Tag: #Africanunion

Africa: Daniel Chapo Sworn in as Mozambique’s New President Amid Opposition Boycott

By Anastasios Gordon Sekandi – 09:12, Thursday, 16 Jan, 2025. Daniel Chapo has officially been sworn in as the President of Mozambique, taking office under a cloud of political tension as the opposition parties boycotted the ceremony. The boycott reflects growing dissatisfaction among opposition groups, who have alleged irregularities in the recent election process. The…

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AU Kampala Summit To Adopt 10-Year CAADP Strategy For Agricultural Transformation And Food Systems In Africa.

By Anastasios Gordon Sekandi, Ernest Benjamin Kivumbi and AU Press Unit. EAT 22:15. Thursday, January 09, 2025. MUNYONYO, UGANDA-Ministers of Agriculture from the African Union’s (AU) 55 member states have convened in Kampala, Uganda, for a three-day Extraordinary Summit aimed at advancing agricultural transformation and strengthening food systems across the continent. The summit, taking place…

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Sudan’s Gen.Burhan dismisses sanctions threats, says Israel visits not political

Updated at 1805 EAT on FEB 14th 2022. Sudan’s military leader General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan on Saturday dismissed Western threats of sanctions and said meetings between Sudanese and Israeli officials were part of security cooperation rather than political in nature. Gen. Abdel Farrah al-Burhan led a military coup on October 25th that ended a partnership between…

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UN staff detained in Ethiopia’s capital.

By Faith Barbara Namagembe Updated at 0836 EAT on 10 November 2021. The United Nations has said 16 of its Ethiopian staff have been detained in the country’s capital, Addis Ababa, with six others having been released. Speaking to reporters in New York on Tuesday, UN spokesperson Stephane Dujarric said the world body was “actively…

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