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President Paul Kagame hosted the Nuclear Energy Innovation Summit for Africa (NEISA) at the Kigali Convention Centre from May 18 to 22
AFRICAN UNION COMMISSION

Nuclear energy is a must

Africa must embrace nuclear energy to power economic growth and meet Agenda 2063 goals

  • Editorial
2 min read
Djibouti’s foreign minister, Mahamoud Ali Youssouf, will be vying for the African Union Commission chair in February. Photo: sourced
AFRICA

Djibouti’s Mahamoud Ali Youssouf criticises African leaders for inaction on conflicts

The outspoken foreign minister will be vying for the African Union Commission chair in February

  • Umamah Bakharia
5 min read
African Heads of State pose for a group photograph before the opening ceremony of the 37th Ordinary Session of the Assembly of the African Union (AU) at the AU headquarters in Addis Ababa on February 17, 2024. (Photo by Michele Spatari / AFP)
AFRICA

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

  • Adem K Abebe
7 min read
Waiting: Refugees from many countries including those in Africa sit near the Medyka pedestrian border crossing with Poland to flee the Russian invasion of Ukraine. (Wojtek Radwanski/AFP)
AFRICAN UNION

African governments scramble to help its citizens in Ukraine

Africans, among them South Africans, Nigerians, Ghanains, Congolese and Ivorians, are trying to flee into Poland and other countries neighbouring Ukraine

  • Louise Dewast
4 min read
Palestinian supporters wave flags as they take part in a counter demonstration outside the venue where Israel supporters gather in an event organised by the South Africa Zionist Federation in Johannesburg, on May 23, 2021. (Photo by MARCO LONGARI / AFP) (Photo by MARCO LONGARI/AFP via Getty Images)
AFRICAN UNION

Israel must not have a place at the African Union until it ends its occupation of Palestine

The AU Commission chairperson’s decision to accept the credentials of Israel’s ambassador to Ethiopia undermines the anti-colonial values that underpin the AU

  • Hanan Jarrar
5 min read
Palestinian supporters wave flags as they take part in a counter demonstration outside the venue where Israel supporters gather in an event organised by the South Africa Zionist Federation in Johannesburg, on May 23, 2021. (Photo by MARCO LONGARI / AFP) (Photo by MARCO LONGARI/AFP via Getty Images)
AFRICAN UNION

South Africa appalled that Israel given AU observer status

The international relations department has released a statement condemning the decision

  • Eyaaz Matwadia
3 min read
Pan African Parliament members gather in groups inside the house following its postponement in Midrand, Johannesburg on June 1, 2021. – The house was adjourned following chaotic and violent scenes that played out during the leadership rotation elections. (Photo by Phill Magakoe / AFP)
AFRICAN UNION

What is the point of the Pan-African Parliament?

After years of searching for some kind of purpose, the beleaguered institution is finally in the spotlight – for all the wrong reasons

  • Simon Allison
4 min read
ABIY AHMED

AU mustn’t forget pledge to ‘silence the guns’

Climate change also has the potential to increase conflicts in Africa, as competition for scarce resources grows

  • Imogen Hooper
5 min read
Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed. (Tiksa Negeri/Reuters)
ABDALLAH HAMDOK

African leaders must continue to press for talks: Ethiopia is too big to fail

The conflict in Ethiopia could spill over into the entire Horn of Africa region. AU and regional leaders need to step up their efforts to de-escalate the situation

  • Comfort Ero
5 min read
AFRICA CENTRES FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION

Question marks surround Madagascar’s Covid-19 ‘miracle cure’

Despite Malagasy President Andry Rajoelina’s claims of a cure for Covid-19, experts say ‘there is absolutely no evidence’ that is true

  • Aanu Adeoye
  • Simon Allison
6 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
The Chairperson of the African Union, Moussa Faki Mahamat speaks during a briefing to the press, during the visit of the President of the European Commission in Addis Ababa, on December 7, 2019. (Eduardo Soteras/AFP)
AFRICAN UNION

Exclusive: A ‘mafia-style’ cartel is running the African Union, claim staff

In a leaked memo, AU staff claim that commission chair Moussa Faki Mahamat is destroying the continental body

  • Simon Allison
4 min read
The African Union Commission is undergoing a paradigm shift towards the recognition and support of the continent’s youth in order to harness their potential
AFRICAN UNION

​Launch of the ‘1 Million by 2021 Initiative’ at the Pan African Youth Forum

Developing the youth is the African Union Commission’s top priority

  • Advertorial Supplement
2 min read