Ghana has asked the African Union to address 'xenophobic attacks' in South Africa. Minister Ronald Lamola has welcomed the opportunity to raise broader migration issues.

But is it accurate? I address this question in a recent article as the organisation marks its 20th anniversary this year. The AU was negotiated and signed by African governments in 1999. Its ...

The Chairperson of the African Union Commission, Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, has strongly condemned the reported fresh attacks ...

A peacekeeper from the African Union Mission to Somalia (AMISOM) armed with a rocket launcher takes up position near the main Bakara Market as they battle against Islamist insurgents in the capital ...

Heads of the 55 member states from across the continent are assembled in Ethiopia’s capital Addis Ababa for the 38th African Union summit. Here we list the 10 expected highlights. 1. Election of a ...

The AU, founded in May 2001 and headquartered in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, is a union of 55 member states that work together to address major political, social and economic issues, including preventing ...

In the first years after its launch in November 2007, the African Union’s Panel of the Wise was an important pillar of the African Peace and Security Architecture. The other pillars are the Peace ...

It is the strategic framework for delivering on Africa’s goal for inclusive and sustainable development and is a concrete manifestation of the pan-African drive for unity, self-determination, freedom, ...