African Union Commission Archives - Jean-Jacques Cornish https://jjcornish.com/tag/african-union-commission/ The low down on African affairs Thu, 11 Apr 2019 22:00:00 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.5 https://i0.wp.com/jjcornish.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/cropped-Fountain_Pen_favicon-812.png?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 African Union Commission Archives - Jean-Jacques Cornish https://jjcornish.com/tag/african-union-commission/ 32 32 Sudan faces exclusion from African Union following coup https://jjcornish.com/2019/04/sudan-faces-exclusion-from-african-union-following-coup/ Thu, 11 Apr 2019 22:00:00 +0000 https://jjcornish.com/2019/04/sudan-faces-exclusion-from-african-union-following-coup/ Sudan could be red-carded by the African Union following yesterday’s military coup. The new leadership insists it won’t extradite deposed president Omar El Bashir to the International Criminal Court but says he may stand trial in Sudan. African Union Commission head Moussa Faki says the unconstitutional removal of Sudanese President Omar Al Bashir is inappropriate. […]

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]]> Sudan could be red-carded by the African Union following yesterday’s military coup.

The new leadership insists it won’t extradite deposed president Omar El Bashir to the International Criminal Court but says he may stand trial in Sudan.

African Union Commission head Moussa Faki says the unconstitutional removal of Sudanese President Omar Al Bashir is inappropriate.

He cites the 19-year-old Lomè declaration excluding from workings of the continental body any government that has seized power unconstitutionally.

United Nations Security Council members have been briefed on developments as the world powerhouse prepares to get involved in Sudan.

The military council, facing defiance from pro-democracy activists. says its only concern is public order.

It says it may not stay in power for a full two-year-term if the transition to civilian rule goes smoothly. 

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