The African Union yesterday condemned the suicide bombings that struck Maiduguri, Borno State, on Monday night, killing 23 people and injuring over 150 others. It also called on the international community to scale up support to Nigeria and the Lake Chad Basin region at large, including through enhanced humanitarian assistance, capacity-buildi...
•US President Donald Trump (L) and dethroned Venezuela’s President Nicolás Maduro The African Union (AU) has expressed grave concern over recent developments in Venezuela, including the US capture of President Nicolás Maduro and military strikes in the South American country. In a communiqué released yesterday, the continental body said it was...
•Flags of the member states of the African Union at the AU headquarters in Addis Ababa The African Union told our correspondent yesterday it was suspending Madagascar “with immediate effect” after a coup saw an elite army unit seize power following President Andry Rajoelina’s impeachment. •Overthrown President Andry Rajoelina “The country is ...
•Flags of the member states of the African Union The African Union said today that it has lifted sanctions on Gabon after the central African nation was suspended from the organisation, following a coup in August 2023. The leader of the coup pledged to hand back the oil-rich country to civilian rule after a two-year […]
•Tinubu and Fubara President Bola Tinubu’s declaration of emergency rule in Rivers State continues to generate reactions as a coalition of Nigerian professionals and political figures has petitioned the African Union (AU) over the issue. The group asserted that President Tinubu’s suspension of Governor Siminalayi Fubara and the State House of ...
•The newly elected chairperson for the Africa Union Commission Mahmoud Ali Youssouf (C) smiles after election results during the 38th African Union (AU) Summit, yesterday Few heads of diplomacy can boast the longevity of Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, Djibouti’s foreign minister since 2005, who was elected Saturday to head the African Union’s executiv...
•Tinubu traveling out President Bola Tinubu will depart for Accra, Ghana tomorrow, Saturday, July 20, to attend the Sixth Mid-Year Coordination Meeting of the African Union (AU). As chairman of the ECOWAS Authority of Heads of State and Government, President Tinubu will address the meeting on regional integration, highlighting achievements and...

