Free Trade, Armed Conflict Dominate African Union Summit
Sgt4succsess SMACIN GRACEFULL TEAM Free Trade, Armed Conflict Dominate African Union Summit Most of the sessions are being held behind closed doors at the AU headquarters in the Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa ADVERTISEMENT African leaders met Saturday to discuss a slew of challenges facing the continent as UN chief Antonio Guterres urged them to do more to bring peace to conflict-hit regions. ADVERTISEMENT Africa is reeling from a record drought in the Horn and deadly violence in the Sahel region and the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), with the two-day African Union summit aiming to address these issues and jumpstart a faltering free trade pact. ADVERTISEMENT Most of the sessions are being held behind closed doors at the AU headquarters in the Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa, with more than 30 presidents and prime ministers in attendance. ADVE