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May
26
2023
By CONRAD ONYANGO, BIRD STORY AGENCY
Can Music, Art, and Religion accelerate intra-Africa trade?

Can Music, Art, and Religion accelerate intra-Africa trade?

NEWS
WITH its increasing emphasis on music, art, storytelling and religion as unifying factors among 54 African countries, it is anticipated that the Africa Continental Free Trade Area-the world's largest single market will be implemented more quickly. As the continent gears up for this year's Africa Day celebrations on May 25th, several organisations are hosting events around these themes to appreciate diverse cultures and languages and holding online conversations on the role of faith in fostering social and economic integration. Africa Day is an event that signifies the establishment of the African Union and honours the continent's pursuit of unity. The…
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Mar
02
2023
By The African Mirror
African migrants suffer under crackdown in Tunisia

African migrants suffer under crackdown in Tunisia

NEWS
ANGUS MCDOWALL SINCE Tunisia's president announced a crackdown on illegal immigration last week using language the African Union denounced as racialised, Malian construction worker Mohamed Kony has been evicted from his apartment and sacked from his job. Unemployed, homeless and without legal residency, he now fears he will face the fate of several of his friends who have been attacked on the street. "I am confused and worried," said Kony, 32, who has lived in Tunis for five years and appeared well-liked in his neighbourhood, where Tunisian residents said they enjoyed his cheerful demeanour and often employed him for small…
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Feb
27
2023
By The African Mirror
African Union criticises Tunisia over ‘racialised hate speech’ against migrants

African Union criticises Tunisia over ‘racialised hate speech’ against migrants

NEWS
THE African Union (AU) has criticised Tunisia and urged it to avoid "racialised hate speech" after President Kais Saied ordered the expulsion of undocumented migrants and said immigration was a plot aimed at changing his country's demographic makeup. Tunisia's Foreign Ministry said on Saturday it was surprised by the AU statement issued late on Friday, and rejected what it called "baseless accusations" that it said misunderstood the government's position. The AU voiced what it said was "deep shock and concern at the form and substance of the statement" issued by Tunisian authorities and reminded Tunisia of its obligation within the…
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Feb
19
2023
By The African Mirror
Israeli diplomat ejected from African Union summit

Israeli diplomat ejected from African Union summit

NEWS
DAWIT ENDESHAW A senior Israeli diplomat was removed from the African Union's annual summit in Ethiopia, as a dispute over Israel's accreditation to the bloc escalated. Images posted online showed AU security personnel confronting the diplomat during the opening ceremony of the summit, before she left the auditorium. "Israel looks harshly upon the incident in which the deputy director for Africa, Ambassador Sharon Bar-Li, was removed from the African Union hall despite her status as an accredited observer with entrance badges," the foreign ministry said. Ebba Kalondo, the spokesperson for the African Union's commission chairman, said the diplomat had been removed because…
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Feb
19
2023
By DAWIT ENDESHAW
Top Israeli diplomat ejected from African Union summit as row escalates

Top Israeli diplomat ejected from African Union summit as row escalates

NEWS
A senior Israeli diplomat was removed from the African Union's annual summit in Ethiopia, as a dispute over Israel's accreditation to the bloc escalated. Images posted online showed AU security personnel confronting the diplomat during the opening ceremony of the summit, before she left the auditorium. "Israel looks harshly upon the incident in which the deputy director for Africa, Ambassador Sharon Bar-Li, was removed from the African Union hall despite her status as an accredited observer with entrance badges," the foreign ministry said. Ebba Kalondo, the spokesperson for the African Union's commission chairman, said the diplomat had been removed because she was…
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Jan
12
2023
By The African Mirror
Africa should not be arena for international competition, says Chinese foreign minister

Africa should not be arena for international competition, says Chinese foreign minister

NEWS
DAWIT ENDESHAW AFRICA should not be an arena for competition between world powers, China's Foreign Minister Qin Gang said on Wednesday, opening a new headquarters for a pan-African health body at the start of a five-country Africa tour. Qin visited facilities of the African Union in Addis Ababa, including the new headquarters of the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention. China financed the complex's construction, as it previously did for the headquarters of the AU itself, also based in the Ethiopian capital. China has been Africa's largest trading partner for over a decade. It competes for influence with the…
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Nov
03
2022
By The African Mirror
Parties to war in Ethiopia’s Tigray region agree to stop fighting

Parties to war in Ethiopia’s Tigray region agree to stop fighting

NEWS
ALEXANDER WINNING and TIM COCKS THE Ethiopian government and regional forces from Tigray agreed to cease hostilities, a dramatic diplomatic breakthrough two years into a war that has killed thousands, displaced millions and left hundreds of thousands facing famine. Just over a week after formal peace talks mediated by the African Union (AU) began in the South African capital Pretoria, delegates from both sides signed an agreement described by an AU official as a "permanent cessation of hostilities". "The two parties in the Ethiopian conflict have formally agreed to the cessation of hostilities as well as to systematic, orderly, smooth and coordinated disarmament,"…
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Oct
20
2022
By The African Mirror
Tigray war: two years on, the AU has failed to broker peace and silence the guns

Tigray war: two years on, the AU has failed to broker peace and silence the guns

THOUGHT LEADERSHIP
THE African Union pledged in 2016 to “silence the guns” by the end of 2020, an ambitious agenda of ending armed conflicts on the continent. Just two months before that deadline, the deadliest war in years erupted in Ethiopia. On 3 November 2020, the armies of the Federal Government of Ethiopia and the State of Eritrea attacked the region of Tigray. Since then, the guns have not been silent. Instead, it is the African Union that has been silent. That war is now two years old. Crimes against humanity and war crimes have been committed during this time. Some estimates…
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Oct
17
2022
By The African Mirror
African Union chair calls for Ethiopia truce, peace talks

African Union chair calls for Ethiopia truce, peace talks

NEWS
THE chair of the African Union called for an immediate ceasefire in Ethiopia's Tigray region and urged parties in the two-year-old conflict there to agree to direct peace talks. Moussa Faki said he was following reports of escalating violence in Tigray with grave concern. "The chairperson strongly calls for an immediate, unconditional ceasefire and the resumption of humanitarian services," the AU said in a statement. AU-led peace talks proposed earlier this month were delayed for logistical reasons. Getachew Reda, a spokesperson for the Tigray forces, called the AU statement welcome if overdue "in light of the extremely alarming humanitarian crisis unfolding as…
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Apr
14
2022
By The African Mirror
Why African nations’ support for UN action on Russia/Ukraine is so mixed

Why African nations’ support for UN action on Russia/Ukraine is so mixed

NEWS
TIM COCKS WESTERN powers seeking to isolate Russia over Ukraine are disappointed at what they see as lukewarm support from African nations at the U.N. general assembly - where their 54 votes form a bloc large enough to swing resolutions. The Ukraine war comes at a time of heightened rivalry between the West, China and Russia over Africa's natural resources, trade and security ties. Below are some reasons for the continent's divided stance: HEARTS AND MINDS On the day of the invasion, February 24, the African Union unequivocally called on Russia to respect "the territorial integrity and national sovereignty of…
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