African Union
1 articleThe African Union is the continent-wide intergovernmental organization through which African states coordinate diplomacy, integration and peace and security policy. Coverage under this tag follows the African Union Commission, Peace and Security Council, mediation, election observation, continental development priorities and responses to crises in North Africa and the Sahel. The focus is the AU’s institutional role, distinct from individual member states or development-bank financing.
African Union Urges Rapid Reform of Peace and Security Mechanisms
The African Union Commission president has called for urgent reforms to the continent's peace and security architecture, warning that Africa faces increasingly complex security and political challenges, including terrorism, internal crises, and external shocks.