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The African Union has a poor record of protecting democracy. 2024 was no different
Whenever its resolve to protect democracy has been tested, the continental body has fallen short
AU Commission has no standing in ICC, it’s a country’s choice to leave – Dlamini-Zuma
‘It’s a purely sovereign decision of each country to join or to pull out,’ Dlamini-Zuma said.
AU Commission chairperson Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma starts to look presidential
The AU chair is on a charm offensive to woo voters to the ANC — and support for her own ambitions.
The dummies’ guide to the African Union
Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma has been elected to chair the African Union Commission. Here’s what you need to know about the organisation.
The politics of perception and uncertainty
Unlike in sport, the key battles taking place seem to have no clear resolution — leaving us all at a loss.
SA and the AU: It’s complicated
A complex matrix of issues stymied Dlamini-Zuma’s bid for Africa’s top job.
Tough questions in wake of contest
Hullabaloo over AU Commission chairpersonship.
Gloves off in battle for Dlamini-Zuma
Sources say the same voter tactics will be adopted as were used against Muammar Gaddafi in order to get Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma elected to the AU.
UN chief alarmed at reports of rising violence in Zim
United Nations chief Ban Ki-moon on Monday expressed alarm at reports of rising violence and intimidation in Zimbabwe and said he was consulting with African leaders on how to…
Zim opposition in election run-off debate
Zimbabwe’s opposition on Monday mulled whether to contest a presidential election run-off after winning the first round as President Robert Mugabe’s camp began gearing up for the…
AU summit ends in shadow of conflict
African Union leaders condemned the latest unrest in Chad and Kenya on Saturday at the close of a summit overshadowed by new crises on the continent and which saw little headway…
Gabon’s Ping becomes AU’s top diplomat
Gabon Foreign Minister Jean Ping was elected on Friday as the African Union’s top diplomat, replacing Mali’s Alpha Oumar Konare as the head of the AU Commission. ”I can’t say too…
Kenya crisis set to dominate AU summit
African Union heads of state were set on Thursday to begin a three-day summit in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, focused on the deadly crisis in Kenya and the challenges facing the body’s…
Sudan in fresh bid to chair AU
Sudan will seek to head the African Union during the continental body’s upcoming summit at its headquarters in Addis Ababa, a Sudanese official said. Sudan’s two previous bids…
EU, African leaders seek new era
Leaders of Europe and Africa opened a landmark summit on Saturday designed to forge a new partnership of equals, but with strains showing over trade and Zimbabwean President…