Sources: News 24
Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed rejects talks with the leadership of the Tigray People's Liberation Front but says he is willing to talk to representatives "operating legally". The meeting with African Union (AU) representatives Ellen Johnson Sirleaf of Liberia, Joaquim Chissano of Mozambique and Kgalema Motlanthe of South Africa, comes after his announcement of a "final phase" of an offensive on the region's capital Mekelle. 2020-11-27
The African Union suspends Sudan's membership "with immediate effect", after dozens of protesters were killed by pro-government forces in the capital Khartoum. 2019-06-6
Two people are killed and at least five others injured by a suicide car bombing that targeted an African Union Mission base in Somalia. Al-Shabaab claims responsibility for the attack. 2019-02-2
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
African Union troops kill 24 militants in a foiled Al-Shabaab planned attack in southern Somalia city of Afmadow. 2013-08-8
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 United Nations accuses Eritrea of attempting to bomb an African Union summit in Ethiopia. 2011-07-28
African Union and Somali troops advance on Mogadishu's Bakara market, a rebel-held area, amid intense fighting. 2011-05-22
4 African Union peacekeepers from Uganda are killed during a mortar strike in Mogadishu, Somalia. 2010-08-30
President of Sudan Omar al-Bashir says the "mandate" of the United Nations, African Union and international aid organisations in Darfur is to "support government authorities" and that expulsion is the other option. 2010-08-8