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Ansari to represent India at African Union Summit


Vice President Hamid Ansari will address the golden jubilee Summit of the African Union in Addis Aba...

Ansari to represent India at 50th African Union Summit


Vice President Hamid Ansari will address the golden jubilee Summit of the African Union in Addis Aba...

UNSC extends mandate of AU mission in Somalia


The UNSC has unanimously voted to extend the mandate of the African Union peacekeeping force in Soma...

Somalian rebels pull out of Kismayo bastion


Somalia`s al Shabaab militants have withdrawn from the southern port city of Kismayo overnight, the ...

Kenyan troops storm last Somali rebel stronghold


In a significant development, African Union (AU) forces on Friday took control of parts of Kismayo, ...

Ethiopia denies reports of PM`s grave illness


Reports claimed that Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles Zenawi is in life-threatening condition in a Bel...

Africa pushes for greater democracy, crisis resolution


African leaders ended their 19th biannual summit that saw the election of the first female head of t...

Ethiopian PM misses AU summit, health rumours float


Ethiopian PM Meles Zenawi has been missing from the African Union summit, fanning speculation about ...

AU presses Sudan, South Sudan to seal deal by Aug 2


Leaders from other African nations also urged the governments in Khartoum and Juba to resolve their ...

Somalia: 89 Al-Shabaab terrorists held


Somali security forces have arrested 89 people suspected to be having links with al Qaeda-affiliated...

As troops advance in Somalia, thousands flee


African Union and Somali forces pushed al-Shabab militants out of Mogadishu last August and are now ...

Arrested foreigners have military history: Sudan


Sudan`s Army spokesman says that three foreigners and a South Sudanese national had military hardwar...

African Union suspends Guinea-Bissau over coup


The African Union on Wednesday suspended Guinea-Bissau after a coup, and said they may impose sancti...

UNSC demands end to Sudan, South Sudan clashes


South Sudan has accused Sudan of launching air strikes on some of its major oilfields.

Somalia conference seeks to galvanise peace push


Sceptics say the London conference of 40 countries risks producing fine words but no action.

Heavy fighting in Somali capital kills 9


Somali militants firing vehicle-mounted anti-aircraft guns clashed with African Union forces for a s...

African Union troops reach outskirts of Mogadishu


The nearly 10,000-strong AU force was confined in previous years to small slices of Mogadishu.

African Union officially recognises Libya`s NTC


The AU has doggedly stuck to its own "roadmap" to the Libyan conflict and criticised the NATO bombi...

Somali leaders agree to hold elections in a year


The move is aiming to end a string of ineffective transitional UN-backed administrations.

African Union sidelined by Gaddafi collapse


The toppling of Libyan strongman Muammar Gaddafi by rebels has left the African Union sidelined.

African Union calls for `inclusive` transition in


The AU has opposed the NATO air raids against Gaddafi and repeatedly called for dialogue between the...

South Sudan officially joins African Union


The ceremony was well attended by representatives from all African countries in addition to other in...

Gunmen kill Somali lawmaker: Official


Shebab Islamists have vowed to topple the Western backed transitional government.

South Sudan joins African Union as 54th member


South Sudan got its independence from Sudan on July 9 following decades of conflict that left millio...

Obiang tells world not to intervene in Africa


The AU`s current chairman said foreign military intervention has caused massive suffering in Africa.

Hillary to press African Union on Libya


Hillary Clinton is also expected to warn that Middle East protests could echo in Africa.

Libya rejects G8, open only to African Union


Tripoli won`t "accept any mediation which marginalises the peace plan" of AU.

African Union set to urge end to NATO Libya strikes


African leaders geared up to demand an outright end to NATO air strikes on Libya.

At least 13 dead in Somalia clashes


The African Union force has killed an insurgent commander in an offensive.

Libya accepts cease-fire plan, says African Union


Moammar Gaddafi accepted African Union`s road map for a ceasefire with rebels, after hours of meetin...

Somalia to push insurgents from capital in a year


Somali transitional government is backed by about 9,000 African Union troops.

AU calls for Ivory Coast`s Gbagbo to go immediately


The African Union called on Ivory Coast`s Laurent Gbagbo to hand over power immediately to president...

Somali anti-insurgent push leaves 50 dead


Somali govt forces launched a fresh offensive against Qaeda-inspired rebels.

Somali militants display dead peacekeeper bodies


Somali militants said they had paraded dead bodies of five AU peacekeepers.

UN, African Union meet on Sudan, Somalia


UN, African Union leaders are in Addis Ababa for the final day of AU summit.

African Union in new move to end Ivory Coast crisis


A panel of heads of state will now solve leadership crisis in Ivory Coast.

Time running out on Ivory Coast: AU`s Odinga


After leading failed AU mediation bid, Kenyan PM says force was last resort.

African Union opens summit despite twin bombings


African leaders are gathering in Uganda for the opening of a major African Union summit only a week ...

African Union leaders meet US national security adviser


Senior African Union officials met US National Security Advisor General Jim Jones at the White House...

AU is Africa`s pre-eminent actor in peace, security realm: US


Launching the first annual US-African Union high level bilateral meetings, a top Obama administratio...

AU summit hears world ignoring Somalia crisis


The worsening crisis in Somalia is as big a threat to global security as Afghanistan but is being ig...

African Union summit starts with dispute over leader


The African Union (AU) summit opened on Sunday and faced an immediate rift over Libyan leader Muamma...

Heavy fighting rages in centre of Mogadishu


Heavy fighting raged early Friday in the centre of Mogadishu between Islamist insurgents and soldier...

African Union imposes sanctions on Guinea junta


The African Union has implemented sanctions on Guinea`s military rulers, AU Peace and Security Commi...

AU council examines proposals to end Darfur crisis


African leaders on Thursday started combing through proposals on how to resolve a six-year conflict ...

‘Sudan rebel leader directed murder of AU peacekeepers’


Fighters commanded by Darfur rebel chief Bahar Idriss Abu Garda brutally murdered 12 African peaceke...

African Union calls for military aid to Somalia


Somalia`s Western-backed government needs military assistance in the wake of a suicide bombing at an...

Death toll rises to 21 in Somalia suicide attack


A spokesman for the African Union says the death toll from the twin suicide car bombing of its peace...

Two blasts hit African Union base in Mogadishu


Two suicide car bombs bearing UN logos exploded at the main base of African Union peacekeepers in th...

AU to hold special summit on Libyan independence eve


The African Union will on Monday hold a special summit in Libya on the eve of the 40th anniversary o...