African Union suspends Egypt

MaxShimba · 2013-07-05T17:02:50+00:00

The African Union has carried out its threat of suspending Egypt over the coup, according to AFP. Read more: Egypt's 'day of rejection' - live updates | World news | guardian.co.uk Above link is Guardian live. See 12.15pm BST which may show form abroad as 7.15am EST for example. Will add AFP link if I can find it. ALL of Africa is in the African Union apart from Morocco. UK ITV / ITN news link here : The African Union (AU) on has suspended Egypt from all its activities after the Egyptian military overthrew elected president Mohamed Morsi, a senior AU official told Reuters. Suspension is the AU's usual response to any interruption of constitutional rule by a member state. "As mandated by the relevant AU instruments, the African Union Peace and Security Council decides to suspend the participation of Egypt in AU activities until the restoration of constitutional order," Admore Kambudzi, Secretary of the Peace and Security Council, said after a meeting. African Union suspends Egypt after leaders overthrown - ITV News Read elsewhere the African Union have classed this as a coup.

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Start date Jul 5, 2013

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