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Let us buy COVID jabs, pleads Africa
The AU also urged manufacturing nations to lift export bans so the continent can begin to address for itself the glaring inequity in access to coronavirus jabs,...
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AU urges Ethiopia to ease humanitarian access to Tigray
Northern Ethiopia has been wracked by violence since November, when Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed sent troops into Tigray to topple the Tigray People's Liberation Front, the regional ruling party, saying the move came in response to attacks on army camps.
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Ramaphosa: SA concerned about AU move to grant Israel observer status
South Africa's Department of International Relations has accused the commission chair of failing to consult with member states before granting Israel's request.
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55 AU member states to benefit from Pfizer vaccines produced in SA
As part of the partnership, Cape Town based-Biovac will start using some of Pfizer and BioNTech’s technology to boost production.
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African Union called upon to resolve Pan-African Parliament impasse
Proceedings were suspended on Tuesday for the third time after delegates clashed over the election process of a new president.
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Thandi Modise: We must take proper interest in workings of Pan African Parliament
Following an eruption of violence during a sitting at the Pan African Parliament, National Assembly Speaker Thandi Modise said that as host country, South Africa had not played its role properly, saying more interest into the functioning of that parliament should be taken. Modise was speaking on 1 June 2021 during a sitting of the National Assembly.
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'No rotation, no election!' - Renewed chaos at Pan African Parliament session
The Pan African Parliament delved into chaos again ahead of its elections to vote for new presidency. Some members of the parliament called for leadership to be based on rotational basis. The session was suspended. #PanAfricanParliament #Election #AU
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Deep reflections on the mandate of KwaZulu-Natal legislature
Despite the challenges this pandemic has left in its wake, the KwaZulu-Natal legislature remains resolute in serving its people, writes Nontembeko Boyce.
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African Union seeks restoration of civilian rule in Chad
The AU's 15-member security body, the Peace and Security Council, voiced "grave concern" over the establishment of a military council headed by 37-year-old Mahamat Idriss Deby.
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AU calls for urgent action after Mozambique jihadist attack
The jihadists captured Palma on 24 March, ransacking buildings and beheading residents and forcing thousands to seek safety in surrounding forest.
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AU plans to vaccinate 60% of its citizens by the end of the year
The latest data on the AU CDC portal shows almost 95,000 people have passed away in Africa after contracting the coronavirus.
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Mkhize mum on which countries bought SA’s AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines
The department on Sunday said government had concluded the sale of the jabs it acquired but did not use to other African Union member states.
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Mkhize: AstraZeneca vaccines have been offered to the AU
Health Minister Zweli Mkhize gave an update on vaccines at Parliament on 16 February 2021. He said the AstraZeneca vaccines that SA bought would be distributed to the countries that had already indicated interest.
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Ramaphosa: Access to loans on favourable terms crucial for Africa amid pandemic
Ramaphosa gave his final address as the chairperson of the African Union (AU) on Saturday during the organisation’s virtual 34th Ordinary Session of the Assembly and Heads of States.
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African leaders to tackle COVID, conflict at virtual summit
The African Union summit comes almost exactly one year after Egypt recorded the first case of COVID-19 in Africa, prompting widespread fears that member states' weak health systems would quickly be overwhelmed.
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COVID-19 and conflicts compete for attention at African Union summit
The two-day African Union summit comes almost exactly one year after Egypt recorded the first case of COVID-19 in Africa, prompting widespread fears that member states' weak health systems would quickly be overwhelmed.
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CYRIL RAMAPHOSA: What we got right as AU chair despite our baptism of fire
Our most pressing task was to steer the focus of the African Union to addressing the worst global emergency in over a century, writes Cyril Ramaphosa.
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Ramaphosa: Africans struggling to access vaccines that were tested on them
Earlier this week, President Cyril Ramaphosa warned against ‘vaccine nationalism’, saying it risked endangering the recovery of not only countries like South Africa, but all nations.
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WATCH LIVE: AU Chair Ramaphosa on Africa COVID-19 vaccine strategy
Cyril Ramaphosa is hosting a webinar on the Africa COVID-19 vaccine financing and deployment strategy.
