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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
©- - 10 august 2011 - 15:51:09 - thread African Union (569 words)


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
©- - 10 august 2011 - 15:05:56 - thread African Union (264 words)


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
©- - 02 august 2011 - 16:03:11 - thread African Union (155 words)


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
©- - 02 august 2011 - 11:56:08 - thread African Union (353 words)


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
©- - 30 july 2011 - 19:45:14 - thread African Union (141 words)


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
©- - 27 july 2011 - 16:39:32 - thread African Union (351 words)


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
©- - 20 july 2011 - 19:54:50 - thread African Union (386 words)


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
©- - 19 july 2011 - 18:42:39 - thread African Union (592 words)


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
©- - 19 july 2011 - 15:33:17 - thread African Union (116 words)


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
©- - 05 july 2011 - 18:30:13 - thread African Union (125 words)


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
©- - 03 july 2011 - 15:00:13 - thread African Union (174 words)


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
©- - 03 july 2011 - 12:05:03 - thread African Union (228 words)


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
©- - 01 july 2011 - 17:41:35 - thread African Union (540 words)


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
©- - 01 july 2011 - 15:51:35 - thread African Union (181 words)


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
©- - 01 july 2011 - 14:48:56 - thread African Union (297 words)


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
©- - 30 june 2011 - 22:14:48 - thread African Union (317 words)


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
©- - 30 june 2011 - 20:56:22 - thread African Union (225 words)


Malabo, Equatorial Guinea (PANA) - African Union's plan to establish the Pan African University (PAU), to meet the developmental needs of the continent and inject highly skilled manpower into the economic, political and socio-cultural sectors, will be in focus as African leaders begin their 17th Summit in Malabo, Equatorial Guinea, Thursday, PANA reported from here
©- - 30 june 2011 - 07:55:38 - thread African Union (558 words)


Malabo, Equatorial Guinea (PANA) - East African foreign ministers are upbeat about the progress made by Somali government troops in taking territorial control over various parts of Mogadishu
©- - 30 june 2011 - 07:40:34 - thread African Union (278 words)


Malabo, Equatorial Guinea (PANA) - East African foreign ministers have called for more targeted sanctions against Eritrea for supporting extremists to destabilize the region, according to a communiqué issued here
©- - 30 june 2011 - 07:30:04 - thread African Union (462 words)


Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – The 17th ordinary session of the African Union heads of State opens on Thursday in Malabo, Equatorial Guinea, with the first day to be devoted to the examination and debates on the topic "Speeding of youth automation for sustainable development" to be presented by Ethiopian Prime minister Meles Zenawi
©- - 29 june 2011 - 20:50:53 - thread African Union (381 words)


Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – Gambian President, Yahya Jammeh, is due in Malabo, Equatorial Guinea, Wednesday to attend 17th African Union (AU) Heads of State Summit, PANA reported from here
©- - 29 june 2011 - 14:03:09 - thread African Union (67 words)


Malabo, Equatorial Guinea (PANA) - Nigeria's President Goodluck Jonathan arrived Malabo, Equatorial Guinea, Wednesday for the 17th African Union (AU) Summit
©- - 29 june 2011 - 12:09:28 - thread African Union (296 words)


Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria's President Goodluck Jonathan was due to leave Abuja Wednesday for Malabo, Equatorial Guinea, to attend the 30 June-1 July 17th AU summit, the presidency announced in a statement here
©- - 29 june 2011 - 10:55:44 - thread African Union (126 words)


Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Mauritanian President Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz left here Wednesday morning for Malabo, Equatorial Guinea, to attend the 17th African Union (AU) summit, PANA learnt from official sources
©- - 29 june 2011 - 10:04:23 - thread African Union (94 words)


Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - On the eve of the Africa Union (AU) Summit in Malabo, Equatorial Guinea, Kenyan Nobel Peace Laureate, Wangari Maathai, has called on African leaders to respond to the global climate change crisis that disproportionately impacts Africans, particularly African women
©- - 29 june 2011 - 09:28:42 - thread African Union (753 words)


Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana’s President John Evans Atta Mills on Tuesday left Accra for Malabo, Equatorial Guinea, to attend the 17th Session of the Assembly of Heads of State and Government of the African Union (AU)
©- - 28 june 2011 - 19:47:33 - thread African Union (134 words)


Malabo, Equatorial Guinea (PANA) - The 18th pre-summit of civil society organizations, held on 27-28 June on the sidelines of the 17th summit of the African Union (AU), has urged AU member states to consider the contribution of youth to sustainable development, peace and security in Africa
©- - 28 june 2011 - 18:14:53 - thread African Union (278 words)


Malabo, Equatorial Guinea (PANA) - Equatorial Guinea will Wednesday become the 31st member of the African Peer Review Mechanism (APRM) when the country's head of state, Teodoro Obiang Nguema signs the forum's Memorandum of Understanding on the sidelines of the 17th Summit of the African Union (AU)
©- - 28 june 2011 - 14:02:21 - thread African Union (338 words)


Malabo, Equatorial Guinea (PANA) - The Technical Committee on the holding of the Global African Diaspora Summit, scheduled for South Africa in the second half of 2012, has reported progress in the planning of the summit
©- - 28 june 2011 - 10:56:57 - thread African Union (196 words)


Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Burundi President Pierre Nkurunziza, Monday paid tribute to the "unforgettable" actions of the late Special Representative of the African Union (AU) Commission in the country, Mamadou Bah, who died 23 June in a Nairobi, Kenya, hospital
©- - 27 june 2011 - 18:20:57 - thread African Union (264 words)


Malabo, Equatorial Guinea (PANA) - African leaders meeting in Malabo, Equatorial Guinea, later this week will consider a study on the establishment of the Institutional Architecture for Infrastructure Development in Africa (IAIDA), to provide an essential tool in building an integrated continent through its infrastructure, PANA reported Monday
©- - 27 june 2011 - 15:04:02 - thread African Union (285 words)


Malabo, Equatorial Guinea (PANA) - The popular uprisings in Tunisia and Egypt this year reflect the need to consolidate democracy in Africa, African Union Commission President Jean Ping said in Malabo, Equatorial Guinea
©- - 27 june 2011 - 12:51:59 - thread African Union (383 words)


Malabo, Equatorial Guinea (PANA) - The African Union Commission (AUC) faces a serious financial constraint as only nine out of the 53 AU member states have fully paid their assessed contribution for the year 2011, PANA has learnt from AU sources, ahead of this week's summit of the continental body
©- - 27 june 2011 - 09:22:30 - thread African Union (363 words)


Malabo, Equatorial Guinea (PANA) - Prohibiting Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) is part of the agenda of the 19th Ordinary Session of the African Union (AU) Executive Council which opened here Sunday
©- - 26 june 2011 - 13:56:47 - thread African Union (420 words)


Niamey, Niger (PANA) - The Australian government's special envoy to the Francophone and French-speaking countries in Africa, William Fisher, said Thursday in Niamey that his country wants to establish cooperation with Niger
©- - 23 june 2011 - 18:40:30 - thread African Union (109 words)


Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Resources mobilization from member states to finance programmes of the African Union (AU) will once again be the subject of intense debate in the Permanent Representatives Committee (PRC) of the union, especially since the identification of alternative sources of funding has been an issue to African ministers of finance since 2009
©- - 23 june 2011 - 16:54:48 - thread African Union (313 words)


Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The Permanent Representatives Committee (PRC) composed of ambassadors to the African Union (AU) opens its regular session on Thursday in Malabo, Equatorial Guinea, ahead of the Foreign Ministers’ meeting scheduled for 26-28 June
©- - 23 june 2011 - 12:08:44 - thread African Union (171 words)


Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Community of Sahel-Saharan States (CEN-SAD) has denounced the contempt shown by the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) regarding the African Union (AU) initiative on Libya calling for a cease-fire
©- - 09 june 2011 - 17:53:33 - thread African Union (214 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - African Union Commission chief Jean Ping has embarked on a visit to Darfur, aimed at easing growing tension between the Sudanese government and the international peacekeepers in the region
©- - 06 june 2011 - 20:27:33 - thread African Union (302 words)


Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The African and European Commissions have said that the current changes sweeping across the Arab world and the Maghreb have demonstrated that democracy, human rights, the rule of law and inclusive development are crucial for any country to function viably and in the interest of its people
©- - 05 june 2011 - 12:13:01 - thread African Union (403 words)


Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe will this week take over the chairmanship of the African Union (AU) Peace and Security Council, an official said here Sunday
©- - 29 may 2011 - 11:16:54 - thread African Union (220 words)


Addis Abba, Ethiopia (PANA) - The various Regional Economic Communities (REC) in Africa have to work towards removing trade barriers to enhance the free flow of goods and people within their areas, as a way to boost their economies, provide jobs and expand markets
©- - 26 may 2011 - 23:33:59 - thread African Union (438 words)


Paris, France (PANA) - A major exhibition was inaugurated Tuesday in the UNESCO headquarters in Paris, France, as part of the Africa Week events organized to celebrate the establishment in May 1963 of the Organization of African Unity (OAU, now African Union)
©- - 24 may 2011 - 19:05:46 - thread African Union (176 words)


Luanda, Angola (PANA) - The special envoy of the Prime Minister of Australia, Neil Mules, on Monday expressed confidence in the growth of cooperation between Angola and his country in all sectors, with emphasis on political and commercial sectors
©- - 24 may 2011 - 14:26:56 - thread African Union (125 words)


Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana’s Vice President John Dramani Mahama will attend the extra-ordinary summit of the African Union (AU) in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, this week, according to an official statement issued in Accra on Tuesday
©- - 24 may 2011 - 13:26:24 - thread African Union (183 words)