The Chairperson of the African Union Commission, AUC; Moussa Faki Mahamat has bemoaned ongoings in Libya on the occasion of the AU’s 18 anniversary.
Describing Libya as the principal initiator and proponent of the AU, he said the current crisis was the fault of all interested parties, some of whom continue to stoke the security and political crisis riddling the country.
Twitter statement of AUC chair, Moussa Faki Mahamat
57 years ago, Africa laid the foundations for its unity that had been undermined by colonisation, by establishing a common organization, the OAU which became the African Union in 2002.
As Chairperson of the AUC, one of whose key commitments is to silence the guns on the continent, I am deeply touched by the sight of the current events in Libya, one of the founding members of the OAU and the principal initiator and proponent of the AU.
Full statement by AUC Chairperson
AU president Ramaphosa speaks on COVID-19
Over in South Africa, president Cyril Ramaphosa who is also the current AU president in his weekly dispatch touched on the AU @18 celebrations but with a strong slant to the COVID-19.
