{"id":40205,"date":"2026-07-21T18:42:00","date_gmt":"2026-07-21T16:42:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/?post_type=news&#038;p=40205"},"modified":"2026-07-21T18:42:15","modified_gmt":"2026-07-21T16:42:15","slug":"au-commission-strongly-condemns-deadly-attacks-in-niger-mali","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/news\/au-commission-strongly-condemns-deadly-attacks-in-niger-mali\/","title":{"rendered":"AU Commission strongly condemns deadly attacks in Niger, Mali"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>African Union (AU) Commission Chairperson Mahmoud Ali Youssouf has issued a strong condemnation following recent deadly terrorist attacks targeting security forces and civilians in Niger and Mali.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>In an official statement released from AU headquarters in Addis Ababa, Youssouf expressed deep outrage over the coordinated assaults across the central Sahel, describing the ongoing violence as a direct threat to regional stability and human security.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The continental leadership extended heartfelt condolences to the families of the victims, as well as to the governments and peoples of Niger and Mali, while wishing a full recovery to those injured in the raids.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Reaffirming the continental body&#8217;s commitment to the Sahel region, Youssouf called for enhanced regional co-operation and international support to bolster counter-terrorism initiatives. He reiterated that sustainable peace in the West African sub-region requires unified action to neutralize extremist groups, protect vulnerable civilian populations, and tackle the root causes of instability.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&#8211;ChannelAfrica\/AU&#8211;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":33152,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false},"news-type":[78,26],"class_list":["post-40205","news","type-news","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","news-type-featured","news-type-general_news","entry"],"acf":{"short_description":"African Union\u2019s Youssouf reaffirms solidarity with Niger and Mali after fatal militant attacks","published_date":"2026-07-21 18:40:32","news_description":"African Union\u2019s Youssouf reaffirms solidarity with Niger and Mali after fatal militant attacks","form_embed":"","author":"","image_caption":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/40205","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":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/40205\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":40207,"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/40205\/revisions\/40207"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/33152"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=40205"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"news-type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news-type?post=40205"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}