The 631st Meeting of the AU Peace and Security Council on the Situation in Burundi

The Peace and Security Council of the African Union (AU), at its 631st meeting, held on 6 October 2016, adopted the following decision on the situation in Burundi: Council, 1.    Takes note of the briefing made by the Special Representative of the Chairperson of the Commission for the Great Lakes region,…

595th meeting of the PSC on the role of African non-permanent Members of the United Nations Security Council (A3) and the AU Permanent Observer Mission to the United Nations

The Peace and Security Council (PSC) of the African Union (AU), at its 595th meeting held on April 28 2016, adopted the following decision on the role of African non-permanent Members of the United Nations Security Council (A3) and the AU Permanent Observer Mission to the United Nations, in the…

AU Special Envoy for Western Sahara Concludes his Mission to the UN Secretariat and Briefs the UN Security Council on Western Sahara

Within the framework of his mandate, the AU Special Envoy for Western Sahara, H.E. former President Joaquim Chissano, undertook a mission to the UN Secretariat in New York, from 26 to 29 April 2016. The mission was in implementation of the AU Organ’s decisions on the situation in Western Sahara, notably…

African Union observer mission to the legislative elections of 20 March 2016 in the Republic of Cabo Verde

PRELIMINARY STATEMENT

I. INTRODUCTION According to the relevant provisions of the African Charter on Democracy, Elections and Governance and the Guidelines for African Union Electoral Observations and Monitoring Missions of 2002, the President of the African Union Commission (AUC), H.E.Dr. NkosazanaDlamini-Zuma, sent an observation mission to the parliamentary elections of 20 March…

AU Launches Internet Exchange Point in Madagascar: “Keeping intra-country internet traffic within the country”

The African Union Commission (AUC), through the Infrastructure and Energy Department, in collaboration with the Ministry of Posts, Telecommunications and New Technologies launched the Internet Exchange Point in Madagascar on 17th March 2016. Through the African Internet Exchange System (AXIS) project, the African Union Commission extended capacity building support to…

African Union election observation mission for the 20th of march 2016 election in Cape Verde Republic

ARRIVAL STATEMENT

African Union Commission (AUC) announces the arrival of an observation mission for parliamentary elections for the 20th March 2016 in the Republic of Cape Verde. The Chairperson of the African Union Commission (AUC), HE Dr. Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma has decided to dispatch this Mission, to monitor and report on the electoral…

Ministerial meeting of Signatory States andGuarantors of the Peace, Security and Cooperation framework for the DemocraticRepublic of Congo and the region

Ministers of Foreign Affairs and Representatives of signatory states of the Peace, Security and Cooperation (PSC) Framework for the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and the Region met in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, on 28 January 2016, in the margins of the 28th Ordinary Session of the African Union Executive Council.…

Conclusions of the Fifth Meeting of the International Contact Group for Libya (ICG-L)

CONCLUSIONS  The International Contact Group for Libya (ICG-L) convened its 5th meeting, at the ministerial level in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia on 28 January 2016, on the margins of the 26th Ordinary Session of Heads of State and Government of the African Union. The meeting was co-chaired by the African Union Commissioner for…

WIMAfrica participates in the AU 8th Gender Pre-Summit in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

The Members of the Women In Maritime in Africa (WIMAfrica) took part in the AU 8th Gender Pre-Summit on 2016 African Year of Human Rights, with Particular Focus on the Rights of Women. Under the Presidency of H.E Dr. Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma, Chairperson of the AUC, the 2016 Gender Pre-Summit…

Consultations between the African Union Commission and Tanzania on the situation in Burundi

Both sides stress the importance of an all-inclusive dialogue among the Burundian stakeholders and call for an immediate end to all acts of violence and violations of human rights

The Chairperson of the Commission of the African Union (AU), Dr Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma, received the newly-appointed Foreign Minister of the United Republic of Tanzania, Dr Augustine Mahiga, on 5 January 2016, in Durban, South Africa, to discuss the prevailing situation in Burundi. It should be recalled that Tanzania is…