Five candidates running for African Union chief took part Friday in the bloc's first leadership debate calling for more youth involvement in the grouping and greater integration between member nations

Lawyers acting for Chad's former president Hissene Habre begin an appeal against his life sentence for war crimes and crimes against humanity after a conviction hailed as a landmark for Africa

The African Union agrees to readmit Morocco 33 years after it quit the bloc following a difficult debate over the status of Western Sahara

African leaders arrive at the African Union headquarters for a summit that has exposed regional divisions as they mull whether to allow Morocco to rejoin the bloc, and vote for a new chairperson

African leaders arrive at the African Union headquarters for a summit that has exposed regional divisions as they mull whether to allow Morocco to rejoin the bloc, and vote for a new chairperson

Morocco's King Mohammed VI arrives at the African Union headquarters for the first time in 33 years after being re-admitted by the bloc

I am finally home says King Mohammed VI as the African Union readmits Morocco after a 33 year absence deferring the issue of Western Sahara for another day

Moroccans in Rabat react after the African Union decides to allow the country back in the fold after a 33 year absence despite stiff resistance from some member states over the status of Western Sahara

South Africa's Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma steps down as the head of the African Union Commission amid speculation that she could succeed her ex-husband as president of South Africa

Burundi has begun the process of withdrawing its troops from the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) due to a dispute with the EU over the payment of wages a move Burundi's opposition says amounts to blackmail

Burundi has said it will not follow through on its planned withdrawal of troops from the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) after reaching an agreement over the payment of wages according to the African Union

As drought ravages large swathes of the Horn of Africa the African Union Peacekeeping Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) declares in Mogadishu that it is ready to escort relief supplies to those in need

A quartet of international groups said Saturday it supported efforts by Libya's unity government to assert control over Tripoli after days of fighting with rival militias

Former Chadian minister Moussa Faki Mahamat takes over as the new chair of the African Union Commission (AUC) replacing South Africa's Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma

The new chairman of the African Union Commission Moussa Faki Mahamat visits South Sudan to discuss access for humanitarian workers to the famine affected population

A special court in Dakar upholds a life sentence on appeal for Chad's former president Hissene Habre for war crimes and crimes against humanity but acquits him of rape

The 29th African Union summit begins in Addis Ababa with heads of state meeting to discuss the issues conflicts and crises affecting the continent

The African Union's new chair Moussa Faki Mahamat questions US commitment to fighting terrorism on the continent after it blocked efforts to get UN funding for an anti jihadist force in the Sahel

African Union Chairperson Moussa Faki Mahamat called for calm and restraint following Qatar's withdrawal from mediation in Djibouti and Eritrea as African leaders gather in Addis Ababa for the second and final day of the African Union...