African Union

The President of the Authorities of the Financial Neighborhood of Central African States (ECCAS), the Congolese Head of State, Denis Sassou Nguesso, acquired on Saturday, Might 1, the President of the Fee of the African Union, AU, Moussa Faki Mahamat. An interview that came about in Oyo, within the fortress of the Congolese president 400 kilometers north of the capital. The scenario in Chad dominated…

On April 23, Wathi organized a digital dialog with Dr. Ibrahim Assane Mayaki, former Prime Minister of Niger who has been the Head of the African Union Financial Improvement Bureau since 2009, on the situation of structural change in African economies. Gilles Yabi: With this particular occasion, we continued WATHI's reflection…

An African Union mediation mission is predicted on Thursday in Ndjamena. An project led by two distinguished personalities. The pinnacle of this mission is Bankole Adeoye, the brand new Commissioner for Peace and Safety, and Mohamed Idriss Farah, the Djibouti Ambassador who's at the moment chairing the African Union Peace and Safety Council. Each will lead a delegation with a number of members of this CPS with the objective to advertise dialogue between the Army Transitional Council and the political forces. In line…

Mohamed Farmajo's term, which expired in February, has been extended by two years. The decision sparked an uproar and was "condemned" on Thursday 22 April by the AU's Peace and Security Council, which will send a special envoy to try to get the country out of the crisis. While the country is facing a serious political blockade and the elections planned last year have still not been held, the lower house has allowed the head of state to remain in power for another two years. Despite the fact that his term of office expired…

Somalia's President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed on Tuesday praised the future role of the African Union in establishing an "electoral process" in his country, after requesting mediation in Kinshasa by the president of the AU, Congolese Félix Tshisekedi. as reported from Nairobi, Sebastien nemethMohamed Abdullahi Farmajo called on…

Turkey's Antalya Diplomacy Forum held a webinar on Monday exploring cooperation between Turkey and Africa with the aim of further deepening ties for mutually beneficial results. The webinar entitled "Africa's Partnerships: Prospects and Opportunities for Mutually Beneficial Economic Cooperation" was held with the participation of senior African officials. Turkish Ambassador Osman Yavuzalp, moderator of the webinar that was Ankara's envoy to Addis Ababa in the early 2010s, said that Africa's importance…

The African Union (AU) has reached an agreement with Johnson & Johnson to supply the continent with up to 400 million single doses of its COVID-19 vaccine starting in the third quarter of this year, the manufacturer said on Monday. The virus has killed nearly 121,000 people across Africa and infected 4.18 million. The J&J unit Janssen Pharmaceutica NV has entered into a deal with the African Vaccine Acquisition Trust (AVAT) to deliver 220 million doses of its single-dose shot. AVAT was able to order an…

In the fight against Covid-19, up to 400 million doses of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine will be delivered to African Union countries. This was announced by the American pharmaceutical giant on Monday, March 29. Delivery of these vaccines by Johnson & Johnson is expected to begin as early as September, when the virus has killed more than 120,000 people on the continent and infected nearly 4.2…

Almost two months after taking the helm of the African Union, Félix Tshisekedi begins the activities of his action plan. This year, the theme chosen by the Pan-African organization is "Art, culture and heritage: levers to build the Africa we want". In this context, a Pan-African literary prize was launched in the Congolese capital, a first of its kind.…

Forward of a very turbulent finish of the yr within the Horn of Africa, the Igad Regional Authority held a unprecedented assembly on Sunday in Djibouti, within the presence of the President of the African Union Fee, to debate safety challenges to return up. Tensions had been excessive between the leaders of East Africa, particularly the Ethiopian and Sudanese leaders, whose forces had been colliding for a number of days on the border. "The Horn of Africa is in a particular state of affairs in the present day, it's…