Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – The phenomenon of desertification affects 70% of economic activity in Africa, the African Union (AU) chairperson, Jean Ping, said on day in Addis Ababa. Full text...

New York, US (PANA) - The 182-member sates of the Preparatory Commission for the Comprehensive Nuclear Test-Ban Treaty Organization (CTBTO) on Monday in Vienna, Austria, approved a plan to boost the organization’s on-site inspection capabilities. Full text...

Perth, Australia (PANA) - Nigeria's President Goodluck Jonathan, arrived Perth, Australia, Monday to participate in the 2011 Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) which this year has as its theme: "Building National Resilience, Building Global Resilience". Full text...

Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - The Burundian Army Saturday reported a fresh killing of ten and the wounding of 18 members of its contingent during combat against the El Shebaab insurgents in Mogadishu, Somalia on Thursday. Full text...

Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The African Union (AU) said Friday there was imperative need for national reconciliation among Libyans, in line with the stated commitment of the new authorities in the north African country. Full text...

Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria's President Goodluck Jonathan, will leave Abuja Sunday for Perth, Australia, to attend the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) 2011.Full text...

Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) – The African Union (AU) has reiterated its "deep concern" with the proliferation of weapons originating from Libyan military depots and their impact on regional security and stability, urging the new Libyan authorities to take measures to protect Africans migrant workers there. Full text...

Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The African Union Peace and Security Council has extended the mandate of its High-Level Implementation Panel (AUHIP), led by former South African president Thabo Mbeki for one year, tasked with resolving pending issues on the Comprehensive Peace Agreement CPA, signed by Sudan and South Sudan in 2005. Full text...

Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - Australian Core Mining Company is to exploit iron ore in north western Congo, the Congolese Mining and Geology Ministry announced here Thursday, saying the project will take off in 2015 in Mount Avime, Sangha. near the border with Cameroon and Gabon. Full text...

Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The African Union (AU) on Friday congratulated Liberian President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf, a joint winner of the Nobel Peace Prize. Full text...

Pretoria, South Africa (PANA) – The African Union Commission says there is the need for Africa to renew its commitment to fight for greater integration, speak with one voice and drive socio-economic development to bring about better livelihoods for the people. Full text...

Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - The US-based Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation has granted US$1.5 million to the African Union’s NEPAD Planning Coordinating Agency to support on going work of the Africa Biosafety Network of Expertise (ABNE), a NEPAD statement obtained by PANA here said. Full text...

New York, US (PANA) - A tripartite coordination group of the UN and the African Union (AU) said the joint UN/AU Mission in Darfur (UNAMID) had made progress and that cooperation and coordination with the Sudanese government had improved, as well as security conditions on the ground. Full text...

New York, US (PANA) - The Caribbean Island State of Antigua and Barbuda on Saturday demanded reparations for injustices suffered by African slaves and their descendants. Full text...

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Union (AU) has hailed the peaceful transfer of power in Zambia, saying it confirmed Africa’s steady march towards democracy, good governance and the rule of law in a continent facing political crises. Full text...

New York, US (PANA) - The African Union (AU) and the UN on Friday agreed to step up the joint peace efforts of the two organizations on some of the major conflicts and security issues on the African continent. Full text...

New York, US (PANA) - Equatorial Guinean President Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo has rallied developed nations to help Africa to activate its economy and provide assistance to victims of climate change. Full text...

Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The African Union (AU) will Monday launch the Pan-African Media Network (PAMEN), whose platform, administered by the African Forum for Media Development, will function as a forum for exchange of information and practices among media professionals. Full text...

Balaclava, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritius Thursday signed the African Charter on the values and principles of public service and administration of the African Union (AU), becoming the 14th signatory. Full text...

Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - South African President Jacob Zuma was billed to host a meeting of the African Union (AU) Ad Hoc High Level Committee on Libya Wednesday. Full text...

Luanda, Angola (PANA) - Angola's Under-20 males roller-skate team Monday thrashed Austria 8-2 in group B’s second round of the world hockey cup competition, being held in Barcelos city in Portugal. Full text...

Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Egypt has asked for the support of the African Union (AU) over Palestinian attempts to gain United Nations (UN) recognition as an independent state, following the collapse of peace talks between Palestinians and Israelis. Full text...

Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Stakeholders have agreed a three-year capacity building plan for the effective participation of National Units and Community institutions in the ECOWAS mechanism for the Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) of regional integration programmes, the ECOWAS Commission said in a statement obtained by PANA here Monday. Full text...

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Union (AU) would recognize Libya’s National Transitional Council (NTC) only if the rebels clearly state they would form an inclusive government representative of all Libyans, AU Commission Chairperson, Jean Ping said Monday. Full text...

Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - The influx of Chinese small businesspersons into East African countries poses no threat to regional integration, according to East African Community (EAC) director for social sectors Mary Makoffu.Full text...

Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Burundian Parliament Wednesday adopted the draft law on the ratification of the Protocol on the coordination of the common foreign policy in the five member states of the East African Community (EAC) free trade, PANA learnt here from official sources. Full text...

Brussels, Belgium (PANA) – The European Humanitarian Aid Commissioner, Mrs Kristalina Georgieva, was due in Addis Ababa, the Ethiopian capital, to attend Thursday's meeting of the African Union Commission on the Libyan crisis, EU Commission spokesperson Olivier Bailly, said here. Full text...

Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - The Prime Minister of Rwanda, Bernard Makuza, is to represent his country at the summit of heads of state and government of the African Union (AU) member countries in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, according to a communiqué issued Wednesday in Kigali, the capital. Full text...

Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The war may have ended in Sudan, north and south, but its legacy, especially fire arms, remains heavily felt, particularly for the poor and vulnerable groups, women and children in the remote villages. Full text...

Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - The Australian government's special envoy to the Francophonie, William Fisher, arrived Thursday in Bujumbura for a five-day working visit to Burundi, diplomatic sources told PANA here. Full text...

Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The African Union (AU) Wednesday called on the international community to urgently take the required steps to build on the recent repulsion of Al-Shabab elements out of the Somali capital and provide badly needed humanitarian assistance there. Full text...

Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Newly-independent South Sudan will, 15 August, 2011, be formally admitted to the African Union (AU) as the 54th Member State of the continental body, the African Union Commission announced Wednesday. Full text...

Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - The European Union (EU) has offered 40 million euros to the African Union (AU) to support the African Peace Facility, an instrument specifically designed for the prevention, management and resolution of conflicts in Africa, official sources told PANA here Tuesday. Full text...

Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - The West African Research Centre (WARC) has appealed to governments across Africa to encourage the emergence of a new crop of young scientists to complement the efforts of their old counterparts, and also to ensure that minimum standards are maintained in the laboratories of their research institutions. Full text...

Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - The corpse of Corporal Gafishi Havugimana, a Rwandan officer who died during the week in the north-west Sudanese region of Darfur, was Saturday flown to Kigali, Radio Rwanda reported from here. Full text...

Paris, France (PANA) – France on Friday hailed the admission of South Sudan as 54th member country of the African Union (AU). Full text...

New York, US (PANA) - A new UN report released on Friday said that the Eritrean government planned a "massive attack'' on an African Union (AU) summit, which was held earlier this year in Addis Ababa, the Ethiopian capital. Full text...

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Union (AU) has formally admitted South Sudan as the 54th member, barely a month after the Southern third of Sudan split in accordance with a peace agreement signed in 2005. Full text...

Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Realising the strategic importance of rice to Africa’s quest for food security and poverty reduction, the African Union Commission and the Africa Rice Centre (AfricaRice) have agreed to jointly promote the rice sector in the continent through research, development and capacity building.Full text...

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...