African Union
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Last updated: October 2026
The African Union is the continent's fifty-five-member body — one seat for every African state. Headquartered in Addis Ababa, it runs the African Continental Free Trade Area, the continent's peace operations, and Africa's collective voice at the G20.
El Alamein summit turns the AfCFTA promise… — Magna Bureau
African leaders left El Alamein with a deadline-bound plan: an investment platform by February 2027 to turn the AfCFTA into factories, jobs and higher-value goods, not another declaration.
NewsNobel Peace Undone: Eritrea Severs All Ties… — Magna Bureau
Addis Ababa shuttered its mission and ordered ten Eritrean diplomats out within 48 hours; Asmara answered by severing all ties, dragging Cairo into the rupture as Tigray fighting escalates.
NewsMekelle Falls: Federal Forces Retake Tigray… — Magna Bureau
Ethiopian troops have seized Alula Aba Nega Airport, reversing the TPLF's September takeover — while downstream Egypt watches a newly completed Nile dam and a neighbour sliding back toward war.
NewsEthiopian drones hit Eritrean troops inside… — Magna Bureau
Drone strikes targeted Eritrean vehicles near Adigrat as Addis Ababa demanded an immediate withdrawal and Asmara denied any incursion, pulling the Horn of Africa toward open war.
NewsEthiopian Forces Enter Adwa as Border War… — Magna Bureau
Ethiopian troops took Adwa, 40 km from the Eritrean frontier, a day after entering Adigrat. As the UAE backs Addis Ababa and Riyadh stays silent, the Red Sea stakes grow.
NewsOn the run for 20 years, Kony is still… — Magna Bureau
In an interview with France 24, the ICC's lead investigator on the Kony case says the Ugandan warlord remains active within the Lord's Resistance Army, as fresh attacks in eastern Central African Repu
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