Also known as: AUC · the African Union
Continental organization hosting summits and initiatives on health, gender equality, climate, peace processes, and sustainable development across Africa.
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Joy Online
… Speaking during a meeting with African Union Commission Chairperson Mahmoud Ali Youssouf at the Jubilee House on Wednesday, July 22, President Mahama said Ghana used the engagement to call for greater transparency and stronger action in addressing the violence. …
Final repatriation phase begins as another batch of Ghanaians is expected to leave South AfricaJoy Online
President John Dramani Mahama has called on the African Union (AU) to take a more proactive role in addressing recurring xenophobic attacks in South Africa, warning that the violence poses a serious threat to African unity, integration and solidarity. …
Mahama urges AU to act on xenophobic attacks in South AfricaJoy Online
… The President made the appeal in his opening remarks at the African Union Extraordinary Health Summit in Accra. …
Mahama urges African leaders to secure continent’s health sovereigntyJoy Online
… Temesgen Tiruneh; the Chairperson of the African Union Commission, H.E. Mahmoud Ali Youssouf. …
Foreign Affairs Minister welcomes Burundi President, AU officials for 2026 Accra health summitJoy Online
… In other words, the investment case in clean air in Africa is strong,” she said. “The Climate and Clean Air Coalition, together with the African Union Commission, is supporting an Africa Clean Air Programme, turning evidence into action, mobilising investment, and accelerating Af …
Air quality experts meet in South Africa to push investment in clean air as Africa’s pollution crisis deepensJoy Online
… Ghana has explicitly reminded South Africa of its obligation to “guarantee the safety, dignity and rights of all foreign nationals on its territory, including Ghanaians.” Furthermore, Ghana has confirmed that a previously submitted petition to the African Union Commission concern …
Ghana and South Africa in diplomatic standoff over alleged killing of migrantThe Ghanaian Times
… It recalled that Ghana had already submitted a petition to the African Union Commission over xenophobic attacks against African nationals in South Africa and expressed hope that the continental body would treat the matter as a priority at its next statutory meeting. …
Ghana condemns killing of citizen in South Africa, demands justiceThe Chronicle
… The ministry has also renewed a standing petition before the African Union Commission on xenophobic violence against African nationals in South Africa, urging the AU to take it up at its next statutory meeting. …
Ghana confirms first citizen killed in South Africa’s xenophobic violence, demands justiceJoy Online
… ts expectation that South Africa, “in line with its international obligations, will guarantee the safety, dignity and rights of all foreign nationals on its territory, including Ghanaians.” The statement also recalled that Ghana had already petitioned the African Union Commission …
Government begins process to bring home Ghanaian killed in South AfricaJoy Online
… It further revealed that Ghana’s petition to the African Union Commission over xenophobic attacks against African nationals in South Africa remains active. …
Gov’t demands justice after citizen shot dead in South Africa xenophobic attackGhana'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 →
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 →
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.
8 May 2026 · The Ghanaian Times →
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.
29 April 2026 · Daily Guide →
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.
27 April 2026 · Joy Online →
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.
27 April 2026 · Joy Online →
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.
27 April 2026 · Joy Online →
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.
25 April 2026 · Joy Online →