Lusaka- Zambia (PANA) -- Zambian President Rupiah Banda was due to leave Saturday for Libya where he will join several Heads of State and Government on Sunday at the Afro-Arab Summit. Full text...

Luanda- Angola (PANA) -- An Angolan delegation, headed by the secretary of state for external relations, George Chicoty, will attend the second Afro-Arab summit o n Sunday in Syrte, Libya. Full text...

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Cape Town- South Africa (PANA) -- Deputy President Kgalema Motlanthe will lead th e South African delegation to the Second Afro-Arab Summit in Sirte, Libya, on Sunday. Full text...

Tripoli- Libya (PANA) -- The preparatory commission for the 2nd Afro-Arab summit in Tripoli Sunday held its 7th meeting, dedicated to reviewing the preparations for the event. Full text...

Lagos- Nigeria (PANA) -- The Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN), Nigeria's most voc al opposition party, has strongly condemned the disruption of Monday's Igbo Poli t ical Stakeholders' Conference in Owerri, South East Imo State, describing it as a clear threat to the country's democracy and the organization of free, fair and c redible elections next year. Full text...

Cape Town- South Africa (PANA) -- European Union President Herman Van Rompuy on T uesday said the bloc was ready to take a new look at sanctions against Zimbabwe, pending political developments. Full text...

Lagos- Nigeria (PANA) -- The Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN), Nigeria's most voc al opposition party, has strongly condemned the disruption of Monday's Igbo Poli t ical Stakeholders' Conference in Owerri, South East Imo State, describing it as a clear threat to the country's democracy and the organization of free, fair and c redible elections next year. Full text...

Cape Town- South Africa (PANA) -- European Union President Herman Van Rompuy on T uesday said the bloc was ready to take a new look at sanctions against Zimbabwe, pending political developments. Full text...

Luanda- Angola (PANA) -- Angola State Secretary for Foreign Affairs George Chicoty, said Monday in New York that his country planned to achieve within the next three years, the essentials of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), established by the United Nations in 2000. Full text...

Nairobi- Kenya (PANA) -- President Mwai Kibaki has criticized rich countries for failing to deliver on their pledges to provide funds for enhancing the war again s t absolute poverty in Africa. Full text...

New York- US (PANA) -- World leaders on Monday converged at the UN headquarters i n New York for the start of a three-day summit to measure progress towards achie v ing the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). Full text...

Tripoli- Libya (PANA) -- The Secretary of the Libyan General People's Committee f or Foreign Relations and International Cooperation, Moussa Koussa, on Sunday in T ripoli met with African Ambassadors, accredited to Libya, as part of preparation s for the third Africa-EU summit to be held in Libya 29-30 November. Full text...

Lagos- Nigeria (PANA) -- Nigeria's President Goodluck Jonathan has cancelled his scheduled trip to New York to attend the UN Summit on the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), scheduled for 20-22 September, presidential sources told PANA Sunday. Full text...

New York- US (PANA) -- World leaders, members of the civil society organizations, NGOs, foundations and the private sector will meet at the UN from 20 to 22 Sept e mber to spur collective action against extreme poverty, hunger and diseases. Full text...

Nairobi- Kenya (PANA) -- Kenyan President Mwai Kibaki Tuesday urged parliamentari ans from the 54 Commonwealth countries to lobby their respective governments to urgently consider passing a new climate change treaty to replace the Kyoto protocol, which expires in 2012. Full text...

Abuja- Nigeria (PANA) -- The extra-ordinary summit of ECOWAS to deliberate on the situation in Guinea Bissau, earlier scheduled for 14 September in Nigeria's cap i tal city of Abuja, has been shifted to 17 September at the same venue, ECOWAS so u rces told PANA Sunday. Full text...

Windhoek- Namibia (PANA) -- The Angolan delegation to the meeting of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) Council of ministers arrived in Windhoek, t he Namibian capital, Thursday, PANA reported quoting the Angolan News Agency (AN G OP) Led by the Planning Minister, Ana Dias Lourenأ§o, the team also includes the Min ister of Geology and Mining, Joaquim David, and that of Trade, Idalina Valente. Full text...

Tripoli- Libya (PANA) -- The 5th preparatory meeting for the 2nd Arab-African summit scheduled on 10 October in Libya began in Tripoli on Sunday. Full text...

Tripoli- Libya (PANA) -- The African Union (AU) and the European Commissions met here Saturday as part of the preparations for the third Africa-Europe Summit, scheduled to hol d 29-30 November in Libya. Full text...

Tripoli- Libya (PANA) -- A preparatory meeting for the 2nd Arab-African summit, p lanned for 10 October in Libya, is due to open in Tripoli Sunday, reliable sources told PANA. Full text...

N'Djamena- Chad (PANA) -- The 12th summit of the Community of Sahelian-Saharan St ates (CEN-SAD) has hailed the normalization of relations between Chad and Sudan a nd the political courage of Presidents Idriss Deby Itno of Chad and Omar Hassan E l-Bashir of Sudan for this development. Full text...

N'Djamena- Chad (PANA) -- Leaders of the Community of Shaelian-Saharan States (CEN -SAD) have agreed to restructure the organs of their organisation to reorient an d revitalize it. Full text...

Luanda- Angola (PANA) â" Leaders of the Portuguese--Speaking African Countries ( PALOP) have condemned the terrorist attacks perpetrated in Kampala, Uganda, whic h left dozens dead and injured. Full text...

N'Djamena- Chad (PANA) -- The 12th session of the conference for heads of state a nd government of the Community of Sahelo-Saharan States (CEN-SAD) ended on Frida y in the Chadian capital, N'Djamena, with the commitment to give a new spirit to t he sub-regional organization. Full text...

Luanda- Angola (PANA) -- Heads of State and Government of the Portuguese Speaking Community (CPLP) have elected Angolan President Jose Eduardo dos Santos as president of the community for a two-year term. Full text...

Luanda- Angola (PANA) -- Heads of State and Government of the Portuguese Speaking Community (CPLP) have elected Angolan President Jose Eduardo dos Santos as president of the community for a two-year term. Full text...

N'Djamena- Chad (PANA) -- The 12th summit of the Community of Sahelo-Saharan Stat es (CEN-SAD) resumed behind closed doors on Friday in N'Djamena, the Chadian cap i tal. Full text...

N'Djamena- Chad (PANA) -- The 12th summit of the Community of Sahelo- Saharan States (CEN-SAD) resumed behind close doors on Friday in N'Djamena, the Chadian capital. Full text...

Accra- Ghana (PANA) -- Ghana's President John Evans Atta Mills will attend the 15th Ordinary Session of the Assembly of Heads of State and Government of the African Union (AU), which takes place in Uganda between 25 and 27 July, an official government statement said in Accra on Friday. Full text...

Kampala- Uganda (PANA) -- African Union Commission President Jean Ping said Friday a formal request had been sent to South African President Jacob Zuma for the deployment of peacekeeping troops to Somalia, the growing hotbed of terrorist cells in East Africa. Full text...

Kampala- Uganda (PANA) -- As pressure mounts on African leaders to cooperate with the International Criminal Court (ICC) on the arrest of the Sudanese President Omer El Bashir on genocide charges,the leaders are expected to review their stand on the issue at their summit in Kampala, Uganda, this weekend. Full text...

Kampala- Uganda (PANA) -- As pressure mounts on African leaders to cooperate with the International Criminal Court (ICC) on the arrest of the Sudanese President Omer El Bashir on genocide charges, the leaders are expected to review their stand on the issue at their summit in Kampa l a, Uganda, this weekend. Full text...

Kampala- Uganda (PANA) -- As pressure mounts on African leaders to cooperate with the International Criminal Court (ICC) on the arrest of the Sudanese President Omer El Bashir on genocide charges, the leaders are expected to review their stand on the issue at their summit in Kampa l a, Uganda, this weekend. Full text...

Kampala- Uganda (PANA) -- As pressure mounts on African leaders to cooperate with the International Criminal Court (ICC)on the arrest of the Sudanese President Omer El Bashir on genocide charges, the leaders are expected to review their stand on the issue at their summit in Kampala, Uganda, this weekend. Full text...

Kampala- Uganda (PANA) -- Six African leaders were due here Friday for a series of talks leading up to the African Union Summit, just days after a devastating terrorist attack at the heart of the capital, Kampala, killed 76 people and wounded scores of others. Full text...

Kampala- Uganda (PANA) -- African Union Commission President Jean Ping said Frida y a formal request had been sent to South African President Jacob Zuma for the deployment of peacekeeping troops to Somalia, the g rowing hotbed of terrorist cells in East Africa. Full text...

Kampala- Uganda (PANA) -- Six African leaders were due here Friday for a series of talks leading up to the African Union Summit, just days after a devastating terrorist attack at the heart of the capital, Kampala, killed 76 people and wounded scores of others. Full text...

N'Djamena- Chad (PANA) -- Chadian president Idriss Deby Itno on Thursday called f or the revitalization of the Community of Sahelo-Saharan States (CEN-SAD). Full text...

N'Djamena- Chad (PANA) -- The 12th summit of heads of state and government from countries of the Community of Sahelo-Saharan States (CEN-SAD) began on Thursday in the Chadian capital, N'Djamena, with reform of the sub- regional body's structures high on the agenda. Full text...

Kampala- Uganda (PANA) -- Kampala, the Ugandan capital city, is bedecked with national colours to host the 15th Summit of African Heads of State and Government, scheduled for 25-27 July. Full text...

Munyonyo- Uganda (PANA) -- Uganda Thursday called on African Union (AU) member st ates and the international community in general to marshal collective action against perpetrators of international lawlessness, as the East African country mourns the loss of lives and damage of property caused b y terrorist attacks on 11 July 2010. Full text...

N'Djamena- Chad (PANA) -- Several African leaders arrived on Wednesday in N'Djame na, the Chadian capital, to attend the two-day 12th summit of heads of state and government from the Community of Sahelo-Saharan States (CEN-SAD) that opens on T h ursday. Full text...

Luanda- Angola (PANA) -- The president of the Republic of Cape Verde, Pedro Pires , arrived in Luanda on Wednesday to attend the 8th Summit of the Heads of State a nd Government of the Community of Portuguese-speaking Countries(CPLP), which ope n s on Friday. Full text...

Kampala- Uganda (PANA) -- The African Union (AU) is facing a strong opposition ahead of a special Peace and Security Council (PSC) meeting here Wednesday to renew the mandate of the UN/African Union Mission in Darfur (UNAMID). Full text...

Luanda- Angola (PANA) -- The 12th Summit of Heads of State and Government of African Portuguese-speaking Countries (PALOP) will be held in Luanda, Angola's capital city, on Friday. Full text...

N'Djamena- Chad (PANA) -- Libyan leader Mouammar Kadhafi, who is the chair of the Community of Sahel-Saharan States (CEN-SAD), arrived Tuesday in N'Djamena, the Chadian capital, to attend the 12th summit of the Organization, holding Thursday and Friday. Full text...

Luanda- Angola (PANA) -- Angola on Saturday reaffirmed its commitment to work toward enhancing the image of the Organization of Portuguese- Speaking countries (CPLP), according to Angolan National Coordinator of the Organization, Osvaldo Varela. Full text...

Luanda- Angola (PANA) -- A meeting of experts from Lusophone countries (Portugues e-speaking nations) began in Luanda Saturday with participants discussing cooper a tion among member nations. Full text...

Abuja- Nigeria (PANA) -- Leaders of member nations of the Group of 8 (D-8) rose from their summit in Abuja, Nigeria's capital city, Thursday, with a declaration to pursue and boost a viable South-South cooperation with a view to enhancing greater economic growth and globalization. Full text...