In the week prior to the 24th AU Summit, on January 24, 2015 at the Headquarters of the African Union in Addis Ababa, the Chairperson of the African Union Commission Read More..
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Erdogan: The hero of Somalia
There was never any doubt that Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan would receive a hero’s welcome in Somalia. On Thursday, he vowed to go ahead with the trip despite a bomb Read More..
Mugabe Takes Over as New AU Chair
PRESIDENT Robert Mugabe took over the post of African Union chairperson on Friday, replacing Mauritania’s President Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz. Mugabe was elected by his fellow heads of state to Read More..
Libyan Talks Get off to Positive Start in Geneva
A new round of peace talks between Libya’s warring factions has kicked off in Geneva with all parties showing a “constructive spirit”, the United Nations has said. “I am confident Read More..
Anti-Charlie Hebdo protests continue in Niger
At least five people in Niger’s capital Niamey have been killed in protests against French newspaper Charlie Hebdo’s cartoons of the Prophet Muhammad, AFP news agency reported, quoting the country’s President Mahamadou Read More..
UPND Officials Nearly Cause Confusion as Early Results Show Lungu Leading
Confusion at Mulungushi International Conference Centre, the national results center, almost erupted as some opposition political party representatives demanded to know why the Electoral Commission of Zambia (ECZ) was not Read More..