African leaders are pushing to speed up implementation of a continent-wide deal to boost trade as growing concerns over U.S.

The African Union welcomed on Friday the dissolution of two of the most powerful armed groups in the Central African Republic ...

The CEAP focuses on transitioning African economies to a circular model by reducing waste, promoting resource reuse, and ...

African Union Chairperson appoints H.E. Évariste Ndayishimiye, President of the Republic of Burundi, as his Special Envoy for the Sahel region ...

East Africa has made greater strides towards the free flow of people crossing borders and seeking work than most of Africa; ...

The African Union succeeded the old Organization for African Unity (OAU) in 2002. Since then, the new institution has struggled to reform governing bodies inherited from the OAU while shouldering ...

Five Ugandan soldiers were killed when a military helicopter serving the African Union peacekeeping mission in Somalia crashed Wednesday at the capital's airport.

Kenya marked 35 years since the landmark pro-democracy protests of 1990 that pushed for an end to a one-party state, but the ...

Morocco recently joined the organization, which is likely to pose some navigational challenges for the African Union. Its peace and security architecture over the past 14 years has helped reduce ...

A military helicopter from the African Union peacekeeping mission in Somalia crashed at the airport in the capital Mogadishu on Tuesday and was engulfed in flames, the state-run SONNA news outlet ...

Biden to meet with India Prime Minister Modi ahead of G20 06:52. The Group of 20 top world economies welcomed the African Union as a member as their annual summit got underway Saturday, but their ...

The African Union plans to launch a new African credit rating agency next year to address the group's concerns that ratings given to countries on the continent are unfair, an official told Reuters.