The Latest Breaking News from African Union

At least 16 countries have seen mpox infections as experts weigh option to declare public health emergency

African disease control centre urges ‘collective and collaborative approach’ after cases rise by 160% year on year

In response to the deepening crisis in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), the United Nations Security Council established a panel of independent experts in 2023 to examine the situation and provide it with options to address the conflict. In June 2024, the UN released the panel’s final report.

The African Union (AU) has gradually reduced its troop numbers in Somalia since late 2017, from a peak of over 22,000 to about 14,000 today. Another 4,000 AU peacekeepers are scheduled to withdraw by the end of September and the entire AU Transition Mission in Somalia is scheduled to leave…

Islamist militants from the Al-Shabaab group on Thursday attacked a popular hotel near the presidential palace in Somalia's capital Mogadishu, security sources and witnesses said.

Diplomatic tensions rise as Brazil's president faces backlash from Israel for comparing Gaza actions to Holocaust, sparking international criticism and cal...

The US pledges to veto a new UN Security Council resolution put forth by Algeria that demands an immediate ceasefire.

President Mohamud ‘objects’ to Ethiopia’s Red Sea port deal with Somaliland, territory Somalia claims as its own.

Somalia and Ethiopia, already at odds over a controversial maritime pact, locked horns again on Saturday over Somali claims that Ethiopian security forces tried to block President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud from accessing the African Union summit.

The African Union's annual summit will open on Saturday against the backdrop of coups in Gabon and Niger and a political crisis in Senegal, posing challenges for the bloc as it seeks to amplify its international presence.

The agreement accentuates historical ties between Ethiopia and Somaliland – and historical hostility with Somalia.