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African Union Denounces Sudan Talks, Calls Its ‘Dishonest’

African Union Denounces Sudan Talks, Labels It ‘Dishonest’

In an effort to put Sudan’s transition back on track following the military coup last year, the African Union has stated that it will not participate in talks that exclude key actors.

The majority of Sudan’s civilian actors have thus far abstained from discussions with military officials that were initiated under international supervision earlier this month in an effort to find a political compromise that would allow the resumption of urgently required Western aid.

‘The AU cannot continue these dishonest, opaque discussions which sideline participants or treat them in an unjust way,’ the bloc’s ambassador to Sudan, Mohammed Belaiche, told …

AU, UN, EU Reacts To Halt Of Funding To WHO By Trump

AU, UN, EU Reacts To Halt Of Funding To WHO By Trump

The Chairperson of the African Union (AU) Commission, Moussa Faki Mahamat, has reacted to the US President’s order to his administration to halt funding to the World Health Organization (WHO) for the Coronavirus (COVID-19).

President Donald Trump had on Tuesday said he had instructed his administration to halt funding to the WHO.

According to Trump, WHO had “failed in its basic duty” in response to the Coronavirus outbreak.

Reacting, Faki Mahamat, via his Twitter account on Wednesday, said putting a stop to the funds given to WHO for the fight against COVID-19 at this period is deeply regrettable.

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Ramaphosa Gives Okonjo-Iweala Another Job, As AU Envoy

Ramaphosa Gives Okonjo-Iweala Another Job, As AU Envoy

The Chairperson of the African Union, President Cyril Ramaphosa has appointed Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala and three other Africans as AU Special Envoys.

Their job will be to mobilise international support for Africa’s efforts to address the economic challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Others appointed are Dr Donald Kaberuka, Mr Tidjane Thiam and Mr Trevor Manuel

The Special Envoys will be tasked with soliciting rapid and concrete support as pledged by the G20, the European Union and other international financial institutions.

Ramaphosa said: “In the light of the devastating socio-economic and political impact of the pandemic on African countries these institutions …

Ihedioha vs Uzodinma -TFM To Report Supreme Court To UN

Ihedioha vs Uzodinma: TFM To Report Supreme Court To UN

A coalition of leaders of conscience in the country, under the aegis of the Third Force Movement in Nigeria has vowed to drag the Supreme Court of Nigeria to the United Nations, UN, United States of America, United Kingdom, African Union, European Union among others, over its refusal to review the judgment that sacked Emeka Ihedioha of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, as the Imo State Governor.

The coalition faulted the court, saying its decision has cast serious doubt over the integrity and sanctity of the Nigerian Judiciary.

This was contained in a statement issued on Tuesday night, hours after

Guns

Is The AU Capable Of Silencing The Guns In Africa?

Cape Town — This year’s African Union (AU) summit, which draws the continent’s heads of state and government together in Addis Ababa in the coming days, is being held under the theme, Silencing the Guns: Creating Conducive Conditions for Africa’s Development. While the principal aim of a campaign to be launched at the summit is removing illegal weapons from circulation, the ambitious scope suggested by the theme’s title begs the question: are the AU and its constituent bodies fit for the purpose of building peace?

AllAfrica highlights a new examination of the issue .

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