By Winfred Watenya Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) and National Human Rights Institutions engaging with the African Union (AU) human rights mechanisms are calling for greater transparency in the nominations and selection of members of the mechanisms. They also call for a more inclusive and participatory process. The call is especially […]
By Winnie Watenya The African Union has been asked to call on all its member governments to immediately cut diplomatic ties with Israel in solidarity with the people of Palestine who are currently caught up in the war in Gaza and the West Bank. The call was made by Prof […]
Officers from the African Union (AU) headquarters in Adis Ababa have today started an assessment exercise of officers who will be deployed in the African Union Transition Mission in Somalia (ATMIS). A total of 160 Formed Police officers (FP11) and 207 Individual Police officers (IPOs) from the Uganda Police Force […]
By Mike Sebalu International relations experts are calling for the African Union’s active involvement in the efforts to pacify the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). The call comes as the fighting between government troops and M23 rebels in the east rages on. Renewed fighting in North Kivu – Rusthuru area and […]
