Sources: News 24
India and the African Union postpone the upcoming India–Africa Forum Summit, originally scheduled to be held in New Delhi between May 28 and 31, due to the Ebola outbreak in parts of Africa. 2026-05-21
State-affiliated TV reports that Ethiopian Armed Forces have seized Humera Airport in the Tigray Region. Hundreds have been killed since the intervention broke out last week as the African Union calls for an immediate end to the conflict. Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed ordered airstrikes and an offensive after an alleged attack on a federal military base by forces of the Tigray People's Liberation Front. 2020-11-10
al Shabaab militants claim to have captured the port of Merca (Marka) after African Union and Somali Armed Forces withdraw. 2016-02-5
Al Shabaab militants attack an African Union base in the Leego district of Somalia and kills more than 70 African Union soldiers and seizes control of their military base. 2015-06-26
An African Union base in Beledweyne, Somalia, is stormed by armed attackers, resulting in the deaths of 19 people. 2013-11-19
The African Union choose Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma of South Africa as its leader, making her the first woman to occupy the post, in a hard fought battle with incumbent Jean Ping of Gabon. 2012-07-15
Malawi cancels its hosting of the African Union summit after disagreements over the attendance of Sudanese president Omar al-Bashir, who is wanted by the International Criminal Court. 2012-06-8
African Union and Somali troops advance on Mogadishu's Bakara market, a rebel-held area, amid intense fighting. 2011-05-22
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
Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni says the fight against Somali militant group al-Shabaab must be stepped up. 2010-07-25