Addis Ababa – As the Permanent Representatives Committee (PRC) meeting got underway in Ethiopia on Monday, ahead of the 19th African Union Summit, commissioners were looking set to emerge with radical proposals aimed at addressing the political instability in Mali and the soured relations between Sudan and South Sudan. The United Nations warned this week [...]
Malawi President Joyce Banda Boycotts African Union Summit
President Joyce Banda of Malawi will not attend the African Union (AU) summit that was moved to Ethiopia after she said her country did not want to host Sudan’s leader, who is wanted by the International Criminal Court on genocide charges. Ms. Banda, president since April, has been trying to woo back overseas donors that [...]








