… The petition, dated May 31, 2026, was addressed to the African Union Commission, the Assembly of Heads of State and Government, and the Council of Ministers Responsible for Trade under the AfCFTA. …
The African Union Commission (AUC) has expressed concern following the conclusion of high-level negotiations between the Federal Government of Somalia and representatives of the Somali Future Council, held in Mogadishu from 13th to 15th May, 2026, which ended without reaching a c …
… Also present at the summit were the Chairperson of the African Union Commission, nearly 30 CEOs from Africa and France, tech and innovation leaders and some 400 youth delegates whose voices are integrated into the final declaration. …
… Also present at the summit were the chairperson of the African Union Commission, nearly 30 CEOs from Africa and France, tech and innovation leaders, and some 400 youth delegates whose voices are integrated into the final declaration.
… Additionally, he called for the transmission of a formal statement from the ECOWAS Parliament to the South African Parliament, the South African government, the African Union Commission, and the African Union Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights, demanding the arrest, prosecut …
… Through collective commitments and continental frameworks such as the Addis Ababa Declaration on Immunisation(Assembly/AU/Dec.624(XXVIII)), African Union Member States, with the coordination of the African Union Commission, are advancing domestic health financing, strengthening l …
The African Union Commission, the African Leaders Malaria Alliance, and the RBM Partnership to End Malaria each play a distinct role in Africa’s malaria response, from continental policy direction to Member State leadership and accountability, to coordination of the broader globa …
… Through collective commitments and continental frameworks such as the Addis Ababa Declaration on Immunization(Assembly/AU/Dec.624(XXVIII)), African Union Member States, with the coordination of the African Union Commission, are advancing domestic health financing, strengthening l …
… Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, chair of the African Union Commission, said he was following the situation with “deep concern,” adding in a statement on X that he “strongly condemns these acts which risk exposing civilian populations to significant harm”. …
Political activist Solomon Owusu and lawyer Andrew Appiah-Danquah have filed a petition with the African Union seeking the removal of Wamkele Keabetswe Mene as Secretary-General of the AfCFTA Secretariat, citing recurring xenophobic attacks in South Africa and arguing that the nation's leadership of the trade body is inconsistent with African unity and integration goals.
Political activist Solomon Owusu and lawyer Andrew Appiah-Danquah have filed a petition with the African Union seeking the removal of Wamkele Keabetswe Mene as Secretary-General of the AfCFTA Secretariat, citing recurring xenophobic attacks in South Africa and arguing that the nation's leadership of the trade body is inconsistent with African unity and integration goals.
The African Union Commission expressed concern after high-level negotiations between Somalia's Federal Government and the Somali Future Council in Mogadishu (May 13–15) ended without consensus. The Commission commended both sides' willingness to engage in dialogue and urged all parties to recommit to inclusive political negotiation guided by mutual compromise.
At the Africa Forward Summit in Nairobi, Jospong Group Executive Chairman Dr. Joseph Siaw Agyepong called for partnerships rooted in shared interest and mutual respect, rejecting restrictive conditions for African access to capital markets and urging Africa to build industries to solve its own problems rather than export them.
Dr. Joseph Siaw Agyepong, Executive Chairman of Jospong Group, called on African leaders to find African solutions for the continent's development and to cease depending on other regions, speaking at the Africa Forward Summit at the University of Nairobi on May 11.
The Minority Leader in Parliament, Alexander Afenyo-Markin, has called on the South African government to move beyond condemning xenophobic attacks on African migrants and ensure that perpetrators are arrested and prosecuted. Speaking at the ECOWAS Parliament, he demanded the establishment of a Special Committee on the Safety and Protection of ECOWAS Citizens Abroad and a formal statement to the South African government.
Vaccines have saved millions of lives and protected generations across Africa, yet in 2024, 6.7 million children received no doses of DTP vaccine—91,000 more than in 2023. The article argues that persistent gaps in access, equity, financing, and trust must be urgently addressed to ensure vaccines reach everyone.
African Union, regional leaders, and partners acknowledge that while Africa prevented over 1.64 billion malaria cases and saved 12.4 million lives since 2000, the trend has reversed: in 2024 alone, the continent recorded 270.8 million cases and nearly 600,000 deaths, with 75 percent of deaths among children under five, putting Africa off track to meet 2030 elimination targets.
Across Africa, vaccines have protected generations and prevented diseases like cervical cancer and malaria, yet 6.7 million children in Africa in 2024 were "zero-dose" and did not receive even a single dose of the DTP vaccine, reflecting persistent gaps in access, equity, financing, and trust.
Mali's defence minister Sadio Camara was killed in a suicide truck bombing on his residence near Bamako as part of coordinated attacks by jihadist militants and separatists across the country. The government said Camara exchanged fire with attackers and neutralised some before being wounded; he died later from his injuries in hospital.
Explosions and gunfire have erupted in Mali's capital Bamako and across the country as armed groups launch apparently coordinated attacks. Witnesses report attacks around Kati military base, Gao, Kidal, and Sevare, with analysts describing it as the largest jihadist attack in years.