African leaders meet in the face of coups, conflicts, crises

The African bloc has managed to avoid a crisis on another front by defusing tensions over the one-year rotating AU chairmanship.

African heads of state and government pose for a group photo before the opening ceremony of the 37th Ordinary Session of the Assembly of the African Union (AU) at the AU headquarters in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia on February 17, 2024. (AFP)