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Somalia’s ‘Al Shabaab’ says kills dozens of Kenyan troops in raid on base
World

Somalia’s ‘Al Shabaab’ says kills dozens of Kenyan troops in raid on base

The militant Islamist group "Al Shabaab" said its fighters killed dozens of Kenyan troops when they attacked a remote military…
Somali, AU troops retake key port from Shebab: army and witnesses
World

Somali, AU troops retake key port from Shebab: army and witnesses

Somali government troops and African Union peacekeepers on Saturday recaptured the key port of Merka from Shebab insurgents, just one…
Deploying AU force without Burundi approval ‘unimaginable’: top AU official
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Deploying AU force without Burundi approval ‘unimaginable’: top AU official

The African Union will not deploy peacekeepers to troubled Burundi unless Burundi's government agrees, the AU special representative for the…
Sisi presents climate change report at AU summit
Egypt

Sisi presents climate change report at AU summit

President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi will be presenting a report on climate change during a closed session of the African Union…
Sisi heads to Addis Ababa for African Summit
Egypt

Sisi heads to Addis Ababa for African Summit

President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi headed on Friday to the Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa to participate in the twenty-sixth African Summit…
Egypt wins African Union’s Peace and Security Council membership
Egypt

Egypt wins African Union’s Peace and Security Council membership

Egypt has won the membership of the African Union's Peace and Security Council and will represent North Africa for the…
Burundi’s president threatens to fight African peacekeepers
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Burundi’s president threatens to fight African peacekeepers

Burundi's President Pierre Nkurunziza threatened on Wednesday to fight any African Union peacekeepers imposed on his country, in his most…
Shoukry meets Ethiopian FM in Johannesburg
Egypt

Shoukry meets Ethiopian FM in Johannesburg

Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry met with his Ethiopian counterpart Tedros Adhanom on the sidelines of the African Union Executive…
African Union calls for 7,500-strong force to fight Boko Haram
World

African Union calls for 7,500-strong force to fight Boko Haram

The African Union called Friday for a regional five-nation force of 7,500 troops to defeat the "horrendous" rise of Nigeria's…
Abdel Nour in Ethiopia for Africa trade zone talks
Business

Abdel Nour in Ethiopia for Africa trade zone talks

Egypt’s trade minister is flying to the Ethiopian capital on Tuesday for a meeting by the African Union’s trade ministers…
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