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African Union Commission Chair Mahmoud Ali Youssouf welcomed the US-Iran ceasefire announced by Pakistan, praising key mediators and stressing its importance for easing fuel-driven inflation across Africa.
The African Union has condemned a reported drone strike in Goma that killed civilians, including a UNICEF worker, urging restraint, civilian protection and an impartial investigation into the incident.
Speaking on Radio Generation on Wednesday, Oyoo criticised slow progress in continental institutions such as the African Union (AU) and the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), noting that African countries still trade more with external partners than with each other and that visa restrictions continue to make intra-African travel expensive and difficult.
According to the AU Commission, the trade framework has played a critical role in supporting industrialisation, job creation and the development of regional value chains across the continent.
The mission includes 84 short-term observers with diverse professional backgrounds, including diplomats accredited to the AU, election management officials, civil society representatives, human rights experts, and specialists in media, gender, and youth engagement.
Speaking in Addis Ababa during the commemoration of the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People, the AU Commission Chairperson, Moussa Faki Mahamat, said the Union “stands firm in its principled support for the inalienable rights, dignity and quest for freedom of the Palestinian people.”
Their concerns were triggered by a letter allegedly issued on October 27, 2025, congratulating Cameroon’s long-serving President Paul Biya following his re-election in a disputed poll held on October 12.
The decision follows intense fighting in El-Fasher, the last major city under SAF control in western Sudan. After a prolonged siege, the RSF seized the city, triggering reports of civilian abuses that UN investigators describe as ethnic cleansing targeting non-Arab populations. Analysts say the violence is part of both parties’ strategy to retain control after losing legitimacy in the 2021 coup.
In a statement issued on Tuesday, Ambassador Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, Chairperson of the African Union Commission, expressed “deep concern” over the strike.
Youssouf said the AU fully supports a two-State solution where both Israel and Palestine exist side by side in peace and security.