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World leaders, policymakers and delegates from nearly 200 countries are at the COP27 UN Climate Summit in Egypt, where they hope to keep alive a goal to avert the worst...

Sudan's tripartite mechanism yesterday said it was hoping that the consultations between the country's army and civilians would end "within two weeks." The demands by the United Nations, the...

Peace talks between Ethiopia's government and Tigray rebels on Wednesday bore fruits as the two warring sides agreed to a new cease-fire deal, a diplomatic breakthrough two years into...

Peace talks between Ethiopia's government and Tigray rebels to end a devastating conflict in Ethiopia's northern Tigray region began Tuesday in South Africa, according to a presidency spokesman, Anadolu...

Nine Western countries yesterday urged the Sudanese political parties to begin a political process with the goal of "restoring a civilian-led democratic transition, with the participation of everyone, including...

One of the unintended consequences of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, now entering its seven months, is the emergence of new axes and allies rallying behind each other in...

Ethiopia said on Thursday that no "parallel" effort would be pursued for talks with Tigray rebels other than the mediation by the African Union with former Nigerian President Olusegun...

The Chairperson of the African Union Commission, Moussa Faki Mahamat, yesterday criticised the Israeli air strikes on the Gaza Strip, saying that targeting civilians is a "stark violation of...

Chairperson of the African Union Commission, Moussa Faki Mahamat, yesterday called on Sudan and Ethiopia to engage in dialogue, exercise restraint and refrain from military escalation in the Al-Fashqa...

African Union Commission (AUC) Chairperson, Moussa Faki Mahamat, called late Sunday for an "immediate investigation" after the deaths of dozens of migrants trying to cross from Morocco into the...

Sudan's former ruling coalition, the Forces of Freedom and Change, yesterday said it was "important to have the United Nations, the African Union, and the Intergovernmental Authority on Development...

After years of absence from the international arena, Algeria has been exerting efforts to revive its international diplomatic presence, Rai Al-Youm reported yesterday. The online newspaper added that Israel is worried...

Sudan has been in turmoil since 25 October, 2021 when the military dismissed Prime Minister, Abdalla Hamdok’s transitional government and declared a state of emergency, a move decried by political forces as a “military coup”.

The European Union's foreign policy chief, Josep Borrell, has reiterated that the bloc does not recognise the so-called Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic. "No member state of the European Union...

Egypt has submitted an urgent request to the African Union to call it to hold a negotiation session between Egypt, Sudan and Ethiopia, following the official announcement by Addis...

Algeria, Ethiopia, Nigeria and South Africa last week announced the formation of Group of Four Nations (G4) aiming to deal with various issues confronting Africa. Leaders of the four nations, who met on the sidelines of the 6th...

South Africa is looking into taking stricter measures against Israel to express its "displeasure" with the "continuous racist Israeli practices" against Palestinians, International Relations and Cooperation Minister Naledi Pandor has warned. During a parliamentary meeting, Pandor...

The leader of the Polisario Front, Brahim Ghali, arrived in Brussels on an Algerian plane on Wednesday to attend the sixth Summit of the Heads of State and Government...

African Heads of States and governments meeting at the African Union's Summit (AU) in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, on 5 February decided to revoke Israel's observer status to the continental...

The current split in the African Union (AU) over Israel's observer status within the organisation is emblematic of a larger conflict that has the potential to split the continent's...

Human Rights Watch has called on European leaders to address the human rights crisis under Egyptian President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi's rule ahead of a summit between the European Union...

The Pan African Palestine Solidarity Network (PAPSN) has accused the African Union (AU) of flouting its foundational values by upholding Apartheid Israel's observer status. In a statement issued yesterday the...

The African Union summit has cancelled a decision to grant Israel an observer status in the pan-African organisation

Algerian Foreign Minister Ramtane Lamamra has denounced an African Union (AU) decision to grant Israel observer status as a "double mistake", Anadolu Agency reported on Saturday. "We were not...

The Palestinian Islamic Resistance Movement Hamas on Friday urged member states attending the African Union (AU) Summit, slated for 5 and 6 February, to reject granting observer status to...

African leaders will discuss revoking Israel's Observer Status at the African Union (AU) during the bloc's upcoming summit on 5 February. An Algerian diplomatic source said his country's efforts...

Though Turkey may be a new entrant in Africa, it is winning hearts and minds in many countries on the continent because of its sincere approach based on trust,...

The decision by several governments across the globe to institute travel bans on seven African countries, starting on 27 November, due to the discovery of a new Covid-19 variant,...

Ethiopia needs no foreign interference to resolve its internal conflict, said China's Foreign Minister on Wednesday, Anadolu News Agency reports. Wang Yi made the remarks during his meeting with...

Somalia's international partners, on Friday, called for the ongoing elections for the Lower House of Parliament to be completed in a transparent, inclusive, and credible manner before the set...

Somalia, on Thursday, asked the African Union Commission (AUC) representative in the country to leave within a week, after declaring him persona non grata. Simon Mulongo, the AUC's deputy...

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's tour to Angola, Togo and Nigeria last month attracted a lot of attention on more than one level. The tour concluded just days before...