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African Union

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Article
/ 23 July 2010

Two AU peacekeepers killed in Somali violence

Somali Islamist insurgents have killed two African Union peacekeepers in fighting in the capital, Mogadishu.

By Staff Reporter
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Africa
/ 12 July 2010

World Cup fans targeted in Uganda blast

Twin bombs tore into crowds watching the World Cup final in the Uganda capital, killing 64 and wounding scores on Sunday,

By Ben Simon
South African peacekeepers kidnapped in Darfur
Africa
/ 15 April 2010

South African peacekeepers kidnapped in Darfur

Four South African peacekeepers have been kidnapped in Sudan’s Darfur region, in the largest single abduction of foreigners in the war-torn region.

By Guillaume Lavallee
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Africa
/ 13 April 2010

Pan-African Parliament opens with call for real power

The Pan-African Parliament, Africa’s fledgling continent-wide legislature, opened its second session on Monday with a call for full law-making power.

By Staff Reporter
Junta to run Niger until elections
Article
/ 22 February 2010

Junta to run Niger until elections

Niger’s military plans to run the country until politicians agree on a new Constitution and are ready for fresh elections.

By David Lewis and Abdoulaye Massalatchi
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Africa
/ 11 February 2010

AU praises Nigeria power transfer, warns army

The African Union on Thursday urged the military in coup-prone Nigeria to respect a decision to hand power to the country’s deputy leader.

By Staff Reporter
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Africa
/ 2 February 2010

AU wraps up summit on Africa’s crises

African leaders on Tuesday wrapped up their annual summit less divided and looking at brighter economic prospects.

By Staff Reporter
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Article
/ 1 February 2010

AU leaders turn attention to Africa’s hot spots

African Union (AU) heads of state focused on rising tensions in oil-rich, secessionist southern Sudan on Monday.

By Helen Vesperini
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Article
/ 31 January 2010

AU picks Zimbabwe for Peace and Security Council

The African Union (AU) has selected Zimbabwe for a place on its Peace and Security Council, one of the bloc’s most powerful organs.

By Duncan Miriri
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Africa
/ 29 January 2010

Awkward summit as Africa ponders role of Gadaffi

After an awkward year with Libyan leader Moammar Gadaffi as chairperson, many at the AU fear he will seek re-election.

By Emmanuel Goujon
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Article
/ 21 January 2010

AU to offer new Madagascar compromise

The AU’s top diplomat will present Madagascar’s bickering power-brokers with a fresh political compromise aimed at ending a year-long crisis.

By Alain Iloniaina
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Africa
/ 14 January 2010

African leaders tackle Zim and Madagascar

Key southern African leaders gathered in Maputo, Mozambique on Thursday for a special summit on the political crises in Zimbabwe and Madagascar.

By Staff Reporter
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Article
/ 2 December 2009

Somalia force ‘let down’ by troop no-shows

The head of the AU’s troubled Somalia peacekeeping force expressed frustration on Wednesday at the failure of countries to honour troop commitments.

By Staff Reporter
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Article
/ 10 November 2009

AU calls for implementation of Madagascar unity govt

The AU on Tuesday called on Madagascar’s political rivals to urgently implement a power-sharing deal reached last week.

By Staff Reporter
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Article
/ 29 October 2009

AU to discuss Mbeki report on resolving Darfur crisis

African leaders meet in Nigeria on Thursday to discuss an AU report on ways to resolve the six-year-long conflict in Sudan’s Darfur province.

By Staff Reporter
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Africa
/ 22 October 2009

Africa’s leaders mull how to handle refugees

Africa’s technocrats and politicians are converging in Kampala to tackle one of the continent’s most pressing problems: refugees.

By Henry Wasswa
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Article
/ 19 October 2009

Sudan rebel leader in Hague court over war crimes

ICC prosecutors said on Monday Sudanese Darfur rebel leader Bahr Idriss Abu Garda deliberately ordered the killing of 12 AU peacekeepers.

By Aaron Gray Block
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Article
/ 6 October 2009

AU urges Madagascar leaders to stick to deal

The African Union (AU) called on Madagascar’s feuding leaders on Tuesday to resume negotiations and establish a consensus government.

By Richard Lough
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Article
/ 17 September 2009

Blasts rock AU base in Somalia

Two big explosions rocked an African Union peacekeeping base in the Somali capital Mogadishu on Thursday, wounding several troops, witnesses said.

By Ibrahim Mohamed
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Article
/ 10 September 2009

African Union appeals for calm in Somaliland

The AU called for calm in Somaliland on Thursday after lawmakers scuffled in Parliament and one drew a pistol in an angry dispute.

By Husein Ali Noor
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Article
/ 31 August 2009

Somalia, Darfur to top AU agenda

Delegates from the 52 countries that make up the African Union gathered on Monday to address their continent’s crises during a one-day summit.

By Staff Reporter
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Article
/ 29 August 2009

AU to hold special summit in Libya

The African Union will on Monday hold a special summit in Libya on the eve of the 40th anniversary of Moammar Gadaffi’s coup.

By Aaron Maasho
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Africa
/ 7 July 2009

An opportunity for Africa to respond to Aids

When African leaders discussed economic growth in Africa at this week’s African Union Summit, their options were constrained by the Aids epidemic.

By Michel Sibide
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Article
/ 3 July 2009

Minty congratulates new head of nuclear watchdog

SA will support the IAEA newly appointed director general Yukiya Amano’s dedication to the elimination of nuclear weapons, Abdul Minty said on Friday.

By Staff Reporter
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Africa
/ 3 July 2009

AU leaders reach compromise on continental authority

African leaders reached a compromise early on Friday on the powers of a new regional authority that will coordinate key policies.

By Griffin Shea
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Africa
/ 24 May 2009

Rebels attack AU troops in Mogadishu

Hardline Islamist insurgents in Somalia’s capital fired mortar bombs at the presidential palace and attacked AU peacekeepers on Saturday evening.

By Abdi Sheikh and Mohamed Ahmed
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Article
/ 23 May 2009

AU calls for Eritrea sanctions

The African Union on Friday called on the UN to impose sanctions on Eritrea over its support for Islamist insurgents in Somalia.

By Staff Reporter
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Article
/ 28 April 2009

‘Darfur a low-intensity conflict’

The Darfur war has gone from intense fighting in 2004 when tens of thousands were killed to ”a low-intensity conflict” with about 150 deaths a month.

By Staff Reporter
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Article
/ 22 April 2009

Election observers applaud SA standards

South Africa sets an exemplary standard for elections, observers to the elections told the Mail & Guardian Online on Wednesday evening.

By Mandy Rossouw
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Analysis
/ 24 March 2009

To create a United States of Africa, tyrants must be ousted. They can run, but they can’t hide

This was not how Moammar Gadaffi wanted to start his tenure as chair of the African Union.

By Staff Reporter
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Article
/ 20 March 2009

AU suspends Madagascar over ‘coup’

Madagascar was suspended from the African Union and threatened with sanctions on Friday, days after the army-backed toppling of the president.

By Aaron Maasho
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Article
/ 18 March 2009

Zambia calls on AU to suspend Madagascar

Zambia on Wednesday became the first AU member to call for Madagascar’s suspension from the bloc after Marc Ravalomanana was toppled as president.

By Staff Reporter
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