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22 Aug

African Union suspends Niger from membership

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The African Union has suspended Niger, which staged a coup a month ago, from membership. Niger's army, led by General Tiani, has taken power in a coup against Niger's elected President Bazoum. Following this, the African Union announced that it has suspended Niger from membership for an indefinite period. African Union called for the leaders of the coup to release the elected president, Mohammad Bazum, from prison and return him to his home. Reuters reports that, the African Union Peace and Security Council has reviewed the decision of the West African communities (ECOWAS) to mobilize a standby force for military…

18 Aug

African Union expressed its concern about the conflict in Amahara, Ethiopia

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In a statement issued by the African Union, it announced its concern about the situation in the Amhara region of Ethiopia. The union added in its profile that the chairman of the African Union, Musa Faki Mahamat, is monitoring the damage. The chairman added that they are closely monitoring the military conflict in the Amhara region. The African Union has also mentioned in the statement that it will support Ethiopia's constitutional system, sovereignty and unity. The chairman urged all parties involved in the conflict to protect the innocent from harm and stop it and warned them to come to a…

09 Feb

Ambassador Ayele Lire appointed as Ethiopia’s permanent envoy to the African Union

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Addis Ababa, EN, Feb 9,2023:- The Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced that Ambassador Ayele submitted his credentials to the African Union Commission Commissioner Musa Faki. Ambassador Ayele was appointed as Ethiopia's permanent envoy to the African Union, following the appointment of Ambassador Tesfaye Yilma as Ethiopia's ambassador to the United Nations. The new permanent envoy is a career diplomat who has served in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs for several years. Ambassador Taye Atskeselase, who has served as Ethiopia's ambassador to the United Nations for the past four years, has been appointed as an adviser to Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed.…

29 Jun

AUC Chair Calls on Ethiopia, Sudan to Work for Peaceful Resolution under AU Border Program

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African Union Commission Chairperson Moussa Faki Mahamat urged Ethiopia and Sudan to continue contributing to a peaceful resolution of the border dispute under the auspices of the AU Border Program. In a statement issued today, the chairperson said he is following with deep concern the escalating military tension between Ethiopia and Sudan and deeply regrets the loss of life at their common border. He appealed for complete refrain from any military action whatever its origin and called for dialogue between the two brotherly countries to solve any dispute. Mahamat stressed that the recent border skirmishes should not scuttle the diplomatic…

29 Jun

African Union Deploys Election Expert Mission to Kenya

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The African Union (AU) announced today that it deployed an international election expert mission to Kenya to observe the upcoming General Elections scheduled for 9 August 2022. In its press release, the AU stated that the African Union Commission is deploying an international election expert mission to Kenya comprising eight core teams experts, following an invitation from the Kenyan government. The deployment of an election expert mission is part of the Union’s comprehensive and long-term engagement in the 2022 general elections in Kenya. The core team experts will follow up on the electoral preparations, assess the political dynamics and genuine…

28 Jun

African Union Deploys Election Expert Mission to Kenya

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The African Union Commission says it is deploying an international election expert mission to follow up on Kenya’s preparations for the upcoming General Elections. Kenyans will head to the polls on August 8 to vote in a highly contested race to decide the country’s president, and the African Union will observe the election process at the invitation of the government of the East African nation. Ahead of that, the AU is sending the election expert mission, composed of eight core team experts, to Kenya as part of its comprehensive and long-term engagement in the general elections. “The core team experts…