Africa in Focus with Advocate Sipho Mantula, Researcher: Thabo Mbeki African School of Public & International Affairs: Unisa

The National Briefing · Jul 31, 2026 · 6m

1. South Africa- African Union

Following a decision by the 49th Ordinary Session of the African Union’s (AU) Executive Council not to discuss migration at the upcoming AU mid-term review meeting, South Africa reaffirms its support for the long-standing decision of the African Union to convene a continent-wide conference on migration.

The 25th African Union Assembly, held in Johannesburg in 2015, called for an African migration conference to discuss, among other issues, approaches to accelerating mobility and development within the continent while also addressing the challenges posed by…