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Regional integration
Photograph of Congress attendees, 1945 Pan-African Congress. Among the people to attend were George Padmore, W. E. B. Du Bois, Jomo Kenyatta and Kwame Nkrumah. 80 years since 1945 Manchester Congress and the need for revolutionary Pan-Africanism

The anniversary of the Manchester Congress calls for reflection on its enduring significance and the meaning of Pan-Africanism in today’s world, a time when the struggles for sovereignty, unity, and liberation remain as urgent as ever.

AES leaders AES to establish a Sahelian Criminal and Human Rights Court

The step toward judicial integration further advances the unification of Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger under the Alliance of Sahel States (AES), which earlier this year unveiled a common flag and a regional passport, allowing its people to cross borders freely.

33 countries meet in Tegucigalpa, Honduras, at the annual CELAC summit

The most pressing issues revolve around the measures taken by the Trump administration regarding new tariffs and migration policy.

Sahel states exit ECOWAS, launch regional passport and joint military

The Alliance of Sahel States (AES) withdraws from ECOWAS and continues initiatives for independence, regional integration, and defensive cooperation.

Iraqi Prime Minister visits Iran to strengthen regional unity and resist external interference

The two West Asian nations discussed regional cooperation, economic partnership, and the strengthening of resistance to foreign interference.

“Letter to the People for the Integration of Latin America and the Caribbean” launched at Foz do Iguaçu conference

From February 22 to 24, 4,000 people from more than 20 countries gathered in Foz do Iguaçu for the Conference on the Integration of Latin American and Caribbean Peoples

Conference on the Integration of Latin American and Caribbean Peoples begins in Foz do Iguaçu

The Conference on the Integration of Latin American and Caribbean Peoples began on February 22, bringing together representatives from 20 countries

Ahead of III CELAC-EU Summit, movements from both continents build People’s Summit

Movements from Latin America and Europe have joined hands to hold the 2023 People’s Summit which will run parallel to the CELAC-EU Heads of State Summit

Argentina and Brazil rejoin UNASUR

UNASUR was founded in May 2008, with the objective to build regional integration in the cultural, economic, social and political areas while respecting the diversity of each of the member nations

Lula’s address to CELAC “Nothing should separate us, since everything brings us together”

The return of Brazil to CELAC under the leadership of Lula was widely celebrated in the VII Heads of State Summit

What will Lula’s foreign policy look like?

Lula’s incoming government has an immense challenge ahead to repair historic relations and alliances which were undermined by Bolsonaro

ALBA-TCP member countries commit to strengthen regional integration efforts

During the XX summit of the ALBA-TCP, leaders of the member countries reiterated their confidence in the regional integration organization, and ratified their commitment to continue strengthening cooperation, solidarity, independence and sovereignty of the Latin American and the Caribbean region