasefire, political solution in Libya
Africa
/ 26 May 2011

AU pushes for ceasefire, political solution in Libya

The AU has called for a political solution to Libya’s conflict, weighing in once more on the crisis though its proposals have largely been ignored.

By Otto Bakano
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Article
/ 23 May 2011

Africa Day: Banish colonial spectres

Africa Day next week is an opportunity for universities to interrogate Western hegemony

By Anwar Osman
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Article
/ 14 May 2011

Somalis drag bodies through streets

The body of a fighter who appeared to be a member of the AU’s peacekeeping mission was pulled through Somali streets by a rope on Thursday.

By Malkhadir M Muhumed
SA at the UN: Do they jump or are they pushed?
Article
/ 6 May 2011

SA at the UN: Do they jump or are they pushed?

The South African team’s uneven performance in the United Nations Security Council is a mystery to many, writes <b>Sean Christie</b>.

By Sean Christie
ICC accused of ‘exclusively’ targeting Africans
Article
/ 20 April 2011

ICC accused of ‘exclusively’ targeting Africans

The International Criminal Court employs a "double-standard" by "exclusively" targeting African leaders, a top African Union official says.

By Staff Reporter
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Article
/ 4 April 2011

Zuma reaffirms position on Libya

The presidency on Sunday reaffirmed South Africa’s position with regards to the conflict in Libya, calling for an immediate ceasefire.

By Staff Reporter
Pretoria’s African agenda
Article
/ 31 March 2011

Pretoria’s African agenda

In part two of our armchair guide to foreign policy, <b>Sean Christie</b> delves into some of the most awkward parts of the country’s challenges.

By Sean Christie
Growing concern over Côte d’Ivoire’s humanitarian crisis
Africa
/ 25 March 2011

Growing concern over Côte d’Ivoire’s humanitarian crisis

Concern grew on Friday over Côte d’Ivoire’s worsening humanitarian crisis, with up to a million people fleeing post-election violence.

By Staff Reporter
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Article
/ 25 March 2011

AU and EU: Poor and rich man’s club

Both are grappling with regional integration, but remain poles apart.

By Staff Reporter
Observers say Gaddafi ‘owns’ AU panel
Article
/ 18 March 2011

Observers say Gaddafi ‘owns’ AU panel

The credibility of the fact-finding mission that the African Union will send to Libya has come under fire in South Africa.

By Mandy Rossouw
Can Africa find ‘Shared Values’?
Article
/ 14 March 2011

Can Africa find ‘Shared Values’?

Every year the AU adopts a theme to guide it in the realisation of its objectives.

By Stefan Gilbert
Côte d’Ivoire ‘s Ouattara rejects AU power-sharing call
Article
/ 11 March 2011

Côte d’Ivoire ‘s Ouattara rejects AU power-sharing call

Côte d’Ivoire presidential claimant Allasane Ouattara rejected on Friday an African Union call to share power with defeated president Laurent Gbagbo.

By Aaron Maasho
SA makes about-turn on Côte d’Ivoire
Article
/ 11 March 2011

SA makes about-turn on Côte d’Ivoire

South Africa has done an about-turn on the crisis in Côte d’Ivoire, endorsing Alassane Ouattara as Ivorian president.

By Mandy Rossouw
Côte d’Ivoire’s Ouattara heads to mediation summit
Article
/ 10 March 2011

Côte d’Ivoire’s Ouattara heads to mediation summit

Alassane Ouattara headed on Wednesday to an African summit he expects will come up with ways to force his rival Laurent Gbagbo to hand over power.

By Staff Reporter
Presidency says SA is not ambiguous on Libya
Article
/ 9 March 2011

Presidency says SA is not ambiguous on Libya

The Presidency issued a statement on Wednesday evening saying that President Jacob Zuma is not ambiguous on the issue of Libya.

By Sapa Afp and Mg Reporter
Côte d’Ivoire’s Gbagbo snubs African Union mediation
Africa
/ 8 March 2011

Côte d’Ivoire’s Gbagbo snubs African Union mediation

Côte d’Ivoire strongman Laurent Gbagbo will skip African Union-hosted talks with his rival for the presidency, his party said on Tuesday.

By Staff Reporter
Côte d’Ivoire’s Gbagbo orders state control of cocoa
Article
/ 8 March 2011

Côte d’Ivoire’s Gbagbo orders state control of cocoa

Côte d’Ivoire strongman Laurent Gbagbo on Monday ordered his government to take control over the country’s key cocoa sector.

By Staff Reporter
Fighting flares in western Côte d’Ivoire
Article
/ 7 March 2011

Fighting flares in western Côte d’Ivoire

Fighters allied with Côte d’Ivoire’s globally recognised president seized a western town held by his rival Laurent Gbagbo.

By Staff Reporter
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