Despite the crash of three Uganda military planes two weeks back on the slopes of Mt. Kenya, in which over seven soldiers lost their lives, president Museveni of Uganda is willing to send more troops and war planes to fight the al-Shabaab militants in Somalia. The development has come at the time when discussions between […]
Foreign troops are reportedly fighting each other over control of Somali cities and major towns. The garrisons under the command of the African Union are fighting to replace Ethiopian forces fighting the Al Shabaab rebels in the two Somali cities of Baidoa and Beledweyne. We have been told that African Union wants its soldiers […]
Uganda President Yoweri Museveni and the UN Secretary General, Ban Ki Moon are among the world leaders who have left Addis Ababa, Ethiopia after attending the 18th African Union summit. Others who have left Ethiopiaare Benin’s President Thomas Boni Yayi, and Libyan interim Prime Minister Abderrahim el-Keib. Over 40 heads of states attended the summit. […]
… This is the speech delivered by the President of Zimbabwe Robert Mugabe at 12th Annual National People’s Conference (08 December 2011). On behalf of our Party, the Zimbabwe African National Union – Patriotic Front, I warmly greet and welcome you all to our 12th Annual National People’s Conference which is being hosted by the […]
The food security challenge 1. Two-thirds of African people derive their income from agriculture and spend between 50 and 80% of their income on food. These figures show the importance of agriculture on the continent. 2. Food insecurity remains the biggest challenge in developing countries and African countries in particular. The measures to be taken […]
As NATO led bombing of Libya continues, African Union member states have come out openly disagreeing with the bombing campaign as a measure to solve the political issues in Libya. The African Union High Level Ad hoc Committee on Libya expressed their concerns during a meeting with the UN Security Council calling for the bombs […]
African Union leaders have met embattled Libyan President Col. Muamar Gaddafi who reports say accepted their peace plan that calls for an immediate ceasefire. The AU team led by South African President Jacob Zuma told journalists after the meeting that the Libyan government had been positive to the AU proposal to stop all military activities […]
News Release: The 7th Comprehensive Africa Agriculture Development Programme (CAADP) Partnership Platform (PP) session was kick-started yesterday in Yaoundé, Cameroon under the theme “Mutual Accountability in the Formulation and Implementation of country CAADP investment plans.” The President of Cameroon, Mr. Paul Biya who was represented by the Special Duties Minister, Mr. Victor Mengot, who officially opened […]
The Pan African Parliament has pledged to push the several African Countries that have not ratified the African Charter on Democracy, Elections and Governance to ratify the charter. The charter principally aims to promote and strengthen democratic principles, processes and procedures within member states of the African Union and was adopted in January 2007 by […]
The African Union has been advised to cancel membership of countries and leaders that perpetrate war crimes and crimes against humanity. The Nobel Women’s Initiative, a group of Nobel Peace Laureates around the world, wants the African Union to stand up and make its position known on leaders who commit crimes against humanity. Speaking at […]