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Council decided to immediately suspend the participation of the Republic of Gabon in all activities of the AU and its Organs and institutions until the restoration of constitutional order in the country, in line with the…

Reference PSC/PR/COMM.1168 (2023) The Council Reiterated its deep concern over the resurgence of military coups d’état and unequivocally condemned the military coup d’état that took place on 26 July 2023 in Niger. Council…

Council condemned in the strongest terms possible, the military coup d’état in the Republic of Niger, which resulted in the ousting of a democratically elected President, H.E. Mohamed Bazoum on 26 July 2023 and demanded the…

Adopted by the Peace and Security Council (PSC) of the African Union (AU) at its 1160 th meeting held on 30 June 2023, which was dedicated to a Consultative Meeting between the PSC and the Pan-African Parliament (PAP). Source…

AU Communiqué: Quadripartite Summit of the East African Community, Economic Community of Central African States, International Conference on the Great Lakes Region and Southern African Development Community, under the…

The Council expressed deep concern over CAR stakeholders’ disagreement on the organisation of the Constitutional Referendum and called on all concerned stakeholders to peacefully resolve their political differences. The…

With deep concern, the Council strongly condemned the senseless and unjustified conflict between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), and demanded the warring parties to immediately ceasefire…

BELOW ATTACHED IS THE STATEMENT TO THE AFRICAN UNION PEACE AND SECURITY COMMISSION ON HUMANITARIAN ACTION IN AFRICA DELIVERED BY SRSG TO THE AFRICAN UNION AND HEAD OF UNOAU, PARFAIT ONANGA-ANYANGA THURSDAY 18 MAY, 2023

The AUPSC took note of the extension of the transition period in Chad for 24 months and in this regard, rejected any further extension of the transition. The Council also called upon the Transition Authorities to provide a…

Distinguished Chairperson, Excellencies, Members of the AUPSC, Distinguished Guests, Thank you for the opportunity to brief the AU PSC to commemorate one year of the African Union Transition Mission in Somalia. I would like…