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Ethiopia
AU Peace and Security Council finally grapples with Tigray crisis

The war between the Ethiopian central government and the Tigray People's Liberation Front has been a banned topic within the African Union, but upon the insistence of Egypt, Ethiopia's enemy, the topic has finally been addressed. [...]

Published on 19/11/2021 at 06:00 GMT Reading time 2 minutes

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Ethiopia
AU Peace and Security Council finally grapples with Tigray crisis

Ethiopia
Addis Ababa hires fifth lobbyist as new US sanctions loom

Horn of Africa
The failure of mediation over Tigray whets the appetites of Moscow and Beijing

Africa
Behind the scenes at the election for the African Union's powerful Peace and Security Council

Africa
North Africa lobbies for extra seat on AU Peace and Security Council

Ivory Coast
Obasanjo backs Abidjan's bid for Afreximbank fair

Spotlight | Ethiopia
Addis Ababa's expatriate community thrown into turmoil

Horn of Africa
After Paris and Brussels, Obasanjo heads to New York

Ethiopia
Few signs of hope for meaningful peace talks between Abiy and TPLF

Spotlight | Africa
Abiy muzzles any AU discussion of Tigray