Tag: African Union
Ali may be gone but the Bongo system survives in Gabon,...
Citizens of Gabon, the small Central African country and former bastion of French colonialism in the Congo Basin, broke out in spontaneous celebration at...
African Union suspends Gabon
CAPE TOWN- The African Union (AU) has suspended Gabon’s membership in the wake of the coup in the Central African country.AU’s Peace and Security...
African Union Reacts to Coup in Gabon, Issues Warning
GABON- The head of the African Union Commission, Moussa Faki Mahamat, has strongly condemned the attempted coup in Gabon.The rebel officers in the oil-rich...
AU suspends Niger until restoration of constitutional order
ADDIS ABABA- The African Union (AU) Commission has on Tuesday suspended Niger from the pan-African bloc until normal constitutional order is restored in the...
Engaging Nigerien military president is like having sex with someone you...
A good number of people, including me, seems opposed to Nigeria leading the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) to war in Niger....
African Union hosts Niger talks as regime sends mixed signals
Abuja (Sundiata Post) - The African Union (AU) on Monday held talks on the Niger Republic crisis as the country’s post-coup rulers sounded defiance...
Niger’s junta refuses entry to negotiators, allies appeal to UN
NIAMEY- Tensions remain high in the aftermath of a coup in Niger Republic as the military junta refused entry to a negotiating mission planned...
AU, UN, ECOWAS delegation head to Niger for talks-Reports
MOSCOW- A delegation consisting of the representatives of the African Union, the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) and the United Nations will...
The new strongmen of the Sahel, By Chidi Anselm Odinkalu
•Photo: Niger Republic's new military junta In July 2013, Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, then Egypt’s army chief, sacked his benefactor and Egypt’s first democratically elected...
We’ll support Africa to take its rightful place – Putin
RUSSIA- Russian President Vladimir Putin has said that Africa is poised to take its rightful place in the system of global economic links.Putin said...
Why Museveni video shames Africa, By Azu Ishiekwene
There’s a trending video from nine years ago. If you watched it casually, you might in fact think that it was done yesterday. It...
President Museveni and Africa’s political culture wars, By Chidi Anselm Odinkalu
In the 37th year of his interminable rule, President Yoweri Museveni signed into law Uganda’s Anti-Homosexuality Act, passed by Parliament earlier in the...
Neither African, nor a union, By Chidi Anselm Odinkalu
On New Year’s Day in 1991, 81-year-old Siad Barre, Somalia’s third (and last) president, fled the capital city, Mogadishu, under assault from the...
Adaptation Acceleration Programme: AU hails Netherlands’ contribution of €110m
By Temitope PonleAbuja, - The African Union (AU) has welcomed the Netherlands’ contribution of 110 million Euros in support of...
Ethiopia Accepts AU Invitation To Peace Talks
Nairobi, - Ethiopia’s government on Wednesday accepted an invitation by the African Union to participate in peace talks aimed at...
Buhari congratulates new Secretary General of AFCAC, Adefunke Adeyemi
By ISMAILA CHAFEABUJA- President Muhammadu Buhari has congratulated Adefunke Adeyemi on her election as the new Secretary General of the African Civil Aviation Commission...
Afreximbank, APPO urge establishment of African energy bank
By OKEOGHENE AKUBUIKEAbuja- The African Petroleum Producers’ Organization (APPO), and African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) have called for the establishment of an African Energy Transition...
Terrorists kill 170 soldiers, take over military base
The Somali Islamist militant group, al-Shabab has said in a statement that it had killed more than 170 Burundian soldiers who were in Somalia...
Africa Needs Stronger, Better Leadership To Grow – Buhari, Abiy Ahmed...
President Muhammadu Buhari and Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed said on Sunday that African growth and development will require strong, visionary leadership that caters to...
African Union suspends Burkina Faso after coup
The African Union said Monday it had suspended Burkina Faso in response to the January 24 coup that ousted President Roch Marc Christian Kabore.The...