Brussels 13.08.2025 The African Union (AU) is dealing with internal tensions as the race to replace the outgoing Director of Conflict Management within the Department of Political Affairs, Peace, and Security approaches climax. The African Union faces internal tensions as regional blocs compete to appoint the next Director of Conflict Management. With crises in Sudan,…
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Brussels: EU-African Union meeting
Brussels 21.05.2025 “Today we had a broad and very engaging meeting, and I want to thank the Minister for his support to co-chair. Also on our side: it was a true Team Europe spirit, as there were several Ministers co-chairing this meeting” said the EU top diplomat Kaja Kallas, while addressing the high profile event….
EU welcomes AU accession to G20
Brussels 10.09.2023 “Today, we join our brothers and sisters in Africa in celebrating the accession of the African Union as a permanent member of the G20” reads the G20 statement by the EU High Representative Josep Borrell on to the accession of the African Union as a permanent member. (Image: Lotus Temple, New Delhi, India)….
EU-AU €600M assistance
Brussels 21.04.2022 The Council adopted today a decision establishing an assistance measure under the European Peace Facility (EPF) in support of the African Union worth €600 million. The EU reaffirms its strong commitment to the EU-AU partnership and to cooperation in the area of peace and security. (Image: illustration). European Peace Facility: €600 million for…
France troops withdrawal from Mali
Brussels 17.02.2022 Ahead of the EU-Africa Union Summit President Macron announces French troops are withdrawing from Mali and will be stationed in other parts of the African region. France and its allies in the long-term anti-jihadist operation in Mali have announced a “coordinated withdrawal” of their forces. A joint statement cited “multiple obstructions” by the…
Brussels: EU-African Union Summit
Brussels 17.02.2022 The leaders of the EU and the African Union (AU) as well as of their respective member states will meet for the sixth European Union – African Union summit in Brussels on 17 and 18 February 2022. Ahead of the summit, EU heads of state or government will take part in a one-hour…
Ethiopia: Borrell welcomes opposition leaders release
Brussels 10.01.2022 “The release of some political opposition leaders and the establishment of the National Dialogue Commission are positive steps towards ending the ongoing conflict in Northern Ethiopia. The European Union has always stressed that the only option for a peaceful and long lasting solution is an independent, comprehensive and inclusive National Dialogue that leaves…
Omicron: AU calls to lift travel restrictions
Brussels 08.12.2021 The African Union called for an urgent end to travel restrictions imposed on some of its member states, saying the measures effectively penalise governments for timely data sharing in line with international health regulations. African Union calls for end to Omicron travel curbs on some African nations https://t.co/K9m1xkDmMP pic.twitter.com/rtiOS0rYrQ — Reuters Africa (@ReutersAfrica)…
Guinea: Colonel Doumbouya ascends power
Brussels 06.09.2021 Colonel Mamady Doumbouya is regarded as the new leader in charge of Guinea after he headed a unit of elite soldiers seizing power on Sunday, September 5. Je condamne la prise de pouvoir par la force en #Guinée et appelle à la libération immédiate du président Alpha Condé. J’invite tous les acteurs à…
Ethiopia: “final & crucial” military operation
Ethiopian military in Somalia have “disarmed” between 200 and 300 of their ethnic Tigray militia over the past week as conflict rages in the northern Ethiopian region, Reuters news agency reports, referring to their anonymous security and diplomatic sources. Exclusive: Tigrayan peacekeepers in Somalia disarmed by Ethiopian colleagues, sources say https://t.co/Kotenf0ITm — Reuters Africa (@ReutersAfrica)…
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