38th AU Summit Stories

Africa 'brimming with hope and possibility': Guterres
UN News  |  Feb 16, 2025

Guterres was speaking on the first day of the annual meeting of the regional organisation, held at African Union Headquarters in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia...

AU to give platform to Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas amid shifting African-Israeli dynamics
Mwangi Maina  |  Feb 15, 2025

Mahmoud's address this year comes at a time when Africa's once-unanimous support for Palestine is increasingly complicated by internal divisions and g...

Race for AUC leadership: A Look at 2025 election process for chairperson and deputy
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Feb 15, 2025

For the 2025 elections, Eastern Africa has nominated candidates for chairperson, while Northern Africa has put forward candidates for deputy chairpers...

Conflicts in DRC and Sudan expected to overshadow deliberations at African Union summit
DW News  |  Feb 15, 2025

African Union analyst Emmanuel Bensah told DW from Accra, Ghana, that it is crucial that African leaders attending the summit in Addis present concret...

Kenyans to pay tolls on major roads as government seeks to raise more infrastructure funding
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Feb 12, 2025

The Draft Tolling Policy suggests that roads with additional lanes, enhanced safety features, or facilities improving motorists' experience could also...

DR Congo President Tshisekedi attends EAC-SADC summit vitually
Mwangi Maina  |  Feb 08, 2025

This comes just a day after Kinshasa sent its ambassador to Botswana and SADC to the foreign ministers' preparatory meeting.

Trump halts aid to South Africa over land reforms, Israel ICJ case, and Iran ties
Mwangi Maina  |  Feb 08, 2025

The executive order lists several grievances, accusing Pretoria of policies that Washington deems harmful to US interests.

Guterres urges de-escalation as regional leaders convene on eastern DRC conflict
Mwangi Maina  |  Feb 07, 2025

UN reports indicate that Goma, the provincial capital, is effectively under siege, with exit routes blocked and its airport shut down indefinitely.

South Africa pushes back against Washington as US snubs G20 Summit
Mwangi Maina  |  Feb 06, 2025

While Rubio's remarks focused on land reform, the reality is that US-South Africa relations have been deteriorating for years due to Pretoria's increa...

Tshisekedi declares war on M23 Rebels, accuses Rwanda of military involvement
Mwangi Maina  |  Jan 30, 2025

He accused Rwanda of deploying "thousands of soldiers" into eastern DRC, intensifying tensions between the two neighbours.

President Ruto leaves for African Union agriculture summit in Uganda’s capital Kampala
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Jan 11, 2025

The outcomes of the meeting are expected to shape policies that drive economic growth and ensure food security across the continent.

MP Abdul Haro: UDM Party key to securing resources for marginalised North Eastern region
Barack Oduor  |  Dec 17, 2024

The Eastleigh Voice Reporter Barack Oduor spoke to Mandera South MP Abdul Haro on the role of the United Democratic Movement (UDM) Party in changing t...

Anyone opposing livestock vaccination is mad, possibly stupid, says Ruto
Charles Adinda  |  Dec 10, 2024

Ruto said the vaccination will target the country's 22 million heads of cattle and 50 million small-stock in a bid to combat diseases that have long a...

MP Keynan to President Ruto: Help bring missing Wajir MCA back to his family
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Dec 10, 2024

Keynan reminded President Ruto of his government's commitment to eradicating abductions and ensuring the safety of all citizens.

Why government’s drought emergency plan failed- PS Kello Harsama
Issa Hussein  |  Dec 09, 2024

The PS revealed that the government is currently committed to establishing 450 feedlots nationwide and plans to place 5,000 hectares of land under pas...

Northeastern leaders demand immediate release of Sh70bn from equalisation fund during Wajir summit
Issa Hussein  |  Dec 10, 2024

Speaking during the official launch of the Pastoralist Summit in Wajir town, Ali urged PPG members, comprising 109 MPs, to remain united in pressuring...

Calls for state, donor collaboration as pastoralist leadership summit starts in Wajir
Charles Adinda  |  Dec 09, 2024

Calling for greater integration into Kenya's national development agenda, the event's patron Dido Raso noted the challenges that pastoralist communiti...

Pastoralist leadership summit kicks off in Wajir County
Issa Hussein  |  Dec 08, 2024

In preparation for the summit, Wajir County undertook various activities, including cleaning the town, demolishing stalls along major roads, and impos...

Regional leaders merge Nairobi and Luanda Peace Processes for Eastern DRC
Mwangi Maina  |  Dec 02, 2024

The summit acknowledged the complexities arising from the parallel peace initiatives and called for their consolidation into a single, jointly managed...

Ruto's praise for Tanzania overtaking Kenya in regional trade stirs online debate
Lucy Mumbi  |  Dec 01, 2024

Ruto acknowledged Kenya's decline in regional trade leadership while applauding Tanzania for being at the forefront.

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