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US President Barack Obama praises African economic growth in a speech in the Kenyan capital on Saturday. Julie Noce reports.
African heads of state including Nigerian President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, Togo's President Faure Gnassingbe, and Ghana's President Nana Akufo-Addo, join other senior officials and dignitaries for a family photo on the first day of a two-day African summit on counter-terrorism, aimed at looking for African-led solutions to the continent's security challenges. IMAGES
African leaders attend a two-day summit of the African Union in Addis Ababa as the continent wrestles with coups, conflicts, political crises and regional tensions. The 55-member bloc has long been criticised for being ineffectual and taking little decisive action in the face of numerous conflicts and power grabs. IMAGES of the group photo and of the opening of the summit
African leaders open a two-day summit of the African Union as the continent wrestles with coups, conflicts, political crises and regional tensions. Ahead of the gathering in the Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa, AU Commission head Moussa Faki Mahamat voiced alarm at the violence gripping many nations, both in Africa and other parts of the world. IMAGES
Delegates including Comoros President Azali Assoumani and the Commission's head Moussa Faki Mahamat arrive at the African Union headquarters in Addis Ababa for the start of a two-day summit, as the continent wrestles with coups, conflicts, political crises and regional tensions. Ahead of the gathering in the Ethiopian capital, Faki voiced alarm at the violence gripping many nations, both in Africa and other parts of the world. IMAGES