African Union urges M23 to ‘lay down arms’
The Congolese city of Goma is a canvas of violence and chaos since M23 rebels have entered the city. As Congolese forces struggle to hold out against the M23 and the Rwandan…
US, African Union urge end to Nigeria violence
The United States and the African Union have called for an end to the violence in Nigeria, as fresh unrest rocked the capital, Lagos. Protests against police brutality have become deadly in…
African union suspends Mali over military coup
Military coup leaders in Mali faced a barrage of condemnation on Wednesday from international powers, with the African Union suspending the country’s membership a day after mutinying soldiers detained President Ibrahim Boubacar…
African Union suspends Sudan over violence
The African Union (AU) on Thursday suspended Sudan until there was a civilian rule, intensifying global pressure on its new military leaders to stand down after the worst violence since Omar al-Bashir's…
AU calls for civilian power in Sudan in 60 days
The African Union says Sudan's military rulers should hand over power to a civilian-led transitional authority within 60 days.…
Egypt President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi takes over chair of African Union
After being suspended from the African Union in 2013, Egypt is seeking to enhance its standing in Africa. Egypt's focus is on security, trade and migration.…
African Union calls on Congo to hold off election result announcement
The African Union says "serious doubts" remain over Democratic Republic of Congo's election results. The AU isn't alone in expressing qualms about the outcome of the presidential election.…
Insecurity Africa: What AU said about Nigeria
The African Union on Thursday revealed the position of Nigerian among member states. President of the union, Moussa Faki Mahamat, said Nigeria is the most important member.…
Mauritania’s president: G5 Sahel anti-terror task force plagued by ‘security flaws’
Ahead of the African Union summit in Nouakchott this Sunday, FRANCE 24 sat down with Mauritania’s President Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz to discuss a number of issues, including his vision of the…
African Union to send a delegation to Gabon: too little too late?
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Suicide bomb attack targets peacekeeping base in Somalia
Suicide bombers kill at least seven people as they try to blast their way into the African Union's main peacekeeping base in Somalia's capital Mogadishu.…