state of the union Europe's week: Ukraine and Africa summit take centre stage Brussels hosted the first EU-African Union summit since 2017. 18/02/2022
focus DRC and the French development agency sign a national digital infrastructure development agreement Summits are often diplomatic marathons. But aside from all the roundtables, social events, photo ops and bilateral meetings, leaders can also meet with other partners in order to implement concrete projects. 18/02/2022
focus Tax reform boost for Africa's digital transformation An estimated 25% of the African population has access to the internet. Digital transformation is a priority for several countries - and OECD tax reforms could help. 17/02/2022
Europe News EU and African leaders meet in Brussels to reset relations The European Union and the African Union are coming together in a two-day summit to tackle vaccination, climate change, migration and development. 17/02/2022
focus EU-AU summit: calls grow for stronger partnership to tackle global challenges In this episode of Focus, Euronews' Byran Carter previews the forthcoming AU-EU summit in Brussels, highlighting the likely topics up for discussion. 16/02/2022
View Pandemic drives Africa’s desire for self-reliance┃View African governments are, for the most part, making huge efforts to ensure that shots reach arms and doses are not wasted. 15/02/2022
World "Europe's response should be to talk to Africans" – Felix Tshisekedi Days after the Summit on the Financing of African Economies in Paris, the President of the Democratic Republic of Congo, Felix Tshisekedi, gives Euronews his insight into the continent's finances, the migrant situation, terrorist threats and good governance. 26/05/2021
View Will 2020 be a pivotal year for Africa-EU relations? Not without dialogue and mutual respect ǀ View While EU political leaders claim that 2020 will be a ‘pivotal year’ for EU-Africa relations, the joint announcement expected to be made soon by the European Commission and the European Union External Action Service fails to show a sincere intention to move away from an asymmetric relationship. 11/03/2020
View The G7 should deliver progress, not promises, on gender equality ǀ View Most countries in the world limit the economic opportunities of women by law. More than 100 countries even exclude women in particular from obtaining certain jobs. There are 18 countries, where it is legal for men to forbid their wives to work at all. 26/08/2019
Sudan International outcry over repression of protesters by Sudan's military The bloody repression of protesters by the military in Sudan has been greeted with a wave of international outcry condemning the violence 07/06/2019
Europe News Libya conditions overshadow EU-Africa summit The scandal surrounding slave trading in Libya has overshadowed this EU-Africa summit in Abidjan, Ivory Coast. Leaders agreed a deal promising to 30/11/2017
Europe News EU eyes Africa trade boost EU and African leaders will meet in Ivory Coast this week. Their aim, they say, is to boost trade links between both continents, especially in the 27/11/2017
Kenya Several die in election violence in Kenya Violence erupts in opposition strongholds in Nairobi as counting continues from Tuesday's election 09/08/2017
Europe News Migrant weary EU promises to change relations with Africa EU foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini says the bloc is changing its attitude towards Africa after the massive increases in migration in the past few years. 15/05/2017
Africanews African leaders back plan for mass ICC withdrawal Africa has 34 signatories to the Rome Statute, the treaty which set up the court. 01/02/2017
Africanews [Photos] The African passport with 5 language inscriptions The passport are currently issued to Heads of States and diplomats and is believed to have high security features. The first recepients were Chairperson of the African Union, Idris Deby Itno and Rwand 17/07/2016
Africanews African passport launched, Idris Deby & Paul Kagame get first copies The African passport has finally been launched and the first two copies issued at the 27th African Union (AU) summit in the Rwandan capital, Kigali. 17/07/2016
Africanews AU ready to deploy East African Stanby Force to Burundi The African Union Commission could deploy the East African Standby Force to Burundi in the wake of deadly clashes recorded since April.The contingency plan was deliberated upon at the 565th African 17/12/2015
world news Obama urges nations to respect democracy in African Union speech At the end of an historic and personally significant trip, Barack Obama has left Africa with words of hope and warning. Before setting off from 28/07/2015
South Africa South Africa: ICC calls for arrest of Sudan's president during regional summit A South African court has issued an interim order blocking Sudanese President Omar Bashir from leaving the country, until a judge hears an 14/06/2015
Nigeria 'Phase one over' in Boko Haram battle, say Chad-Niger forces African coalition forces say the first phase of the offensive against Boko Haram is over following last week’s successful recapture of a strategic 04/04/2015
world news 7,500 African Union troops to fight Boko Haram African Union forces from Chad have attacked Boko Haram killing 120 of its militants in the far north of Cameron. The Islamist militant group had 01/02/2015
Zimbabwe Zimbabwe's Mugabe elected as new African Union chairman Robert Mugabe at the centre of controversy again after being appointed head of the African Union 30/01/2015
World Bience Gawanas on women power in Africa Euronews’ Francois Chignac met and talked with Bience Gawanas at the 17th summit of the African Union, held in Equatorial Guinea. She is the 08/07/2011
focus Saving the African Union Libya, Ivory Coast, South Sudan, Zimbabwe – recent events in Africa, many of them very violent, have burst onto the international stage. And in 05/07/2011
![[Photos] The African passport with 5 language inscriptions](https://static.euronews.com/articles/338876/320x180_338876.jpg "[Photos] The African passport with 5 language inscriptions")
