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Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The African Union (AU) Chairman, Beninese President Boni Yayi, arrived in Abuja Monday afternoon on a brief visit to Nigeria, PANA reported
©- - 12 march 2012 - 15:12:50 - thread African Union (133 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Union (AU) is due to host a meeting of experts from the Sahel region at its headquarters in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, this week to intensify efforts to address the worsening humanitarian situation in the Sahel region, the AU Commission said in a statement obtained by PANA here Monday
©- - 12 march 2012 - 14:35:29 - thread African Union (530 words)


Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Welcoming the outcome of the recent London conference on Somalia, the African Union Peace and Security Council on Friday stressed the need to maintain the current international momentum towards the peace and reconciliation process in Somalia
©- - 09 march 2012 - 18:25:15 - thread African Union (431 words)


Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The African Union (AU) on Monday called on the international community, including the UN and bilateral partners, to continue to support the African Union High-level Implementation Panel (AUHIP) in its efforts to resolve outstanding issues between Sudan and South Sudan, according to an AU press statement received here by PANA
©- - 05 march 2012 - 17:29:43 - thread African Union (590 words)


Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The African Union (AU) Election Observer Mission Tuesday urged all political parties, coalitions and their candidates to respect the outcome of Sunday's presidential election in Senegal
©- - 28 february 2012 - 19:22:38 - thread African Union (209 words)


Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Ahead of Sunday's presidential elections in Senegal, the Joint African Union/ECOWAS High-Level Mission to Senegal was continuing its meetings with key stakeholders in the country on Friday
©- - 24 february 2012 - 12:13:37 - thread African Union (218 words)


Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegal's opposition candidate Idrissa Seck has expressed the hope that the Joint African Union/ECOWAS High-Level Mission to Senegal will help end the political crisis that has plagued the country ahead of Sunday's presidential poll
©- - 23 february 2012 - 10:29:52 - thread African Union (293 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The European Union (EU) has welcomed the entry into force of the African Union’s Charter on Democracy, Elections and Governance, which requires free and fair polls and abhors unconstitutional takeover of power in Africa
©- - 19 february 2012 - 14:07:42 - thread African Union (354 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Union (AU) has welcomed the signing of an agreement for the delimitation of the maritime borders of Seychelles, the Union of Comoros and Tanzania on the Indian Ocean triple-point
©- - 19 february 2012 - 13:21:53 - thread African Union (383 words)


Durban, South Africa (PANA) - The South African Development Community (SADC) has endorsed South African Minister Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma as the region’s sole candidate for the post of AU Commission Chairperson ahead of the elections in June, the South African foreign ministry said in a statement
©- - 13 february 2012 - 15:27:25 - thread African Union (598 words)


Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The African Union (AU) has welcomed the framework agreement signed in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, on Friday on security cooperation between Juba and Khartoum -- a move seen by observers as a timely step in quelling rising tension over oil transit fees
©- - 11 february 2012 - 17:41:19 - thread African Union (593 words)


Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The African Charter on Democracy, Elections and Governance has been ratified by 15 member states of the African Union (AU), a pre-requisite for its entry into force as from15 February, according to the African Freedom of Information Centre (AFIC)
©- - 05 february 2012 - 18:22:33 - thread African Union (246 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - African leaders have resolved to pursue banking reforms, a Free Trade Area for the entire continent in five years (2017), and the modernization of rail, air and road transport to boost trade
©- - 31 january 2012 - 11:44:08 - thread African Union (556 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The 18th African Union (AU) Summit has renamed the African Environment Day as Wangari Maathai Day, in honour of the late Kenyan Environmentalist, in addition to creating a continental prize in her honour
©- - 31 january 2012 - 09:18:33 - thread African Union (310 words)


Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - South Africa's Home Affairs Minister Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma will run again for the position of African Union (AU) Commission chairperson at the next AU Summit in Malawi in June
©- - 31 january 2012 - 07:38:16 - thread African Union (300 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Following the failure of AU Commission Chairperson Jean Ping to win a second term after four rounds of voting at the ongoing AU Summit here Monday, indications are that the leaders will make another attempt to elect the chairperson in the next six months
©- - 30 january 2012 - 14:06:10 - thread African Union (298 words)


Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - The Nigerian presidency on Monday described as false and sensational some media reports that President Goodluck Jonathan was defeated by President Yayi Boni of Benin Republic in the contest to elect a new African Union (AU) Chairman at the current AU Summit in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
©- - 30 january 2012 - 13:42:47 - thread African Union (473 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Former South African President Thabo Mbeki is disappointed at Monday's election of a new Chairperson of the African Union Commission, which ended inconclusive
©- - 30 january 2012 - 13:38:26 - thread African Union (227 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Monday's election of the African Union (AU) Commission Chairperson has been suspended after no winner emerged despite several rounds of voting
©- - 30 january 2012 - 10:37:47 - thread African Union (171 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - In his lifetime, he was widely regarded, rightly or otherwise, as a pillar of the African Union (AU), but 'Brother Leader' Mouammar Kadhafi was largely ignored by African leaders who gathered in Addis Ababa at the weekend for the 18th AU Summit
©- - 30 january 2012 - 07:37:12 - thread African Union (430 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The president of Equatorial Guinea and the immediate past chairman of the African Union (AU), Teodoro Obiang Nguema, on Sunday called on fellow African leaders, meeting in the Ethiopian capital for their 18th Summit, to appoint by consensus the future President of the Commission of the Pan-African organization
©- - 29 january 2012 - 16:29:12 - thread African Union (204 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The UN Secretary-General, Ban Ki-Moon, made a formal plea to African leaders gathered here Sunday for a Summit, to excuse the differences in approach to the crises in Libya and Cote d’Ivoire and mend fences for the sake of future relations
©- - 29 january 2012 - 15:26:00 - thread African Union (666 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Some 40 Heads of State and Government are participating in the 18th African Union (AU) summit which opened Sunday in Addis Ababa, the Ethiopian capital, with the President of the National Conference of the Chinese People's Consultative Political Conference (CPPCC), Jia Qinglin, attending as special guest
©- - 29 january 2012 - 12:50:45 - thread African Union (451 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The President of Benin, Yayi Boni, has taken over the chairmanship of the African Union (AU) following his nomination at a mini-Summit of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS)
©- - 29 january 2012 - 10:23:18 - thread African Union (228 words)


Addis Ababa , Ethiopia (PANA) - At an election conducted during the ministerial level of the African Union Summit here, Angola, Egypt, Guinea, Cameroon, Cote d’ Ivoire and Congo Republic were Saturday elected to the executive body tasked with spearheading peace and security matters in Africa
©- - 29 january 2012 - 08:18:42 - thread African Union (555 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - African leaders kicked off a two-day Summit here Sunday, to discuss pressing continental matters and seek new ways to boost regional trade, credited with current economic growth in most countries
©- - 29 january 2012 - 08:05:55 - thread African Union (439 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – The willingness shown by the new Libya to ensure the continuity of its existing relationships is accompanied by the need to affirm its sovereignty, as much as it respects the sovereignty of the others
©- - 28 january 2012 - 09:48:59 - thread African Union (1166 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – The presence of an official delegation from the new Libya will not go unnoticed in Addis Ababa, where the 20th ordinary session of the Executive Council Thursday opens, ahead of the Assembly of the African Union Heads of State and Government
©- - 28 january 2012 - 09:25:35 - thread African Union (1392 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Madagascar, which was suspended from the African Union (AU) in March 2009 after a military-backed coup, has complained about what it considers the 'double standard' on the part of the continental organization
©- - 27 january 2012 - 08:10:19 - thread African Union (414 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The chairperson of the African Union (AU) Commission, Jean Ping, Thursday defended his record, saying his first four-year term contributed to the repositioning of Africa on the global scene
©- - 26 january 2012 - 21:46:26 - thread African Union (285 words)


Addis-Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – Nearly US$ 50 million was raised by the African Union (AU) to assist the countries in the Horn of Africa, threatened by famine, the AU Commissioner for the rural economy and agriculture, Mrs
©- - 26 january 2012 - 20:43:21 - thread African Union (214 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Ahead of the summit of African leaders in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, this weekend, the election of the African Union Commission Chairperson and Deputy Chairperson, as well as that of the eight commissioners, have dominated proceedings
©- - 26 january 2012 - 18:16:09 - thread African Union (597 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The crises in Cote d'Ivoire and Libya as well as the popular uprisings in Egypt and Tunisia made 2011 the worst "political year" for the African Union (AU), Chairperson of the AU Commission, Jean Ping, said Thursday in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
©- - 26 january 2012 - 14:55:07 - thread African Union (318 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - African ministers kicked off the high-level segment of the African Union Summit on Thursday, urging the continent to move rapidly to end a looming economic crisis and address youth unemployment, to avoid a continuation of the Arab revolts across the continent
©- - 26 january 2012 - 11:03:23 - thread African Union (554 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - African ministers kicked off the high-level segment of the African Union Summit on Thursday, urging the continent to move rapidly to end a looming economic crisis and address youth unemployment, to avoid a continuation of the Arab revolts across the continent
©- - 26 january 2012 - 10:42:39 - thread African Union (66 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – The 18th ordinary summit of the African Union (AU) will hold from 28 to 30 January in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, in the new headquarters of the Panafrican organization, built by China With its 28 floors and 31 conference rooms, the edifice, built at a cost of US$ 200 million, is easily the biggest structure in the whole administrative district of the Ethiopian capital
©- - 25 january 2012 - 17:24:43 - thread African Union (243 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Reviewing the first 10 years of existence of the African Union (AU) at a meeting of its Permanent Representatives Committee (PRC) here, top officials say the organisation had faced ‘serious challenges, regional dynamics and economic upheavals,’ which climaxed with the Arab rebellion in North Africa’in 2011, but which have given the continent a better chance to grow
©- - 25 january 2012 - 16:54:07 - thread African Union (623 words)


Addis-Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – African women want to bring real added value to the development of intra-African trade by implementing their sense of innovation and their dynamism, a spokesman of African women, Algerian Fatima Karadja, declared on Tuesday in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
©- - 24 january 2012 - 22:31:26 - thread African Union (270 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - A tough diplomatic battle has taken shape at the African Union (AU) ahead of the Presidential session to elect the Chairperson of the Commission, diplomats said on Wednesday
©- - 24 january 2012 - 21:11:29 - thread African Union (588 words)


Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The African Union (AU) on Monday urged Sudan and South Sudan to end what it calls their current unilateral action, saying it threatens to bring the two countries to confrontation
©- - 23 january 2012 - 20:08:17 - thread African Union (416 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - African countries should use the growing international demand for commodities and raw materials to boost trade among themselves and avert a looming crisis from the possible decline in trade with Europe, senior African Union (AU) officials said on Monday
©- - 23 january 2012 - 17:02:25 - thread African Union (584 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Union (AU) has decided to create an African Monetary Institute to study policies that must be put in place before an African Central Bank and a single currency can be created for the continent, a senior AU official said here Monday
©- - 23 january 2012 - 16:33:37 - thread African Union (466 words)


Bamako, Mali (PANA) – The African Union (AU) has strongly condemned the attacks perpetrated by armed groups in the towns of Ménaka, Aguelhok and Tessalit, in northern Mali, affirming its support to the Malian government, according to a communiqué issued here Monday
©- - 23 january 2012 - 15:08:01 - thread African Union (142 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Troops of the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) have secured two new positions outside the Somali capital, Mogadishu, after a fierce battle with the Al Shabaab, in a continuing effort to further their grip on strategic locations
©- - 20 january 2012 - 18:14:06 - thread African Union (292 words)


Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - Ahead of next week's Africa Union summit in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, South Africa is continuing with its campaign to see highly-respected Cabinet Minister Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma head the AU Commission
©- - 20 january 2012 - 09:46:12 - thread African Union (240 words)


Praia, Cape Verde (PANA) – Four Cape Verdian Parliamentarians on Tuesday took their seats as full members of the Pan-African Parliament during the plenary session of the 6th ordinary meeting in the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa
©- - 18 january 2012 - 21:12:00 - thread African Union (225 words)