The Africa Report

AU summit: Commission Chair Youssouf calls for an end to ‘extermination’ of Palestinians

While the theme of the 39th African Union summit is water security, peace and human rights may be higher on the agenda.

African Union summit opens as youth anger grows over a ‘bloc of old leaders’

With a young population set to double by 2050, it is the only rapidly growing region where its people are getting poorer. Many African youths, on social media, express how they view the AU as ‘a bloc ...

African Union: how does it make a difference in everyday life and what would happen if it didn’t exist?

Without the AU, the continent would have weaker bargaining power and slower coordination on issues that touch public life.
The EastAfrican on MSN

Reform or rhetoric? Ruto takes African Union overhaul bid to Addis

Since taking office in 2022, Ruto has pressed for a common African position on debt, ...
Human Rights WatchOpinion

Global Leaders Should Speak Out on Ethiopia Crisis

The 39th meeting of heads of state and governments is taking place amid Ethiopia’s deteriorating human rights situation and ...
Business and Financial Times on MSN

African leaders call for sustainable malaria financing as progress stalls and funding crisis deepens

The 2025 Africa Malaria Progress Report reveals 270.8m cases and nearly 600,000 deaths; It warns of potential resurgence, as Heads of State and Government urge increased domestic resource mobilisation ...