African Union Commission (AUC) Chairperson Moussa Faki Mahamat speaks during the 35th Ordinary Session of the African Union (AU) Summit in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, on February 5, 2022. PHOTO | TONY KARUMBA | AFP
The African Union on Thursday condemned Russia's attack on Ukraine and called for an "immediate ceasefire", saying the situation risked escalating into "a planetary conflict".
The bloc's current chair, Senegalese President Macky Sall, and Moussa Faki Mahamat, chair of the African Union Commission, said in a joint statement they were "extremely concerned" by the invasion.
