The African Union commision has new leadership in Djibouti's Mahmoud Ali Youssouf. But how will the AU handle deepening ...

Youssouf brings a deep understanding of African geopolitics to the leadership contest: From brokering peace in the Horn of Africa to balancing relationships with global superpowers, he has positioned ...

As the crisis in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo reaches a critical juncture, pressure is mounting on the African ...

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

African leaders deliberate on state of peace and security, African Continental Free Trade Area, and institutional reforms to ...

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio will skip a meeting of foreign ministers from the leading rich and developing nations, ...

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

Foreign ministers from G20 countries will meet in Johannesburg on Thursday, but U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio will not attend amid diplomatic tensions between South Africa and the U.S. Diplomats ...

The European Union and South Africa are forging closer ties after previous disagreements led to a frosty relationship, the ...

The escalating conflict in Democratic Republic of Congo will dominate an African Union summit opening Saturday ... major city on his territory. The 55-nation body meets in the Ethiopian capital ...