Africa

The African Union is on a mission to transform the continent by 2063. This is what you need to know

A Bozo fisherman casts his net from a pirogue in front of Saaya village in the Niger river inland delta February 7, 2007. The Bozo, a West African ethnic group located predominantly along the Niger River in Mali, are famous for their fishing skills and are locally occasionally referred to as the "masters of the river". Picture taken on February 7, 2007. REUTERS/Florin Iorganda (MALI) - RTR1M4GU

Plans are underway to establish free trade across Africa. Image: REUTERS/Florin Iorganda

John McKenna
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Newly elected African Union Commission Chairman, Chadian Foreign Minister Moussa Faki Mahamat (R) talks to the outgoing Chairperson of the Commission, Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma during his swearing-in ceremony at the African Union (AU) headquarters in Ethiopia's capital, Addis Ababa, March 14, 2017. REUTERS/Tiksa Negeri - RTX30YYC
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