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Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Regional experts have called on ECOWAS to lead in the implementation of the Social protection plan for workers in the informal economy and those in the rural areas (SPIREWORK) by formalizing existing institutional frameworks and establishing a legislative or regulatory, structure-based social protection for various sectors such as Agriculture, Trade and Gender
©- - 14 december 2013 - 16:44:19 - thread União Africana (492 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – The African-led International Support Mission in Central African Republic (MISCA) will be temporarily beefed up to 6,000 uniformed personnel following a decision adopted here Friday by the Peace and Security Council (PSC) of the African Union (AU)
©- - 14 december 2013 - 14:01:46 - thread União Africana (523 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – Authorities in Guinea-Bissau need to make more sustained efforts to ensure the reform of the West African country’s defence and security sector as a prerequisite for sustainable promotion of democracy and the rule of law, the Peace and Security Council (PSC) of the African Union (AU) said here
©- - 14 december 2013 - 13:53:33 - thread União Africana (562 words)


Yaounde, Cameroon (PANA) - At least 20 African journalists are gathered here for the Consultation workshop aimed at making recommendations and suggestions that are expected to be taken into account in the 2063 Agenda for the African Union (AU), PANA reported from here The two-day workshop, organized by the African Union Commission (AUC), is set to focus on the presentation and discussion around African agenda for social and economic development
©- - 10 december 2013 - 18:59:47 - thread União Africana (280 words)


Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Senior officials from the African Union Commission (AUC), Regional Economic Communities (RECs) and Regional Mechanisms (RMs) are meeting in Nigeria's capital city, Abuja, on the effective implementation of legal and policy instruments towards the strengthening of their cooperation
©- - 21 november 2013 - 08:34:44 - thread União Africana (316 words)


Kuwait City, Kuwait (PANA) - African and Arab leaders adopted a wide-ranging plan to fight terrorism and illegal migration into their countries after both sides agreed to respect international laws in dealing with illegal immigrants
©- - 20 november 2013 - 23:01:47 - thread União Africana (490 words)


Kuwait City, Kuwait (PANA) - The African Union Commission (AUC) is ready to lay out detailed plans on how African countries could effectively tap the US$ 1 billion pledged for investments over the next five years, the AUC President, Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma, said here Wednesday
©- - 20 november 2013 - 14:03:09 - thread União Africana (444 words)


Kuwait City, Kuwait (PANA) - The African Union (AU) has explained that the sanctions against Egypt were imposed following the illegal transfer of power in the North African nation, rather than for any extraneous reasons as being peddled in certain quarters
©- - 20 november 2013 - 07:45:21 - thread União Africana (289 words)


Kuwait City, Kuwait (PANA) - The Third Summit of African and Arab leaders which opened here Tuesday offers a new definition in the conduct of diplomatic relations between Africa and its international partners under the leadership of the African Union (AU)
©- - 19 november 2013 - 17:54:40 - thread União Africana (764 words)


Kuwait City, Kuwait (PANA) - African and Arab leaders kicked off two-days of talks in Kuwait City, Kuwait, Tuesday, hoping to hammer out a series of deals to boost trade, agriculture and joint investment projects
©- - 19 november 2013 - 11:37:24 - thread União Africana (415 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Following days of heavy storm and flooding this week in Somalia’s Puntland region, the Special Representative of the African Union Commission Chairperson for Somalia, Ambassador Mahamat Saleh Annadif, said Friday that he was closely monitoring the situation in which at least 300 people are feared to have lost their lives
©- - 15 november 2013 - 10:53:09 - thread União Africana (174 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - African Union Commission Chairperson Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma has welcomed the adoption of resolution 2124 (2013) on Somalia by the UN Security Council authorising an increase in the strength of the AU Mission in Somalia (AMISOM)
©- - 14 november 2013 - 09:12:39 - thread União Africana (360 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Peace and Security Council (PSC) of the African Union (AU) has reiterated its concern about the serious situation prevailing in the Central African Republic (CAR), especially the persistence of insecurity, continued abuses against the civilian population by elements of the ex-Seleka and the emergence of self-defence groups, as well as the precarious humanitarian situation
©- - 14 november 2013 - 09:07:18 - thread União Africana (546 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Stressing the need for continued efforts to resolve the final status of the disputed Abyei area between Sudan and South Sudan, the Peace and Security Council (PSC) of the African Union (AU) has reiterated its call to all stakeholders in the oil-rich area not to aggravate the already tense situation on the ground
©- - 07 november 2013 - 08:04:51 - thread União Africana (697 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Union Commission (AUC) and the organisation’s international partners Tuesday signed here two memoranda of understanding, marking the renewal of two joint financing arrangements for the AU peace and security programme and sustenance of liaison offices in conflict and post-conflict countries
©- - 06 november 2013 - 10:30:59 - thread União Africana (315 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - African Union Commission (AUC) Chairperson Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma has praised the resilience and courage of the women in Mali under very difficult conditions, as their country emerges from a trying moment in its history
©- - 05 november 2013 - 12:10:54 - thread União Africana (355 words)


Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - The East African Legislative Assembly (EALA) has passed a resolution in support of the position adopted by the African Union (AU) pressing for deferment of criminal charges against Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta and Deputy President William Samoei Ruto at the International Criminal Court (ICC)
©- - 25 october 2013 - 07:49:13 - thread União Africana (321 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – The African Union (AU) headquarters will host a high-profile workshop to mobilise the private sector, governments, civil society, regional economic communities and pan-African stakeholders to ponder Africa as a company, it was announced here Wednesday
©- - 23 october 2013 - 13:47:45 - thread União Africana (461 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - African Union Commission (AUC)() Chairperson Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma has urged the authorities in DR Congo to persevere in their efforts at rebuilding the nation, while dealing with the restoration of peace and security, particularly in the eastern part of the country
©- - 23 october 2013 - 13:18:25 - thread União Africana (323 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Peace and Security Council (PSC) of the African Union (AU) has once again made an urgent appeal to Sudan and South Sudan to refrain from any unilateral action and statement that may impede progress towards the search for a lasting solution to their dispute over the Abyei Area
©- - 22 october 2013 - 12:50:55 - thread União Africana (429 words)


Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - African ambassadors at the United Nations (UN) have praised the efforts and commitments of the New Partnership for Africa’s Development (NEPAD) for its numerous programmes aimed at improving the continent, particularly its rural transformation initiative through the Rural Futures Programme
©- - 21 october 2013 - 15:45:03 - thread União Africana (350 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Touched by the drowning of African migrants off the coast of the southern Italian island of Lampedusa on 3 Oct
©- - 21 october 2013 - 12:14:55 - thread União Africana (239 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - A top official of the New York-based Human Rights Watch (HRW) has accused African leaders of undermining the African Union (AU) Charter through their decision that no sitting African leader should be made to appear before any international court
©- - 13 october 2013 - 10:38:23 - thread União Africana (589 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – The African Union (AU) is in the process of expanding the mandate of the African Court of Justice and Human Rights (AfCHPR) to try international crimes such as genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes, according to decisions taken here Saturday by the AU Assembly
©- - 12 october 2013 - 16:39:34 - thread União Africana (542 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Nigeria has proposed that certain Articles of the Rome Statute, establishing the Hague-based International Criminal Court (ICC), should be amended to bring them in conformity with the tenets of customary international law, conventions and norms
©- - 12 october 2013 - 15:49:43 - thread União Africana (665 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – A sitting head of state or government should not be prosecuted while in office, the 15th extraordinary meeting of the Executive Council of the African Union (AU) has said
©- - 12 october 2013 - 13:15:50 - thread União Africana (375 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – Kenya’s security situation remains fragile and Africa should not let the East African country slide into instability, African Union Commission (AUC) Chairperson, Dr
©- - 12 october 2013 - 12:55:24 - thread União Africana (480 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – African leaders are not in a crusade against the International Criminal Court (ICC), but are making a solemn call for the organisation to take Africa’s concerns seriously, the African Union (AU) Chairperson, Prime Minister Hailemariam Dessalegn of Ethiopia, said here Saturday
©- - 12 october 2013 - 11:15:46 - thread União Africana (850 words)


Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire (PANA) – President Alassane Ouattara will lead the Ivorian team to the extraordinary summit of the African Union (AU), holding in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, Saturday at which relations between Africa and the International Criminal Court (ICC) will be discussed
©- - 11 october 2013 - 14:39:02 - thread União Africana (172 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The International Criminal Court (ICC) should not be allowed to continue treating Africa and Africans in a condescending manner, the chair of the AU Executive Council, who is also Ethiopia’s Foreign Affairs Minister, Dr
©- - 11 october 2013 - 14:13:53 - thread União Africana (704 words)


Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - President Jacob Zuma is leading a South African delegation to the Extraordinary Summit of the African Union in Addis Ababa on Saturday
©- - 11 october 2013 - 10:15:42 - thread União Africana (236 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Expressing relief over the release of Libyan Prime Minister Ali Zeidan by kidnappers in the nation's capital, Tripoli, the Chairperson of the African Union Commission, Dr
©- - 11 october 2013 - 09:21:59 - thread União Africana (178 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - African Foreign Affairs Ministers who constitute the Executive Council of the African Union (AU) converge on the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa, Friday for a one-day extraordinary session to discuss the continent’s relationship with the International Criminal Court (ICC)
©- - 11 october 2013 - 08:40:23 - thread União Africana (176 words)


Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - South Africa's ruling African National Congress (ANC) may have instructed President Jacob Zuma to back the clamour for the bloc withdrawal of African nations from the International Criminal Court (ICC)
©- - 08 october 2013 - 12:32:25 - thread União Africana (330 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Determined to lay the foundation for strategic measures for prevention and response to sexual violence in Africa, the African Union (AU) is convening a three-day high-level consultation of experts here this week to work out a framework of action to allow victims to access justice and end impunity
©- - 07 october 2013 - 06:53:00 - thread União Africana (535 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Africa’s relationship with the International Criminal Court (ICC) will be the theme of discussion at a one-day extraordinary summit of the African Union (AU) due to take place here on 12 Oct
©- - 05 october 2013 - 08:00:13 - thread União Africana (160 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Seventh Joint Annual Consultative Meeting between the African Union Peace and Security Council (AUPSC) and the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) is due to be held here 8 October, 2013, the AU Commission announced Friday
©- - 04 october 2013 - 14:32:16 - thread União Africana (128 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – Despite the continued efforts to devise innovative approaches taken by the African Union (AU) and the United Nations to address complex challenges to peace and security in Africa, their approaches are not underpinned by a shared strategic vision and remain ad hoc, the AU Peace and Security Council (PSC) said in a statement here Wednesday
©- - 25 september 2013 - 15:52:54 - thread União Africana (536 words)


Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria's main opposition All Progressives Congress (APC) has urged the African Union (AU) to lead a continental action to check the worsening cases of terrorism in the continent
©- - 25 september 2013 - 12:40:52 - thread União Africana (401 words)


New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and Chairperson of the African Union (AU) Commission Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma on Sunday in New York discussed ways to further strengthen the relationship between the two organisations
©- - 23 september 2013 - 06:07:09 - thread União Africana (223 words)


New York, US (PANA) - The Second Vice-President of the International Criminal Court (ICC), Judge Cuno Tarfusser, has responded, on behalf of the ICC President, Judge Sang-Hyun Song, to a letter from the African Union (AU) which raised issues on the ongoing ICC proceedings against the Kenyan President, Mr
©- - 20 september 2013 - 18:39:36 - thread União Africana (346 words)


New York, US (PANA) - The UN and the African Union (AU) have agreed to strengthen the protection of conflict-affected children in Africa where, despite progress, grave child rights violations continue to thrive
©- - 19 september 2013 - 17:31:24 - thread União Africana (347 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Underlining its emphasis on having a people-driven organisation in line with the established tradition, the African Union Commission (AUC) Thursday invited members of the African civil society and Diaspora to apply for participation as observers at the next AU Summit
©- - 19 september 2013 - 12:46:55 - thread União Africana (256 words)