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Ministers of the African Union meet in Addis Ababa to discuss the situation in Sudan. IMAGES
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
Heads of States arrive at the African Union headquarters in Addis Ababa for the second and last day of the organisation's 36th summit. More than 30 presidents and prime ministers are in attendance, as they discuss a slew of challenges facing the continent. Images show South African President Cyril Ramaphosa, Senegalese President Macky sall, the Chair of the African Union Commission Moussa Faki, and former Nigerian President and current High Representative for the Horn of Africa, Olusegun Obasanjo. IMAGES
Former Nigerian president and special African Union broker Olusegun Obasanjo announces the success of the Tigray peace talks in Pretoria. "We are seeing in practice and actualisation what we have tried to achieve for ourselves over the years: and that is African solutions for African problems" he says. SOUNDBITE
U.S. President Barack Obama attends an outdoor arrival ceremony in heavy rain, as the first sitting U.S. president to visit Laos. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).