{"id":30294,"date":"2026-03-30T08:37:45","date_gmt":"2026-03-30T06:37:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/?post_type=news&#038;p=30294"},"modified":"2026-03-30T08:37:45","modified_gmt":"2026-03-30T06:37:45","slug":"au-chairperson-mourns-passing-of-former-algerian-president-zeroual","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/news\/au-chairperson-mourns-passing-of-former-algerian-president-zeroual\/","title":{"rendered":"AU Chairperson mourns passing of former Algerian President Zeroual"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Chairperson of the African Union (AU) Commission, Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, has expressed profound sorrow following the death of Liamine Zeroual, former President of the People\u2019s Democratic Republic of Algeria, who passed away on Saturday evening.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Youssouf extended heartfelt condolences to the Government and people of Algeria, as well as to the late President\u2019s family, affirming the AU Commission\u2019s full solidarity with the nation during this period of mourning.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Youssouf paid tribute to Zeroual as a steadfast statesman whose life embodied sacrifice, dignity, and an unwavering commitment to Algeria\u2019s sovereignty and unity. He highlighted Zeroual\u2019s leadership during a critical period in Algeria\u2019s history, describing it as marked by courage, restraint, and a deep sense of responsibility to his people.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>He also acknowledged Algeria\u2019s enduring role as a pillar of Pan-Africanism and a champion of continental solidarity, liberation, and self-determination.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>In honouring his memory, the Youssouf recalled Zeroual\u2019s dedication to peace, stability, and national reconciliation, values that resonate with the Union\u2019s vision of an integrated, prosperous, and peaceful Africa.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&#8211;ChanenlAfrica\/AU&#8211;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":30295,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"news-type":[26],"class_list":["post-30294","news","type-news","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","news-type-general_news","entry"],"acf":{"short_description":"AU Commission, Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, has expressed profound sorrow following the death of Liamine Zeroual, former President of the People\u2019s Democratic Republic of Algeria","published_date":"2026-03-30 08:25:23","news_description":"AU Commission, Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, has expressed profound sorrow following the death of Liamine Zeroual, former President of the People\u2019s Democratic Republic of Algeria","form_embed":"","author":"","image_caption":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/30294","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/news"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/30294\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":30296,"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/30294\/revisions\/30296"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/30295"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=30294"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"news-type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news-type?post=30294"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}