African Union

Ban Ki-Moon backs regional force to battle Boko Haram

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Saturday welcomed an African Union proposal to set up a…

Mugabe becomes AU chairman at 90

Ninety-year-old Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe, one of Africa's most divisive figures, ascended to the rotating…

AU backs 7,500 regional troops to battle Boko Haram

The African Union has endorsed a West African plan to set up a regional task…

AU to observe Nigeria's elections, says Dlamini Zuma

Chairperson of the African Union (AU) Commission Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma has approved the deployment of an…

250 Nigerian medics head for Ebola hit nations

The African Union (AU) on Wednesday announced the deployment of 250 Nigerian medics to Ebola-ravaged…

AU chairman visits Burkina Faso

President Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz of Mauritania and Chairman of the African Union on Monday…

Burkina Faso: Army leader says not afraid of sanctions

Burkina Faso's army-appointed leader has shrugged off a demand by the African Union to return…

AU names Edem Kodjo envoy to Burkina Faso

The African Union has named Togo's former prime minister, Edem Kodjo as special envoy to…

AU gives Burkina Faso two weeks to return to civilian rule

The African Union on Monday gave Burkina Faso's army two weeks to return the country…

AU sending over 1,000 medics to Ebola-hit west Africa

African nations will send more than 1,000 health workers to Ebola-ravaged Liberia, Sierra Leone and…