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China, Africa enhancing partnership
3 months, 2 weeks ago

China, Africa enhancing partnership

China Daily  

Moussa Faki Mahamat AU's greater role in promoting friendship backed President Xi Jinping reaffirmed on Tuesday China's support for the African Union to play a greater role in promoting China-Africa friendship, saying that the country is ready to take the 2024 FOCAC Summit as an opportunity to deliver more cooperation achievements. In the context of the rapidly evolving global landscape, …

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African leaders condemn Israel’s offensive in Gaza
10 months ago

African leaders condemn Israel’s offensive in Gaza

Associated Press  

ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia — Leaders at an African Union summit in the Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa on Saturday condemned Israel’s offensive in Gaza and called for its immediate end. Moussa Faki, the chair of the African Union Commission, said Israel’s offensive was the “most flagrant” violation of international humanitarian law and accused Israel of having “exterminated” Gaza’s inhabitants. “We want …

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African Union to organise national reconciliation conference for Libya
1 year, 10 months ago

African Union to organise national reconciliation conference for Libya

Firstpost  

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia: The African Union is organising a national reconciliation conference for Libya, AU Commission chief Moussa Faki Mahamat told AFP on Sunday, the latest bid to restore stability to the conflict-wracked nation. UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Friday issued a new call for the complete withdrawal of foreign fighters and mercenaries, and said elections were the only “credible …

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African Union postpones debate on Israel’s observer status
2 years, 10 months ago

African Union postpones debate on Israel’s observer status

Al Jazeera  

Chairman Macky Sall says the new committee will work to build consensus on the matter, warns against divisions. The African Union has suspended a debate on whether to withdraw Israel’s accreditation as an observer to the bloc, avoiding a vote that risked creating an unprecedented rift in the 55-member body. As the summit opened in Ethiopia’s capital, Addis Ababa, on …

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African Union holds summit amid crises over coups and COVID
2 years, 10 months ago

African Union holds summit amid crises over coups and COVID

Al Jazeera  

The two-day summit in Addis Ababa will address six coups or attempted coups over the past 18 months and low vaccination rates. Four member states have been suspended by the AU’s Peace and Security Council since mid-2021 because of unconstitutional changes of government, most recently Burkina Faso where soldiers overthrew President Roch Marc Christian Kabore last month. Addressing African foreign …

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Israel granted official observer status at the African Union
3 years, 5 months ago

Israel granted official observer status at the African Union

Al Jazeera  

Israeli ambassador presents credentials to Moussa Faki Mahamat, chairman of the African Union Commission, at bloc’s headquarters in Addis Ababa. Making the move official, Israeli Ambassador to Ethiopia, Burundi and Chad Aleli Admasu on Thursday presented his credentials to Moussa Faki Mahamat, chairman of the African Union Commission, at the bloc’s headquarters in the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa. The formal …

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