President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah reminisced that the period between 1998 and 2008 marked a strengthening of relations between Namibia and Botswana, driven by a shared vision for regional peace, stability, economic cooperation, and African unity. Nandi-Ndaitwah was paying tribute to former Botswana president Festus Gontebanye Mogae (86), who died in Gaborone over the weekend. He is…
Addressing the terrorist threat should not justify dismantling the governance architecture the AU has painstakingly built over two decades. Responding to growing terror threats and prioritising the restoration of constitutional order are often competing imperatives in countries going through transitions. African Union (AU) Commission Chairperson Mahmoud Ali Youssouf raised this point at a 30 September…
Giving the key note address at the opening of the session of the 12th High-Level Seminar on Peace & Security in Africa (#Oran Process), in Algiers, #Algeria. the AU Commission Chairperson, H.E. Mahmoud Ali Youssouf commended Algeria for its leadership in African diplomacy & its principled role on the UN Security Council. He paid tribute…
