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SA's Wamkele Mene elected as SG of Africa Continental Free Trade Area
The nomination of the former chief negotiator and World Trade Organization diplomat was challenged by Nigeria, but he prevailed.
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AU: Countries fighting terrorism spending too much on security
Peace and Security Commissioner Smail Chergui said the continent was focused on ending the conflict in Libya, Sudan and South Sudan and calling for the lifting of sanctions on Sudan and Zimbabwe.
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Africa CDC: Countries shouldn’t bar their citizens from returning from China
The centre said it had trained 15 African countries that were most at risk and they would be ready to screen for the virus from Monday.
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President Ramaphosa officially assumes chair of AU for 2020
The president began his tenure vowing to end the conflict in Libya and the Sahel region, and to tackle world powers fuelling wars on the continent.
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African leaders grapple with failure to 'silence the guns'
But as leaders travel to Addis Ababa this weekend for the latest summit of the 55-member bloc, organised under the theme "Silencing the Guns", there is little question they are doomed to fall well short of their goal.
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CYRIL RAMAPHOSA: Empowering women fundamental for a prosperous Africa
President Cyril Ramaphosa hopes to achieve many things during South Africa's chairship of the African Union, with the economic empowerment of the continent's women a top priority.
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Senegal pushes for AU role in tackling Libya confict
"The whole African continent is worried about the consequences of what is happening in Libya," he said during a press conference with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in the Senegalese capital Dakar.
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How African countries left their European colonisers
Here is a breakdown of African decolonisation according to colonising power.
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Faki confident Ramaphosa can lead AU goal of ending conflict in Africa
African Union (AU) commission head Moussa Faki Mahamat said silencing the guns was a challenging goal for the AU next year, particularly with the rise of terrorism and transnational organised crime.
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Ramaphosa: Africa the best place to invest
The president said that the continent had challenges with weak implementation and corruption but the continental free trade area would bring together 54 nations, their 1.2 billion people and their combined GDP of $3 trillion.
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Africa cannot fully develop if it remains a theatre of war - Ramaphosa
The president said transformation in the continent and development would no longer be on terms imposed by others.
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Outrage, petition launched as AU ambassador to US sacked
Chihombori-Quao shot to fame when she demanded that former colonial powers, like France, return artefacts of fourteen African countries that they have held since the 1960s.
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Ambassador Jerry Matjila raises concern over armed groups, Ebola in DRC
Jerry Matjila addressed the UN Security Council following an update by the special UN initiative in that country Monusco.
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Malawian NGOs appeal to AU, SADC to hold SA accountable for ongoing violence
They've called on SADC to convene an extraordinary session of the heads of states to resolve the matter once and for all.
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Step by step, Africa inches toward 'historic' free trade zone
The 55-nation AU, gathering for a summit in Niger, will give the formal push to a deal to phase out tariffs on trade from the Cape of Good Hope to Cairo.
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Sudan protesters hail landmark deal with generals
The power-sharing deal, reached in the early hours after two days of hard-won talks brokered by Ethiopian and African Union mediators, came after previous negotiations collapsed in May over who should lead the new body.
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UAE calls for dialogue in Sudan to avoid violence
Ethiopia and the African Union have been mediating between the two sides but have yet to achieve a breakthrough.
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Troops deploy as Sudan braces for mass protest
The new protest, expected to start at mid-day, comes at a time when Ethiopia and the African Union (AU) are jointly mediating between the protesters and generals.
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Sudan protest leaders get new AU, Ethiopia transition plan
The move comes after Sudan's ruling generals urged mediators from the AU and Ethiopia to unify their efforts and come up with a joint proposal on the country's transition.
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African Union suspends Sudan
The AU Peace and Security Council has suspended the participation of the Republic of Sudan in all AU activities until the effective establishment of a civilian-led transitional authority.
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African free trade zone takes effect: African Union
The African Continental Free Trade Area had been ratified by 22 countries by 29 April, the requisite number for formally notifying the AU.
