Pan-African Youth Union welcomes its third director in 12 months

Youssef Ziani launches Fès industrial park project with SORTRAC 

Building Ain Bida's industrial park will cost close to €18m. The project is funded by the Ministry of Industry and Commerce and the Fès-Meknès region.

Cairo wins battle of think tanks at African Union 

Following intense negotiations, the coveted chairmanship of a new network of think tanks to support the AU peace and security commissioner Bankole Adeoye has been awarded to a Cairo-based policy institute close to the Egyptian foreign ministry.

• ETHIOPIA - VIP buffet and discreet tête-à-tête

• CONGO - Ollivier's AU mediation plan
  

• TUNISIA - Tunisian embassy shuns Israeli diplomats

• EGYPT - The curious becoming of Sisi's hagiography
  

North Africa demands better representation at African Union 

The 42nd Ordinary Session of the African Union's Executive Council opened on 15 February with behind-the-scenes negotiations on the distribution of Peace and Security Council seats.