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<title><![CDATA[Gambia observes Africa's Liberation Day ]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Banjul, Gambia  (PANA) - Africa will be the worlds' economic power house in the next 50 years if its leaders can get their acts together and push for a strong continent, a top Gambian government official predicted here Saturday on the occasion of celebrations marking the golden jubilee of the Organization of African Unity (OAU), now renamed the African Unity (AU).<a href="http://www.panapress.com/pana-2-lang2-SOC-index.html">Society</a>]]>
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<pubDate>Sat, 25 May 2013 15:22:28 +0200</pubDate>
<title><![CDATA[Mauritania celebrates OAU/AU 50th anniversary]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) – The 50th anniversary of the setting up of the Organization of African Unity (OAU), now renamed the African Union (AU), was celebrated Friday evening in Nouakchott, the Mauritanian capital, with a rally attended by senior government officials.<a href="http://www.panapress.com/pana-2-lang2-POL-index.html">Politics</a>]]>
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<pubDate>Sat, 25 May 2013 14:02:27 +0200</pubDate>
<title><![CDATA[21st AU Summit: NEPAD launches website on Africa’s infrastructure projects]]></title>
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<link>http://www.panapress.com/21st-AU-Summit--NEPAD-launches-website-on-Africa-s-infrastructure-projects--12-872105-20-lang2-index.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – A web-based portal, called Virtual PIDA Information Centre (VPiC), was launched here Saturday as an innovative approach to storing and disseminating information about the African Union’s regional infrastructure programmes.<a href="http://www.panapress.com/pana-2-lang2-ECO-index.html">Economy</a>]]>
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<pubDate>Sat, 25 May 2013 11:37:14 +0200</pubDate>
<title><![CDATA[21st AU Summit: AU grand debate raises fundamental issues for Africa’s progress]]></title>
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<category domain="http://www.panapress.com/pana-dossier-6-20-lang2-index.html">African Union</category>
<link>http://www.panapress.com/21st-AU-Summit--AU-grand-debate-raises-fundamental-issues-for-Africa-s-progress--12-872090-20-lang2-index.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – Though Africa’s economic growth is generally strong, economic transformation remains a challenge across the continent, the President of the African Development Bank (AfDB), Donald Kaberuka, said at a Special African Union (AU) Summit holding here Saturday to commemorate the organisation’s golden jubilee.<a href="http://www.panapress.com/pana-2-lang2-POL-index.html">Politics</a>]]>
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<pubDate>Sat, 25 May 2013 11:26:33 +0200</pubDate>
<title><![CDATA[African leaders in Special Summit to commemorate AU anniversary (Correcting headline)]]></title>
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<link>http://www.panapress.com/African-leaders-in-Special-Summit-to-commemorate-AU-anniversary-(Correcting-headline)--12-872094-20-lang2-index.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – Ideals of pan-Africanism and African Renaissance took centre stage as the commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the Organisation of African Unity (OAU) and the African Union (AU) opened here Saturday with leaders expressing optimism over the continent’s confidence in itself, its ability and obligation to be drivers of its destiny.<a href="http://www.panapress.com/pana-2-lang2-POL-index.html">Politics</a>]]>
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<pubDate>Sat, 25 May 2013 09:18:26 +0200</pubDate>
<title><![CDATA[21st AU Summit: African leaders mark OAU/AU 50 years anniversary]]></title>
<category><![CDATA[African Union]]></category>
<category domain="http://www.panapress.com/pana-dossier-6-20-lang2-index.html">African Union</category>
<link>http://www.panapress.com/21st-AU-Summit--African-leaders-mark-OAU-AU-50-years-anniversary--12-872080-20-lang2-index.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – Ideals of pan-Africanism and African Renaissance took centre stage as the commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the Organisation of African Unity (OAU) and the African Union (AU) opened here Saturday with leaders expressing optimism over the continent’s confidence in itself, its ability and obligation to be drivers of its destiny.<a href="http://www.panapress.com/pana-2-lang2-POL-index.html">Politics</a>]]>
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<pubDate>Sat, 25 May 2013 08:37:41 +0200</pubDate>
<title><![CDATA[Ghanaian writer questions basis of AU's existence]]></title>
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<category domain="http://www.panapress.com/pana-dossier-6-20-lang2-index.html">African Union</category>
<link>http://www.panapress.com/Ghanaian-writer-questions-basis-of-AU-s-existence--12-872077-20-lang2-index.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[Accra, Ghana (PANA) - As the African Union (AU) celebrates its Golden Jubilee on Saturday, a Ghanaian writer has said there is virtually nothing to celebrate.<a href="http://www.panapress.com/pana-2-lang2-POL-index.html">Politics</a>]]>
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<pubDate>Fri, 24 May 2013 18:27:13 +0200</pubDate>
<title><![CDATA[AU urges all-inclusive govt. in Guinea Bissau]]></title>
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<link>http://www.panapress.com/AU-urges-all-inclusive-govt.-in-Guinea-Bissau--12-872050-20-lang2-index.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – The African Union Peace and Security Commissioner, Ramtane Lamamra, on Friday in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, pressed for the transitional Guinea Bissauan authorities to quickly form an all-inclusive government in a bid to involve all the political class in the management of the country’s affairs.<a href="http://www.panapress.com/pana-2-lang2-POL-index.html">Politics</a>]]>
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<pubDate>Fri, 24 May 2013 16:17:27 +0200</pubDate>
<title><![CDATA[AU backs Niger after deadly terror attacks]]></title>
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<link>http://www.panapress.com/AU-backs-Niger-after-deadly-terror-attacks--12-872035-20-lang2-index.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – The 21st Summit of the African Union (AU), due to open here Saturday, will show solidarity with Niger, hit early Thursday by two terrorist attacks, the AU Peace and Security Commissioner, Ramtane Lamamra, has pledged.<a href="http://www.panapress.com/pana-2-lang2-SOC-index.html">Society</a>]]>
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<pubDate>Fri, 24 May 2013 15:40:10 +0200</pubDate>
<title><![CDATA[African workers hail leaders on OAU/AU 50th anniversary celebrations]]></title>
<category><![CDATA[African Union]]></category>
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<link>http://www.panapress.com/African-workers-hail-leaders-on-OAU-AU-50th-anniversary-celebrations--12-872009-20-lang2-index.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Africa's umbrella workers union, the Organisation of African Trade Union Unity (OATUU), has commended the continent's founding fathers and other leaders for their vision, sacrifice and contributions towards Africa's socio-political and economic emancipation.<a href="http://www.panapress.com/pana-2-lang2-ECO-index.html">Economy</a>]]>
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<pubDate>Fri, 24 May 2013 15:32:30 +0200</pubDate>
<title><![CDATA[Mali lines up activities to celebrate Africa Day]]></title>
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<category domain="http://www.panapress.com/pana-dossier-6-20-lang2-index.html">African Union</category>
<link>http://www.panapress.com/Mali-lines-up-activities-to-celebrate-Africa-Day--12-872012-20-lang2-index.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[Bamako, Mali (PANA) – Mali’s Foreign Affairs and African Integration ministry will organize what it calls "the week of African integration", from 25 to 30 May, PANA reported here Friday, quoting official sources.<a href="http://www.panapress.com/pana-2-lang2-POL-index.html">Politics</a>]]>
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<pubDate>Fri, 24 May 2013 14:36:42 +0200</pubDate>
<title><![CDATA[AGRA welcomes AU's renewed commitment to agriculture]]></title>
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<link>http://www.panapress.com/AGRA-welcomes-AU-s-renewed-commitment-to-agriculture--12-872016-20-lang2-index.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[Nairobi, kenya (PANA) - As the 50th anniversary of the Organization of African Unity (OAU)/African Union (AU) is being observed across the continent,  the Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA) has welcomed the organisation’s renewed commitment to the transformation of Africa’s agricultural sector.<a href="http://www.panapress.com/pana-2-lang2-AGC-index.html">Agriculture</a>]]>
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<pubDate>Fri, 24 May 2013 10:37:47 +0200</pubDate>
<title><![CDATA['Why Ethiopia, Sudan were selected to play OAU/AU 50th anniversary friendly']]></title>
<category><![CDATA[African Union]]></category>
<category domain="http://www.panapress.com/pana-dossier-6-20-lang2-index.html">African Union</category>
<link>http://www.panapress.com/-Why-Ethiopia,-Sudan-were-selected-to-play-OAU-AU-50th-anniversary-friendly---12-871967-20-lang2-index.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Ethiopian and Sudan were selected to play a commemorative friendly here Saturday - to mark the 50th year of the founding of the Organisation of the African Unity (OAU), the predecessor of the African Union (AU) - because they were among the four founding members of the Confederation of African Football (CAF).<a href="http://www.panapress.com/pana-2-lang2-SPO-index.html">Sports</a>]]>
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<pubDate>Fri, 24 May 2013 10:28:36 +0200</pubDate>
<title><![CDATA[Kenya hosts two AU organs]]></title>
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<link>http://www.panapress.com/Kenya-hosts-two-AU-organs--12-871973-20-lang2-index.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Kenya will host the Inter-African Bureau for Animal Resources (IBAR) and the Pan African University’s Institute for Basic Sciences, Technology and Innovations (PAUISTI), according to a Memorandum of Understanding signed here Thursday by the Chairperson of the African Union (AU) Commission, Dr. Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma, and Kenya’s Secretary for Foreign Affairs Amina Mohamed.<a href="http://www.panapress.com/pana-2-lang2-SOC-index.html">Society</a>]]>
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<pubDate>Fri, 24 May 2013 07:52:30 +0200</pubDate>
<title><![CDATA[Sudanese President for AU Summit in Addis Ababa]]></title>
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<category domain="http://www.panapress.com/pana-dossier-6-20-lang2-index.html">African Union</category>
<link>http://www.panapress.com/Sudanese-President-for-AU-Summit-in-Addis-Ababa--12-871950-20-lang2-index.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudanese President Omar al-Bahir was due to leave Khartoum for Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, Friday to attend this weekend's 21st African Summit, the official Radio Omdurman announced on Friday morning.<a href="http://www.panapress.com/pana-2-lang2-POL-index.html">Politics</a>]]>
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