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Continental grouping hoping to flex some muscle by addressing unresolved agendas and programmes but that means juggling so many balls in the air, all at once.

Leaders at an African Union summit in the Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa have condemned Israel’s offensive in Gaza and called for its immediate end. Moussa Faki, the chair of the African Union Commission, said Saturday that Israel’s offensive is the “most flagrant” violation of international humanitarian law. Azali Assoumani, president of the Comoros and the outgoing chairperson of the African Union, praised the case brought by South Africa against Israel at the International Court of Jus...

Tensions between Horn of Africa rivals Ethiopia and Somalia boiled over on Saturday on the opening day of an African Union summit in Addis Ababa.

Mohamed Ould Ghazouani has been elected as the new Chairperson of the African Union (AU)

ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia—Leaders at an African Union summit in the Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa on Saturday condemned Israel's offensive in Gaza and called for its immediate end. Moussa Faki, the chair of the African Union Commission, said Israel's offensive was the “most flagrant” violation of international humanitarian law and accused…

This photo taken on Feb. 17, 2024 shows an exterior view of the African Union (AU) headquarters in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. The 37th Ordinary Session of the AU Assembly of the Heads of State and Government opened on Saturday at the AU headquarters in Addis Ababa, the capital of Ethiopia.

Coups, conflicts and crises are dotting the landscape of the African continent, as the African Union AU rotates its one-year chairmanship position yesterday, to Mauritania President, Mohamed Ghazouami. He takes over from Comoros President Azali Assoumani, whose tenure terminated yesterday 17 February 2024.

Middle East News: Leaders at an African Union summit in the Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa on Saturday condemned Israel’s offensive in Gaza and called for its immediate end. Moussa Faki, the chair of the African Union Commission, said Israel’s offensive was the “most flagrant” violation of international humanitarian law and accused Israel of having “exterminated” Gaza’s inhabitants. Faki spoke alongside Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammad Shtayyeh, who also addressed the summit.

In the absence of six member states, the African Union summit kicked off on Saturday in Addis Ababa, where African leaders are expected to discuss for two days military coups and political crises taking place on the continent, as well as regional conflicts, including the Israeli aggression on Gaza.

Somalia accused Ethiopia on Saturday of trying to annex part of the countrys territory by signing a sea access deal with the breakaway region of Somaliland.