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Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Despite Tanzania's strength in political stability and national unity, the East African country faces the challenge of sustaining the nearly 50-year Union created out of the merger of Tanganyika (on the mainland) and the off-coast Isles of Zanzibar, according to a review report released here by the African Peer Review Mechanism (APRM)
©- - 27 january 2013 - 08:01:12 - thread União Africana (615 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Ethiopian Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn will make his first appearance at the African Union (AU) Summit Sunday, and will then assume the rotating AU presidency
©- - 26 january 2013 - 22:40:21 - thread União Africana (228 words)


Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - Congolese President Denis Sassou Nguesso left Brazzaville Saturday for the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa, to attend the 20th AU Summit scheduled for 27-28 Jan
©- - 26 january 2013 - 15:23:48 - thread União Africana (74 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Union (AU) has renewed its call for all its member states to contribute directly to the Malian army to better equip it against an Islamist insurgency in the northern part of the country
©- - 26 january 2013 - 10:56:12 - thread União Africana (238 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - As African leaders fly into the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa, this weekend for the 20th Ordinary Session of the African Union (AU) Assembly, leading civil society organisations (CSOs) present here have said they want the 50th anniversary of the Pan-African organisation to be marked by decisive actions for lasting peace on the continent
©- - 26 january 2013 - 10:19:02 - thread União Africana (521 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Heads of State and Government constituting the Orientation Committee (HSGOC) of the New Economic Partnership for Africa's Development (NEPAD) started their 28th meeting here Saturday, underlining the need for all African countries to strengthen the modest gains of the continent in the fields of agriculture and infrastructure development
©- - 26 january 2013 - 09:45:26 - thread União Africana (414 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Congolese rebel movement, M23, has continued to threaten the city of Goma, in eastern DRC, despite its purported withdrawal from the city, Congolese Minister of Foreign Affairs, Cooperation and Francophonie Raymond Tshibanda said Thursday in the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa
©- - 25 january 2013 - 22:11:01 - thread União Africana (181 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – Mauritian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Cooperation and International Trade, Arvin Boolel, Thursday in the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa, expressed his country’s willingness to host a conference for the reconstruction of the conflict-stricken Madagascar
©- - 25 january 2013 - 17:10:10 - thread União Africana (197 words)


Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenyan President Mwai Kibaki left Friday for Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, for a a three-day official visit, the Presidential Press Service (PPS) said
©- - 25 january 2013 - 16:49:12 - thread União Africana (196 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – Armed groups in eastern DRC have been denying international charities easy access to conflict-affected people living in the areas they control, Emmanuel Kabengele of the National network for security sector reform, said on Friday in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
©- - 25 january 2013 - 14:56:26 - thread União Africana (190 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – African heads of state and government, for the 20th ordinary summit of the African Union (AU), must take bold steps towards peace in eastern DR Congo, the international humanitarian agency, Oxfam, said Friday
©- - 25 january 2013 - 14:39:25 - thread União Africana (592 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The donors' conference slated to hold in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 29 January, aims to raise US$500 million to support ongoing efforts to assist Mali to restore its sovereignty over the northern part of the country that was seized by armed Islamist groups last year, PANA learnt from sources close to the organisers here Friday
©- - 25 january 2013 - 13:12:35 - thread União Africana (271 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - African leaders must be held accountable to make sure the continent benefits from natural resources currently being exploited by foreign conglomerates, a senior official of the UN Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) said here Friday
©- - 25 january 2013 - 11:26:58 - thread União Africana (546 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - African leaders started arriving in the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa, Friday, for Sunday's African Union (AU) summit that is expected to deal with renewed conflicts in the Central African Republic (CAR), Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, Mali, Somalia as well as Sudan and South Sudan
©- - 25 january 2013 - 09:36:57 - thread União Africana (617 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - An exhibition showing the atrocities of the war in northern Mali and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DR Congo) has opened in the main hall of the new headquarters of the African Union (AU) in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia,
©- - 24 january 2013 - 15:34:46 - thread União Africana (209 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - As African nations mark the 50th anniversary of their unity this year, they should give the continent's young people hope for and a stake in the future, African Union (AU) Commission Chairperson Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma said here Thursday
©- - 24 january 2013 - 10:38:40 - thread União Africana (324 words)


Bamako, Mali (PANA) – Malian interim president, Dioncounda Traoré, leaves Bamako on Saturday for the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa, for the African Union summit of heads of State and donors' conference for Mali, official sources told PANA
©- - 23 january 2013 - 20:15:22 - thread União Africana (91 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - On the eve of the 20th African Union (AU) Assembly, a coalition of over 350 civil society organisations from Sudan, South Sudan and across Africa has appealed to African leaders to do all that is possible to end the violence and restore peace to the people of Southern Kordofan and Blue Nile in Sudan Meeting here Wednesday, the coalition said the war that has raged between the Government of Sudan and the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement-North (SPLM-N) for over 18 months cannot be allowed to claim more lives and endanger the chances of peace in the wider region
©- - 23 january 2013 - 19:49:25 - thread União Africana (734 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The creation of a Continental Free Trade Area (CFTA), one of the landmark declarations adopted by African leaders to bolster trade by 2017, will depend on the progress made by African regional blocs over the next year, a senior African Union (AU) official said Wednesday
©- - 23 january 2013 - 12:54:12 - thread União Africana (361 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Union (AU) has promised a strong response to the Algerian hostage crisis which led to the killing dozens of captives, Commissioner for Peace and Security Ramtane Lamamra said Tuesday
©- - 22 january 2013 - 07:11:58 - thread União Africana (352 words)


Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Ethiopia's Haile Gebrselassie, one of the greatest athletes of all time, will return to the Austrian capital and compete in the half marathon, which will be staged parallel to the Vienna City Marathon on 14 April, according to the online RaceNewsService
©- - 21 january 2013 - 15:12:43 - thread União Africana (215 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - African Ambassadors accredited to the African Union (AU) Monday kicked-started a preparatory meeting ahead of this month's AU Summit in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, outlining priorities that include building on strategic partnerships to advance continental trade in the wake of the global economic slowdown
©- - 21 january 2013 - 12:02:16 - thread União Africana (410 words)


Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria's President Goodluck Jonathan will leave the capital city of Abuja Monday on a trip that will take him to Switzerland for the World Economic Forum (WEF) and Ethiopia for the African Union (AU) Summit, the presidency said in a statement made available to PANA here Sunday
©- - 20 january 2013 - 15:19:40 - thread União Africana (502 words)


Luanda, Angola (PANA) - The chairperson of the African Union Commission, Nkosazana Dlamini- Zuma, arrived here Friday for a brief working visit to Angola
©- - 18 january 2013 - 12:17:44 - thread União Africana (138 words)


Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) - Ahead of the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations starting in South Africa Saturday, the Confederation of African Football (CAF) and the African Union (AU) have underscored the role of football in promoting peace, education and stability on the continent
©- - 18 january 2013 - 07:57:58 - thread União Africana (330 words)


Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - The African Union (AU) Chair and Benin president, Thomas Boni Yayi, on Wednesday called on Africans to break the jinx of coups and war and enthrone democracy, the only way to change a legitimate government
©- - 17 january 2013 - 10:54:00 - thread União Africana (192 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Union (AU) has renewed the mandate of its force in Somalia (AMISOM) for six months, pending a review of its operational structure to secure more dependable funding and operational status, the Peace and Security Council (PSC) said Tuesday
©- - 15 january 2013 - 18:57:17 - thread União Africana (399 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Union Commission (AUC) Friday strongly condemned the renewed attacks by armed terrorist and criminal groups in northern Mali, which resulted in the capture of the town of Konna, in the Mopti area
©- - 11 january 2013 - 17:04:09 - thread União Africana (373 words)


Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - African Union (AU) Commissioner for Peace and Security Ramtane Lamamra has left Kigali after a three-day visit to Rwanda
©- - 07 january 2013 - 19:43:15 - thread União Africana (107 words)


Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The African Union (AU) says it is deeply encouraged by the convening of the summit meeting between Sudan and South Sudan and expressed the hope that it will enable the two Presidents to agree on the best means and ways of overcoming the challenges encountered in the implementation of last September's landmark agreements
©- - 04 january 2013 - 17:02:56 - thread União Africana (362 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - African Union's top security official Ramtane Lamamra was due in Kinshasa Wednesday at the start of a visit to the troubled Eastern region of Congo and Rwanda to discuss the preparations for the deployment of a neutral force in the region
©- - 02 january 2013 - 11:42:25 - thread União Africana (274 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Union (AU) has expressed its rejection of violence and attempts to seize power by force in the Central African Republic (CAR), saying such a trend would be a setback to the progress achieved in democratising Africa
©- - 31 december 2012 - 10:58:16 - thread União Africana (303 words)


Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The Sudanese Government and northern rebels are to meet for talks next month in the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa, under the auspices of the African Union (AU) High level Implementation Panel, the local media reported Sunday
©- - 30 december 2012 - 10:42:04 - thread União Africana (197 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - International efforts to stop further rebel advances in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) are expected to receive a boost Thursday when the African Union (AU) is scheduled to host a meeting to plan the deployment of a regional force and a peace monitoring group in the troubled area
©- - 26 december 2012 - 11:40:33 - thread União Africana (264 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Union (AU) has called for urgent funding and logistical support for the regional peacekeeping mission set up to restore stability to the Central African Republic (CAR), following a resurgence of rebel activity there
©- - 26 december 2012 - 10:24:51 - thread União Africana (296 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Union (AU) has announced the deployment of its first long term election observers to Kenya, where elections are due to be held this year
©- - 25 december 2012 - 08:00:27 - thread União Africana (315 words)


New York, US (PANA) - The UN Security Council has authorised the deployment of the African-led International Support Mission in Mali, to be known as AFISMA, for an initial period of one year to assist the authorities in recovering rebel-held regions in the north and restoring the unity of the country
©- - 21 december 2012 - 08:34:12 - thread União Africana (654 words)


Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudan has reiterated its opposition to the plan by the African Union's Peace and Security Council (PSC) to take the Abyei and other border issues to the UN Security Council, warning this could lead to a new conflict with South Sudan
©- - 13 december 2012 - 13:16:13 - thread União Africana (296 words)


Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The African Union (AU) on Saturday expressed concerned over ongoing political developments in Egypt, and called on Egyptian stakeholders to exercise utmost restraint and seek the interest of their homeland
©- - 08 december 2012 - 18:46:29 - thread União Africana (249 words)


Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - In a rare diplomatic spat, the regional bloc ECOWAS has openly expressed its disagreement with the UN Secretary General concerning the urgency to deploy an African-led mission to Mali to help the country regain part of its territory seized by Islamists and rebels
©- - 02 december 2012 - 18:00:21 - thread União Africana (749 words)


Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The African Union (AU) Wednesday highlighted its commitment to a "more integrated, peaceful and prosperous Africa," with a renewed focus on "African Shared Values" which it said can help the continent progress and prosper
©- - 28 november 2012 - 20:41:50 - thread União Africana (407 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Union (AU) has reiterated calls to the Eastern Congolese rebels to stop fighting and drop its threat to topple the government of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)
©- - 27 november 2012 - 09:19:04 - thread União Africana (350 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - African Union Commission (AUC) Chairperson Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma was due in the Ugandan capital, Kampala, Thursday, to attend a Summit of the International Conference on the Great Lakes Region (ICGLR), the Commission said in a statement obtained by PANA here Thursday
©- - 22 november 2012 - 12:17:25 - thread União Africana (268 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Union Commission (AUC), the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) and Instituto Lula of Brazil have announced a joint effort to help eradicate hunger and undernourishment in Africa
©- - 22 november 2012 - 10:43:15 - thread União Africana (452 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Representatives of African member States and relevant stakeholders have requested the African Union (AU) and the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) as well as other development partners to step up efforts in providing the necessary facilitation and coordination support towards the effective implementation of the Rio+20 outcomes to support sustainable development efforts in Africa
©- - 21 november 2012 - 17:24:23 - thread União Africana (472 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Peace and Security Council of the African Union (AU) has endorsed the the harmonised Concept of Operations for the planned deployment of the African-led International Support Mission to Mali (AFISMA) to help restore the country's territorial integrity
©- - 14 november 2012 - 09:46:41 - thread União Africana (399 words)


Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudan on Tuesday said it was ready to cooperate with the international community to address the humanitarian situation in South Kordofan and Blue Nile states, two areas still suffering from civil strife
©- - 13 november 2012 - 15:11:37 - thread União Africana (300 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Union (AU) is conducting a simulated training to gauge the readiness of its police and civilian components, ahead of the formal launch of the African Standby Force (ASF), the AU Commission said Tuesday
©- - 30 october 2012 - 11:38:15 - thread União Africana (248 words)