Djibouti’s Mahmoud Youssouf Source: Africa Publicity In a significant development at the 38th African Union Summit, Djibouti’s Foreign Minister, Mahmoud Youssouf, has been elected as the new Chairperson of the African Union Commission. Youssouf secured a two-thirds majority with 33 votes, marking a decisive victory in the election held on Saturday, February 15, 2025, in…
President William Ruto speaking at the AU Side event in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia on February 14, 2025 Souece: Africa Publicity In a bold move, Kenya’s President William Ruto has declared that Africa will no longer tolerate being misjudged by global credit rating agencies that overlook the continent’s reality. Speaking at the African Union side event…
The African Union (AU) has endorsed President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo’s vision for a continent-wide financial institution and the acceleration of mobile money interoperability across the continent. The adoption came during the AU Mid-Year Coordination meeting held in Accra last week. This signals a major step towards enhancing financial inclusion and economic integration across Africa….
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres welcomes the Security Council’s adoption of a resolution on the financing of African Union (AU)-led peace support operations, said his spokesman on Friday. Since the start of his mandate as UN secretary-general, Guterres has repeatedly called for a new generation of peace support operations led by African partners, with guaranteed…
Amidst the challenges brought forth by the COVID-19 pandemic in Africa, leaders have taken unprecedented steps to combat the virus. Most recent statistics show that about 52% of Africans have now been fully vaccinated against COVID-19 versus about 70% globally .2, 4 Although there is still work to be done to catch up to global…
