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African Union to send delegation to Gabon: Too little, too late?
INTERNATIONAL PAPERS - Weds. 07.09.16: Papers around the world focus on Gabon, where a fragile calm appears to be holding after several days of post-election violence. The…
Gabon opposition leaders back ex-AU chief Ping for president
Two opposition heavyweights in Gabon are set to back former African Union chief Jean Ping in his bid to oust President Ali Bongo at the ballot box this month
Former Chad dictator Habré ordered to pay compensation to victims
Former Chadian dictator Hissene Habré, sentenced to life in May for war crimes and crimes against humanity, was ordered by a court in Senegal on Friday to pay up to 30,000 euros…
Eye On Africa
African Union fails to elect new leader
Leaders from across the continent gather in Kigali, Rwanda for the African Union's annual summit, but fail to elect a new leader. Also, a week after a ceasefire was announced to…
South Sudan fighting tops African Union summit agenda
Renewed fighting in South Sudan that has claimed more than 300 lives dominated discussions at an African Union summit that opened Sunday in the Rwandan capital Kigali.
Eye On Africa
South Sudan in crisis: Ugandan troops evacuate citizens after violence
Heavily armed Ugandan troops and tanks cross the border into South Sudan in the tense aftermath of the weekend’s fierce fighting in Juba. Kampala says the soldiers have been sent…
Al Shabaab militants take Somali port town
Somalia’s al Shabaab militants took control of the southern port town of Marka on Friday hours after African Union troops and the Somalia National Army left, the rebels and…
Gbagbo's defense team paints him as a peace loving victim of French colonial meddling
In tonights rundown: Gbagbo back in court AU decides against forcing peacekeeping troops upon Burundi And, hunters in NIgeria help track down Boko Haram.
AU abandons plans to send peacekeepers to Burundi
African leaders failed on Sunday to authorise a proposed peacekeeping force to stem violence in Burundi in the face of vehement opposition from the government in Bujumbura.
Kenyan troops pull out of two Somali towns
Kenyan forces pull out of two towns in Somalia, this 11 days after dozens of their peacekeepers were killed in an extremist raid on an African Union base in the country.
Al Shabaab fighters storm African Union base in Somalia
Somalia's al Qaeda-linked Shabaab militants stormed an African Union base Friday in the country's southwest, the Somali army said, with witnesses reporting several dead.
Burundi rejects proposed AU peacekeeping force
Burundi's parliament on Monday criticised a proposed African Union peacekeeping mission already dismissed by the government as an "invasion force".