African heads of state attend the 37th Ordinary session of the Assembly of the African Union (AU) Summit at the AU headquarters in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, Saturday, Feb. 17, 2024.
AFRICAN Union (AU) Commission chairman Moussa Faki Mahamat called for national leaders to tackle conflicts on the continent on Saturday.
Mr Mahamat, speaking on the first day of an AU summit in the Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa, also condemned a series of military takeovers across Africa.
Mr Faki, who heads the secretariat of the 55 member bloc, said he was extremely worried about a “litany of difficulties” facing the region.
NICHOLAS MWANGI highlights a historic turning point in Sahelian sovereignty, as Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger bolstered their regional security through a unified military force
As the Alliance of Sahel States and southern African nations advance pan-African goals, the African Union must listen and learn rather than parroting the Western line on these positive developments, writes ROGER McKENZIE
While much attention is focused on Israel’s aggression, we cannot ignore the conflicts in Africa, stoked by Western imperialism and greed for natural resources, if we’re to understand the full picture of geopolitics today, argues ROGER McKENZIE