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El Fasher, Sudan (PANA) - A delegation of the African Union Peace and Security Council (AUPSC) touring the restive Darfur region in western Sudan on Tuesday started its field mission with what it described as "fruitful meeting" with the Wali (administrator) of North Darfur State
©- - 16 may 2017 - 17:06:48 - thread Union africaine (131 words)


London, UK (PANA) - African Union Commission (AUC) Chairperson Moussa Faki Mahamat has underlined the need to redouble international efforts in support of Somalia to allow the administration of President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed, also known as Farmajo, to overcome the many challenges facing the country
©- - 12 may 2017 - 10:27:27 - thread Union africaine (290 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson has reassured the African Union the relations with Washington remain of strategic importance under President Donald Trump, in a move aimed at cooling fears the new administration was out to sideline African countries in its foreign policy
©- - 11 may 2017 - 19:46:00 - thread Union africaine (391 words)


Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The African Union High-level Implementation Panel (AUHIP) has invited Sudan and South Sudan to an extraordinary meeting in the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa, next weekend to resume discussions on pending issues and the implementation of the 2012 cooperation agreement between the two countries
©- - 08 may 2017 - 19:25:50 - thread Union africaine (202 words)


Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - President Paul Kagame of Rwanda, his AU reform advisory team and close to 40 African foreign ministers met Sunday in Kigali, Rwanda, to discuss the implementation of the AU reforms adopted in January 2017
©- - 08 may 2017 - 15:28:30 - thread Union africaine (345 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Expressing deep concern over the increasing military clashes in South Sudan, African Union (AU) Commission Chairperson Moussa Faki Mahamat has called on the Transitional Government of National Unity (TGoNU) and the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement-in-Opposition and other armed movements in the country to immediately desist from fighting
©- - 30 april 2017 - 14:32:31 - thread Union africaine (434 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Following are Thursday’s exchange rates for the Rupee, as issued by the commercial bank of Mauritius
©- - 27 april 2017 - 13:55:10 - thread Union africaine (123 words)


Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Following are Tuesday’s foreign exchange rates for the Ouguiya, as issued by the Central bank of Mauritania
©- - 25 april 2017 - 15:01:44 - thread Union africaine (139 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Following are Friday’s exchange rates for the Mauritian Rupee, as issued by the commercial bank of Mauritius
©- - 21 april 2017 - 11:22:16 - thread Union africaine (126 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Following are Thursday’s exchange rates for the Rupee, as issued by the Commercial bank of Mauritius
©- - 20 april 2017 - 14:04:45 - thread Union africaine (123 words)


Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Following are Thursday’s foreign exchange rates for the Ouguiya, as issued by the Central bank of Mauritania
©- - 20 april 2017 - 13:58:57 - thread Union africaine (149 words)


New York, US (PANA) – United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres and the Chairperson of the African Union, Moussa Faki Mahamat, on Wednesday in New York signed a new landmark framework to strengthen partnership between the two organizations on peace and security pillars and better respond to the changing dimensions and evolving challenges of peace operations
©- - 20 april 2017 - 06:55:37 - thread Union africaine (317 words)


Juba, South Sudan (PANA) – Without peace in South Sudan, millions of people will go hungry and millions of women and girls could be raped as they try to go about their daily lives, including as they search for food, a senior United Nations official warned on Wednesday
©- - 19 april 2017 - 19:06:12 - thread Union africaine (490 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritian Prime Minister Pravind Jugnauth on Tuesday night told Parliament that his government has adopted a zero tolerance policy with regard to the relentless fight against drugs and drug trafficking which often give rise to corruption
©- - 19 april 2017 - 10:04:07 - thread Union africaine (249 words)


Albion, Mauritius (PANA) - A five-day regional training workshop on Coastline Mapping using Satellite Imagery was launched on Tuesday at the Mauritius Oceanography Institute (MOI) in Albion, near Port-Louis
©- - 18 april 2017 - 09:07:12 - thread Union africaine (360 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Following are Friday’s exchange rates for the Mauritian Rupee, as issued by the Commercial bank of Mauritius
©- - 14 april 2017 - 12:19:14 - thread Union africaine (125 words)


Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Following are Thursday’s exchange rates for the Ouguiya, as issued by the Central bank of Mauritania
©- - 13 april 2017 - 12:59:13 - thread Union africaine (138 words)


Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudanese President Omar Bashir has stressed the importance of boosting the capabilities of Arab air defence forces to stand as a deterrent against what he described as “the enemies who plan to control Arab resources”
©- - 09 april 2017 - 19:40:11 - thread Union africaine (174 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Diplomats and representatives of the international community on Friday gathered at the African Union (AU) headquarters in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, for the 23rd Commemoration of the Rwanda Genocide and paid tribute to the 800,000 lives lost during the 100 days of killing
©- - 07 april 2017 - 17:54:33 - thread Union africaine (484 words)


Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - High level technicians in food security and nutrition from seven Small Island Developing States (SIDS) in the Atlantic and Indian Ocean regions are meeting for three days in Mauritius to provide specific inputs to the Global Action Programme (GAP) on Food Security and Nutrition in SIDS
©- - 05 april 2017 - 17:19:31 - thread Union africaine (293 words)


Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigerian President, Muhammadu Buhari, has approved the immediate deployment of four of the newly-appointed Ambassadors to the United Nations (UN) and the African Union (AU)
©- - 31 march 2017 - 13:37:26 - thread Union africaine (163 words)


Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Following are Friday’s exchange rates for the Ouguiya, as issued by the Central bank of Mauritania
©- - 31 march 2017 - 13:30:36 - thread Union africaine (138 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Following are Friday’s exchange rates for the Rupee, as issued by the Commercial bank of Mauritius
©- - 31 march 2017 - 11:19:16 - thread Union africaine (123 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Emphasising the importance of the United Nations Stabilisation Mission in Democratic Republic of Congo (MONUSCO) in stabilising the country, protecting civilians and promoting observance of human rights, the Peace and Security Council (PSC) of the African Union (AU) has affirmed its desire for the renewal of MONUSCO’s mandate by the UN Security Council
©- - 31 march 2017 - 10:47:58 - thread Union africaine (565 words)


Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The relationship between Nigeria and Saudi Arabia is a mutually beneficial one, which should grow stronger in the years to come, Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari has said
©- - 30 march 2017 - 15:17:30 - thread Union africaine (236 words)


Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Acute financial challenges continue to cripple efforts of the African Union to implement its Post-Conflict Reconstruction and Development (PCRD) Policy, though the AU Commission has developed operational guidelines for adoption of the policy at regional and national levels
©- - 29 march 2017 - 18:34:25 - thread Union africaine (582 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Following are Tuesday’s exchange rates for the Rupee, as issued by the Commercial Bank of Mauritius
©- - 28 march 2017 - 10:52:27 - thread Union africaine (123 words)


Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The Sudan on Sunday said its air force and that of Saudi Arabia would conduct joint aerial manoeuvres at Merowe Air Base in Sudan's Northern State
©- - 26 march 2017 - 16:22:04 - thread Union africaine (276 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - An exit strategy and transition plan for the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) with a clear roadmap should be put in place for the Somali security forces to assume their primary responsibility, a high-level consultation on the future of the AU peacekeeping force agreed on Thursday
©- - 23 march 2017 - 19:56:10 - thread Union africaine (543 words)


Balaclava, Mauritius (PANA) - The African Economic Platform (AEP) ended on Tuesday night in Mauritius with participants calling for the establishment of joint permanent commissions which will enhance business relations, particularly through the setting up of Industrial Parks and Special Economic Zones
©- - 22 march 2017 - 10:21:02 - thread Union africaine (273 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritian Prime Minister, Mr Pravind Jugnauth, on Tuesday said that the Trade and Development Bank (TDB or ex-PTA Bank), an African regional development financial institution, is proposing to set up a Regional Headquarters Tower in Mauritius
©- - 21 march 2017 - 14:58:31 - thread Union africaine (376 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritius will develop a Strategy and Action Plan for Waste Management and Resource Recovery, with the objective of tapping the potential of energy recovery from waste, PANA learnt Tuesday from official sources in the Mauritian capital
©- - 21 march 2017 - 14:23:49 - thread Union africaine (310 words)


Balaclava, Mauritius (PANA) - The Mauritian Prime Minister, Pravind Jugnauth, on Monday called for the creation of a vibrant single African market through the establishment of the Continental Free Trade Area (CFTA) as pledged by African leaders to facilitate the flow of goods and services within the continent
©- - 20 march 2017 - 14:33:20 - thread Union africaine (482 words)