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Demands: Heads of state at the African Development Bank’s annual meeting, which took place in Nairobi, Kenya.
AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK

African leaders repeat calls for financing reform

Heads of state met at the African Development Bank’s gathering this week, where they mulled an overhaul of the world’s financial architecture

  • Sarah Smit
5 min read
Minister of International Relations and Co-operation Naledi Pandor. (Delwyn Verasamy/M&G)
AYANDA DLODLO

Pandor goes into self-isolation after Covid-19 scare

The minister of international relations took the precaution after allegations that an employee had tested positive for the virus

  • Thanduxolo Jika
  • Sabelo Skiti
5 min read
Former Constitutional Court justice Albie Sachs made a compelling case for the African conception of restorative justice as an important contribution that we, as Africans, can make to the world.
AFRICAN COMMISSION

AU pushes the frontiers of transitional justice

Now these important policy developments must be implemented

  • Solomon A Dersso
7 min read
The UN backs a government of national accord in the capital Tripoli, while a rival administration in the east is supported by Khalifa Haftar and his self-styled Libyan National Army. (Reuters/Philippe Wojazer)
AFRICAN UNION

African Union to host Libya ‘reconciliation’ conference

Libya has been mired in chaos since the 2011 ousting of Muammar Gaddafi and a series of international efforts have so far failed to unite the country

  • Agency
1 min read
Chairperson of the African Union Commission Moussa Faki Mahamat (Ashraf Shazly/AFP/Getty Images)
AFRICAN UNION

Exclusive: African Union boss accused of hiring ‘old crony’ — by his deputy

Leaked letter reveals deep divisions within the African Union Commission

  • Simon Allison
4 min read
Gabon’s President Ali Bongo Ondimba (Michael Nagle/Bloomberg/Getty Images)
AFRICAN UNION

Three reasons why the Gabon coup failed

The tiny but resource-rich country has remained a pseudo state that is still run from Paris

  • Martin R. Rupiya
7 min read
Some female staffers who testified before the committee told the M&G that they are pleased with the headline findings of the inquiry. (Reuters)
AFRICAN UNION

African Union’s internal inquiry reveals full extent of sexual harassment

Damning findings show that sexual harassment is rife within the African Union Commission

  • Simon Allison
3 min read
​SAA has reached the point where some hard decisions have to be made
AFRICAN UNION COMMISSION

African Union gender investigation is ‘window dressing’

Three weeks after promising an inquiry into sexism at the AU, nothing has happened

  • Simon Allison
2 min read
Faki also claimed that his office had not received either of the leaked memos that were at the heart of the complaint.
AFRICAN UNION

M&G sexism exposé prompts African Union investigation

AU Chair says he will not allow discrimination on his watch

  • Simon Allison
1 min read
Protests for transformation in South African universities have been gaining support from universities around the world.
AFRICAN UNION

Exclusive: The ‘professional apartheid’ sidelining women at the African Union

Women staff object to ‘professional apartheid’ and routine discrimination at the AU Commission

  • Simon Allison
5 min read
CHAD

Chad urges world to make Sudan ‘see reason’ on Darfur

Chad’s foreign minister risked alienating his country even further from Sudan on Wednesday by urging the international community to arm-twist Khartoum into resolving the Darfur…

  • Staff Reporter
2 min read