President John Dramani Mahama has been elected First Vice Chairperson of the African Union (AU) as Burundi's President Évariste Ndayishimiye formally assumes the rotating chairmanship for 2026. The ...

With the assumption of the chairmanship, Burundi is set to lead the AU’s agenda over the coming year, guiding policy ...

Burundi officially assumes the African Union chairmanship for 2026, with President Evariste Ndayishimiye pledging to lead with impartiality and strengthen Africa's voice globally. This leadership ...

Vice President Kashim Shettima yesterday joined other African leaders and beyond at the opening of the 39th Ordinary Session of the Assembly of Heads of State and Government of the African Union (AU) ...

African leaders gather in Addis Ababa as Burundi assumes AU leadership, outgoing Lourenço of Angola urges stronger security ...

African leaders have elected President Évariste Ndayishimiye of Burundi as Chairperson of the African Union for 2026, as the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. African Union peacekeepers in a file photo. REUTERS/Feisal Omar By Aaron Maasho ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) - The African Union sought ...

Vice President Kashim Shettima yesterday joined other leaders from across Africa and beyond at the opening of the 39th Ordinary Session of the Assembly of ...

The African Union has abandoned its plan to send 5,000 peacekeepers to help restore stability to troubled Burundi. Officials said they would instead encourage political dialogue between Burundi’s ...

MOGADISHU, Somalia - The Burundi army on Sunday said it opposed a request by the African Union that it withdraw 1,000 soldiers serving in an African peacekeeping force in Somalia by February 28.

In mid-December 2015 the Peace and Security Council (PSC) took its boldest actions to date to halt the spiralling crisis in Burundi. In its communiqué of 17 December, the PSC authorised the deployment ...

The UN has sounded the alarm on Burundi two months before its May elections, but it is unclear whether anyone is listening. The UN Commission of Inquiry on Burundi gave a verbal report to the UN Human ...