AU panel connects heritage restitution, memory and sovereignty

The AU Assembly adopted a protocol on free movement, residence and establishment, tying mobility to integration and pan-African citizenship. Adoption was a legal commitment, not implementation; the...

Forty-four African states sign the agreement establishing the African Continental Free Trade Area in Kigali. The initiative seeks to deepen intra-African trade and integration; its decolonial...

The AfCFTA agreement enters into force after the required ratifications. It creates a continent-wide trade framework, but implementation, infrastructure gaps and unequal bargaining power between...

Trading under the AfCFTA begins, an institutional milestone for continental economic integration. The start of trading did not immediately remove tariffs or logistical barriers; the event is best...

The Ninth Pan-African Congress convened in Lomé under AU and Togolese auspices, centering renewal of Pan-Africanism and Africa’s role in reforming multilateral institutions. It extends the congress...

The opening emphasized water security, continental agency and reform of global governance. Official accounts record leaders’ stated priorities; these should be read alongside the gap between summit...

Assembly Decision 942 extended the 2025 theme into a 2026–2035 Decade of Justice for Africans and People of African Descent through Reparations. This carries a movement demand into a longer...

The Assembly decision describes a renewed Pan-Africanism grounded in endogenous African values and Ubuntu, emphasizing interdependence and solidarity. This is a political framing adopted by...

Decision 942 calls for lasting transnational ties based on solidarity, shared memory and a common future. It extends a long Pan-African debate about who belongs to the political community and how...

The Assembly calls for stronger synergy between African states, Afro-descendant nations and regional bodies, and affirms support for AU–CARICOM initiatives. The statement connects continental...