AU suspends Egypt indefinitely
11 July 2013
<div class="socialButton" id="facebookLike"><div class="facebook_button"><span style="height: 20px; width: 71px;"></span>Addis
Ababa — The AU suspended Egypt from all its activities Friday after the
Egyptian military overthrew the elected president, Mohamed Morsi, a
senior AU official said.</div></div><p>“As mandated by the relevant AU
instruments, the AU Peace and Security Council decided to suspend the
participation of Egypt in AU activities until the restoration of
constitutional order,” said Admore Kambudzi, secretary of the council.</p><p>Suspension
is the AU’s usual response to any interruption of constitutional rule
by a member state. In March it suspended the Central African Republic
after rebels overthrew the government.</p> Read the full article here: Vanguard
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