Nigeria and Ghana have condemned what they called the recent "Afrophobic protests targeting African nationals in South Africa ...

But is it accurate? I address this question in a recent article as the organisation marks its 20th anniversary this year. The AU was negotiated and signed by African governments in 1999. Its founding ...

As Nigeria and Ghana join forces to combat the rising tide of anti-immigrant sentiment, they send a resolute message of ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I am a cable news contributor and professor of journalism. TOPSHOT - A woman walks in front of a banner, originally set as part of ...

In the first years after its launch in November 2007, the African Union’s Panel of the Wise was an important pillar of the African Peace and Security Architecture. The other pillars are the Peace and ...

African heads of state at the 37th ordinary session of the Assembly of the African Union in Addis Ababa. Photo by Michele Spatari / AFP via Getty Images The new constitution is expected to provide the ...

The AU first attended the G20 Summit in 2010, and seven years later, the G20 Compact with Africa (CWA) was launched during Germany’s G20 presidency. CWA was a measure to deepen the G20’s engagement ...

In his 1996 bestseller, The Clash of Civilizations, Samuel Huntington foresaw the establishment of a multipolar world order following the end of the Cold War. The Harvard professor predicted a ...

This is a guest post by Jason Warner. He is a PhD candidate in African Studies at Harvard University, serving as a U.S. Government Boren National Security Fellow in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Late January ...