Covid crisis and conflict expected to dominate African Union summit

Covid crisis and conflict expected to dominate African Union summit
Issued on:
04/02/2021 - 09:07
Internally displaced people in South Darfur protesting against the end of the joint United Nations/African Union peacekeeping mission. - AFP/File
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African leaders will focus on the continent's Covid-19 response at their virtual summit, hosted from Addis Ababa, this weekend. They will also examine security crises that have been overlooked during the pandemic.
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The two-day African Union summit takes place one year after Egypt recorded the first case of Covid-19 in Africa, prompting widespread fears that member states' health systems would quickly be overwhelmed.

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