Nairobi — The African Union and regional economic communities have signed a new agreement to strengthen coordination in the use of the African Standby Force, in a move aimed at improving Africa’s collective response to emerging security threats. The African Union Commission said the AU, Regional Economic Communities (RECs) and Regional Mechanisms (RMs) signed a…
|The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), the African Union (AU), and other key regional blocs have signed a landmark Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to streamline the deployment of the African Standby Force (ASF). The President of the ECOWAS Commission, Gen. Birame Diop, signed the agreement on behalf of the West African bloc in…
COMMUNIQUÉ Adopted by the Peace and Security Council (PSC) of the African Union (AU), at its 1346th meeting held on 15 May 2026, on the update on the operationalization of the African Standby Force (ASF): The Peace and Security Council, Follow us on WhatsApp | LinkedIn for the latest headlines Recalling Decision [Assembly/AU/Dec.978 (XXXIX)] adopted…
Soldiers are on standby for possible deployment to Minneapolis, a US defence official has told CBS News, the BBC’s US partner. The official said the 1,500 soldiers, currently in Alaska, are an option for US President Donald Trump if he decided to use active duty military personnel, as anti-Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) demonstrations continued…
Protesters gather for No Kings demonstrations against Trump Grace Eliza Goodwinin New York City and Caitlin Wilsonin Washington, DC Planned protests against President Donald Trump have begun in cities across the United States. Police say over 20,000 people have packed Times Square for one of the events in New York City, while protests in DC,…
