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Morocco Requests to Join African Union

The Kingdom of Morocco has officially submitted a request to accede to the African Union (AU) Constitutive Act, and therefore, become a Me...

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Uganda: AU soldiers convicted for running fuel racket

Nine Ugandan soldiers have been jailed for illegally selling fuel meant for the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM), an army spokesm...

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African Union finally launches single passport for Africans

The long-awaited African Union (AU) passport was on Sunday launched at the opening ceremony of the 27th Ordinary Session of the Assembly o...

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Ghana begins visa-on-arrival policy for AU member states

The Ghana Immigration Service said that foreign nationals from the African Union member states can now travel to Ghana and be issued with ...

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AU chief Dlamini-Zuma to step down in July

African Union Commission head Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma, who is tipped to take over the leadership of the African National Congress, will ste...

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African leaders open conference with encouraging messages on economic transformation

ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia, 4 April 2016, -/African Media Agency (AMA)/- "Our future rests in our hands," declared Ethiopia's Pri...

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Robert Mugabe Takes Over As African Union Chairman

African leaders meeting in Addis Ababa have chosen the continent's oldest head of state, Zimbabwe's Robert Mugabe, as AU chairman fo...

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Boko Haram Crisis: African Union To Discuss Multinational Force

Ghana's President John Mahama has said he and other African leaders will discuss plans next week to "deal permanently" with Bo...

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AU Troops In Somalia Accused Of Gang-Rapes

Western-backed African Union troops in Somalia gang-raped women and girls as young as 12 and traded food aid for sex, Human Rights Watch has...

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In Kenya, African Leaders Mull Special Fund To Fight Terrorism

African leaders Tuesday considered the idea of establishing a special fund to be specifically used for tackling terrorism.  The propo...

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President Jonathan To Attend African Union’s Peace and Security Council Meeting

The Nigerian President, Goodluck Jonathan, will be among some African leaders that will participate in a meeting of the African Union’s Peac...

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Malian armed groups agree to peace talk

Three armed movements from northern Mali have signed a joint statement in Algiers, declaring that they are ready to work for peace wi...

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Former Malian Prime Minister Leading in Early Election Results

Officials in Mali are expected to release full provisional results of the country's presidential election on Wednesday. Sunday's ...

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Head Of African Union Monitoring Team Olusegun Obasanjo Gives Zimbabwe Election Early Thumbs Up

Initial reports from Zimbabwe's elections showed a peaceful, orderly and free and fair vote, Olusegun Obasanjo, the head of the African ...

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Nigerian Military To Begin Mali Troop Pullout On Wednesday

Nigeria will begin withdrawing some of its 1,200 troops in Mali on Wednesday and redeploy them in security operations at home, the military ...

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Nigerian Army Deploys Additional 800 Peacekeepers To Darfur

The Nigerian Army is set to deploy another 800 officers to Darfur, Sudan in continuation of its peacekeeping mission. Addressing the 322 ...

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African Union Move To Suspend Egypt As Muslim Brotherhood Leaders Face Arrest

The African Union is likely to suspend Egypt from all its activities after the Egyptian military suspended the constitution and overthrew th...

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African Union Marks 50 Years With Call For Stronger Future

African leaders Saturday commemorated 50 years since the founding of a continental organization that would become the modern African Union. ...

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BREAKING NEWS - Islamists Battle African Troops In Northern Mali

Malian troops and suspected Islamist militants are exchanging heavy gunfire on the streets of Gao in northern Mali. A reporter in the tow...

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Ethiopian Leader Hailemariam Desalegn Elected New AU Chairman

Ethiopian Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn took over the post of African Union chairman on Sunday, replacing Benin's President Thomas...

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