Mohammed Bin Salman on state visit, grand welcome at Rashtrapati Bhavan
Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has been welcomed at Rashtrapati Bhavan. The Crown Prince has been given a guard of honor at Rashtrapati Bhavan today. Will hold bilateral talks with PM Modi shortly from now.
Sep 11, 2023, 12:58 PM IST
India Is World's 5th Superpower, Ahead Of China Now: African Union Chairperson Assoumani
President of the Union of Comoros and chairperson of the African Union (AU), Azali Assoumani said as the fifth superpower in the world, there was enough room for India in Africa.
Sep 10, 2023, 18:35 PM IST
G20 Summit In New Delhi Admits African Union As Permanent Member
In June 2023, Prime Minister Modi said that he had written to G20 counterparts to provide the African Union with full membership at this G20 Summit.
Sep 09, 2023, 12:00 PM IST
People voted for the presidential election in Africa's Gabon today
Africa Presidential Elections 2023: Voting for the presidential election was held in Gabon, Africa. During this, people took part in large numbers.
Aug 27, 2023, 14:00 PM IST
Blow to China: African Union discovers data theft, espionage; ditches Chinese servers
China has reponded characterstically, dismissing the allegation instead of trying to win back the trust.
Jan 30, 2018, 11:51 AM IST
African countries unite at UN against Donald Trump slur, ask for apology
The African Union, representing 55 member states, is furious over a reported slur by the US President.
Jan 13, 2018, 08:12 AM IST
Mortar attack kills three in Somalia, say police, ambulance services
Mortar shells fired into homes in the Somali capital of Mogadishu has killed three people and wounded five, police and ambulance services said on Friday.
Apr 07, 2017, 18:23 PM IST
Al-Shabaab suicide bomber strikes AU base in Somalia
A Shabaab suicide bomber rammed a vehicle loaded with explosives into an African Union military base in central Somalia on Tuesday, a security official said.
Oct 25, 2016, 15:45 PM IST
AU to send delegation to unrest-hit Gabon
The African Union said Monday it is ready to send a delegation to Gabon where a disputed election has sparked deadly violence in recent days, a statement said.
Sep 06, 2016, 04:57 AM IST
Opposition says Gabon security forces try to storm HQ
Gabon security forces were attempting to storm the opposition headquarters early Thursday, leaving several people injured, party leaders said, hours after President Ali Bongo claimed victory in contested polls.
Sep 01, 2016, 09:08 AM IST
Car bomb kills five soldiers outside Somali president's palace: Police
A car bomb claimed by al Shabaab Islamist militants killed five soldiers outside the president's palace in the Somali capital of Mogadishu and badly damaged two nearby hotels, police said.
Aug 30, 2016, 16:19 PM IST
Over 300 Al-Shabaab suspects nabbed in Somalia
Over 300 Al-Shabaab suspects were arrested on Tuesday in Mogadishu during a security operation by joint forces from Somalian government and African Union peacekeeping mission (Amisom), authorities said.
Aug 16, 2016, 20:35 PM IST
Suicide bomber was former Somali MP: Shabaab
A former Somali MP who joined the Shabaab group in 2010 was one of two suicide bombers who killed 13 people near a United Nations and African Union base, the militants announced on Wednesday.
Jul 27, 2016, 15:23 PM IST
Two explosions kill 8 near Mogadishu airport
At least eight people were killed on Tuesday when two huge bombs went off near Mogadishu's airport, including one close to the UN's political office in the Somali capital, a security source said.
Jul 26, 2016, 15:16 PM IST
Morocco wants to rejoin African Union: King Mohammed VI
Morocco wants to rejoin the African Union.
Jul 18, 2016, 09:36 AM IST
South Sudan struggles to avert `catastrophe`
Street sweepers in Juba have cleaned up the blood and bullet casings after gun battles at the Presidential palace.
Jul 18, 2016, 08:56 AM IST
South Sudan violence to dominate African Union meet
The AU`s goal of bringing peace to the continent by 2020 has been dealt a hammer blow by the fighting that raged for four days in the South Sudanese capital Juba.
Jul 15, 2016, 09:29 AM IST
Eight soldiers killed in Somalia military base attack, Al-Shabab militants claim responsibility
Eight soldiers were killed when a suicide car bomb targeted a Somalia military training camp and attackers then entered the base on foot, the military said today.
Jul 11, 2016, 18:44 PM IST
Militants raid Ethiopian base in latest Somalia attack
Shabaab fighters attacked an Ethiopian army base in central Somalia early Thursday in the latest raid targeting foreign soldiers deployed as part of an African Union force in the country, rebels and local residents said.
Jun 09, 2016, 12:56 PM IST
UN pushes South Sudan to quickly form unity government
The United Nations on Tuesday pushed South Sudan`s rival sides to quickly form a new unity government after rebel leader Riek Machar returned to Juba and was sworn in as vice president.
Apr 26, 2016, 23:32 PM IST
