Africa:   Continent's Leaders Will Refuse to Arrest Bashir

IPS, 3 July 2009

The final day of the African Union summit has been dedicated to the issue of the arrest warrant issued by the International Criminal Court against Sudanese president Omar… Read more »

Africa:  Good Governance Drive Makes Progress

allAfrica, 3 July 2009

A day ahead of this year’s African Union summit in Libya, the 11th meeting of the forum of the African Peer Review Mechanism (APRM) took place in the sweltering seaside town… Read more »

Africa:   Annan Defends International Court

Concord, 2 July 2009

Former UN chief Kofi Annan has challenged African leaders over the position and existence of the International Criminal Court, ICC; an institution the latter have dismissed as a… Read more »

Africa:   Invest in Farming, Top UN Official Tells AU Leaders

UN News, 1 July 2009

The United Nations Deputy Secretary-General today highlighted the benefits of investing in agriculture, which she stressed is the key to a brighter future for Africa and its… Read more »

Africa:   Museveni Opposes Gaddafi Over United Africa

New Vision, 1 July 2009

PRESIDENT Yoweri Museveni has reiterated that he supports the idea of regional political federation before an African political union. Read more »

Africa:  Zuma is Out of Step With History

allAfrica, 29 June 2009

Just ahead of this week’s African Union summit in Libya, South Africa’s President Jacob Zuma has advocated an old and discredited approach for dealing with African… Read more »

Africa:   The African Peer Review Mechanism - Progress and Prospects

SAIIA, 29 June 2009

On 30 June 2009, as African leaders gather on the sweltering, dusty shores of the Mediterranean in Sirte, the hometown of Libyan President Muammar al-Gaddafi, for the 13th Summit… Read more »

Africa:   African Union Summit to Address Piracy, Coups

This Day, 29 June 2009

Foreign Affairs Minister Ojo Maduekwe, has expressed the hope that the next AU Summit would make more progress in concluding the formation of the African Union Government. Read more »

Africa:   AU Opposes Arrest Warrant On Sudan's President

This Day, 4 July 2009

The African Union is ending its co-operation with the International Criminal Court for charging President Omar al-Bashir of Sudan with war crimes. Al-Bashir is accused of alleged… Read more »

Africa:   Libya Wants Continent to Snub World Court

SW Radio, 3 July 2009

African leaders in Libya were on Friday hotly debating a draft resolution by the African Union (AU) which will, if adopted, deal a major blow to the efforts of the International… Read more »

Chad:   AU - Push Senegal to Try Habré

HRW, 28 June 2009

Three years after asking Senegal to prosecute the former dictator of Chad, Hissène Habré, the African Union should ensure that the trial finally begins to move… Read more »

Africa:   African Union - Focus On Justice in Somalia, Chad

HRW, 25 June 2009

The African Union should urge the United Nations Security Council to set up a commission of inquiry to document the worst human rights abuses in Somalia, an essential first step in… Read more »

Africa:   Safeguarding Women's Rights Will Boost Food Security

Fahamu, 26 June 2009

African women play a critical role in ensuring the food security of the continent, writes Mary Wandia in the run-up to the 2009 African Union Summit (24 June-3 July), which has its… Read more »

Africa:   Promoting Women's Land Rights At the 13th AU Summit

Fahamu, 26 June 2009

ith Sirte, Lybia, hosting the 13th African Union summit this week, Lyn Ossome of Solidarity for African Women's Rights (SOAWR) challenges African heads of state to keep women's… Read more »