African Union

ANTANANARIVO, Madagascar- The African Union has suspended Madagascar following a military takeover that removed President Andry Rajoelina from power and installed Colonel Michael Randrianirina as the country’s transitional leader. Colonel Randrianirina is expected to be sworn in on Friday as the “President of the Refoundation of the Republic of Madagascar”, according to a statement released […]

LILONGWE, Malawi (Report Focus News) – Malawians vote Tuesday in elections pitting incumbent President Lazarus Chakwera against predecessor Peter Mutharika, with inflation at 27 percent and chronic fuel shortages dominating voter concerns in one of Africa’s poorest nations. Polls opened at 06h00 local time (0400 GMT) across the southern African nation, with 7.2 million registered […]

WASHINGTON – The Trump administration is considering travel restrictions on 25 African countries in a sweeping expansion that would affect more than half the continent, according to a State Department memo reviewed by The Washington Post. The potential expansion would dramatically escalate an already controversial policy that currently bans citizens from seven African nations. African […]

ADDIS ABABA – The African Union (AU) summit aims to develop a “unified vision” for reparations, seeking financial compensation, formal acknowledgment of atrocities, and policy reforms. “Reparations is the hot topic in Addis Ababa,” the AU’s Economic, Social, and Cultural Council (ECOSOCC) announced on X. European merchants forcibly transported at least 12.5 million Africans into […]

In a surprising turn of events, veteran South African politician and anti-apartheid campaigner, Dr. Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma, has officially announced her retirement from the South African Parliament. Dr. Dlamini-Zuma, a prominent figure in the African National Congress (ANC) and a minister in the founding cabinet of President Nelson Mandela, revealed her decision in a letter addressed […]

The African Union said Monday it had suspended Burkina Faso in response to the January 24 coup that ousted President Roch Marc Christian Kaboré.  The bloc’s 15-member Peace and Security Council said on Twitter it had voted “to suspend the participation of #BurkinaFaso in all AU activities until the effective restoration of constitutional order in the country”. […]

The United Nations Security Council is meeting on Monday to discuss the conflict in northern Ethiopia, even as rebels claim to be advancing towards the capital, Addis Ababa. The open session in New York will discuss the humanitarian crisis, where nearly eight million people are facing what the UN has described as near-famine conditions. Previous […]

Somalia has declared AU envoy Simon Mulongo a persona non grata, and ordered him to leave the country within seven days. In a statement on Thursday, Somalia’s foreign ministry said Simon Mulongo, the AUC’s deputy special representative in Mogadishu, was no longer welcome in the country due to his engagement “in activities [that are] incompatible with […]

The number of confirmed Covid-19 cases in Africa reached 8 420 043 as of last Saturday afternoon, the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) said.  The Africa CDC, the specialised healthcare agency of the African Union (AU), said the death toll from the pandemic across the continent stood at 215,265.  Some 7,494,079 […]

The Associated Press is quoting an adviser for the Africa Centers for Disease Control (CDC) as saying the African Union has secured close to 300 million Covid-19 vaccine doses. The continent is estimated to have over 1.2 billion people. Nicaise Ndembi said in the interview that current AU chair, South Africa’s Cyril Ramaphosa, is expected […]