African Union

African Union Concludes Innovating Education in Africa 2026 Expo, Recognizing Outstanding African Education Innovations with USD 50,000 in Awards.

The African Union Commission (AUC), through the Department of Education, Science, Technology and Innovation (ESTI), successfully concluded the Innovating Education in Africa (IEA) 2026: A Policy ...
Forbes

The African Union Joins the G20 as a Permanent Member

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I am a cable news contributor and professor of journalism. TOPSHOT - A woman walks in front of a banner, originally set as part of ...
African Union

Video message from H.E. Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, Chairperson of the African Union Commission on the occasion of Nelson Mandela International Day

Video message from H.E. Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, Chairperson of the African Union Commission o n the occasion of Nelson Mandela International Day As we honour Madiba's lifelong commitment to freedom, ...
The Africa Report

The African Union at 20: A look at successes and failures

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 founding ...
Leadership

African Union Seeks Greater Investment To Unlock Pastoral Livestock Economy

The African Union Inter-African Bureau for Animal Resources (AU-IBAR) has called on African governments, investors and development partners to reposition the ...
Smithsonian Magazine

Common African Union Passport to Allow Free Movement Across the Continent

Earlier this week, the African Union revealed a new pan-African passport at the opening of its summit in Kigali, Rwanda. According to a press release, the new electronic, biometric passport will ...
Voice of America

New African Union leader elected as two major crises rage

The leaders of Africa Union countries on Saturday chose a new chief for the branch that runs the organization’s daily operations, as conflicts persist in two of the largest three countries on the ...
Al Jazeera English

African Union is in desperate need of a new beginning

On February 15, during the 38th summit of the African Union (AU) held in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, African leaders elected Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, the foreign minister of Djibouti, as the new chairperson ...
Radio France Internationale

African Union Summit opens as conflicts rage on the continent

The 38th African Union Summit brings together representatives from the 55 member states. Held on 15-16 February, the conference will see the election of the AU’s new chairman – a post which represents ...
The Conversation

The African Union’s Panel of the Wise: an unfulfilled promise?

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 and ...
Cfr.org

The African Union and Security

This year marks the fiftieth anniversary of the founding of the Organization of African Unity (OAU), but it is more fitting to reflect upon the progress of its successor, the African Union (AU). The ...