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East African heads of state call for posteponement of Burundi elections

East African heads of state call for posteponement of Burundi elections

East African Heads of State called for the postponement of the elections in Burundi for a period not less than one and a half months and appealed to institutions in Burundi including parliament to facilitate this postponement. In a joint communiqué issued at the end of an emergency summit on the Burundi situation held at […]

Toothless African Union condemns Bako Haram acts

  News statement on the kidnapping of the Nigerian School Girls from the office of the African Union Commission (AUC) Chairperson’s Special Envoy for Women, Peace and Security has strongly condemned the horrific abduction of young girls from the Chibok Government Girls Secondary School in Borno State in Nigeria. African Union Commission is extremely concerned […]

Address by H.E Jean Ping, Chairperson of the African Union Commission at Kampala African Union Summit

Click Here for LIVE COVERAGE OF AFRICAN UNION SUMMIT CLOSING ADDRESS BY H.E JEAN PING, CHAIRPERSON OF THE AFRICAN UNION COMMISSION ON THE OCCASION OF THE 17TH ORDINARY SESSION OF THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL 22 JULY 2010, KAMPALA VERSION 7 OF 21 JULY 2010 Madam the Chairperson of the Executive Council, Right Honorable Eriya Kategaya, First […]

Raila Odinga appointed Representative for Infrastructure Development in Africa

Raila Odinga appointed Representative for Infrastructure Development in Africa

Leader opposition leader in Kenya Raila Odinga was on Saturday appointed High Representative for Infrastructure Development in Africa by African Union Envoy. Moussa Faki Mahamat who is the Commission chairperson said the decision was taken mainly to pattern with Africa through infrastructure. “His mandate includes mobilizing further political support from Member States and the Regional […]

Mugabe ‘trying to buy time’ to negotiate his exit

Mugabe ‘trying to buy time’ to negotiate his exit

Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe has refused to resign after meeting generals who have seized control of the country, as sources suggested the veteran leader was “buying time” to negotiate his exit. The talks in Harare on Thursday come after soldiers this week put Mugabe under house arrest, took over state TV and blockaded main roads in […]

President attends IGAD Summit on South Sudan

The Heads of State and Government Summit of member countries of the Inter-Governmental Authority and Development (IGAD) have appealed to the United Nations to give the issue of peace and security in South Sudan, the fullest attention it deserves in order to end the suffering of the people of South Sudan. The 2-day Extra-ordinary Summit […]

UN assesses peace process in Democratic Republic of Congo

  A high-powered group of special envoys to the Democratic Republic of Congo have assessed the peace process in the conflict-torn Democratic Republic of Congo. The envoys from the United Nations, African Union, European Union and United States met in Kinshasa with Martin Kobler, the head of the large UN mission in DRC (MONUSCO). Their […]

France Appoints new Ambassador to the East Africa Community

The new Ambassador of France to the United Republic of Tanzania H.E. Mr. Marcel Escure today presented his accreditation letter to the Secretary General of the East African Community Amb. Dr. Richard Sezibera as Special Representative of France to the Community. Amb. Escure replaces Mr. Jacques Champagne de Labriolle whose tour of duty as France’s […]

Ghana's Jerry Rawlings applauds President Yoweri Museveni over Somalia

The former president of Ghana Jerry John Rawlings has hailed President Yoweri Museveni for his role in peace to Somalia saying instability in that country if not stopped could even spread to the whole region and destabilize the continent. “We owe you gratitude on what Uganda troops are doing in Somalia. It is important that […]