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Au Vodka in Swansea has started selling alcoholic blue raspberry lollies and people are absolutely loving it

The lollies are 5% ABV

Wales Online · Aug 10, 2022

Russia’s Lavrov Courts Africa in Quest for More Non-western Friends

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov visited Congo Republic on Monday, the second leg of an African tour aimed at strengthening Moscow's ties with a continent that has refused to join Western condemnation and sanctions over the Russian invasion of Ukraine. African countries, which have a tangled legacy of relations with…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Jul 25, 2022

AU’s 20th anniversary brings mixed feelings on continental legacy

Experts say inconsistency in the African Union’s responses to conflict on the continent has muted the body’s efficiency.

Al Jazeera · Jul 12, 2022

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 Security Council, the Continental Early Warning System, the African Standby Force and the Peace Fund.

The Conversation · Jun 22, 2022

African Union denounces 'dishonest' Sudan talks

The African Union has said it will not be party to talks that exclude significant actors in an effort to get Sudan's transition back on track after last year's military coup.

Radio France Internationale · Jun 22, 2022

Africa ‘taken hostage’ by Russian invasion as food prices soar, Zelensky says

Ukraine's leader tells African Union that continent has been "taken hostage”

The Independent UK · Jun 21, 2022

Africa 'taken hostage' by Russia's invasion, Zelenskyy says

Ukraine's leader has told the African Union that the continent has been "taken hostage” in Russia’s invasion of Ukraine amid catastrophically rising food prices

The Independent UK · Jun 21, 2022

Talks to End Sudan Crisis Begin as Anti-coup Groups Boycott

Talks aiming at ending Sudan’s ongoing political deadlock began Wednesday, the United Nations said, although the country's main pro-democracy alliance is boycotting them over a continued police crackdown on those protesting last October's military coup. The joint peace effort is brokered by the UN political mission in Sudan, the African…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Jun 8, 2022

Putin will discuss world food crisis with head of African Union - Kremlin

Russian President Vladimir Putin will discuss the growing world food crisis with the chairman of the African Union on Friday and give him an "exhaustive" explanation of what is really happening with Ukrainian grain, the Kremlin said.

Reuters · Jun 3, 2022

AU chair Macky Sall heads to Russia for talks with Putin over food security

The head of the African Union, Senegalese President Macky Sall, is scheduled to speak with President Vladimir Putin in the south-western Russian city of Sochi in a bid to offset Africa's impending food crisis due to the war in Ukraine.

Radio France Internationale · Jun 2, 2022