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African Union Summit Addresses Continental and Global Issues

February 12, 2022 fwstaff
By Abayomi Azikiwe Prime Minister Dr. Abiy Ahmed of the Democratic Federal Republic of Ethiopia welcomed presidents, ministers and other delegates to the first African Union (AU) Summit held since the advent of COVID-19 in […]
Ghana-Guinea-Mali Union of 1960 with Nkrumah, Toure and Keita
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Malian Whirlwinds: AFRICOM and the Military Presidency

June 28, 2021 fwstaff
By Abayomi Azikiwe In the aftermath of a second military coup within nine months in the West African state of Mali both the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) and the African Union (AU) […]
Chad demonstration against the transitional military council
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Chadian Military Council Suppresses Mass Demonstrations Demanding Civilian Rule

May 7, 2021 fwstaff
By Abayomi Azikiwe Thousands of people took to the streets in the two largest cities in Chad, N’Djamena and Moundou, on April 27 in the aftermath of the state funeral of slain President Idriss Deby […]
Africa Day 2020 graphic from portraying peacekeeping woman soldier
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Africa Liberation Day 2020: Continental Imperatives and the Global Healthcare Crisis

May 27, 2020 fwstaff
May 25 represents the 57th anniversary of the formation of the Organization of African Unity (OAU), later renamed the African Union (AU) in 2002. By Abayomi Azikiwe This year the continental organization of 55 member-states […]