World Feb 14 African Union summit begins as discontent spreads among young people By Evelyne Musambi, Chinedu Asadu, Associated Press
World Dec 27 African regional bodies reject Somaliland's recognition as independent nation by Israel Africa's regional governance bodies on Saturday rejected the recognition of Somalia’s breakaway region of Somaliland as an independent nation by Israel a day earlier, the first by any country in more than 30 years. By Associated Press
World Nov 29 African Union suspends Guinea-Bissau after military coup In a resolution adopted by the AU Peace and Security Council on Friday, the organization reiterated it has “zero tolerance on unconstitutional changes of government.”… By Wilson McMakin, Assana Sambu, Associated Press
World Sep 10 Watch 5:59 Key global developments as world leaders depart G20 summit in India This weekend’s G20 summit in India concluded with the African Union joining as a new member, an ambitious new plan to build a railway connecting Europe and India through the Middle East, and an acknowledgement of the atrocities in Ukraine,… By William Brangham, Andrew Corkery
World Sep 09 G20 leaders add African Union as permanent member at summit divided over Ukraine The Group of 20 top world economies added the African Union as a member at their annual summit Saturday, and host India was able to get the disparate group to sign off on a final statement, but only after softening language on… By Adam Schreck, David Rising, Associated Press
Aug 22 The African Union suspends Niger until 'the effective restoration of constitutional order' By Sam Mednick, Associated Press The council of the 55-nation bloc made the decision after mutinous soldiers overthrew Niger's democratically elected president and quickly entrenched themselves in power. Continue reading
Nov 02 Ethiopian government, Tigray agree to end fighting after 2 years of conflict By Mogomotsi Magome, Cara Anna, Associated Press Ethiopia's warring sides have formally agreed during talks in South Africa to a permanent cessation of hostilities in a 2-year conflict whose victims could be counted in the hundreds of thousands. Continue reading
Jan 31 African Union suspends Burkina Faso following military coup By Sam Mednick, Associated Press The African Union has announced in a tweet that it has suspended Burkina Faso until constitutional order is restored in the West African country. Continue reading
Nov 02 Africa presses for more climate support at COP26 By Rodney Muhumuza, Associated Press The head of the African Union, Congolese President Felix Tshisekedi, said the continent needs the world to contribute $12.5 billion of the $25 billion it needs to accelerate an adaptation program over the next five years. Continue reading
May 11 Watch 10:50 How a nonprofit trained an army to stop Uganda's atrocities For more than 25 years, Joseph Kony and the Lord’s Resistance Army terrorized citizens in Uganda, killing tens of thousands and abducting more than 25,000 children to become soldiers and sex slaves. But one philanthropic group used nontraditional means to… Continue watching