Addis Ababa, Ethiopie (PANA) – The president of Burkina Faso, Blaise Compaoré, on Friday presented his report on the crisis in Cote d'Ivoire to the African Union Peace and Security Council in Addis Ababa. Full text...

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - African foreign ministers and the African Union Commission Friday rejected Zimbabwe’s efforts to block debate on the most progressive continental law on democracy and elections, which remains largely unimplemented since its adoption in 2007, PANA reported. Full text...

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - African Union (AU) envoy Raila Odinga has urged African leaders to strongly push for face-to-face talks between the two claimants to the Ivorian presidency, Laurent Gbagbo and Alassane Ouattara. Full text...

Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – The Mauritian Prime Minister, Navin Ramgoolam, will leave Saturday for Addis Ababa, the Ethiopian capital, where he will participate in the 16th conference of heads of state and government of the African Union scheduled from 30 to 31 January. Full text...

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – Nearly 10 per cent of the measures taken by the different authorities of the African Union (AU) are actually applied by member states, according to a report received Friday by PANA here, before the 16th summit of the pan-African organisation. Full text...

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - A delegate of Gabon's self-proclaimed government arrived here Friday to seek support of the African Union to rid his country of what he described as "the reign of an illegal power." Full text...

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - With at least 25 general elections due to be held across Africa this year, various non-governmental agencies Friday challenged the African Union (AU) to boldly stand in defence of good governance in the continent, and to translate into concrete actions key decisions on peace and security. Full text...

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - US Deputy Secretary of State James B. Steinberg will lead the US delegation to the African Union (AU) summit opening here Sunday, the US Embassy here said Friday. Full text...

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Heads of State and Government of member countries of the African Peer Review Mechanism (APRM) will appoint a sixth member of the Panel of Eminent Persons of this specialised organ of the African Union at the 14th summit of their forum 29 January in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, it was officially announced Friday. Full text...

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Union (AU) has unveiled plans for a single standardized SIM card for all African mobile phone operators in an effort to save millions of subscribers the extra cost and register the dot African domain name, senior officials said here Thursday. Full text...

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Executive Council of the African Union (AU), comprising the continent's foreign ministers, will, as usual, at the 16th summit, review the conclusions of ministerial meetings and other conferences held since the last summit of July 2010. Full text...

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The freedom struggle in pre-independence Africa was fuelled by common values of the people under colonial domination to underpin Pan-Africanism that reaffirmed human dignity, irrespective of colour or creed. Full text...

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Foreign Ministers from Australia, Denmark, India, Japan and Austria Thursday made fresh pledges of aid and diplomatic support for Africa, as the Executive Council meeting of the African Union (AU) kicked off here.Full text...

Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The president of Mauritania, Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz, left Nouakchott Thursday morning for Addis Ababa, the capital of Ethiopia, to attend the 16th ordinary summit of Heads of State and Government of the African Union (AU), due to start Sunday at the headquarters of the continental organisation. Full text...

Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Malian President Amadou Toumani Touré will leave Bamako Saturday morning for Addis Ababa, capital of Ethiopia, to take part in the the 16th ordinary summit of Heads of State and Government of the African Union (AU). Full text...

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Despite the fairly optimistic scenario of the African economy at present, there remains serious downside risks that can undermine stability as recent events in some countries show, UN Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) Executive Secretary Abdoulaye Janneh warned here Thursday.Full text...

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – More than 20 heads of state and government will on Friday attend a mini-summit in Addis Ababa on the stakes of Africa’s regional integration, the organisers of the meeting told PANA on Wednesday in the Ethiopian capital. Full text...

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Union (AU) said Wednesday it had no immediate plans to directly intervene in the gale of protests sweeping across North Africa, especially Tunisia, Algeria and Egypt. Full text...

New York, US (PANA) - The UN and the African Union (AU) will hold high-level talks in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, to review efforts to achieve peace, security and reconciliation in strife-torn Somalia, which has suffered two decades of conflict and humanitarian challenges.Full text...

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - African foreign ministers constituting the Executive Council of the African Union (AU) will start a two-day session here Thursday to discuss what their countries consider to be common values that they could share in enhancing continental integration. Full text...

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – Restating his commitment to unity in the African continent, the new Guiniean President, Alpha Condé, Tuesday said he was willing to work with the Libyan leader, Mouammar Kadhafi, until the African Unity project was completed. Full text...

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Africa’s leading gender activists said here Monday that the African Union Summit on “shared values” was weak on gender issues because no particular emphasis had been put on the protection of women in conflict and the need to create an improved environment for education.Full text...

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN) and the New Partnership for Africa’s Development (NEPAD) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding they say will significantly contribute to reducing malnutrition in Africa. Full text...

Lilongwe, Malawi (PANA) - Malawi President Bingu wa Mutharika, who is the current chairman of the African Union (AU), Tuesday left for the troubled West African state of Cote d'Ivoire to add his weight to the on-going mediation efforts in the crisis. Full text...

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - French President Nicholas Sarkozy will be the guest of honour at the 16th Ordinary Session of the Assembly of the African Union (AU), scheduled to be held here 30-31 January 2011, the AU Commission announced Tuesday. Full text...

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - African heads of state and government are expected to adopt a US$256 million budget of expenditure for the African Union (AU) during 2011, it was officially disclosed here Tuesday. Full text...

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Nigeria’s bid to secure an international approval for the use of “legitimate force” to oust President Laurent Gbagbo of Cote d’Ivoire from power dominated debate on the sidelines of an African Union (AU) meeting underway here for the second day running. Full text...

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Union (AU) has made no headway in agreeing on alternative sources of funding to beef up assessed annual contributions from member states, according to the Secretary of the AU Commission, Jean Mfasoni. Full text...

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Union (AU) faces the critical challenge of funding its projects and programmes, unless member states agree alternative sources of funding for the continental body at this week's ordinary summit here. Full text...

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - African Union (AU) should make unconstitutional power seizure by the armed forces and civilian leaders manipulating constitutions to remain in power an international crime when the leaders meet in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, next week, international think-tanks have proposed. Full text...

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Guinea's former President, General Sékouba Konaté, is expected in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, Monday to take over his new post as African Union's top military official, from where he is to oversee the creation of an African Standby Force (ASF), PANA reported Friday. Full text...

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - President Teodoro Obiang Nguema of Equatorial Guinea will assume the chairmanship of the African Union (AU) when his country hosts next week's gathering of African leaders to discuss leadership, graft and the rule of law.Full text...

Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire (PANA) - Raïla Odinga, the Kenyan Prime Minister and African Union (AU) mediator in the Laurent Gbagbo-Alassane Ouattara election row in Cote d'Ivoire, left Abidjan, the capital, Wednesday, saying "there is no change to the status quo".Full text...

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Union Commission President Jean Ping said Wednesday that Africa was unable to effectively finance its activities due to its over-reliance on foreign funding, which he said was “demeaning” to the dignity of its leaders. Full text...

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Union (AU) Observers have certified South Sudan’s secession vote “free, fair, credible and a true reflection of the democratically-expressed will of the South Sudanese voters.” Full text...

Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - African Union (AU) special envoy Raila Odinga Monday met incumbent Ivorian leader Laurent Gbagbo and his co-claimant to the country's presidency, Alassane Ouattara, as he resumed his mediation in the Ivorian crisis. Full text...

New York, US (PANA) - A joint UN and African Union (AU) delegation ended a two-day visit to Niger Republic on Saturday, calling for a free and fair legislative and presidential elections later this month. Full text...

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Union (AU) Saturday condemned the use of excessive force against protesters in Tunisia and urged the political class to stick to the laws governing the succession of the President. Full text...

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Union's Peace and Security Council (PSC) held an emergency meeting Saturday to discuss the situation in Tunisia, following the exit of President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali from power following weeks of protests over rising food costs and unemployment. Full text...

New York, US (PANA) - A joint UN and African Union (AU) mission arrived in Niger Republic on Thursday to assess progress by the transitional authorities in organizing elections following last year’s coup.Full text...

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – The Libyan leader Mouammar Kadhafi on Saturday reiterated calls made several decades ago by Ghana's first President, Dr Kwame Nkrumah, for the formation a unique African government.Full text...

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – The Libyan leader, Mouamar Kadhafi, says he is happy that a true Africa is now emerging through the traditional force embodying the African family. Full text...

Blantyre, Malawi (PANA) - The current chairman of the African Union (AU), Malawi President Bingu wa Mutharika, has expressed concern at the slow pace of the mediation process to end the political stalemate in Cote d'Ivoire. Full text...

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – The Libyan leader, Mouamar Kadhafi, has held discussions with the chairman of the African Union Commission, Jean Ping, on preparations for the next ordinary summit planned for 24-31 January in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.Full text...

New York, US (PANA) - A joint UN and AU report on Wednesday said that governments in Africa could facilitate economic transformation and sustainable development through policies that give incentives to businesses and industry to thrive. Full text...

Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - The Zimbabwe-based headquarters of the African Rehabilitation Institute (ARI), an agency of the African Union (AU), was shut down here Monday after irregularities were uncovered by a team of auditors. Full text...

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Secretary General of the Union of the Arab Maghreb (UMA), Habib Ben Yahya, says there is no delay in the process of integration of the member states of the organisation, asserting that in its 22 years of existence, the union is still at the "prime of life" and in the unification phase.Full text...

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...