THE leaders of the United Nations and the African Union urged stronger international cooperation at the opening Sunday of the African Union summit in the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa. He urged South Sudan’s warring factions to reach a peace agreement or risk African Union sanctions. The summit is expected to issue a response to Trump’s recent comment in which he likened African countries to a filthy toilet. Among the leaders gathered for the annual summit of the African Union’s 55 countries are the new leaders of Zimbabwe, Liberia and Angola. Palestinian leader Mamhoud Abbas is attending the summit and asking African leaders not to open diplomatic representations in Jerusalem.

Source: Nigerian Tribune January 28, 2018 20:52 UTC