Vol 61 No 25 | EUROPEAN UNIONACPAFRICAN UNION Old treaty rolls over 17th December 2020 After two years of negotiations the white smoke of a successor to the Cotonou Agreement – which governs trade and political relations between the European Union and the African, Ca...
Vol 61 No 19 | EUROPEAN UNIONAFRICAN UNION Summit catches a cold 24th September 2020 A European Union/African Union summit planned for October is the latest casualty of the Covid-19 pandemic. Although European Commission officials conceded privately during the summ...
Vol 61 No 14 | EGYPTETHIOPIAAFRICAN UNION The pride of lions 9th July 2020 The obstacles to agreement over managing the Blue Nile dam are more about internal politics than technical issues The positions of Egypt and Ethiopia over the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam seemed as far apart as their respective capital cities as officials began another round of video-confer... READ FOR FREE
Vol 61 No 6 | AFRICAN UNION Turf war over Sahel 19th March 2020 The announcement by African Union Peace and Security Commissioner Smaïl Chergui on 27 February that the AU would send 3,000 troops to join the regional and national forces fightin...
Vol 60 No 22 | AFRICAN UNION Fury over ambassador's exit 25th October 2019 Critics blame 'neo-colonial' pressures on the African Union for the sacking of its ambassador to the US but its Addis HQ insists they are parting on good terms A furore has broken out over the dismissal of the African Union's ambassador to the United States, Dr. Arikana Chihombori-Quao, by AU Commission Chairman Moussa Faki Mahamat. The A... READ FOR FREE
Vol 60 No 21 | AFRICAN UNION The Ambassador strikes back 25th October 2019 The dismissal of the African Union's Ambassador to the United States, Arikana Chihombori-Quao, via a curt letter from the AU Commission President Moussa Faki Mahamat dated 7 Octobe...
Vol 60 No 3 | AFRICAN UNION Diplomatic differences 8th February 2019 After a fallow period for the African Union's regional diplomacy, the Chairperson of the AU Commission, Chad's Moussa Faki Mahamat, has been working hard to restore its prestige an...
Vol 59 No 20 | AFRICAN UNION Going bilateral on migration 12th October 2018 Although the African Union was unable to corral member states behind a common stance on trade negotiations with Europe in Addis Ababa last month, the European Union is just as divi...
Vol 59 No 19 | AFRICAN UNION EU auditors slam spending 28th September 2018 The financing of the African Union has always been problematic for donors and the secretariat alike, with the goal of self-financing as distant now as ever. Despite member states s...
Vol 58 No 3 | AFRICAN UNION The scramble for the chair 23rd January 2017 Low intrigues and high politics will decide the choice of the African Union’s next leader. All bets are off as new favourites emerge The contest for the chair of the African Union Commission is entering its most fevered stage as delegates gather in Addis Ababa for the annual summit from 22-31 January. Nkosazana ...