Sources: BBC
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Ethiopia rejects the African Union's offer to mediate an end to the conflict. 2020-11-21
A landslide at a rubbish dump on the outskirts of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, kills at least 48 people. 2017-03-12
Kenyan Air Force planes attack the al-Qaeda-linked al-Shabab killing 80 of its fighters according to the African Union force in Somalia. 2014-06-23
Ethiopian Airlines Flight 702 between Addis Ababa and Rome is diverted to land at Geneva in an attempted hijacking by the co-pilot who claims to be seeking political asylum. 2014-02-17
African Union troops enter the Somali port town of Kismayo following the withdrawal of Al-Shabaab Islamist militants during the Battle of Kismayo. 2012-10-1
In Addis Ababa, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon addresses the first African Union summit since the demise of Muammar Gaddafi, calling for improvement of LGBT rights. 2012-01-29
The African Union officially recognises the National Transitional Council as Libya's legitimate leadership. 2011-09-20
Representatives of Muammar Gaddafi and his opponents in the Libyan rebel movement have been invited to attend a Friday African Union meeting in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. 2011-03-24
President of Malawi Bingu wa Mutharika becomes the Chairman of the African Union. 2010-01-31