African Union slams ‘wave’ of coups, dodges Israel vote
The Hindu
Four putsches in a calender year unprecedented: AU chief
The African Union has condemned a recent “wave” of military coups that has seen an unprecedented number of member states suspended from the bloc, a senior official said Sunday, the last day of its annual summit.
The putsches were among the main issues expected to be discussed at the summit, along with the AU’s ties to Israel and its response to a grinding war in the north of host country Ethiopia.
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