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The European Union has announced a decision to withhold assistance to Comoros due to ongoing political crisis. Comoros has been in turmoil as President Assoumani...

Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhari has inaugurated a committee to assess the country’s impact and readiness for the African Continental Free Trade Agreement. The committee has...

The African Union says it wants the political crisis in Comoros resolved peacefully as tension heightens. Comoros remains in turmoil as President Azali Assoumani continues to...

African leaders are meeting in Mauritania for the 31st African Union summit aimed at finding ways to deal with corruption. The leaders want to effectively...

As Africa celebrates the achievement of yet another major milestone with the launch of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) this past week, the continent will need to improve its infrastructure and end non-tariff trade barriers to reap the maximum benefits of the agreement, global credit ratings and research firm Moody’s has said.

China and the African Union dismissed on Monday a report in French newspaper Le Monde that Beijing had bugged the regional bloc’s headquarters in the Ethiopian capital.

The African Union on Friday urged Mauritania to make a greater effort to eliminate slavery after the country handed out lenient sentences to a family of slave owners in a landmark conviction.

If words are anything to go by, a strong and peaceful Africa is a priority for the majority of African leaders. But the big question for heads of states attending the 30th African Union summit will be finding strategies for how this can be achieved.

The attempt by the people of the disputed territory of Western Sahara to gain independence has been rejected by the King of Morocco, Mohammed VI.

The President of Zimbabwe Robert Mugabe has donated $1 million to the African Union (A.U.) Foundation after the sale of cattle from Zimbabwean farmers. He...