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The African Union announces the organization of a peace conference to address the instability in Libya.
2023-02-19

The Congolese government rejects a request by the African Union to delay the announcement of the final result of the 30 December 2018 general election, which is being appealed in the country's Constitutional Court amidst accusations of election fraud.
2019-01-18

al Shabaab militants overrun an African Union base in southern Somalia with unconfirmed reports of dozens of soldiers dead.
2016-01-15

The African Union's Peace and Security Council approves the plan to send 5,000 peacekeepers to Burundi to protect civilians caught up in the growing crisis; approval by the U.N. Security Council is required. Burundi's Philippe Nzobonariba says the force would not be allowed in without government permission.
2015-12-18

Soldiers detain the interim president and prime minister of Burkina Faso, as well as a number of cabinet ministers, sparking fear of a coup d'etat. A joint statement by the United Nations, the African Union, and the Economic Community of West African States states that the presidential guard should immediately release the leaders of the interim government.
2015-09-16

The International Criminal Court asks South Africa to arrest the President of Sudan Omar al-Bashir for alleged war crimes when he arrives at the African Union summit.
2015-06-14

The United Nations accuses Eritrea of attempting to bomb an African Union summit in Ethiopia.
2011-07-28

Somali Islamist militant group al-Shabaab threaten more attacks in Burundi and Uganda in retaliation for their participation in an African Union peacekeeping operation in the country. Meanwhile, seven people are killed in fighting in the capital Mogadishu.
2010-11-7

At least 12 people are killed in fighting in Mogadishu, Somalia, between pro-government forces, African Union troops and the Islamist militant al-Shabaab group.
2010-11-1

4 African Union peacekeepers from Uganda are killed during a mortar strike in Mogadishu, Somalia.
2010-08-30