Addis Ababa — The African Union Commission has strongly condemned the recent drone strike in Goma, North Kivu, Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), which reportedly killed civilians, including a humanitarian worker, and caused damage to residential areas. The Chairperson of the Commission, H.E. Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, expressed deep concern over the attack, emphasising that…
Ghana is set to lead a major international push for reparations over the transatlantic slave trade after African Union (AU) member states unanimously backed an initiative by President John Dramani Mahama. The proposal seeks to have the United Nations declare the transatlantic slave trade the gravest crime against humanity and to call for reparations, including…
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia — African leaders have chosen Burundi’s president to lead the African Union (AU) for 2026, but not without a few light-hearted moments and diplomatic conversations at the high-level summit. At the 39th Ordinary Session of the AU Assembly of Heads of State and Government in Addis Ababa on February 14, H.E. Évariste…
U.S. President Donald Trump on Saturday released photographs showing Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro aboard the USS Iwo Jima, hours after U.S. forces captured the longtime leader in a dramatic military operation in Caracas that has triggered sharp international backlash and divided global opinion. The images, circulated by the White House, show Maduro under U.S. military…
Addis Ababa — The Chairperson of the African Union Commission, H.E. Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, has firmly rejected any move to recognise Somaliland as an independent state, reaffirming the African Union’s unwavering commitment to the unity, sovereignty and territorial integrity of the Federal Republic of Somalia. In a statement issued on Thursday, Youssouf said the Commission…