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The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) has said that there was no policy for issuance of visa on arrival Africans visiting the country. A statement by the Service’s Public Relations Officer, Mr. Sunday James, an Assistant Comptroller of Immigration (ACI), said the clarification had become...

Chad's foreign minister Moussa Faki was elected as the chairman of the African Union commission on Monday, a Chadian official told Reuters on Monday at a summit of the 54-nation body. Faki's main rival in the last round of voting at the AU, which is based in the Ethiopian capital Addis...

The Economic Community of West African States, ECOWAS , the African Union, AU and the United Nations, UN on Saturday night issued a joint statement as former Gambian President, Yahya Jammeh left the country. Joint Declaration by the Economic Community of West African States, the African...

President Yahya Jammeh of Gambia has kicked against the decision of the African Union to stop recognizing his government after 19th of January, 2017. READ: AU Set to Disown Yahaya Jammeh as Gambia's President In a statement released online, the Gambian government described the African...

Satguru Maharaji ji, the founder of the One Love Family sect, has called on the African Union (AU) to tackle the crises rocking some African countries before they get worse. Maharaji ji made the call while addressing newsmen at the Satguru Maharaji ji Village in Ibadan. He urged the AU to...

The African Union on Saturday called a statement by Gambia's President Yahya Jammeh rejecting his loss in December 1 polls "null and void" since he had already conceded defeat. "The Chairperson of the Commission strongly urges President Yahya Jammeh to facilitate a peaceful and orderly...

President Muhammadu Buhari, has expressed displeasure over the disturbing political developments in South Sudan which had lingered due to the non-implementation of peace accord signed by the leaders. Buhari, however, said that Nigeria would keep following up events in the country to ensure that...

The Kingdom of Morocco has officially submitted a request to accede to the African Union (AU) Constitutive Act, and therefore, become a Member of the Union. An Adviser to King Mohammed VI on Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of Morocco, H.E. Taieb Fassi Fihri, informed the Commission Chairperson...

Former President Goodluck Jonathan on Saturday touched down in Lusaka, the capital of Zambia, where he will lead a team of observers from the African Union. Mr. Jonathan immediately convened a press conference to introduce his team to local authorities, as well as other international agencies...

Former President Goodluck Jonathan has been given a new international assignment. Jonathan will be leading the African Union Elections Observation Mission (AUEOM) to the Zambia ahead of the country's general election scheduled to take place on October 11, 2016. Read full press statement...

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo will lead Nigeria’s delegation to the 27th Ordinary Session of the African Union starting on July 18 in Kigali, Rwanda. Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mr. Geoffrey Onyeama, said the summit would also provide opportunity for critical appraisal of the 20 billion...

The Ghana Immigration Service (GIS) today announced that foreign nationals from the African Union (AU) member states can now travel to Ghana and be issued with visas on arrival. Francis Palmdeti, Head of Public Affairs of the GIS, said the arrangement would be piloted at the Kotoka...

Zimbabwean President, Robert Mugabe has stated that Africa should also establish its own International Criminal Court (ICC) which would be mandated to prosecute Western leaders who have committed crimes on the continent. The country-owned Chronicle newspaper, quoted Mugabe as saying that it was...

Nigerian President , President Muhammadu Buhari , pictured Together with Other African Presidents at the 26th Summit of the African Union in Addis Ababa , Capital of Ethiopia.

President Buhari has landed in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia for the 26th Summit of the African Union Heads of State and Government. At the Addis Ababa International Airport, he was received by senior Ethiopian Government delegation led by the minister of Foreign Affairs. Pres. Buhari's engagements...