The positions of AU Commission chairperson and deputy, as well as most of the six AU commissioners, are contested. The ...

African heads of state attend the 37th Ordinary session of the African Union Summit at the Union's headquarters in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, February 17, 2024. Throughout 2024, the African Union (AU ...

In a move that has yet to make headlines in the United States or European capitals, the G20 welcomed the African Union (AU) as a new permanent member. Before the announcement, South Africa was the ...

Consequently, stabilizing the continent should be a core U.S. policy goal. The African Union (AU) has great potential as a U.S. partner in Africa. Unfortunately, the AU's practical capabilities in ...

There were thirty three delegates from the West Indies and thirty five from various British organisations including the West African Students Union. W.E.B. DuBois, the man who had organised the ...

Ethiopia took the lead in creating Africa's continental organisation, the African Union (AU), but Ethiopia analyst Alex de Waal argues that its actions are now jeopardising the body's founding ...

After the unexpected collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991, there was an urgent necessity to preserve the relations between Russia and Africa.

The AU, founded in May 2001 and headquartered in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, is a union of 55 member states that work together to address major political, social and economic issues, including preventing ...