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Raila Odinga was one of Kenya's most influential and enduring political figures despite five unsuccessful presidential bids.

Four senior African politicians – from Djibouti, Kenya, Madagascar and Mauritius – have thrown their hat into the ring to take over the African Union’s top post. The pan-continental body, which has 55 ...

TOKYO, Dec 19 (Reuters) - Japan will support the African Union's entry to the Group of 20 (G20) forum of the world's largest economies, Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said on Monday. Kishida said the ...

African Union leaders once again discussed their stance towards Israel, and while the matter didn’t dominate discussions like in the previous two summits, three countries showed strong support.

Leaders at this year’s African Union summit have condemned Israel’s assault on Gaza and called for its immediate end. Kenyan writer and political analyst Nanjala Nyabola explains the long history of ...

African Heads of State have agreed a landmark moratorium on the donkey skin trade. The agreement was reached on February 18 during the 37th African Union Summit in Ethiopia. Over the last decade, ...

Ulf Engel has been consulting for the African Union since 2006, mainly in early warning, conflict prevention, preventive diplomacy, and knowledge management. Youssouf is a seasoned diplomat from ...

On African Anti-Corruption Day and the twentieth anniversary of the adoption of the African Union Convention on Preventing and Combatting Corruption (AUCPCC), Transparency International calls on ...

The African Union’s Vision 2040—an initiative designed to ensure that health, education and other basic needs for children are met—has established an objective to produce 60% of the continent’s ...