Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Nigeria’s former President Olusegun Obasanjo, has been appointed Chairman of the African Union High-Level Panel on Alternative Sources of Financing the Union through funds generated from taxes. Full text...

Ondjiva, Angola (PANA) - A total of US$ 254,000 was realised at a cattle auction held in the Ondjiva city, Angola, as part of the sixth edition of the Expo/Cunene 2011, which started here Saturday. Full text...

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Union Tuesday called on member states to contribute in any way they can to help drought-affected people in Somalia and the greater Horn of Africa region. Full text...

Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - An African Union (AU) conference on Somalia will begin in Rwanda Wednesday, according to an official statement issued Tuesday in Kigali, the Rwandan capital. Full text...

Malabo, Equatorial Guinea (PANA) - African leaders who met here 30 June-1 July have approved the creation of the 'Jacques Diouf Prize' for food security on the continent. Full text...

Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisia has been ranked 44th out of the 153 countries covered by the report "Global Peace Index" for 2011, published by the Institute for the Economy and Peace based in the Australian capital, Sydney.Full text...

Blantyre, Malawi (PANA) - Malawi 's acute depletion of foreign exchange (forex) reserves has forced the immediate-past chairman of the African Union (AU), President Bingu wa Mutharika, to skip the on-going AU summit in Malabo, Equatorial Guinean. Full text...

Malabo, Equatorial Guinea (PANA) - Member states of the African Union (AU) will propose to the UN Conference on sustainable development (Rio+20) the creation of a World Environment Organisation at an international meeting on the environment taking place from 28 May to 6 June, 2012, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Full text...

Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Egyptian Prime Minsiter Essam Sharaf said Thursday that his country was keen on playing a pivotal role in strengthening African-Arab ties. Full text...

Malabo, Equatorial Guinea (PANA) – The head of state of Equatorial Guinea and current chairman of the African Union (AU), Obiang Nguema Basogo, exhorted his African peers Thursday in Malabo to display greater unity and solidarity when taking important decisions on issues affecting the continent. Full text...

Malabo, Equatorial Guinea (PANA) – The chairman of the African Union Commission, Jean Ping, has on Thursday tackled the causes of the ongoing revolts in the Arab world, saying they are being caused by young peoples' aspirations for better economic and social conditions. Full text...

Malabo, Equatorial Guinea (PANA) - African Union's plan to establish the Pan African University (PAU), to meet the developmental needs of the continent and inject highly skilled manpower into the economic, political and socio-cultural sectors, will be in focus as African leaders begin their 17th Summit in Malabo, Equatorial Guinea, Thursday, PANA reported from here. Full text...

Malabo, Equatorial Guinea (PANA) - East African foreign ministers are upbeat about the progress made by Somali government troops in taking territorial control over various parts of Mogadishu. Full text...

Malabo, Equatorial Guinea (PANA) - East African foreign ministers have called for more targeted sanctions against Eritrea for supporting extremists to destabilize the region, according to a communiqué issued here.Full text...

Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – The 17th ordinary session of the African Union heads of State opens on Thursday in Malabo, Equatorial Guinea, with the first day to be devoted to the examination and debates on the topic "Speeding of youth automation for sustainable development" to be presented by Ethiopian Prime minister Meles Zenawi.Full text...

Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – Gambian President, Yahya Jammeh, is due in Malabo, Equatorial Guinea, Wednesday to attend 17th African Union (AU) Heads of State Summit, PANA reported from here. Full text...

Malabo, Equatorial Guinea (PANA) - Nigeria's President Goodluck Jonathan arrived Malabo, Equatorial Guinea, Wednesday for the 17th African Union (AU) Summit. Full text...

Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria's President Goodluck Jonathan was due to leave Abuja Wednesday for Malabo, Equatorial Guinea, to attend the 30 June-1 July 17th AU summit, the presidency announced in a statement here. Full text...

Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Mauritanian President Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz left here Wednesday morning for Malabo, Equatorial Guinea, to attend the 17th African Union (AU) summit, PANA learnt from official sources. Full text...

Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - On the eve of the Africa Union (AU) Summit in Malabo, Equatorial Guinea, Kenyan Nobel Peace Laureate, Wangari Maathai, has called on African leaders to respond to the global climate change crisis that disproportionately impacts Africans, particularly African women. Full text...

Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana’s President John Evans Atta Mills on Tuesday left Accra for Malabo, Equatorial Guinea, to attend the 17th Session of the Assembly of Heads of State and Government of the African Union (AU). Full text...

Malabo, Equatorial Guinea (PANA) - The 18th pre-summit of civil society organizations, held on 27-28 June on the sidelines of the 17th summit of the African Union (AU), has urged AU member states to consider the contribution of youth to sustainable development, peace and security in Africa. Full text...

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Executive Secretary of the UN Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), Mr. Abdoulie Janneh, has called for sustained youth mobilization “to get out the message of sustainable development, as they have the greatest stake in the future sustainability of our planet.”Full text...

Malabo, Equatorial Guinea (PANA) - Equatorial Guinea will Wednesday become the 31st member of the African Peer Review Mechanism (APRM) when the country's head of state, Teodoro Obiang Nguema signs the forum's Memorandum of Understanding on the sidelines of the 17th Summit of the African Union (AU).Full text...

Malabo, Equatorial Guinea (PANA) - The Technical Committee on the holding of the Global African Diaspora Summit, scheduled for South Africa in the second half of 2012, has reported progress in the planning of the summit. Full text...

Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Burundi President Pierre Nkurunziza, Monday paid tribute to the "unforgettable" actions of the late Special Representative of the African Union (AU) Commission in the country, Mamadou Bah, who died 23 June in a Nairobi, Kenya, hospital.Full text...

Malabo, Equatorial Guinea (PANA) - African leaders meeting in Malabo, Equatorial Guinea, later this week will consider a study on the establishment of the Institutional Architecture for Infrastructure Development in Africa (IAIDA), to provide an essential tool in building an integrated continent through its infrastructure, PANA reported Monday. Full text...

Malabo, Equatorial Guinea (PANA) - The popular uprisings in Tunisia and Egypt this year reflect the need to consolidate democracy in Africa, African Union Commission President Jean Ping said in Malabo, Equatorial Guinea. Full text...

Malabo, Equatorial Guinea (PANA) - The African Union Commission (AUC) faces a serious financial constraint as only nine out of the 53 AU member states have fully paid their assessed contribution for the year 2011, PANA has learnt from AU sources, ahead of this week's summit of the continental body. Full text...

Malabo, Equatorial Guinea (PANA) - Prohibiting Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) is part of the agenda of the 19th Ordinary Session of the African Union (AU) Executive Council which opened here Sunday. Full text...

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - African Ministers, who constitute the African Union’s Executive Council, were due to kick-start their meeting Sunday in Malabo, Equatorial Guinea, ahead of the summit of Africa leaders at month's end.Full text...

Niamey, Niger (PANA) - The Australian government's special envoy to the Francophone and French-speaking countries in Africa, William Fisher, said Thursday in Niamey that his country wants to establish cooperation with Niger. Full text...

Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Resources mobilization from member states to finance programmes of the African Union (AU) will once again be the subject of intense debate in the Permanent Representatives Committee (PRC) of the union, especially since the identification of alternative sources of funding has been an issue to African ministers of finance since 2009. Full text...

Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The Permanent Representatives Committee (PRC) composed of ambassadors to the African Union (AU) opens its regular session on Thursday in Malabo, Equatorial Guinea, ahead of the Foreign Ministers’ meeting scheduled for 26-28 June.Full text...

Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - A high-level joint delegation of officials of the ECOWAS Commission and some member states Monday began talks with Chinese leaders and public/private sector actors on ways to strengthen economic and trade relations between the Asian country, the commission and its member states.Full text...

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Community of Sahel-Saharan States (CEN-SAD) has denounced the contempt shown by the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) regarding the African Union (AU) initiative on Libya calling for a cease-fire.Full text...

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - African Union Commission chief Jean Ping has embarked on a visit to Darfur, aimed at easing growing tension between the Sudanese government and the international peacekeepers in the region. Full text...

Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The African and European Commissions have said that the current changes sweeping across the Arab world and the Maghreb have demonstrated that democracy, human rights, the rule of law and inclusive development are crucial for any country to function viably and in the interest of its people. Full text...

Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - ECOWAS and its Development Partners open their 8th Annual Coordination Meeting at the ECOWAS Commission’s headquarters Abuja, Nigeria, Thursday with a focus on major developments in the regional integration process, including achievements and challenges. Full text...

Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe will this week take over the chairmanship of the African Union (AU) Peace and Security Council, an official said here Sunday. Full text...

Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The President of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Commission, Mr James Victor Gbeho, has given the organisation high marks in the achievement of its goals but cautioned that there were many challenges ahead. Full text...

Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - A monetary union of the East African Community (EAC) will not be possible by 2012 for various technical and administrative reasons, according to the Governor of the Bank of Burundi (BRB), Gaspard Sindayigaya. Full text...

Addis Abba, Ethiopia (PANA) - The various Regional Economic Communities (REC) in Africa have to work towards removing trade barriers to enhance the free flow of goods and people within their areas, as a way to boost their economies, provide jobs and expand markets. Full text...

Paris, France (PANA) - A major exhibition was inaugurated Tuesday in the UNESCO headquarters in Paris, France, as part of the Africa Week events organized to celebrate the establishment in May 1963 of the Organization of African Unity (OAU, now African Union). Full text...

Luanda, Angola (PANA) - The special envoy of the Prime Minister of Australia, Neil Mules, on Monday expressed confidence in the growth of cooperation between Angola and his country in all sectors, with emphasis on political and commercial sectors. Full text...

Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana’s Vice President John Dramani Mahama will attend the extra-ordinary summit of the African Union (AU) in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, this week, according to an official statement issued in Accra on Tuesday. Full text...

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The current NATO military strikes in Libya is neither a "humanitarian" war nor a knee-jerk reaction to events that occurred in that African country, according to popular Belgian journalist-writer Michel Collon. Full text...

Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) – Rwanda's Health minister, Dr Richard Sezibera, has been appointed secretary-general of the East African Community (EAC) for a five-year term, replacing Tanzanian Juma Volter Mwapachu, official sources told PANA on Tuesday in Kigali. Full text...

Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Two African marathoners, Kenya's Eliud Kiptanui and Ethiopia’s superstar Haile Gebrselassie are to participate in the 2011 Vienna City Marathon in Austria.Full text...

Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - A group of strong Kenyans, among them the former IAAF World Half Marathon Champion Paul Kirui, have entered for the 28th edition of the Vienna City Marathon, holding on 17 April, the course organizers said in press release. Full text...