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Israeli diplomat removed from African Union summit

A bloc official says the envoy was removed because she was not duly accredited to attend the event in Ethiopia. A senior Israeli diplomat has been removed from the African Union’s annual summit in Ethiopia as a dispute over Israel’s accreditation to the bloc escalated. A video posted on social …

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Ethiopia Peace Talks Begin In South Africa

African Union-mediated talks have started in South Africa between delegations from the Ethiopian government and Tigray rebel forces in an attempt to establish peace after two years of war in that country. Thousands have died with millions displaced during the conflict – as the Ethiopia’s worst drought in 40 years …

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AU suspends Sudan as African activists criticise junta

The African Union on Wednesday suspended troubled Sudan after the military forcibly took power and dissolved the transitional government. The decision announced by the African Union Peace and Security Council (AUPSC) means that Sudan will no longer be allowed into AU sessions or vote on crucial matters until it restores …

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Mali’s military detains president, prime minister

UN, AU condemns Bah Ndaw and Moctar Ouane’s detention and call for their ‘immediate and unconditional release’. Soldiers in Mali have detained the president and prime minister of the interim government, according to the United Nations and the African Union, deepening political chaos in the country just nine months after …

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Zimbabwean strongman Robert Mugabe dies at 95.

Robert Mugabe, the Zimbabwean independence icon turned authoritarian leader, has died aged 95. Mr. Mugabe had been receiving treatment in a hospital in Singapore since April. He was ousted in a military coup in 2017 after 37 years in power. The former president was praised for broadening access to health …

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