Nigeria counts the gains of the 25 African Union Summit in South Africa President Muhammadu Buhari attended his first African Union, A.U, conference at the 25 Summit which held in South Africa from June 13 to 16, where he chaired the peace and security meeting. Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma, chairperson of the African Union Commission welcomed…
Niger Troops To Fight Boko Haram In Nigeria
Keeping faith with its agreement to join forces with other African countries in the fight against the Boko Haram sect, Niger’s government has approved the deployment of troops to Nigeria to help fight the insurgents. Aside its increased offensive against civilians and members of the military Joint Task Force in the troubled Northeast, the Islamic…
Mugabe Emerges AU Chairman
African Heads of State under the aegis of the African Union, AU have elected Robert Mugabe, President of Zimbabwe as the chairman of the body. In taking the position, which rotates between the continent’s five regions, 90-year-old Mugabe replaces Mauritania’s Mohammed Ould Abdel Aziz, erstwhile chairman of the AU. In his acceptance speech at the…