African Union, Arab League reject Trump's controversial Mideast peace plan

Addis Ababa/UNI: The African Union (UN) and the Arab League (AL) on Sunday voiced their rejection of the newly unveiled US peace plan that has sparked growing tensions between Palestine and Isreal.

International community needs to 'change narrative' about Africa – UN chief Guterres

New York, July 20(Just Earth News): Briefing the Security Council on their strengthened collaboration, top officials from the African Union (AU) and the United Nations on Wednesday highlighted their joint work on peace and security in the Gambia, Somalia and South Sudan, as well as other African countries, and urged adequate, timely and predictable funding.

Moussa Faki Mahamat elected as incoming Chair of the African Union Commission

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, Jan 30 (IBNS): Chadian Foreign Minister Moussa Faki Mahamat has been elected incoming Chairperson of the African Union (AU) Commission by AU heads of State and Government, who form the Assembly of the African Union.

At African Union Summit, UN chief Guterres spotlights need to strengthen cooperation

New York, Jan 31 (Just Earth News): In his first address to the African Union since taking office, United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres on Monday underscored the importance of a strategic AU-UN partnership for building sustainable development and advancing peace and security on the continent.

African Union-UN mission in Darfur welcomes unilateral six-month truce by two armed groups

New York, Nov 4 (Just Earth News): Welcoming a six-month unilateral cessation of hostilities by the Sudan Liberation Army-Minni Minnawi and the Justice and Equality Movement-Gibril, the African Union (AU)-United Nations mission in Darfur on Thursday called on Abdul Wahid El Nur, the leader of the Sudan Liberation Army-Abdul Wahid to also make a similar declaration.

African Union ‘most important partner,’ UN peacekeeping chief tells Security Council

New York, May 25 (Just Earth News):The Security Council on Tuesday stressed the importance of strengthening the existing cooperation between the United Nations and the African Union (AU), a regional organization described by a senior UN official as “the most important peacekeeping partner.”

African Union: Ban discusses Burundi, South Sudan and counter-terrorism

New York, Jan 30 (Just Eath News/IBNS): United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Friday, in an address to the African Union Peace and Security Council, spotlighted three topics high on the regional body's agenda – counter-terrorism, and the ongoing crises in both South Sudan and Burundi – all of which require urgent attention at the continental-level and from the wider international community.

African Union-UN peacekeepers ambushed in Darfur; one injured, weapons stolen

New York, Jan 8 (Just Earth News/IBNS) A joint African Union-United Nations peacekeeping patrol was ambushed in Sudan’s strife-torn Darfur region today by an unidentified armed group, who greatly outnumbered it and seized a machine gun, four rifles and rounds of ammunition.

African Union-UN mission calls for restraint amid tensions at Darfur camp

New York, Sept 9 (IBNS) Concerned about escalating tensions, the African Union-United Nations peacekeeping mission in Sudan’s Darfur region on Monday called for restraint by all parties in and around the Kalma camp for internally displaced persons (IDPs) where demonstrations have resulted in several casualties over the weekend.