{"id":315423,"date":"2022-03-01T13:34:57","date_gmt":"2022-03-01T11:34:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/informante.web.na\/?p=315423"},"modified":"2022-03-01T13:35:01","modified_gmt":"2022-03-01T11:35:01","slug":"au-condemns-reported-ill-treatment-of-africans-trying-to-leave-ukraine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/informante.web.na\/?p=315423","title":{"rendered":"AU condemns reported ill-treatment of Africans trying to leave Ukraine"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Staff Reporter<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">ALL people have the right to cross international borders during conflict and should enjoy the same rights to cross to safety from the conflict in war-ridden Ukraine, notwithstanding their nationality or racial identity.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Reports that Africans are singled out for unacceptable dissimilar treatment are shockingly racist and in breach of international law.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">This was the urgent message in a statement released by the African Union (AU).<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/informante.web.na\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/AU-condemns-reported-ill-treatment-of-Africans-trying-to-leave-Ukraine-1024x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-315425\" srcset=\"https:\/\/informante.web.na\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/AU-condemns-reported-ill-treatment-of-Africans-trying-to-leave-Ukraine-1024x1024.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/informante.web.na\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/AU-condemns-reported-ill-treatment-of-Africans-trying-to-leave-Ukraine-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/informante.web.na\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/AU-condemns-reported-ill-treatment-of-Africans-trying-to-leave-Ukraine-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/informante.web.na\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/AU-condemns-reported-ill-treatment-of-Africans-trying-to-leave-Ukraine-768x768.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/informante.web.na\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/AU-condemns-reported-ill-treatment-of-Africans-trying-to-leave-Ukraine-600x600.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/informante.web.na\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/AU-condemns-reported-ill-treatment-of-Africans-trying-to-leave-Ukraine-36x36.jpeg 36w, https:\/\/informante.web.na\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/AU-condemns-reported-ill-treatment-of-Africans-trying-to-leave-Ukraine.jpeg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>RIGHTS: Chair of the AU and President of the Republic of Senegal, H.E. Macky Sall. Photo:\u00a0France24.com<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The current Chair of the AU and President of the Republic of Senegal, H.E. Macky Sall, and the Chairperson of the AU Commission, H.E. 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