ADDIS ABABA - The escalating conflict in Democratic Republic of Congo will dominate an African Union summit opening Saturday, with the DRC president absent after the M23 rebel forces seized a second ...

African heads of state are gathering for their annual summit in Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa this weekend, with escalating conflict in the DRC, the war and resulting humanitarian crisis in Sudan ...

The escalating conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo will dominate an African Union summit opening Saturda.

The UN Secretary-General on Friday called on the international community to urgently scale up funding and diplomatic action ...

South Sudan President Salva Kiir Mayardit left for Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, this afternoon to participate in the 38th Ordinary ...

While the Sudanese army controls the east and the north of the country, the RSF has made gains across most of the Darfur region, which already is in a dire state after the civil war ended there five ...

The move comes days after Kiir appointed his close ally, Dr. Benjamin Bol Mel, as Vice President for the Economic Cluster, ...

ADDIS ABABA - UN chief Antonio Guterres called for an end to the influx of weapons fuelling war in Sudan, as leaders gathered in Ethiopia to discuss the "unprecedented" crisis on Friday."Civilians ...

Severe economic hardship is driving an increase in crime across South Sudan. For the Kasire community, in the capital Juba, the worsening security situation is creating fear and many sleepless nights.

The United Arab Emirates (UAE) called for a humanitarian pause in the Sudan war during the upcoming Muslim holiday of Ramadan ...

The AU was supposed to be Africa’s collective problem-solving mechanism. Instead, it has become a stage for well-crafted ...