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Upon the initiative of the government of Togo, the African Union has today approved a 'Decision on the classification of slavery, deportation and colonisation as crimes against humanity and genocide against the people of Africa'.

Now that the #AfricanUnion has a new leadership, what challenges await it? Lidet Tadesse and I identify three interrelated themes in this publication for ECDPM 🔎 🌍. 🗣️ Continental leadership 🛠️ Crises and Africa’s state of statehood 🌎 Geopolitics ecdpm.org/work/beyond-se…

UNSC unanimously adopts resolution on conflict in eastern DRC. The operative paragraphs of the resolution here:

ex-Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta, Nigeria’s Olusegun Obasanjo, and Ethiopia’s Hailemariam Desalegn have been tapped as facilitators for the EAC-SADC peace process in the DRC. For Obasanjo, it’s a déjà vu moment—returning to DRC mediation after his 2008 UN stint as the

Huge congratulations Timon Forster for winning European Consortium for Political Research's 2024 Rudolf Wildenmann Prize - so well deserved! Ueli Staeger & I were honored to have you at the #ecprjs24

After months of political back and forth, Swiss parliament just finally voted to maintain funding for UNRWA by rejecting a motion demanding to defund it. letemps.ch/suisse/la-suis…

The new AU Commission leadership's first statement, attributed to Mahmoud Ali youssouf, has the difficult task of framing a Doha-based meeting as aligned with the paradigm of African-led solutions to African problems. #Rwanda #DRC

H.E. Mahmoud Ali youssouf, Chairperson of the AU Commission, and his delegation arrived in Mogadishu this morning for a two-day official visit to Somalia. The visit will feature high-level engagements with the country's leadership and AUSSOM. Upon arrival, H.E. was warmly received by

AU Extra-Ordinary Session of the Executive Council elects the People's Democratic Republic of Algeria 🇩🇿 to serve a 3-year mandate in the #AUPSC, representing Northern Africa. Algeria joins Cameroon, Eswatini, Ethiopia & Nigeria with the same mandate to complete the 15-member 1/2

At today’s AU Extraordinary Summit on #Somalia in #Entebbe, #Uganda, the AU Commission Chairperson H.E. Mahmoud Ali youssouf commended Troop Contributing Countries for their sacrifices and called for the swift implementation of UN Security Council Resolution 2719. He urged the

First public press briefing by Mahmoud Ali Youssef as AU Commission Chairperson. Gabon was unsuspended, and the AUC started a „constructive dialogue“ with #AES countries and has invited leaders to Addis Ababa "for the purpose of consultations". vimeo.com/event/5124071

Calling #Gaza a "genocide" and "ethnic cleansing", Mahmoud Ali youssouf rightly says "if there is an international law, and if we want to preserve this international law, we must begin to protect the Palestinian people and restore to them the rights they deserve, stolen for many years."

Pleased to participate in the 3rd EU-AU Ministerial Meeting in Brussels. The AU Commission team, led by the Chairperson Mahmoud Ali youssouf, & his deputy, H.E. H.E Amb. Selma Malika Haddadi engaged constructively with AU Member States to advance Africa’s strategic priorities, aligned with the

The AUC concluded two consultative meetings on the revision process of the OAU Convention on Mercenarism on 22 May 2025: An in-person meeting with Defence Attachés from Member States based in Addis Ababa,& a virtual meeting with Member State experts from the capitals.