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  "title": "President Mahama arrives in Luanda for 21st AU Extraordinary Session on conflict resolution",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/29/president-mahama-arrives-in-luanda-for-21st-au-extraordinary-session",
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  "published": "2026-08-29T20:21:56.000Z",
  "source": {
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  "summary": "President John Dramani Mahama has arrived in Luanda, Angola, for the 21st Extraordinary Session of the Assembly of Heads of State and Government of the African Union (AU). The summit, scheduled for August 30, 2026, will focus on strengthening conflict prevention and resolution mechanisms across the continent.\n\nThe high-level summit will be led by Angolan President João Manuel Gonçalves Lourenço, who is also the AU Champion for Peace and Reconciliation in Africa. According to GBC Ghana, the summit will consider and adopt a comprehensive Decision, Action Plan, and Implementation Matrix on Conflict Prevention and Resolution for the continent.\n\nThe gathering takes place amid complex and mounting security challenges across the continent, including Sudan, Eastern DRC, the Sahel Region, the Horn of Africa, and Mozambique, as reported by GBC Ghana and MyJoyOnline Ghana. President Mahama and fellow African heads of state are expected to forge actionable strategies to bolster regional stability and reinforce the continent’s collective capacity for peacebuilding.",
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        "title": "Mahama in Luanda for 21st AU Extraordinary Session on conflict resolution",
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        "title": "President Mahama in Luanda for 21st AU Extraordinary Session on conflict resolution",
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        "title": "Mahama arrives in Luanda for 21st AU Extraordinary Session on conflict resolution",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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