It is the morning after the night before and the cold chill of the night have lifted. At the African Union headquarters in Addis Ababa it’s post mortem time and everyone is asking one question: how did the favourites, Amina Mohamed, of Kenya, and Abdoulaye Bathily, of Senegal, lose? Their people had walked around the … Read more
Guinean President, Alpha Conde, has been elected the new chairperson of the African Union (AU). He takes over from Chadian President Idris Deby who till today was AU leader. African Heads of State are currently meeting at the 28th AU ordinary summit at its headquarters in the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa. The Chairperson of the … Read more
The African Union (AU) and the United Nations (UN) have issued statements lauding the firm stance taken by the West African regional bloc, Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS). ECOWAS through its current chair, Liberia President, Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, were in Gambia last week as part of efforts to mediate in the political impasse … Read more