What should be expected of Djibouti's Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, the new chairperson of the African Union Commission? He first has to rise above the campaigns, ensuring that his two competitors and their ...

The African Union (AU) is preparing to elect a new chairperson for its commission to succeed the outgoing Moussa Mahamat Faki. The election will take place during the 38th Ordinary Session of the ...

SOUTHERN Africa Development Community (SADC) Heads of State and government have strongly condemned escalating hostilities in eastern region of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Elias Magosi, the ...

Rwandan-backed M23 rebels who in late January captured Goma, the biggest city in eastern Congo, have since been advancing around one of Africa's great lakes, Lake Kivu, towards the second-biggest city ...

Kenya is leaving nothing to chance in the AUC chairmanship race, Foreign Affairs PS Sing’oei says, dismisses SADC letter ...

THE Southern African Development Community (SADC) regional bloc believes it is leading the charge towards a visa-free continent. This vision has taken centre stage at the 38th African Union (AU) ...

Despite possessing vast mineral wealth, including significant deposits of copper, cobalt and gold, the Democratic Republic of ...

The Southern African Development Community (SADC), comprising 16 member states, has officially urged its members to back ...

As the crisis in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo reaches a critical juncture, pressure is mounting on the African ...

M23’s rapid offensive in eastern Congo has rekindled tensions in the already fraught relationship between Rwanda and South Africa.

Heads of state attending the African Union summit are expected to hold a high-level meeting on the escalation of violence in ...

SOUTHERN African Development Community (SADC), Dr George Ah-Thew met with the British Minister Lord Collins of Highbury on Wednesday to discuss mutual interests and enhancing cooperation between the ...