ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) - African leaders chose Djibouti's Foreign Minister Mahmoud Ali Youssouf to chair the African Union ...

Few heads of diplomacy can boast the longevity of Djibouti's Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, foreign minister since 2005, who was ...

The escalating conflict in Democratic Republic of Congo will dominate an African Union summit opening Saturday, with the DRC ...

African leaders elected Djibouti’s foreign minister to become the next leader of the commission than runs the continent-wide African Union ...

The 38th African Union summit in Addis Ababa started with the election of commissioners, amid some confusion over the new ...

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

Amnesty International has urged the incoming chairperson and the AU to place human rights protection at the forefront of ...

The 55-member organization is set to vote for a new chairperson, who will inherit challenges ranging from conflicts to ...

The African Union called late Tuesday for an immediate cessation of hostilities in the Democratic Republic of Congo, expressing deep concern over the escalating conflict and its humanitarian impact.

The African Union on Wednesday urged new US President Donald Trump to revisit his decision to withdraw Washington from the World Health Organization. In a statement, African Union Commission ...

The African Union (AU) launched the Africa Single Electricity Market initiative in 2021 to sustainably advance the continent's electricity sector, create a unified continental market, enhance ...

South African rescuers on Thursday ended their attempts to find anyone left in an illegal gold mine where at least 78 people died during a months-long police siege. The Giwusa labour union called ...