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The African Union Commission has welcomed the signing of the Terms of Reference for a ceasefire mechanism between the Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the Alliance Fleuve Congo/M23. The agreement was signed on 3…

The Chairperson of the African Union Commission, H.E. Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, this morning addressed the Ministerial Meeting of the AU Peace and Security Council on Sudan and Somalia. The session took place on the margins of the 48th Ordinary…

Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger have formally launched a unified regional armed force, marking a new phase in how parts of West Africa are choosing to confront insecurity, sovereignty and external pressure. The force was inaugurated at an air…

The Biden–Trump era’s most consequential pivot in U.S. immigration enforcement has sent ripples across African governments this week, as President Donald Trump expanded America’s full travel ban to seven additional countries — Burkina Faso,…

The political fallout from Benin’s failed coup attempt continues to widen, with Lieutenant Colonel Pascal Tigri the alleged figurehead of the mutiny reportedly finding refuge across the border in Togo.According to Beninese government…

Mali is receiving critical support from within the Sahel as Niger delivered a convoy of eighty two fuel tankers to Bamako after a twenty one day journey across insecure territory. The delivery comes at a time when Mali faces one of its most…