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Central Africa
Central Africa up in arms over AU panel of eminent Africans

Diplomats from the region have strongly contested the rejection of the 13 candidates for the last two commissioner posts to be filled at the African Union. This has sparked an unprecedented conflict within the pan-African organisation. [...]

Published on 04/04/2025 at 04:40 GMT Reading time 2 minutes

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Central Africa
Central Africa up in arms over AU panel of eminent Africans

Central Africa
Last chance saloon for AU commissioner posts

Central Africa
AU pre-selection process for last two commissioners reopened

Central Africa
AU panel rejects Central African candidates

Central Africa
Central African states scramble for AU trade and education commissioner jobs

African Union
Mahamoud Ali Youssouf's balancing act to appoint his cabinet

Africa
AU and EU strengthen ties for year ahead

Equatorial Guinea
Teodoro Obiang puts forward candidate for AU trade commissioner post

Africa
African Union pre-selects its future commissioners

Africa
Panel for shortlisting future AU commissioners still one short