The African Union Commission chief Friday said he is "deeply concerned" at the deteriorating security and political situation in Somalia's capital Mogadishu, which he said puts at risk all...
The African Union last weekend reaffirmed the continent's support for the Palestinian struggle against Israeli occupation, and strongly condemned Israel's violence against Palestinians, its construction of illegal settlements, and...
At least two children were killed in southern Somalia as a mortar shell allegedly fired by Ugandan troops serving under the African Union peacekeeping mission forces (AMISOM) struck their...
The United Nations (UN) announced on Thursday that the escalation of clashes in Al-Hudaydah governorate, west of Yemen, has led to the displacement of at least 700 people since...
Sudanese Foreign Minister Omar Gamar Eddine Ismail confirmed that "the new conditions for returning to the Renaissance Dam negotiations to conduct meaningful talks on the issue were presented to...
A joint United Nations and African Union peacekeeping mission in Sudan's Darfur region will end on December 31, the UN Security Council decided on Tuesday, more than 13 years...

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December 11, 2020 |
Dr Mustafa B Mheta The normalisation deal between Morocco and Israel announced yesterday is a slap in the face of the African Union. It comes at a time when there has been disagreement...
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US The African Union (AU) has called on Ethiopia, Sudan, and Egypt to "work expeditiously" for a binding agreement on the filling and operation of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam...
The African Union is chairing a virtual meeting between leaders from Ethiopia, Egypt and Sudan in the latest attempt to reach an agreement over the Renaissance Dam. Leaders of...
![A general view of the Blue Nile river as it passes through the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD), near Guba in Ethiopia, on 26 December, 2019 [EDUARDO SOTERAS/AFP via Getty Images]](https://i2.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/GettyImages-1192325323-1.jpg?resize=500%2C333&quality=85&strip=all&zoom=1&ssl=1)
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July 18, 2020 |
Thembisa Fakude The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) continues to create political tensions between Egypt, Sudan and Ethiopia. The GERD is a $4 billion hydroelectric project on the Blue Nile, in...
The closing session of the technical and legal committees of the Renaissance Dam negotiations ended without agreement. According to Al Jazeera, Egyptian Foreign Minister o said that his country regretted...
Sudan's Ministry of Irrigation and Water Resources said Tuesday that it submitted a "balanced and fair" draft agreement on the Nile dam to the African Union, reports Anadolu Agency....
![Palestinian students sit inside a classroom at their school belonging to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestinian Refugees (UNRWA) in Deir Al-Balah in the central Gaza Strip, on 29 August, 2018 [Ashraf Amra/Apaimages]](https://i2.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/290818_ASH_00-38.jpg?resize=500%2C333&quality=85&strip=all&zoom=1&ssl=1)
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March 19, 2020 |
Ramona Wadi The UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) has launched an appeal for funds in preparation for a possible outbreak of the coronavirus in Palestinian refugee camps....
Palestinian Authority Prime Minister Mohammad Shtayyeh said on Monday that the US deal of the century does not give even the least amount of justice to the Palestinians, news...
South Africa's President, Cyril Ramaphosa, compared US President Donald Trump's so-called "peace plan" for Palestine to apartheid South Africa's Bantustan system. The 33rd African Union Summit was launched yesterday...
At the African Union (AU) summit today, in Addis Ababa, Chairman of the (AU) Commission, Moussa Faki, emphasised the "necessity of a political solution in Libya." Faki called on...
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US Addressing the annual summit of the African Union (AU) leaders, the chairman of the bloc heavily criticised the US' so-called peace plan in Middle East, Anadolu Agency reports. "We...
Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed said yesterday that he had asked South Africa's president to mediate his country's dispute with Egypt over Ethiopia's Grand Renaissance Dam. Ahmed, who visited...
The three temporary African members of the UN Security Council have called for the international organisation to lift sanctions imposed on Sudan, a statement said on Tuesday. South Africa,...
The African Union (AU)'s Special Envoy to Sudan, Mohamed El Hassan Ould Labbat, yesterday called on the Sudanese people to stay cautious of "possible counter-revolution and the unity of...
African Union (AU) mediation in Sudan expressed on Wednesday its rejection of "any delay or procrastination in signing the document of the constitutional declaration." This came at a press...
The African Union (AU) is postponing talks between Sudan's ruling military council and the Forces of Freedom and Change (FDFC), concerning the so-called "power-sharing agreement," local media reported yesterday....
![Al-Shati refugee camp, the place where displaced Palestinians took shelter after their exile from Palestine during the Nakba in 1948, is seen in Gaza City, Gaza on 15 May, 2017 [Ali Jadallah/Anadolu Agency]](https://i1.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/20170517_2_23724244_22185747.jpg?resize=500%2C333&quality=85&strip=all&zoom=1&ssl=1)
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June 19, 2019 |
Dr Ramzy Baroud The United Nations' World Refugee Day, observed annually on June 20, should not merely represent a reminder of "the courage, strength and determination of women, men and children who...
Mohamed El Hassan Labba, the African envoy, announced, Thursday, that international network had been formed to support African mediation efforts in crisis in Sudan. Labba stated that the network...
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US At least seven people including two children died after a migrant boat sank off the Greek island of Lesbos, local media reports said on Tuesday, reports Anadolu Agency. According...
The African Union said on Thursday it had suspended Sudan until a civilian government was formed, intensifying international pressure on the country's new military rulers to give up power, Reuters reports....
Palestinian Authority (PA) President Mahmoud Abbas has called on the African Union to send monitors for potential Palestinian elections. While speaking at the 32nd meeting of the African Union,...
The chairman of the African Union Commission on Sunday called for an international conference on Libya to chart the way forward for the troubled country. In spite of African...
Chairperson of the African Union Moussa Faki Mahamat said the body will discuss new details of a unified African passport at its next summit. The African official said he...
October 1, 2018 |
Thembisa Fakude South Africa's proactive foreign policy often punches way above its weight. It draws its confidence from the country's political history and what many still refer to as a "political...
US President Donald Trump will chair a UN Security Council meeting on Iran this month to spotlight its "violations of international law" during the annual gathering of world leaders...
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On 28 June, European Union leaders gathered in Malta for a summit specifically to come up with some policy or agreeable solution to stem the flow of migrants and...
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