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The African Union says that the announcement of a parallel government in war-torn Sudan risks severing the country, already ravaged by nearly two years of fighting. The paramilitary Rapid Support ...

(CNN)-- At least nine civilians were killed and 42 wounded as peacekeepers from the African Union forces advanced on militant strongholds in Mogadishu, according to a spokesman for a medical group ...

On February 16, 2025, the African Union (AU), which includes 55 countries and over 1.5 billion citizens, elected Mahmoud Ali Youssouf as the new chairperson of the AU Commission.

The African Union Commision has new leadership in Djibouti's Mahmoud Ali Youssouf. But how will the AUC handle deepening continental and global crises? Pushed to the peripheries of the world's ...

NAIROBI, Kenya - Al-Shabaab intensified attacks within central and southern regions, leading to a sharp response from the federal troops with assistance from the US military and the African Union ...

A general view shows the headquarters of the African Union (AU) building in Ethiopia's capital Addis Ababa in January 2017. Tiksa Negeri/Reuters A number of African leaders have turned to Chinese ...

For the best experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser settings. KDF bomb suspected Alshabab position within Fafadun township in Somalia. (Photo:File ...

African Union Support and Stabilisation Mission in Somalia (AUSSOM) condemns Al-Shabaab mortar attacks in Mogadishu ...