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AU probe into gender discrimination goes quiet
A promised investigation into gender discrimination at the African Union is yet to materialise, South Africa's Mail&Guardian reports.
The investigation was promised after the M&G...
Palestine Opts for AU, Ethiopia to Mediate Israel Quandary Instead of U.S.
By Brook Abdu
The Palestinian Ambassador to Ethiopia, Nasri Abujaish (PhD), called on Ethiopia and the African Union to engage in peace talks with Israel,...
Read Emperor Haile Selassie’s iconic 1963 speech that inspired Bob Marley’s hit song “War”
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Kofi Annan at 80: Memories and reflections
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African migrants in Israel opt for jail over deportation
At a detention centre in Israel’s Negev desert, African migrants facing deportation say they would rather be imprisoned than sent to a country they...
AUC chair: Time to slap sanctions on those blocking peace in South Sudan
African Union chief Moussa Faki said Sunday that “the time has come” to slap sanctions on those blocking peace in South Sudan, one of...
Israel orders African Migrants to leave
The Israeli government has issued a notice for thousands of African migrants to leave the country or face imprisonment.
The migrants will be given up...
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Why UNHCR chief wants the world to pay more attention to Africa
The commissioner of the United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) Filippo Grand wants the world to pay more attention to Africa with respect...
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A rare pink diamond has fetched 50.3m Swiss francs ($50m; £38.5m) at auction, a record price per carat.
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