The African Union (AU) Commission says the US must “respect the sovereignty of Nigeria” and engage in “diplomatic dialogue” to address the country’s insecurity, rather than issuing “unilateral threats of military intervention”. The AU’s comment follows the redesignation of Nigeria by US President Donald Trump as a ‘country of particular concern’ over allegations of “Christian […]
African Union (AU) Chairperson Cyril Ramaphosa and Ethiopian Prime Minister, Abiy Ahmed have congratulated Africans for starting to trade under the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA). Abiy tweeted: “Congratulations to our continent for the beginning of trading under AfCTA. The new frontier for Africa is indeed regional integration, where minds are open to ideas […]
By Tunde Opalana An international body, the African Union Economic, Social and Cultural Council (AU-ECOSOCC) has appointed a Nigerian from Edo state, Engr. Chris Anonre as its Chairman, International Cooperation and Cross-Cutting Committee, Daily Times gathered. Before the recent appointment, Anonre has been the Deputy Chairman, Contact Resource Mobilization Committee. He was inaugurated in Abuja […]
French president Emmanuel Macron has announced that the European Union and African Union will launch “concrete military and policing action” to rescue African migrants enslaved in Libya. The announcement came as the EU pledged a Marshall Plan for Africa of €44 billion at a summit dominated by outrage over slave auctions in Libya of migrants sold […]
Air strikes by a coalition of Arab nations on Saada city in Yemen are in breach of international law, despite calls for civilians to leave the area, the UN Humanitarian Coordinator for Yemen said. “The indiscriminate bombing of populated areas, with or without prior warning, is in contravention of international humanitarian law,” Johannes van der […]
The governor of Ekiti state, Ayodele Fayose, has noted that he has reported the All Progressives Congress, APC, to the United Nations (UN) and the African Union (AU) on the imminent reign of impunity by APC as from May 29, stressing that there is an alleged threat by the party to make Ekiti state ungovernable. […]