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Sam Nujoma, 'Founding Father of the Namibian Nation', dies aged 95

Africa

Sam Nujoma, 'Founding Father of the Namibian Nation', dies aged 95

By Reuters

More than 1,500 escape from Mozambican prison after riot that left 33 dead

Maverick News

More than 1,500 escape from Mozambican prison after riot that left 33 dead

By Tamsin Metelerkamp and Peter Fabricius

AU Commissioners must be elected for their ideas, not personalities

Op-eds

AU Commissioners must be elected for their ideas, not personalities

By Paul-Simon Handy and Félicité Djilo

AU must use G20 membership to boost Africa’s role in shaping global financial systems

Op-eds

AU must use G20 membership to boost Africa’s role in shaping global financial systems

By Hellen Adogo and Samuel Igba

New panel on Sudan offers peace resolutions but faces multiple obstacles

Africa

New panel on Sudan offers peace resolutions but faces multiple obstacles

By Hubert Kinkoh

What kind of influence can Africa wield at the G20?

Op-eds

What kind of influence can Africa wield at the G20?

By Hubert Kinkoh and Ueli Staeger

African Union will battle for relevance in 2024 in face of waning resources and weakened cooperation

Africa

African Union will battle for relevance in 2024 in face of waning resources and weakened cooperation

By Martin Ewi for ISS Today

African Union tribunal blasts AU Commission chair Faki for ‘serious obstruction of justice’

Africa

African Union tribunal blasts AU Commission chair Faki for ‘serious obstruction of justice’

By Peter Fabricius

Niger — another African coup and crisis-hit nation stemming from weak crisis-response capacity

Africa

Niger — another African coup and crisis-hit nation stemming from weak crisis-response capacity

By Paul Simon Handy and Felicite Djilo

SA Jewish community unhappy with eviction of Israel’s top Africa official from AU summit

Africa

SA Jewish community unhappy with eviction of Israel’s top Africa official from AU summit

By Peter Fabricius

Next week’s US-Africa summit aims to revive relations but may serve to highlight divisions

Africa

Next week’s US-Africa summit aims to revive relations but may serve to highlight divisions

By Peter Fabricius

Morocco under harsh spotlight over migrant ‘massacre’

Africa

Morocco under harsh spotlight over migrant ‘massacre’

By Abdelkader Abderrahmane