Also known as: AUC · the African Union
African Union Commission — continental institution addressing conflicts, governance, health, and development across Africa, led by Chairperson Mahmoud Ali Youssouf.
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The Chairperson of the African Union Commission, Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, has strongly condemned a series of deadly drone attacks in Sudan and the disputed Abyei Area, with reports indicating that more than 250 people have been killed in separate incidents. …
African Union condemns deadly drone attacks in Sudan and AbyeiJoy Online
… The initiative aligns with Google’s partnership with the African Union Commission to bring Gemini for Education and NotebookLM to universities across all 55 member states, with a target of training at least 150,000 students and faculty by 2027. …
UG secures 96,000 Gemini AI licences for staff and studentsJoy Online
… Ghana petitions African Union Mr Ablakwa said Ghana had also petitioned the African Union Commission on May 6 to place xenophobic attacks against African nationals in South Africa on the continental agenda. …
Gov’t publishes names of 1,964 Ghanaians evacuated from South AfricaJoy Online
… The programme is being implemented across several African countries under the partnership of ITU, UN Women and the African Union Commission, with the objective of training thousands of young women in digital skills and preparing them for decent jobs and entrepreneurship in the te …
150 women acquire digital, coding skills under African Girls Can Code InitiativeJoy Online
… She expressed appreciation to the African Union Commission, the Controller and Accountant General’s Department and IPSASB for supporting the gathering, describing it as an important platform for advancing conversations on public sector accounting and governance.
Joyce Bawah Mogtari highlights women’s role in public sector financial governanceThe Ghanaian Times
… The two-day meeting of the Joint Security Coordination Mechanism (JSCM) will bring together representatives of the two countries, with mediators from the United States, Qatar, Togo and the African Union Commission. …
Geneva talks put Rwanda, DRC peace deal to the testJoy Online
Minister for Gender, Children and Social Protection, Dr Agnes Naa Momo Lartey, has held a bilateral meeting with the African Union Commissioner for Health, Humanitarian Affairs and Social Development, Amma Twum-Amoah, in Addis Ababa. …
Gender Minister meets AU Commissioner over gender, social protection agendaJoy Online
… Commissioner for Agriculture, Rural Development, Blue Economy and Sustainable Environment at the African Union Commission, Moses Vilakati, called for a stronger focus on domestic food production and processing, arguing that food imports represented missed economic opportunities f …
African leaders call for decisive investments to deliver a more sustainable food system for the continentJoy Online
The African Union Commission has welcomed a new initiative aimed at facilitating a Sudanese-led dialogue to help end the conflict that has engulfed Sudan since April 2023. …
African Union backs Sudanese-led dialogue to end conflictJoy Online
The Chairperson of the African Union Commission, Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, has honoured the contributions of people of African descent worldwide, reaffirming the African Union’s commitment to strengthening ties between Africa and its global diaspora. …
AU Chairperson reaffirms commitment to global African unityThe African Union Commission Chairperson has condemned a series of deadly drone attacks in Sudan and the disputed Abyei Area, with more than 250 people reportedly killed in separate incidents. The AU called on all parties to the conflicts to immediately halt attacks targeting civilians and civilian infrastructure.
22 October 2026 · Joy Online →
The African Union Commission Chairperson has condemned a series of deadly drone attacks in Sudan and the disputed Abyei Area, with more than 250 people reportedly killed in separate incidents. The AU called on all parties to the conflicts to immediately halt attacks targeting civilians and civilian infrastructure.
22 October 2026 · Joy Online →
The University of Ghana has partnered with Google to secure more than 96,000 licences for "Gemini for Education" to equip students and faculty with AI competencies as employers increasingly prioritise AI proficiency in graduate employability.
20 October 2026 · Joy Online →
The government has published names of 1,964 Ghanaians evacuated from South Africa following xenophobic attacks. The GH¢49.72 million evacuation operation, which ran from May 27 to September 4, included chartered flights, accommodation, medical care, and reintegration support, with the government spending GH¢33.72 million and Engineers and Planners contributing GH¢16 million.
18 October 2026 · Joy Online →
Under the African Girls Can Code Initiative, a collaboration between Ghana's government and the International Telecommunication Union, 150 women from the Ashanti, Central and Western Regions completed training in digital and coding skills to bridge the digital gender gap and support business growth and employability.
6 October 2026 · Joy Online →
Senior Presidential Advisor Joyce Bawah Mogtari has highlighted the growing role of women in promoting fiscal responsibility, transparency, and sound governance in Africa's public sector, speaking at a gathering organized by the Association of Women Accountants Ghana during an International Public Sector Accounting Standards Board meeting in Accra.
17 September 2026 · Joy Online →
Officials from the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Rwanda are meeting in Geneva for talks on implementing the 2025 Washington Accords through the Joint Security Coordination Mechanism, with mediators from the United States, Qatar, Togo and the African Union Commission. The talks come as fighting persists in eastern DRC and key security commitments—including the DRC's obligation to neutralise the FDLR and Rwanda's disengagement of forces—remain unresolved.
16 September 2026 · The Ghanaian Times →
Ghana's Minister for Gender, Children and Social Protection met with the African Union Commissioner for Health, Humanitarian Affairs and Social Development in Addis Ababa to finalise collaboration on gender and development issues, with focus on maternal health, cervical cancer, women's empowerment and social protection systems.
8 September 2026 · Joy Online →
African leaders at the Africa Food Systems Forum in Kigali say the continent has made significant progress in transforming food systems but needs decisive investments to build a more sustainable agrifood sector. They emphasize the need for governments to take greater ownership of food systems agendas through effective coordination and delivery mechanisms.
4 September 2026 · Joy Online →
The African Union Commission has welcomed a new Sudanese-led dialogue initiative aimed at ending the conflict in Sudan since April 2023, saying it could provide a platform for Sudanese stakeholders to address their differences and work towards peace and political stability. The Commission called for the dialogue to include civil society, political groups, and other sections of Sudanese society, and to be conducted inside Sudan under the supervision of an independent committee of Sudanese elders.
31 August 2026 · Joy Online →
The Chairperson of the African Union Commission, Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, has reaffirmed the African Union's commitment to strengthening ties between Africa and its global diaspora, honouring people of African descent across the Americas, Caribbean, Europe, Asia and the Pacific. He stressed the importance of diaspora communities to Agenda 2063 implementation and the AU's goals of advancing recognition, justice and development during the Second International Decade for People of African Descent (2025–2034).
31 August 2026 · Joy Online →
The African Peer Review Mechanism, an African Union-backed initiative, will launch a continent-wide credit ratings agency on October 5 in Mauritius to assess the creditworthiness of African sovereigns and provide an alternative to global rating firms. African leaders argue that the dominant western agencies do not fairly assess lending risk in Africa and downgrade African economies too quickly during crises.
27 August 2026 · Joy Online →
The African Forest Forum and Sustainable Forest Management Champions for Africa Initiative will convene business, government, and philanthropic leaders in Lagos on 8 September 2026 to discuss mobilising investment for sustainable forest management, landscape restoration, and biodiversity conservation across Africa's 637 million hectares of forest.
19 August 2026 · Joy Online →
Ghana has received the final Work Plan for the African Union Champion on Gender and Development for 2026–2028, presented at a Strategy Co-Creation and Validation Workshop in Accra. The plan is intended to translate the Champion's mandate into concrete actions to advance gender equality and development across Africa as Ghana prepares to assume AU leadership.
12 August 2026 · Joy Online →
The African Group of Negotiators on Climate Change held its 2nd Strategy Meeting in Accra from August 12–14, 2026, to establish a unified political and technical strategy ahead of the COP31 summit in Antalya, Türkiye, in November. AGN Chair Nana Dr Antwi-Boasiako Amoah stressed the importance of clarity on Africa's negotiating position before the conference, noting the stakes for the continent's people, economies, and development prospects.
12 August 2026 · Joy Online →
VRA CEO Edward Ekow Obeng-Kenzo called on African utility companies to strengthen collaboration and harness the continent's natural resources to deliver affordable and reliable electricity, arguing that fragmented approaches and lack of cooperation hinder industrial growth and poverty reduction. He made the remarks at the Executive Committee Meeting of the Association of Power Utilities of Africa (APUA) in Accra.
3 August 2026 · Joy Online →
UN Special Representative Hannah Tetteh warned that the African Union's effectiveness is weakened when member states fail to implement collectively agreed decisions. According to former AU Commission Chairperson Moussa Faki Mahamat, about 93 per cent of AU decisions taken between 2021 and 2023 were not implemented, a problem rooted in member states' limited political commitment rather than the commission itself.
29 July 2026 · Joy Online →
Ghana is conducting the final phase of its mass repatriation exercise for Ghanaians stranded in South Africa following xenophobic attacks. Nearly 900 Ghanaian nationals voluntarily registered to leave, with about 926 already repatriated in earlier stages and remaining registered individuals beginning to return home on July 25.
25 July 2026 · Joy Online →
President Mahama has urged the African Union to take a more proactive role in addressing recurring xenophobic attacks in South Africa, citing the significant cost to Ghana of evacuating its citizens and warning that the violence threatens African unity and integration. He said Ghana chartered six flights to evacuate about 1,800 citizens and provided reintegration fees, and noted that South African authorities have not responded adequately.
23 July 2026 · Joy Online →
At the African Union Extraordinary Health Summit in Accra, President Mahama urged African leaders and global health executives to secure the continent's health sovereignty through investment in health infrastructure, pharmaceutical and vaccine production. The two-day summit aims to galvanize political commitment to end AIDS and tuberculosis by 2030, reduce preventable maternal and child deaths, and strengthen resilient health systems across Africa.
23 July 2026 · Joy Online →
Ghana's Foreign Affairs Minister welcomed the Burundi President and AU officials for an Extraordinary Session of the African Union Assembly scheduled for July 21–22, 2026, in Accra. The summit will address ending AIDS by 2030, preventing maternal deaths, and tackling communicable and non-communicable diseases while strengthening Africa's health systems.
22 July 2026 · Joy Online →
Air quality experts from more than 40 countries gathered in Pretoria for the Africa Clean Air Forum 2026, held under the theme "Investment Case for Clean Air and Healthy Cities," as African countries face a mounting air pollution crisis. According to the Clean Air Fund's State of Global Air Quality Funding 2025 Report, the African region received less than 1% of global air quality funding despite experiencing high levels of pollutant exposure that caused 1.2 million premature deaths across the continent in 2023.
14 July 2026 · Joy Online →
Ghana's government characterizes the death of a Ghanaian national in Cape Town as a consequence of xenophobic violence, while South African officials deny the link to anti-migrant protests and describe it as a criminal act. The two countries have conflicting accounts of the incident—Ghana citing a death on June 30 during demonstrations, South Africa investigating a separate June 29 shooting at a workplace in Nyanga.
3 July 2026 · Joy Online →
Ghana's government has condemned the killing of 40-year-old Ghanaian national Bashiru Isak, who was fatally shot in Cape Town on June 30 during anti-immigrant demonstrations, and has lodged a formal protest with South African authorities demanding a full investigation and prosecution of those responsible.
2 July 2026 · The Ghanaian Times →
A 40-year-old Ghanaian national was shot dead in Cape Town on Monday amid South Africa's escalating xenophobic demonstrations, prompting Ghana's Foreign Affairs Ministry to lodge a formal diplomatic protest and demand investigation and prosecution.
2 July 2026 · The Chronicle →
The Ghanaian government has begun arrangements to repatriate the body of 40-year-old Bashiru Isak, who was shot dead during anti-immigrant demonstrations in Cape Town on June 30. Ghana's High Commission in Pretoria has lodged a formal protest and demanded a full investigation into the killing.
2 July 2026 · Joy Online →
Ghana's government has demanded a full investigation and swift prosecution following the fatal shooting of 40-year-old Ghanaian Bashiru Isak in Cape Town on June 30 during xenophobic demonstrations. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs condemned the "senseless act of violence" and has filed a formal protest with South Africa's Department of International Relations and Cooperation and lodged a complaint with the South African Police Service.
1 July 2026 · Joy Online →
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.
1 June 2026 · The Ghanaian Times →
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.
16 May 2026 · Joy Online →
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.
14 May 2026 · Business & Financial Times →
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.
12 May 2026 · Joy Online →