Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Africa needs to review the nature of its relations with the international community in order to bring about its structural transformation, according to Carlos Lopes, UN Under-Secretary-General and Executive Secretary of the UN Economic Commission for Africa (ECA). Full text...

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - There is a glimmer of hope for Africa’s rejuvenation as a result of the progress achieved over the last decade, Ethiopia’s Foreign Affairs Minister, Dr. Tedros Adhanom, told his African counterparts meeting here Wednesday, on the eve of the golden jubilee of the Organisation of African Unity/African Union (OAU/AU). Full text...

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Ten years after its creation, the Africa Peer Review Mechanism (APRM) has received acclaim for its contribution to sustainable growth and development in the continent. Full text...

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Executive Council of the African Union (AU) starts its 23rd ordinary session here Wednesday to deliberate on different reports of ministerial meetings organised by the AU Commission in the last six months. Full text...

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – Central African Republic, Guinea Bissau and Madagascar have been banned from attending the 21st summit of the African Union (AU), to be held from 25 to 27 May in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Full text...

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Peer Review Mechanism (APRM) has yet to deliver on the lofty promises of good governance, deepened democracy and the advancement of human rights in the continent, according to civil society organisations meeting here ahead of the African Union (AU) summit next week. Full text...

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Though the last 50 years of Africa’s history have been fraught with so many challenges, Africans today are very proud of their achievements, according to Ethiopia’s Ambassador Kongit Sinegiorgis. Full text...

Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - President Omar El-Bashir arrived in Ndjamena, the capital of Chad, Friday to take part in the second summit of the Great Green Wall. Full text...

Durban, South Africa (PANA) – On the fringes of the fifth annual summit of the BRICS summit in Durban, South Africa, the Angolan President, José Eduardo dos Santos, on Wednesday held separate meetings with BRICS leaders and that of Equatorial Guinea on partnerships for development, integration and industrialization of Angola and other African countries. Full text...

Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - The fifth summit of the group of developing nations under the umbrella BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa) is due to start later Tuesday in Durban, South Africa, with an opening ceremony and a banquet hosted by South Africa's President Jacob Zuma. Full text...

Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - ECOWAS has renewed the mandate of the Ivorian President, Alassane Ouattara, as the Chairman of the ECOWAS Authority of Heads of State and Government for another one year. Full text...

Niamey, Niger (PANA) - The Nigerien head of state, Mahamadou Issoufou, left Niamey Wednesday for Cote d'Ivoire where he will attend the ECOWAS Summit, according to local Nigerien media. Full text...

Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The 42nd Ordinary Summit of ECOWAS was due to open in Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire, Wednesday to discuss regional peace and security issues, including the situations in Mali and Guinea-Bissau, among others. Full text...

Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Burundi's President Pierre Nkurunziza was expected to leave Bujumbura on Thursday for Equatorial Guinea’s capital, Malabo, where he will attend the 3rd session of the Africa-South America Summit (ASA), official sources told PANA here. Full text...

Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (PANA) - Ivorian President Alassane Ouattara was due to leave Abidjan Thursday for Malabo, capital of Equatorial Guinea, to take part in the 3rd Summit of Heads of State and Government of Africa and South America, according to a statement from the Ivorian presidency. Full text...

Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - Congo President Denis Sassou Nguesso left Brazzaville on Thursday for Malabo, Equatorial Guinea, where he will attend the 3rd Summit of Heads of State and Government of the Africa and South America, scheduled for 22-23 Feb in the Equatorial Guinean capital. Full text...

Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria's President Goodluck Jonathan, will leave Abuja, the Nigerian capital city, for Malabo, Equatorial Guinea, Thursday to participate in the third Summit of Heads of State and Government of Africa and South America. Full text...

Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - President Boni Yayi of Benin will visit Malabo, Equatorial Guinea, where he take part in the summit of Heads of State and Government of the South America-Africa Cooperation Forum (ASA), slated for Friday. Full text...

Blantyre, Malawi (PANA) - The NGO Crisis in Zimbabwe Coalition (CiZC) has called for an extra-ordinary Southern African Development Community (SADC) summit to adopt an election road-map for Zimbabwe before elections are held. Full text...

Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - Beninese President Yayi Boni will take part in the Summit of Heads of State and Government of the Community of Sahel-Saharan States (CEN-SAD), to be held Saturday at N 'N'Djamena, the capital of Chad, PANA learnt Friday from official sources. Full text...

Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Leading a high-level official delegation, the Sudanese leader, Omar Al-Bashir will depart here Friday for N'Djamena, Chad, to take part in a special summit of Heads of State and Government of member countries of the Community of Sahel-Saharan States (CEN-SAD). Full text...

Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (PANA) - Ivorian President Alassane Ouattara will attend the Special Summit of Heads of State and Government of member countries of the Community of Sahel-Saharan States (CEN-SAD), PANA learnt from official sources here. Full text...

Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – The Gambian President, Yahya Jammeh, is due in Cairo, Egypt, on Tuesday to attend the 12th Summit of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) which runs from 5 to 8 February. Full text...

Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - President Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz of Mauritania was due in Cairo, Egypt, Tuesday where he will be taking part in the 12th summit of the Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC), scheduled for Wednesday and Thursday, official sources told PANA here. Full text...

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - African leaders rose Monday from two days of intensive talks on the conflicts affecting the continent with a resolve to pep up the continent's response to the crises by making the African Standby Force (ASF) a reality. Full text...

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) –A special brigade of some 2,000 soldiers, which will be set up within the United Nations Mission for the Stabilization of Congo (MONUSCO), will be headed by a Tanzanian official. Full text...

Addis-Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – African leaders ended their meeting in the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa, on Monday with a pledge of US$50 million for the Mali International Support Mission (MISMA). Full text...

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - UN Secretary-General Ban Ki Moon has appealed to African male leaders to join his campaign to end violence against women, specifically rape and sexual violence in conflict. Full text...

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - UN will deploy an international peacekeeping operation in Mali once the armed operation to oust Islamist insurgents is over, Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon announced here Sunday. Full text...

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Speaking on the sidelines of the 20th Summit of the African Union (AU), which began here Sunday, Senegalese President Macky Sall has called on Ivorians to continue their political dialogue until they can achieve national reconciliation, since his mediation mission in Côte d'Ivoire had ended. Full text...

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Ethiopian Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn took over the Chairmanship of the African Union (AU) on Sunday, with a pledge to work towards the execution of various plans, including AU's internal reforms. Full text...

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Union (AU) foreign ministers have elected new members to the Peace and Security Council, bringing on board Algeria, Equatorial Guinea, Mozambique, Nigeria and Uganda, diplomats said here Sunday, the opening day of the 20th AU summit. Full text...

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Africa has the experience to forge solutions to its own challenges and contribute to global goals of inclusive growth, social justice and protecting the environment, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon told African leaders here Sunday at the opening session of the 20th Summit of the African Union (AU). Full text...

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Despite Tanzania's strength in political stability and national unity, the East African country faces the challenge of sustaining the nearly 50-year Union created out of the merger of Tanganyika (on the mainland) and the off-coast Isles of Zanzibar, according to a review report released here by the African Peer Review Mechanism (APRM). Full text...

Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - Congolese President Denis Sassou Nguesso left Brazzaville Saturday for the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa, to attend the 20th AU Summit scheduled for 27-28 Jan., sources said. Full text...

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - As African leaders fly into the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa, this weekend for the 20th Ordinary Session of the African Union (AU) Assembly, leading civil society organisations (CSOs) present here have said they want the 50th anniversary of the Pan-African organisation to be marked by decisive actions for lasting peace on the continent. Full text...

Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenyan President Mwai Kibaki left Friday for Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, for a a three-day official visit, the Presidential Press Service (PPS) said. Full text...

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Sudanese President Omar El-Bashir held direct talks with his South Sudanese counterpart, Salva Kiir, on Friday in an effort to overcome differences over the resumption of oil exports and security issues. Full text...

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - African leaders started arriving in the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa, Friday, for Sunday's African Union (AU) summit that is expected to deal with renewed conflicts in the Central African Republic (CAR), Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, Mali, Somalia as well as Sudan and South Sudan. Full text...

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Union (AU) has promised a strong response to the Algerian hostage crisis which led to the killing dozens of captives, Commissioner for Peace and Security Ramtane Lamamra said Tuesday. Full text...

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - African Ambassadors accredited to the African Union (AU) Monday kicked-started a preparatory meeting ahead of this month's AU Summit in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, outlining priorities that include building on strategic partnerships to advance continental trade in the wake of the global economic slowdown. Full text...

Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - West African leaders rose from their emergency summit in Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire, on Saturday by calling on all Member States as well as other African nations to urgently contribute troops to the African-led International Support Mission in Mali (AFISMA), which is battling armed Islamic groups in Mali. Full text...

Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) – Sudanese president Omar Al-Bashir will fly to Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, for a meeting with his South Sudanese counterpart, President Salva Kiir, ahead of an African Union (AU) Summit at the end of this month. Full text...

Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - The West African regional bloc, ECOWAS, has postponed its extra-ordinary summit on Mali from Wednesday in Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire, to Saturday (19Jan) at the same venue, ECOWAS sources told PANA here Sunday. Full text...

Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) is to hold an extra-ordinary summit on Mali on Wednesday in Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire, PANA learnt from here Saturday. Full text...

Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The African Union (AU) says it is deeply encouraged by the convening of the summit meeting between Sudan and South Sudan and expressed the hope that it will enable the two Presidents to agree on the best means and ways of overcoming the challenges encountered in the implementation of last September's landmark agreements. Full text...

Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudanese President Omar Bashir held a closed-door meeting in the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa, on Friday, with African Union High level Implementation Panel chairperson, Thabo Mbeki and Ethiopian Prime Minister, Haile Mariam Desalegn, in preparation for a Sudan-South Sudan summit meeting at the weekend. Full text...

Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - President Omar al-Bashir of Sudan has agreed to meet his Southern Sudanese counterpart, Salva Kiir, on Friday to spur the implementation of a peace deal they signed three months ago in the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa. Full text...

Malabo, Equatorial Guinea (PANA) - The African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) Group of States have rounded off a two-day summit for Heads of States and Government in Malabo, Equatorial Guinea, by committing to stronger South-South cooperation and calling for more development-friendly relations with European partners. Full text...

Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - President Yayi Boni of Benin, who is also President of the Council of the Entente, was due in Niamey Monday, to take part in the conference of Heads of State and Government of the organization. Full text...