African Union

G20 Summit sherpa Amitabh Kant, center, addresses a press conference at the International Media Center ahead of the summit in New Delhi, India, Friday, Sept. 8, 2023.

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The G20 has agreed to make the African Union a permanent member, Indian PM Modi says

2:24am September 09, 2023

by The Associated Press

The announcement came at the opening of the G20 summit, one that comes as growing global rifts and the absence of key players threatened to make reaching consensus on the thorniest issues elusive.

The vial of the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine. The White House says Thursday that the U.S. will commit 17 million additional doses of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine to the African Union.

United States commits another 17 million COVID vaccine doses to the African Union

7:23pm October 14, 2021

by Jonathan Franklin

The U.S. donation from its domestic supplies comes on top of the 50 million doses previously donated to Africa, which world health officials say is 500 million doses short of its goal.

Chinese construction workers carry reinforcing rods on a building site in Algiers, Algeria.

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Trump's Insults Will Nudge African Nations Closer To China

4:16pm January 16, 2018

by Ismail Einashe

The danger for the U.S. is that Trump's reported slurs make China an even more enticing partner for African nations, writes British-Somali journalist Ismail Einashe.

President Trump listens as Norwegian Prime Minister Erna Solberg speaks at a joint news conference Wednesday. At an Oval Office meeting on immigration policy, Trump said the U.S. should want more people from countries like Norway, disparaging Haiti and wh

'Racist' And 'Shameful': How Other Countries Are Responding To Trump's Slur

8:51pm January 12, 2018

by Colin Dwyer

The African Union was "frankly alarmed" by President Trump's comments. Haiti said they were "misguided," while the U.N. called them "racist." And around the world, officials are asking for clarity.

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Children watch Senegalese soldiers on Friday in the town of Karang, Senegal, near the border with Gambia.

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Troops Poised To Remove Gambia's Leader Amid Last-Ditch Negotiations

10:53am January 20, 2017

by Merrit Kennedy

West African troops have already crossed the border into Gambia and say they are prepared to remove Yahya Jammeh, who has refused to step down, by force to make way for the new leader.

A woman looks down an empty street Wednesday in Banjul, Gambia, hours before the end of longtime leader Yahya Jammeh's mandate.

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Gambia Prepares For Showdown As Foreign Troops Threaten Intervention

3:49pm January 18, 2017

by Merrit Kennedy

In a few hours, longtime Gambian leader Yahya Jammeh's presidential term will expire. But he is clinging to power as troops from regional powers reportedly amass at the border.

Gambians wait to cast votes at a polling station Thursday in Banjul.

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PHOTOS: Gambia Holds Presidential Election Amid Internet Blackout

6:05pm December 01, 2016

by Merrit Kennedy

This vote marks the most serious challenge yet to the rule of President Yahya Jammeh. The president has ruled for 22 years since he led a coup, and has a dismal human rights record.

Health & Safety

Africa Unveils All-Africa Passport — But So Far Only 2 People Have One

5:17pm July 20, 2016

by Gregory Warner

Economists say it'll be good for Africa, making it easier for businesspeople, workers and tourists to cross borders.

Sudan's President Omar Hassan al-Bashir speaks to the crowd after a swearing-in ceremony at green square in Khartoum, earlier this month. A South African court has ordered al-Bashir, who is attending an African Union summit in Johannesburg, to be detained

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South African Court Orders Sudan's President Detained For War Crimes

6:34am June 15, 2015

by Scott Neuman

The court's decision to prevent visiting President Omar Hassan al-Bashir from leaving the country is at odds with the South African leader's promise of immunity.

African Union Mission to Somalia (AMISOM), African Union soldiers march along the top of a hill overlooking the al-Shabab stronghold of Barawe, a coastal town 135 miles southwest of Mogadishu, in Somalia, in October.

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Somalia's Al-Shabab Attacks African Peacekeepers

5:57pm December 25, 2014

by Scott Neuman

Eight gunmen fired on the African Union's main based in Somalia, killing three soldiers and a civilian contractor.