Thousands flee as Rwanda-backed M23 rebels advance on Bukavu, Congo's second-largest eastern city, amid reports of looting and violence.

The African Union, AU, has warned against the break-up of the Democratic Republic of Congo, two days after the Rwandan-backed M23 armed group entered a second city in the country’s east.

As the crisis in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo reaches a critical juncture, pressure is mounting on the African Union Peace and Security Council to take decisive action when government ...

A general view of the logo and the flags of the member states of the African Union at the AU headquarters in Addis Ababa on 15 February 2024. Picture: AFP JOHANNESBURG - Elections for a new ...

The escalating conflict in Democratic Republic of Congo will dominate an African Union summit opening Saturday, with the DRC president absent after Rwandan-backed forces seized a second major city ...

ADDIS ABABA, Feb 15 (Reuters) - African leaders chose Djibouti's Foreign Minister Mahmoud Ali Youssouf to chair the African Union commission on Saturday at a summit dominated by fears of the Congo ...

Djibouti’s long-serving Foreign Minister Mahmoud Ali Youssouf was elected Saturday as head of the African Union Commission, securing the backing of regional leaders in Addis Ababa. Youssouf ...

The African Union’s 38th Ordinary Assembly began on Saturday in Ethiopia's capital Addis Ababa, bringing together heads of state to discuss key regional and continental issues, including peace ...

ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AP) — African leaders on Saturday elected Djibouti’s foreign minister to become the next leader of the commission than runs the continent-wide African Union. Mahmoud Ali ...

ADDIS ABABA: Few heads of diplomacy can boast the longevity of Djibouti's Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, foreign minister since 2005, who was elected Saturday (Feb 15) to head the African Union's ...

A general view of the logo and the flags of the member states of the African Union at the AU headquarters in Addis Ababa on 15 February 2024. Picture: AFP ADDIS ABABA, ETHIOPIA - The African Union ...

Former Kenyan Prime Minister Raila Odinga entered the race as the chairperson of the African Union Commission almost six months agoImage: Simon Maina/AFP/Getty Images Odinga's domestic critics ...