Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - For the first time, the African Union Commission (AUC) is co-organising the Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD), the fifth edition of which opens Saturday in Yokohama, Japan
©- - 31 may 2013 - 08:04:27 - thread União Africana (390 words)


New York, US (PANA) - The Hague-based International Criminal Court (ICC) says the Court acknowledges and respects the African Union’s role as the continent’s main regional organization, reiterating its commitment to cooperate with the African Union (AU)
©- - 29 may 2013 - 20:33:18 - thread União Africana (588 words)


Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - South Africa's President Jacob Zuma has expressed his satisfaction with the recently-concluded African Union (AU) Summit in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
©- - 29 may 2013 - 08:18:10 - thread União Africana (397 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – The proceedings at the 21st AU summit ended on Monday in the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa, with a strong criticism by the heads of State and government against the International Criminal Court (ICC), sources told PANA
©- - 27 may 2013 - 21:41:14 - thread União Africana (411 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – Liberia’s president Ellen Johnson Sirleaf was Monday elected head of the African Peer Review Mechanism (APRM) in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, as the 21st African Union (AU) summit wound up, PANA reported from here
©- - 27 may 2013 - 14:13:21 - thread União Africana (150 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Africa will not wait for handouts from outside to help it carry out its development programmes, the continent's leaders decided as they concluded the 21st ordinary session of the African Union (AU) Assembly here Monday
©- - 27 may 2013 - 13:00:40 - thread União Africana (244 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The 21st Summit of the African Union (AU), which rounds off Monday in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, has decided to establish an African rapid reaction force to respond immediately to terrorist actions like that perpetrated in Niger last week, according to AU's Commissioner for Peace and Security Ramtane Lamamra
©- - 27 may 2013 - 11:07:04 - thread União Africana (285 words)


Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - There’s a compelling need for the African leadership to inject into the African Union (AU) a dose of dynamism as populations of the member states focus on Africa’s prospects beyond 50 years, a private Tanzanian daily said Monday
©- - 27 may 2013 - 10:58:29 - thread União Africana (561 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The 21st African Union (AU) summit is due to close here Monday with a release of its milestone proclamation on the Golden Jubilee of the Organisation of African Unity(OAU)/AU, the AU Commission (AUC) has announced
©- - 27 may 2013 - 08:38:53 - thread União Africana (92 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - A mini-summit on the current situation in Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) was held on Sunday on the sidelines of the African Union’s 21st summit here
©- - 26 may 2013 - 18:51:14 - thread União Africana (155 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Union (AU) has for the first time presented its Kwame Nkrumah Scientific Award to two top scientists from Egypt and South Africa, at the ongoing 21st Ordinary Summit of African Heads of State and Government
©- - 26 may 2013 - 16:56:33 - thread União Africana (236 words)


New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said on Saturday that while Africans forge ahead with “a new narrative” for their continent, the UN will support them as they faced the challenges that remain on the path to a prosperous future
©- - 26 may 2013 - 14:44:25 - thread União Africana (317 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - As a result of strong continental and national leadership, Africa has achieved significant gains in reducing the burden of AIDS, TB and Malaria as well as the social impact of the three diseases, the African Union (AU) Commission said in a report issued here Sunday
©- - 26 may 2013 - 14:35:55 - thread União Africana (324 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has commended the collective efforts of African leaders in fighting communicable diseases, affirming support from the global organisation and its agencies to provide better health to the continent’s population
©- - 26 may 2013 - 14:28:54 - thread União Africana (467 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Nigeria's President Goodluck Jonathan has said the founding fathers of the Organization of African Unity (OAU), the forerunner of the African Union (AU), have largely achieved the objectives they set for themselves, but that the continent faces new challenges which must be overcome for the continent to achieve its destiny
©- - 26 may 2013 - 10:09:56 - thread União Africana (487 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Finding lasting solutions to the conflict in the Great Lakes region is part of the first steps the African Union (AU) is taking in its re-dedication to the future of the continent, AU Commission Chairperson Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma said here Sunday
©- - 26 may 2013 - 08:48:41 - thread União Africana (603 words)


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)
©- - 25 may 2013 - 18:58:00 - thread União Africana (239 words)


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
©- - 25 may 2013 - 15:22:28 - thread União Africana (170 words)


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
©- - 25 may 2013 - 14:02:27 - thread União Africana (495 words)


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
©- - 25 may 2013 - 11:37:14 - thread União Africana (553 words)


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
©- - 25 may 2013 - 11:26:33 - thread União Africana (374 words)


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
©- - 25 may 2013 - 09:18:26 - thread União Africana (373 words)


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
©- - 25 may 2013 - 08:37:41 - thread União Africana (388 words)


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
©- - 24 may 2013 - 18:27:13 - thread União Africana (290 words)


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
©- - 24 may 2013 - 16:17:27 - thread União Africana (162 words)


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
©- - 24 may 2013 - 15:40:10 - thread União Africana (640 words)


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
©- - 24 may 2013 - 15:32:30 - thread União Africana (207 words)


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
©- - 24 may 2013 - 14:36:42 - thread União Africana (284 words)


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)
©- - 24 may 2013 - 10:37:47 - thread União Africana (338 words)


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
©- - 24 may 2013 - 10:28:36 - thread União Africana (229 words)


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
©- - 24 may 2013 - 07:52:30 - thread União Africana (123 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – The Mauritian Foreign Affairs Minister, Arvin Boolell, on Thursday in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, said there was still a way out of the current political crisis in Madagascar despite the controversy trailing the candidatures for the next presidential polls in July, PANA reported here
©- - 23 may 2013 - 17:05:27 - thread União Africana (282 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) has approved a US$ 20 million Trade Finance Line of Credit for UT Bank Ghana (UT Bank) to support the trade finance activities of small and medium enterprises (SMEs) and local corporates in Ghana, it was announced Thursday
©- - 23 may 2013 - 16:24:27 - thread União Africana (347 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – “What kind of Africa are we creating?”, a prominent Kenyan scholar and international consultant raised the question this week at an exclusive discussion about the continent’s governance and related economic, social and political issues
©- - 23 may 2013 - 15:07:35 - thread União Africana (1139 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – The African Union Commission (AUC) is set to hit the ground running come January 2014 after the Executive Council approved a budget of US$308 million for the organisation’s annual activities, the Commission’s Deputy Chairperson, Erastus Mwencha, said here Thursday
©- - 23 may 2013 - 14:54:24 - thread União Africana (338 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – Investment in agriculture is one of the most effective ways to reduce poverty in Africa, according to participants at a high-level panel discussion held here Thursday by officials of the African Union Commission, ONE and ActionAid
©- - 23 may 2013 - 14:04:40 - thread União Africana (508 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – A proposal to scale down the financial contributions of some member-states of the African Union (AU), especially the island nations, is now before the sub-committee on members' financial contributions, ahead of the 21st AU summit beginning Saturday in Addis Ababa
©- - 23 may 2013 - 13:58:17 - thread União Africana (176 words)


Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) - Zambia's President Michael Sata was due to leave Lusaka Thursday for Ethiopia where he will his country's delegation to the 21st Ordinary Session of the African Union Assembly, scheduled to take place on 26-27 May in the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa
©- - 23 may 2013 - 08:09:40 - thread União Africana (375 words)


Bamako, Mali (PANA) – The Malian interim president, Dioncounda Traoré, will leave Bamako on Friday for the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa, to attend the 21st Summit of African heads of State and government, holding 25-26 May, official sources told PANA here Wednesday
©- - 22 may 2013 - 18:40:29 - thread União Africana (114 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – Sao Tome and Principe could be sanctioned by the African Union (AU) for failing to pay its annual contribution to the continental organization for two years running, if a proposal before the 26th executive council of the AU is anything to go by
©- - 22 may 2013 - 16:24:58 - thread União Africana (404 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Africa needs to review the nature of its relations with the international community in order to bring about its structural transformation, according to Carlos Lopes, UN Under-Secretary-General and Executive Secretary of the UN Economic Commission for Africa (ECA)
©- - 22 may 2013 - 09:39:04 - thread União Africana (425 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Ten years after its creation, the Africa Peer Review Mechanism (APRM) has received acclaim for its contribution to sustainable growth and development in the continent
©- - 22 may 2013 - 07:46:32 - thread União Africana (323 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Executive Council of the African Union (AU) starts its 23rd ordinary session here Wednesday to deliberate on different reports of ministerial meetings organised by the AU Commission in the last six months
©- - 22 may 2013 - 07:16:44 - thread União Africana (316 words)