The African Union (AU) as currently structured is the result of a transformation journey that saw the Organization of African Unity (OAU) evolve into the African Union (AU) in 2002.

As the crisis in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo reaches a critical juncture, pressure is mounting on the African ...

As African leaders flock to Addis Ababa this weekend for their ritual gathering to take part in the 38th Ordinary Session of the Assembly of Heads of State ...

The African Union (AU) is a political and economic regional organization consisting of 55 member states with a total population of about 1.5 billion people. Its mandate includes the promotion and ...

An initiative led by the African Development Bank and World Bank is securing big money and political commitments to bring electricity to 300 Africans by 2030.

A month into its new guise as the African Union Support and Stabilisation Mission in Somalia (AUSSOM) senior commanders met their counterparts from the Somali National Army (SNA) to strategise joint ...

EU expects the international community to follow through on a recent UN resolution that could allow Aussom to tap UN funding.

Following the tragic deaths of 13 South African soldiers in the DRC, the South African National Defence Union calls for the SANDF to remain in the peacekeeping mission, citing the need for proper ...

As private sector donations increase, the 21 African countries still not contributing to the fund must pay up.

This incident has sparked growing concerns about the country's role in the conflict, with some calling for the South African ...

The ANC and its GNU partners are divided over South Africa’s military involvement in the DRC, as opposition parties call for ...