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Mali protest leader steps back as coup leaders promise election
The mutineers met Mahmoud Dicko, a Salafist preacher who electrified protesters during anti-Keita demonstrations in recent weeks that drew tens of thousands of...
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Mali junta urges end to 'vandalism' and return to normality
Demonstrators notably torched the offices of the attorney of former justice minister Kassim Tapo.
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African Union suspends Mali's membership after coup
The suspension will last until constitutional order is restored, it said, demanding the release of President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita and other senior officials.
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Mutinying soldiers detain Mali president and PM, deepening crisis
Keita’s detention at his residence in southwestern Bamako followed hours of uncertainty after soldiers mutinied in the morning at the Kati military base outside Bamako and rounded up a number of senior civilian officials and military officers.
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Nile dam mediator South Africa urges talks to continue
Egypt and Sudan view the dam as a threat to vital water supplies, while Ethiopia considers it crucial for its electrification and development.
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AU special envoys raise $30bn for COVID-19 response
This week’s virtual meeting of the bureau of the AU was informed that the continent had now launched a procurement platform to enable member states to access testing kits and PPEs that were difficult or expensive to secure.
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Ramaphosa reiterates call for lifting of sanctions on Zimbabwe, Sudan
The AU chairperson led celebrations to mark the founding of the Organisation of African Union (OAU) – now known as the AU - on 25 May 1963.
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Ramaphosa calls for African unity to overcome COVID-19 pandemic
African Union chairperson President Cyril Ramaphosa said that the resilience of Africans must see its people through current challenges.
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AU to test Madagascar's so-called coronavirus remedy
Madagascar is putting its, plant-based so-called cure for COVID-19 on sale and several countries in Africa have already put in orders for purchase, despite warnings from the World Health Organisation that its efficacy is unproven.
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Digital trade the only tool for Africa’s economic recovery - Wamkele Nene
Africa Continental Free Trade Area secretary-general Wamkele Mene concedes that his vision for the secretariat has been transformed by COVID-19 and that he now has to go back to the drawing board and reprioritise the secretariat's work.
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Ramaphosa asks African business bigwigs to change their production priorities
The president also called for collaboration to ensure the resilience of existing supply chains for essential products like food.
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AU chief defends WHO from Trump's criticism
Speaking to reporters Tuesday, Trump said the WHO "seems very biased toward China" and that his government 'will look at ending funding'.
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Ramaphosa: African free trade area must benefit continent
AU chair Cyril Ramaphosa said that the free trade area would require minimum local production for goods to qualify.
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Ramaphosa looks to advance peace in Africa as he takes up AU chairmanship
The president took a swipe at Russia and Turkey, without naming them, for having ulterior motives in getting involved in Libya.
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AU chief slams 'interference' threat in Libya
Turkish lawmakers on Thursday passed a bill approving a military deployment in Libya to shore up the UN-backed government in Tripoli, which has been under sustained attack since April from a rival administration in the east of the country.
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AU Commission chair Mahamat in SA to brief Ramaphosa on his continental role
Ramaphosa will take over the role of AU chair next year following his election in August.
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African leaders to launch 'historic' free trade deal
Niger's President Mahamadou Issoufou hailed it as "the greatest historical event for the African continent since the creation of the Organisation of African Unity in 1963.
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African leaders agree on renewed efforts to end refugee crisis
United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres, who attended the African Union summit, says the world can learn from Africa’s humane treatment of refugees.
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African leaders back Congo president-elect after contested poll
International allies and neighbours had struggled to come to a consensus after the poll that observers said was marred by a series of irregularities including malfunctioning voting machines and polling stations that opened late or closed early.
