The African Union formally took its seat as a new member of the G20 Saturday at the invitation of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi.The expansion of the bloc is a notable diplomatic victory for Modi, who faces national elections next year and has u...

The African Union on Friday expressed "deep concern" at the reported poor conditions of Niger President Mohamed Bazoum's detention, calling his treatment at the hands of coup leaders "unacceptable"."Such treatment of a democratically elected presiden...

The African Union has demanded the military in Niger "return to their barracks and restore constitutional authority" within 15 days after grabbing power in a coup in the jihadist-hit nation.The AU's Peace and Security Council "demands the military pe...

Al-Shabaab fighters raided an African Union military base housing Ugandan troops in Somalia on Friday, triggering a fierce gun battle.It was not immediately known if there were any casualties in the attack, which was claimed by the Al-Qaeda-linked ji...

The African Union has condemned remarks by Tunisia's president directed at migrants in his country from elsewhere on the continent and warned against "racialised hate speech" that could bring harm.President Kais Saied sparked an outcry this week afte...

The heads of state and government of the African Union gathered in the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa, on February 18-19 as part of the work of the 36th ordinary session.The session came under the slogan “Acceleration of the African Continental Free...

There have been many local and international initiatives aimed at restoring civilian rule and completing the democratic transition in Sudan. Perhaps the most important is the draft transitional constitution, which was prepared by the Steering Committ...

The Sudanese political scene is raging with increasing dynamism these days with the approach of a settlement between the parties of the political process parties. There are differences between those who reject it and those who support it, while many...

By AFPOfficials from two dozen African nations and US climate envoy John Kerry are due to gather in Egypt from Wednesday for a conference to drum up funding for tackling climate change.The three-day forum comes days after African leaders lashed out a...