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Rights Groups Warn Proposed African ‘Family Values’ Charter Threatens Women and LGBTQ Rights
A proposed African charter on family values, sovereignty and culture is facing growing criticism from human rights organizations, legal experts and advocacy groups, who say it could undermine protections for…
UPDATED: G20 agrees membership for African Union on par with EU
The G20 grouping of nations has agreed to grant permanent membership to the African Union, Bloomberg News reported on Thursday, citing people…
Biden to announce support for African Union joining G20
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Joe Biden next week will announce U.S. support for the African Union's admission to the G20 group of…
Give vaccines to Africa and ditch unproven third shot, AU says
Rich nations would do better to send vaccines to Africa to help fight the global COVID-19 pandemic rather than hoarding them for…
African countries urged to use vaccines quickly after expiry confusion
The African Union's disease control body urged countries to use COVID-19 vaccines donated to them quickly to save lives and livelihoods, after…
African Union drops AstraZeneca vaccine, which COVAX will supply
NAIROBI, April 8 (Reuters) - The African Union's disease control body said on Thursday it had dropped plans to secure AstraZeneca COVID-19…
Russia offers 300 million doses of Sputnik V vaccine to African Union
The African Union's vaccine task team said on Friday that Russia had offered it 300 million doses of its Sputnik V COVID-19…
African Union to set up infrastructure fund for the continent
The African Union is setting up a fund to finance the construction of much-needed roads, railways and power plants on the continent,…
COVID-19 shots to cost $3 to $10 under African Union vaccine plan
African countries will pay between $3 and $10 per vaccine dose to access 270 million COVID-19 shots secured this month by the…
We can solve our problems – African Union to European Union
The African Union had a clear message for Brussels: We appreciate your interest, but we can solve our own problems, thanks, POLITICO…