With the summit dealing with migration issues as part of its pro-youth focus, many countries want the AU-EU summit to condemn the practice of slavery
CNN aired footage last week of an apparent live auction in Libya where black men were presented as farmhands and sold off for as little as $400.
The multinational is guilty of selling on Mozambican gas to itself at a huge profit, while not doing enough for the people, a report has alleged
Five thousand observers have failed to see manipulation in the Kenyan elections.
It is hoping to sway African countries so that it can have a seat at the African Union table
Mbeki hinted that the AU could get involved in investigations should the government of Kenya request it
Traditional stakeholders Europe and the US are reassessing their commitments in Africa, generating new geopolitical realities for the African Union.
Speaking to local press outlets upon his arrival in Lusaka, Lungu announced his intention to “up the game” of policing operations.
Reducing the size of the peacekeeping mission will endanger civilians, say critics of the move
The Gulf crisis has revealed the extent to which Middle Eastern rivalries are played out on the African continent.
The African Union endorses the vision for responsible mining – but does big capital?
The African Union’s withdrawal strategy should be seen as a wake-up call to re-evaluate the court.
Western Sahara holds faint hope for referendum as guns are drawn in dispute
Closer collaboration between the AU and the UN in peacekeeping operations is a critical issue.
The continent’s prime untapped asset, its youth, will be sidelined by the succession battle
The “State of the Continent” event for Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma was farcical, but it reveals the government’s intentions.
The African Union Commission chairperson says countries can benefit from allowing citizens to move freely across borders.
The DA told the high court in Pretoria that only Parliament could decide to withdraw from a treaty which the country had entered into.
The organisation has to put the welfare of people first if it is to achieve the goals of Agenda 2063.
Pan-African organisation approves a decision allowing the intergovernmental body to organise the continent’s main football tournament.
The trial and judgment on the continent has been hailed by the United Nations, Human Rights Watch and other countries and organisations.
A renewed bilateral commitment brings Berlin’s total assistance to the African intergovernmental body to more than €500-million.
They say the president’s distanced attitude and the AU chair’s appointment of a biased mediator feeds into DRC leader Kabila’s bid to delay elections.
The Gambia’s justice minister is to talk about human rights at the Pan-African Parliament.
The AU is making efforts to popularise the use of a single African passport for travel across the continent.
After four years as AU chairperson, former cabinet minister Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma will be returning to South Africa.
If Islamic State consolidates its foothold in Libya, it will pose a major threat to North Africa and Europe.
President Jacob Zuma will lead a high-level delegation tasked with facilitating talks in the conflict-ridden country.
The trouble is Mugabe probably knows that, according to international laws, he’s not much better than those he is criticising.
Commission chairperson Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma has tried to improve it, but the AU is saddled with systemic problems.
If she brokers peace in Burundi her return to domestic politics will be triumphant.
Senegal’s president, Macky Sall, has what it takes to be considered the serious face of the continent.