African Union chairperson Moussa Faki has condemned an attack on the institution’s military base in central Somalia where Burundian soldiers house. Al-Shabab militants are accused of carrying out the attack in which 170 soldiers reportedly died. But the AU has not yet released the number of casualties in the attack …
Read More »Somalia’s Farmajo moves to end electoral impasse
Somalia’s President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo has called for a meeting with federal state leaders next week to resolve the impasse on how to proceed with elections. The term of President Farmajo ended on Monday after talks on the elections collapsed on 5 February. Opposition groups have said they no longer …
Read More »President Tshisekedi becomes the new African Union chairman
Félix Tshisekedi, president of the Democratic Republic of Congo has now taken over the helm of the African Union to serve as the chairman for one-year. He replaces his south African counterpart Cyril Ramaphosa, following the African Union’s 34th summit on Saturday. But Tshisekedi faces big challenges this year with …
Read More »African Union urges Kenya and Somalia to calm tensions
The head of the African Union, Moussa Faki Mahamat on Tuesday urged Kenya and Somalia to exercise restraint, and de-escalate tensions along their borders. “I’m following the tensions on the Kenya-Somalia border with concern, and urge the two neighbors to exercise restraint and engage in dialogue in conformity with the …
Read More »Central African Republic’s crisis: African Union raises the tone
African Union is worried about central African republic’s actual situation. Facing the upsurge of violence that make rage in the country, African union condemns and challenges. In a statement published Monday, the African’s union president Moussa Faki Mohamat has expressed his concerns facing the turns of the events in Central …
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