Why African nations’ support for UN action on Russia/Ukraine is so mixed
TIM COCKS WESTERN powers seeking to isolate Russia over Ukraine are disappointed at what they see as lukewarm support from
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Somali leaders at odds over expulsion of AU envoy
SOMALIA’S prime minister expelled the African Union representative because of “acts incompatible with his status” but the president rejected the
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COVAX, African Union decline to buy more doses of Moderna’s COVID shots
COVAX, the global project to share COVID-19 vaccines, and the African Union have declined options to buy additional doses of
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Sudan threatens to expel UN rep
SUDAN’S military leader General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan has threatened to expel the United Nations’ special representative, accusing him of overstepping
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AU condemns ill treatment of Africans in Ukraine
THE African Union (AU) said that it was disturbed by reports that African citizens in Ukraine are being refused the
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Africa’s relations with the EU: a reset is possible if Europe changes its attitude
Summits between the African Union and European Union are essential to setting the big picture agenda of contemporary Africa-EU relations.
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Coups, COVID and row over Israel test African leaders at summit
GIULIA PARAVICINI LEADERS gathered at an African Union (AU) summit called for the continent to have a bigger role on
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Burkina Faso’s ousted president ‘in good health’
AN ECOWAS delegation has met with deposed President Roch Kabore on the day the African Union said it was suspending
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African Union suspends Burkina Faso after military coup
THIAM NDIAGA and EDWARD MCALLISTER THE African Union has suspended Burkina Faso from all its activities in response to last
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Gambia opposition files legal challenge to election result
PAP SAINE THE runner-up in Gambia’s election, Ousainou Darboe, has launched a legal challenge to President Adama Barrow’s victory, his
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