African Union

NLRB decision upholds Starbucks’ workers demands

Buffalo, New York Administrative Law Judge Michael Rosas ruled March 1 that Starbucks is guilty of violating labor laws on…

March 7, 2023

U.S. holds meeting with African states: promises and realities

The author, a veteran of the liberation movement in Guinea and Cape Verde, is a regular contributor of articles on…

December 23, 2022

U.S. transnationals seek greater profits in Africa

The U.S. State Department opened a conference in Libreville, Gabon, on Aug. 24 to promote trade between Wall Street and…

August 26, 2015

1,300 African, Asian migrants drown in Mediterranean

An accident on a substandard boat resulted in the deaths of over 900 refugees from Africa, the Middle East and…

April 28, 2015

Ebola crisis: Rich countries must respond

In Liberia, where many people have been killed by the Ebola virus, nurses and physicians went on strike on Sept.…

September 9, 2014

French president visits Africa as U.N. proposes more troops

A proposal submitted to the 15-member U.N. Security Council on March 3 calls for the deployment of an additional 12,000…

March 5, 2014

African Union summit raises withdrawal from International Criminal Court

Over 50 member-states of the African Union concluded its 21st Summit in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, on May 27. The regional…

June 5, 2013

50 years of African Union commemorated

On May 25, 1963, 33 independent African states met in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, to form the Organization of African Unity.…

May 22, 2013