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Residents at Rwandan refugee camp seek safety and a future for their children

Mothers living with their babies in a refugee camp in rural Rwanda have told how they want a “safe” and successful future for their children. Some 83 children are living in the Gashora Refugee Camp Transit Centre at the moment, of which 34 are girls....

15 Jun 2022 at 17:35

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Africa leader warns of pressure to choose sides in Ukraine

Chair of the African Union Macky Sall said the continent “does not want to be the breeding ground of a new Cold War”, alluding to the pressure mounting on leaders to choose sides over the war in Ukraine. Many African countries depend heavily on ...

20 Sept 2022 at 20:26

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Biden wants African Union to be added to G20

US President Joe Biden plans to announce at next week’s US-Africa summit that his administration supports adding the African Union as a permanent member of the Group of 20 nations, according to the White House. The African Union represents the ...

09 Dec 2022 at 18:46

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G20 agrees to make African Union permanent member

The G20 has agreed to add the African Union regional bloc as a permanent member, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi said. Mr Modi’s announcement means the African bloc, a continental body of 55 member states, will be promoted from being an ...

09 Sept 2023 at 06:49

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Ethiopia’s warring sides agree to stop hostilities, says envoy

Ethiopia’s warring sides have formally agreed to a permanent cessation of hostilities, an African Union special envoy has said, after a two-year which has killed hundreds of thousands. Former Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo, in the ...

02 Nov 2022 at 18:21

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African Union suspends Niger until ‘restoration of constitutional order’

The African Union has suspended Niger from all of its institutions and activities “until the effective restoration of constitutional order” following last month’s coup. The council of the 55-nation bloc made the decision after mutinous ...

22 Aug 2023 at 13:57

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Ethiopia’s Tigray leader invited to peace talks in South Africa

The leader of Ethiopia’s embattled Tigray region has been invited to peace talks in South Africa this weekend as part of a pan-African effort to end one of the world’s most overlooked wars, according to a letter seen by reporters. If ...

05 Oct 2022 at 10:42

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India forges compromise among divided world powers at G20 summit

India’s prime minister Narendra Modi touted his country as well-placed to bridge gaps in the Group of 20 top economies and solve global problems, but many were sceptical ahead of the weekend’s summit given grave divisions within the ...

10 Sept 2023 at 13:14

Sudan conflict ‘brutal’, says Lammy ahead of £120m aid package

Sudan’s stability is “vital for our national security”, David Lammy has said as the Government announced a £120 million food and aid package. Foreign Secretary Mr Lammy described the war in Sudan as “brutal”, ahead of a London ...

15 Apr 2025 at 04:19

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African Union suspends Burkina Faso after coup

The African Union said it has suspended Burkina Faso until constitutional order is restored in the West African country. It comes a week after mutinous soldiers ousted democratically elected President Roch Marc Christian ...

31 Jan 2022 at 15:25

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Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa wins re-election after troubled vote

Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa has been re-elected for a second and final term as results were announced much earlier than expected following a troubled vote in the southern African country. An opposition party ...

26 Aug 2023 at 23:11

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G20 agreement reflects differences over Ukraine and rising clout of Global South

The Group of 20 top world economies has added the African Union as a member at its annual summit, and host India was able to get the disparate group to sign off on a final statement, but only after softening language ...

09 Sept 2023 at 17:30

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