THE African Union’s new leadership has launched a sweeping vision aimed at anchoring the continent’s future on peace, economic integration, and home-grown development financing. Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, the new Chairperson of the AU Commission, on Monday outlined the top priorities…
PAN-AFRICANISM was envisioned as a driving force for Africa’s self-determination, economic independence, and global influence. Its pioneers warned that political freedom alone would not be enough—without economic integration, Africa would remain vulnerable to external pressures and internal divisions. Decades later,…
AFRICA is moving toward greater unity and self-determination as the 38th African Union (AU) Summit concluded in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia on Sunday. Under the theme Justice for Africans and People of African Descent Through Reparations, the summit tackled deep-rooted economic disparities, colonial…
THE African Union (AU) Commission Department of Education, Science, Technology and Innovation, Mauritania UNICEF (AUC-UNICEF-MAURITANIA) has called for adequate investment to achieve meaningful education agenda in Africa. This is contained in a statement issued by the AU on Sunday,…
AS the geopolitics of our world change, bold, visionary African leadership is needed now more than ever. As African leaders convene for the African Union (AU) Summit, the ONE Campaign is calling for bold and decisive action to address Africa’s…
AFRICAN leaders gathering in Ethiopia this weekend are set to launch a renewed push for slavery and colonial reparations, but face stiff resistance from former colonial powers, according to a Reuters report. The African Union (AU) Summit in Addis Ababa aims to…
KENYA has received its first shipment from Nigeria under the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), marking a significant milestone in Africa’s push for economic integration. The announcement was made on Sunday by Nigeria’s AfCFTA Coordination Office, led by Olusegun…
THE African Union, alongside a coalition of 104 UN member states, has strongly condemned Israel’s decision to declare UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres as ‘persona non grata.’ This controversial move prevents Guterres from entering Israel, following his call for an immediate…
Chairperson of the African Union (AU) Commission Moussa Faki Mahama has congratulated Taye Atske Selassie on his appointment as Ethiopia’s new president. Earlier, the two houses of the Ethiopian parliament appointed Foreign Minister Atske Selassie as the country’s new president.…
FIFTEEN African experts have been appointed to spearhead the African Union’s efforts to strengthen transitional justice on the continent. As part of the AU Transitional Justice Policy, members of the reference group will provide ‘strategic advisory and quality control…
