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Ramaphosa: SA will strive to promote women’s economic inclusion
The president has lamented the plight of gender-based violence (GBV) victims in the country while conceding South Africa is one of the most unsafe places for women.
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COVID-19: Ramaphosa calls for lifting of sanctions on Zimbabwe, Sudan
The president hosted a virtual meeting on Wednesday with captains of business as AU chairperson to engage them on the AU strategy to combat COVID-19 and seek their support.
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AU Chair appoints special envoys to secure funds for fight against COVID-19
In his capacity as AU chair, Cyril Ramaphosa has appointed Nigeria's former Finance Ministers Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Lweala from Nigeria and Trevor Manuel from SA amongst others to secure international funding for Africa's fight against the coronavirus.
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Africa 'elbowed out' in quest for tools to fight COVID-19: AU
The head of the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention, Dr John Nkengasong, also lamented the continent's limited testing capacity and said other essential tools were similarly lacking.
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Ramaphosa defends WHO after Trump virus lashing
US President Donald Trump accused the WHO of having 'called it [the coronavirus] wrong' and months too late, while taking US money but favouring China.
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Coronavirus threatens nearly 20 million African jobs - study
According to an AU study, the continent stands to see a 35% drop in imports and exports valued at $270 billion (€259 million).
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CYRIL RAMAPHOSA: Africa united in fight against coronavirus
President Cyril Ramaphosa says that the coronavirus pandemic has served as a stark reminder that in our interconnected world, no country and no nation exists for and of itself but that African countries are working together to contain the spread of the virus.
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Newly elected AfCFTA SG Wamkele Mene ready to hit the ground running
The 43-year-old South African was elected after Nigeria challenged his nomination.
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Africa CDC to intensify coronavirus detection training in SA
Test kits to detect the virus were already sent to countries like Iran, Cameroon, Egypt, and Uganda.
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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.
