Addis Ababa — Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud called for an urgent overhaul of global governance on Monday, demanding a permanent seat for Africa on the UN Security Council during a high-level forum in the Ethiopian capital. Speaking on the sidelines of the African Union (AU) Summit, Mohamud addressed a session focused on the “Future…
The African Union’s Peace and Security Council has declined to approve a proposal to lift the suspension of Sudan’s membership of the African Union, according to multiple informed sources, following a ministerial-level meeting chaired by Egypt’s Foreign Minister, Badr Abdelatty. Despite the decision, Egypt and Algeria are continuing diplomatic efforts aimed at ending the suspension….
South Africa has been elected to serve a two-year term on the African Union’s (AU) Peace and Security Council. AU member states elected South Africa to the council during the 38th Ordinary Session of the AU’s Executive Council. According to the Department of International Relations and Cooperation (DIRCO), South Africa was elected alongside Lesotho to…
Mogadishu — Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud on Wednesday congratulated the Somali people and state institutions after the country secured a seat on the African Union’s Peace and Security Council for the 2026-2028 term. The president described the development as a historic achievement and a sign of Somalia’s growing diplomatic progress and renewed leadership role…
Somalia is among the 10 countries whose representatives have secured a seat on the AU Peace and Security Council (AU PSC). Others who will serve a two-year term on the Council include DRC, Gabon, Uganda, Morocco, Lesotho, South Africa, Benin, Cote d’Ivoire, and Sierra Leone. This marks the first time Somalia will sit on the…
At the opening session of the 48th AU Executive Council, AUC Chairperson H.E. @ymahmoudali underscored “the urgency of institutional reform, & the imperative of peace and development on the continent” ahead of the 39th AU Assembly. On #Water & sanitation; this year’s theme, he stressed that it “must be protected as a shared resource &…
The Forty-Eighth (48th) Ordinary Session of the Executive Council of the African Union (AU) kicked off Wednesday at the AU headquarters in Addis Ababa, the capital of Ethiopia, with a strong call for enhanced unity, sustainable development, and collective action to address the continent’s pressing challenges. The two-day meeting, comprising foreign ministers from AU member…
Addis Ababa — The 48th Ordinary Session of the Executive Council of the African Union (AU) officially commenced today in Addis Ababa, bringing together Foreign Ministers from across the continent at a pivotal moment in the Union’s annual decision-making calendar. The high-level ministerial meeting serves as a preparatory platform for the 39th Ordinary Session of…
Tshifhiwa Ramuthaga, ministerial representative to the University of the Free State Council. Well-known chief information officer (CIO) Tshifhiwa Ramuthaga has been appointed as a ministerial representative to the University of the Free State Council. Ramuthaga will represent minister of higher education Buti Manamela at the university’s council. “In this role, I contribute to the governance…
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has announced that Liberia will present its candidacy for a seat on the African Union Peace and Security Council (AU PSC), representing the Western Region for the 2026-2028 term. The election is scheduled to take place during the 48th Ordinary Session of the African Union Executive Council, set for February…
