Ethiopia accepts AU human rights probe on Tigray 'excesses'

The Ethiopian government has agreed to accept a human rights investigation by the African Union, AU. The probe is in respect of crisis in northern Tigray region.
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US tasks AU to take central role in Ethiopia's Tigray crisis
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Saturday called on the African Union and other international partners to help address a deepening crisis in Ethiopia’s northern Tigray region as he condemned alleged atrocities in fighting there.
Buhari Mohammed, Nigeria's President
African Union must reform to stay relevant - Nigeria's Buhari
The African Union must conduct a comprehensive reform if it is to stay relevant, Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari said at the close of the bloc’s two-day summit on Sunday.
Democratic Republic of the Congo's President Felix Tshisekedi
DR Congo's President Tshisekedi becomes African Union chairman
The Democratic Republic of Congo's President Félix Tshisekedi has now taken over the helm of affairs at the African Union to serve as chairman for one year.
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South Sudan government approves establishment of AU hybrid court
South Sudan on Friday approved the establishment of the long-awaited African Union Hybrid Court enshrined in the 2018 revitalized peace deal to try war crimes committed during the more than six years of conflict.
Moussa Faki Mahamat, the Chairperson of the AU Commission, has urged Kenya and Somalia to dialogue
AU calls for dialogue to ease Kenya, Somalia border tension
The African Union (AU) on Tuesday raised concern with the rising tensions at the common border between Kenya and Somalia, which saw sporadic violence in Bula-Hawo. It called for dialogue to deescalate tension.
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AU calls for peacemaking in Tigray-Ethiopia conflict
The African Union (AU) called on Tuesday for an end to hostilities in the Northern Tigray region of Ethiopia, where the nations Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed, is currently in conflict with regional authorities of the Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF).