Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – The Libyan leader, Mouamar Kadhafi, on Tuesday said the huge sacrifices made by Africa and the long list of martyrs for independence and freedom would not make sense unless the continent was united. Full text...

Algiers, Algeria (PANA) - African Union Commission chief Jean Ping Sunday defended his recent appointment of former South African President Thabo Mbeki to mediate in the political crisis in Cote d’Ivoire, saying he had a better chance of success. Full text...

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Union (AU) Thursday warned incumbent leader in Cote d’Ivoire, Laurent Gbago, telling him to quit “in the best interest of Cote d'Ivoire, the region and Africa as a whole.” Full text...

Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - An Australian company, Waratah Gold, has bought a licence that will enable it carry out, from January, some research activities on iron in the Youkou area, in the north of Congo, the Minister of Mining and Geology, General Pierre Oba, disclosed here Wednesday. Full text...

Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Those who believe that coups, whether by military or civilians, are the ultimate in changing governments, especially in Africa, must be getting the right signals now as the African Union (AU) and the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) have put on show their determination to fight unconstitutional changes of government. Full text...

Dakar- Senegal (PANA) -- The situation in Guinea Bissau can develop "positively a nd in a significant way," if there is "huge cooperation" from the international c ommunity, the African Union Peace and Security Council (CPS) said Tuesday. Full text...

Addis Ababa- Ethiopia (PANA) -- Chinese investments in Africa jumped by 81 percen t to US$ 552 million in the first three months of 2010, a positive response to a pledge made by President Hu Jintao when he visited Africa in February 2009, the A frican Union (AU) chief, Jean Ping, said Wednesday. Full text...

Blantyre- Malawi (PANA) -- Malawi President Bingu wa Mutharika, who is also the c urrent chairman of the African Union (AU), has urged African ministers of Agricu l ture and Finance to lobby for subsidies in the agriculture sector. Full text...

Addis Ababa- Ethiopia (PANA) -- The African Union Commission Chairperson, Jean Pi ng, has lambasted Guinea politicians for precipitating the political crisis in t h e West African state, blaming their disagreements for the postponement of the se c ond-round presidential polls. Full text...

New York- US (PANA) -- UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has appealed to the inter national community to support the Africa Union (AU) peace initiatives with "sust a inable funding". Full text...

By Mildred Mulenga- PANA Correspondent Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) -- Libya's widening investment role in Africa has spread to Zambia, where the north African nation is taking a grip on the Zambian telecommunications sector with the recent acquisition of a 75 percent stake in the Zambia Telecommunication Company (Zamtel) at a cost of over US$380 million. Full text...

CBZ Harare- Zimbabwe (PANA) -- When Pakistan's Bank of Credit and Commerce International (BCCI) collapsed in the 1990s, its subsidiary in Zimbabwe zoomed to the cliff, widely expected to similarly plunge. Full text...

Addis Ababa- Ethiopia (PANA) -- The Australian government has signed an agreement with the African Union, pledging to rapidly increase its investments into Africa in line with global targets. Full text...

Addis Ababa- Ethiopia (PANA) -- The Australian government has signed an agreement with the African Union, pledging to rapidly increase its investments in Africa in line with global targets. Full text...

New York- US (PANA) -- The UN and the African Union (AU) Saturday launched a joint task force on peace and security as the two organisations stepped up their cooperation in conflict prevention, peacekeeping and peacebuilding across the continent. Full text...

New York- US (PANA) -- Malaw's President Bingu wa Mutharika and current Chairman of the African Union (AU), says Africa is striving to transform itself political l y and economically for the benefit of its people. Full text...

Addis Ababa- Ethiopia (PANA) -- The African Union (AU) Director of Peace and Security, El Ghassin Wane, said Tuesday efforts to keep peace in 2010 through the International Year of Peace marked a new era in its history. Full text...

Addis Ababa- Ethiopia (PANA) -- The African Union Commission President Jean Ping on Wednesday condemned the terrorist attack in Mogadishu, near the presidential p alace, which killed 31 persons, including six Somali MPs and vowed to continue t h e AU peacekeeping operation there. Full text...

Dakar- Senegal (PANA) -- The Press in Africa is committed to the Successful Year of Peace and Security, proclaimed by African Heads of State and Government at th e ir summit in February 2010 in Addis Ababa, the Ethiopian capital. Full text...

Nairobi- Kenya (PANA) -- The African Union (AU) Friday praised the peaceful conduct of Kenya's constitutional referendum, saying it marked a major step to a more peaceful Africa and a sign that democracy was indeed taking root within the continent. Full text...

Kampala- Uganda (PANA) -- The African Union (AU) has signed an agreement with the African Capacity Building Foundation (ACBF) to help in the training of economists, with the aim of helping AU member states achieve a faster rate of economic growth and regional integration. Full text...

Kampala- Uganda (PANA) -- African leaders ordered a probe into the genocide and war crime allegations against Sudanese President Omer El Bashir before deciding whether to back an African trial for him. Full text...

Kampala- Uganda (PANA) -- Taking a critical look at the multitude of political problems across Africa, the Libyan leader, Mouammar Kadhafi, said on a "Studio of Peace" Television programme here Tuesday that "Africa cannot develop without unity and stability". Full text...

Kampala- Uganda (PANA) -- The Libyan revolutionary leader, Muammar Kadhafi, on Tuesday said the continent was on its way to the definite establishment of the United States of Africa. Full text...

New York- US (PANA) -- The fight against malaria is integral to boosting women’s and children’s health and achieving the other targets of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), UN Deputy Secretary-General Asha-Rose Migiro, has said. Full text...

Kampala- Uganda (PANA) -- Africans need to see tangible results of decisions taken by African Union (AU) and its institutions in order to have confidence in the continental organization, the AU chairman, President Bingu wa Mutharika of Malawi, declared here Tuesday. Full text...

Kampala- Uganda (PANA) -- African leaders have agreed on concrete steps to tackle the insecurity in Somalia after a three-day debate, dominated by the twin bombings in Kampala, the venue of their 15th meeting on pressing African affairs, an African Union (AU) spokesman said. Full text...

Kampala- Uganda (PANA) -- Burundi has agreed to triple the number of its troops s erving in the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM), from the current three battalions to six, with an immediate deployment of 850 soldier s, Defence Minister Gen. Full text...

Kampala- Uganda (PANA) -- The First Lady of Uganda, Jeannette Museveni, said she was moved by the great number of African children who die every day from curable diseases like diarrhoea, simply for lack of water and sanitation. Full text...

Kampala- Uganda (PANA) -- African leaders Tuesday failed to agree on a possible A frican trial of President Omer El Bashir, after a debate on whether they should cooperate with the Interna tional Criminal Court (ICC) on its arrest warrant for the Sudanese leader, a source at the closed-door discu ssions on the arrest warrant told PANA. Full text...

Kampala- Uganda (PANA) -- A Southern Sudanese envoy said Tuesday President Omer E l Bashir's failure to attend the 15th African Union (AU) Summit in Kampala, Uganda, is a clear sign of his unwillingness to cooperat e in ending the war in Darfur and his party's deliberate steps to delay the January 2011 referendum. Full text...

Kampala- Uganda (PANA) -- African Union Commission (AUC) Chairperson Jean Ping an d the Corporate Council on Africa (CCA) Board Chairman Michael Dignam have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to strengthen the longstanding partne rship between the two organisations. Full text...

Kampala- Uganda (PANA) -- The just-ended FIFA World Cup, held in Africa for the f irst time ever, has inspired hope and confidence among African nations that they have the capaci ty to deal with the continent's challenges of development, according to African Union Commissioner f or Social Affairs Bience Gawanas. Full text...

Kampala- Uganda (PANA) -- African leaders meeting here since Sunday have unanimou sly agreed on an integrated approach that will make the difference in the way the co ntinent's women and children have been treated by health systems and also accelerate the reduction of maternal and infant mortality. Full text...

Kampala- Uganda (PANA) -- President Jose Eduardo dos Santos of Angola Monday met with his counterparts from Congo Brazzaville, Denis Sassou Nguesso, and South Africa, Jacob Zuma, on the si delines of the 15th African Union Summit in Kampala, Uganda. Full text...

Kampala- Uganda (PANA) -- Save the Children, a non-profit organization working to create positive change for disadvantaged children, has urged African leaders me e ting here to recognize that investing in maternal and child health was critical t o development, including economic development, in their countries. Full text...

Kampala- Uganda (PANA) -- South African President Jacob Zuma, said Monday the Afr ican leadership was ready to fight terrorism following the twin bombings in Kamp a la which killed 76 people, saying those attacks were targeted to create confusio n and general instability in Africa. Full text...

Kampala- Uganda (PANA) -- Taking a critical look at the official theme of the 15t h Summit of the African Union (AU), "Maternal, Infant and Child health and Devel o pment in Africa", African leaders openly shared personal experiences of losing b e loved ones through maternal deaths during a debate on Sunday. Full text...

Kampala- Uganda (PANA) -- Libyan leader Muammar Kadhafi on Sunday in Kampala, Uga nda, met with several African Presidents who are taking part in the ongoing 15th ordinary summ it of the African Union. Full text...

Kampala- Uganda (PANA) -- Civil society campaigners attending the African Union S ummit in Kampala, Uganda, have called for an investment of US$32 billion to help improve the status of African women. Full text...

Kampala- Uganda (PANA) -- Citing malaria as one of the greatest challenges facing Africa, Presidents Yoweri Museveni of Uganda and Jakaya Kikwete of Tanzania said Monday that the continent needs strategic leadership to clear government ob structions and ensure the prosperity and development of its people. Full text...

Kampala- Uganda (PANA) -- African leaders should make a declaration calling for i ncreased funding for HIV/AIDS fight in Africa, following the decline of global funds to fight the disease, heads of UN organizations task ed with the global war against the disease said here Monday. Full text...

Kampala- Uganda (PANA) -- As the global fight against killer diseases of AIDS, ma laria and tuberculosis intensifies, government leaders from around the world are expected to renew their commitment to development and health at the Millenni um Development Goals (MDGs) summit to be held on 5 October 2010, chief executives of UN agencies spearheading the fight said here Monday. Full text...

Kampala- Uganda (PANA) -- African leaders are expected to discuss a plan to tap into the US$ 22 billion pledged for fighting hunger and starvation during the African Union (AU) Summit, which opened here Sunday. Full text...

Kampala- Uganda (PANA) -- The African Union Commission on Sunday officially inaugurated the 'Make Peace Happen Peace Studio' as part of the implementation of the 2010 Year of Peace and Security in Africa. Full text...

Kampala- Uganda (PANA) -- Putting former Chadian dictator Hissene Habre on trial in Senegal will make history not just in the West African country but also in the continent, human rights activists and victims of Habre's dicatatorship said here Sunday. Full text...

Kampala- Uganda (PANA) -- The African Union Commission on Sunday officially inaugurated the 'Make Peace Happen Peace Studio' as part of the implementation of the 2010 Year of Peace and Security in Africa. Full text...

Kampala- Uganda (PANA) -- President Goodluck Jonathan on Sunday said that Nigeria remained committed to the pursuit and promotion of the ideals of the African Union (AU), pledging his personal commitment to work towards the realization of the vision of the continental organization. Full text...

Kampala- Uganda (PANA) -- Encouraged by pro-Bashir arguments from 'unlikely' quarters, the African Union (AU) Sunday reiterated total support for the Sudanese President Omer el-Bashir, who is wanted for genocide charges by the International Criminal Court at the Hague, Netherlands. Full text...

Kampala- Uganda (PANA) -- Against the background of the daunting challenges facing the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM), the US Sunday reiterated its support for the peacekeeping force, especially the threat posed to it by the Al-Qaeda-linked Al Shabab terrorist group. Full text...