AU renews demand for reform of multilateral institutions

The Assembly urges a common position seeking recognition, apologies and reparatory processes for slavery, deportation, colonization, genocide, apartheid and looting. The resolution records a political...

The Assembly calls for full implementation of the 2001 Durban Declaration, including education, truthful African history and public-policy reform. Its inclusion links current reparations diplomacy...

Decision 942 calls for an observatory to document historical and current violations, monitor state commitments and support advocacy and education. The proposal indicates a turn toward tracking...

The Assembly calls on African states, diaspora communities and justice-seeking peoples to oppose racism, support restitution of looted cultural property and pursue structural reforms. The language...

The Assembly asks for a formal request to the UN to correct disproportionate map representations of Africa, naming the Mercator projection. It frames maps as part of global power and knowledge, a...

The Assembly reaffirmed the Common African Position on Security Council reform, maintaining the Ezulwini Consensus and Sirte Declaration as reference points. The demand confronts an international...

The Assembly adopted a memorandum governing AU, regional economic community and regional mechanism use of the African Standby Force. It seeks coordination for peace operations, while collective...

A separate Assembly declaration addresses the sovereignty, unity and stability of the Federal Republic of Somalia. The decision illustrates how continental solidarity is often articulated through...

Decision 949 provides for an extraordinary summit in Luanda in 2026 on conflict prevention and resolution. It continues the AU’s search for African-led responses, while summit diplomacy must still...

Decision 950 makes sustainable water availability and safe sanitation the AU theme for 2026, linking Agenda 2063 to public health, food security and climate resilience. Water justice is part of...