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Kampala- Uganda (PANA) -- The just-ended FIFA World Cup, held in Africa for the f irst time ever, has inspired hope and confidence among African nations that they have the capaci ty to deal with the continent's challenges of development, according to African Union Commissioner f or Social Affairs Bience Gawanas
©- - 27 july 2010 - 12:44:00 - thread African Union (250 words)


Kampala- Uganda (PANA) -- African leaders meeting here since Sunday have unanimou sly agreed on an integrated approach that will make the difference in the way the co ntinent's women and children have been treated by health systems and also accelerate the reduction of maternal and infant mortality
©- - 27 july 2010 - 12:41:00 - thread African Union (510 words)


Kampala- Uganda (PANA) -- President Jose Eduardo dos Santos of Angola Monday met with his counterparts from Congo Brazzaville, Denis Sassou Nguesso, and South Africa, Jacob Zuma, on the si delines of the 15th African Union Summit in Kampala, Uganda
©- - 27 july 2010 - 07:56:00 - thread African Union (120 words)


Nouakchott- Mauritania (PANA) -- Mauritanian President Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz on Monday received in audience the leader of the country's opposition, Ahmed Ould D addah, who is the President of the Rally of Democratic Forces (RFD), official so u rces told PANA in Nouakchott
©- - 26 july 2010 - 20:34:00 - thread African Union (102 words)


Kampala- Uganda (PANA) -- Save the Children, a non-profit organization working to create positive change for disadvantaged children, has urged African leaders me e ting here to recognize that investing in maternal and child health was critical t o development, including economic development, in their countries
©- - 26 july 2010 - 17:01:00 - thread African Union (391 words)


Kampala- Uganda (PANA) -- South African President Jacob Zuma, said Monday the Afr ican leadership was ready to fight terrorism following the twin bombings in Kamp a la which killed 76 people, saying those attacks were targeted to create confusio n and general instability in Africa
©- - 26 july 2010 - 15:13:00 - thread African Union (533 words)


Kampala- Uganda (PANA) -- Taking a critical look at the official theme of the 15t h Summit of the African Union (AU), "Maternal, Infant and Child health and Devel o pment in Africa", African leaders openly shared personal experiences of losing b e loved ones through maternal deaths during a debate on Sunday
©- - 26 july 2010 - 14:55:00 - thread African Union (488 words)


Kampala- Uganda (PANA) -- Libyan leader Muammar Kadhafi on Sunday in Kampala, Uga nda, met with several African Presidents who are taking part in the ongoing 15th ordinary summ it of the African Union
©- - 26 july 2010 - 12:32:00 - thread African Union (157 words)


Kampala- Uganda (PANA) -- Civil society campaigners attending the African Union S ummit in Kampala, Uganda, have called for an investment of US$32 billion to help improve the status of African women
©- - 26 july 2010 - 11:44:00 - thread African Union (638 words)


Kampala- Uganda (PANA) -- Citing malaria as one of the greatest challenges facing Africa, Presidents Yoweri Museveni of Uganda and Jakaya Kikwete of Tanzania said Monday that the continent needs strategic leadership to clear government ob structions and ensure the prosperity and development of its people
©- - 26 july 2010 - 11:30:00 - thread African Union (509 words)


Port-Louis- Mauritius (PANA) -- Following are the latest exchange rates for the M auritian rupee, according to the Commercial Bank of Mauritius on Monday
©- - 26 july 2010 - 10:52:00 - thread African Union (117 words)


Kampala- Uganda (PANA) -- African leaders should make a declaration calling for i ncreased funding for HIV/AIDS fight in Africa, following the decline of global funds to fight the disease, heads of UN organizations task ed with the global war against the disease said here Monday
©- - 26 july 2010 - 10:40:00 - thread African Union (389 words)


Kampala- Uganda (PANA) -- As the global fight against killer diseases of AIDS, ma laria and tuberculosis intensifies, government leaders from around the world are expected to renew their commitment to development and health at the Millenni um Development Goals (MDGs) summit to be held on 5 October 2010, chief executives of UN agencies spearheading the fight said here Monday
©- - 26 july 2010 - 10:04:00 - thread African Union (499 words)


Kampala- Uganda (PANA) -- African leaders are expected to discuss a plan to tap into the US$ 22 billion pledged for fighting hunger and starvation during the African Union (AU) Summit, which opened here Sunday
©- - 25 july 2010 - 18:18:00 - thread African Union (377 words)


Kampala- Uganda (PANA) -- The African Union Commission on Sunday officially inaugurated the 'Make Peace Happen Peace Studio' as part of the implementation of the 2010 Year of Peace and Security in Africa
©- - 25 july 2010 - 18:14:00 - thread African Union (335 words)


Kampala- Uganda (PANA) -- Putting former Chadian dictator Hissene Habre on trial in Senegal will make history not just in the West African country but also in the continent, human rights activists and victims of Habre's dicatatorship said here Sunday
©- - 25 july 2010 - 17:23:00 - thread African Union (724 words)


Kampala- Uganda (PANA) -- The African Union Commission on Sunday officially inaugurated the 'Make Peace Happen Peace Studio' as part of the implementation of the 2010 Year of Peace and Security in Africa
©- - 25 july 2010 - 17:20:00 - thread African Union (335 words)


Kampala- Uganda (PANA) -- President Goodluck Jonathan on Sunday said that Nigeria remained committed to the pursuit and promotion of the ideals of the African Union (AU), pledging his personal commitment to work towards the realization of the vision of the continental organization
©- - 25 july 2010 - 14:16:00 - thread African Union (268 words)


Kampala- Uganda (PANA) -- Encouraged by pro-Bashir arguments from 'unlikely' quarters, the African Union (AU) Sunday reiterated total support for the Sudanese President Omer el-Bashir, who is wanted for genocide charges by the International Criminal Court at the Hague, Netherlands
©- - 25 july 2010 - 14:02:00 - thread African Union (407 words)


Kampala- Uganda (PANA) -- Against the background of the daunting challenges facing the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM), the US Sunday reiterated its support for the peacekeeping force, especially the threat posed to it by the Al-Qaeda-linked Al Shabab terrorist group
©- - 25 july 2010 - 11:39:00 - thread African Union (429 words)


Kampala- Uganda (PANA) -- United Kingdom lawyers and a network of Sudanese NGOs h ave petitioned the African Union (AU), asking the continent's leadership who are meeting in Kampala, Uganda, to appeal to the International Court of Justice (ICJ ) to revoke the warrants of arrest against one of their own, Sudanese President O m ar El-Bashir
©- - 25 july 2010 - 11:13:00 - thread African Union (416 words)


Kampala- Uganda (PANA) -- Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni has called on African Union (AU) member states to reject the arrogance of terrorism supporters and mo v e to defeat them
©- - 25 july 2010 - 11:05:00 - thread African Union (213 words)


Kampala- Uganda (PANA) -- African governments could do well in addressing the dev elopment of maternal, infant and child health by concentrating on strategic stim u li for economic growth, Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni said here Sunday at th e opening of the 15th Session of the African Union Assembly
©- - 25 july 2010 - 10:54:00 - thread African Union (342 words)


Kampala- Uganda (PANA) -- The Immediate past British Prime Minister, Gordon Brown, on Saturday offered a rare praise to African leaders, saying the regular peer review of Africa's leadership was a model for the world
©- - 25 july 2010 - 10:37:00 - thread African Union (347 words)


Kampala- Uganda (PANA) -- Africa is getting down to serious business of survival and development after the "vuvuzela" sounds from the rainbow nation, South Africa, have been hushed at the end of a month-long celebration of the first ever FIFA World Cup played in the continent
©- - 24 july 2010 - 18:34:00 - thread African Union (1340 words)


Kampala- Uganda (PANA) â" The Angolan Head of Stat-e, Jose Eduardo dos Santos, a rrived in the Ugandan capital, Kampala, on Saturday to attend the 15th Summit of Heads of State and Government of the African Union (AU) which opens on Sunday
©- - 24 july 2010 - 17:55:00 - thread African Union (157 words)


Kampala- Uganda (PANA) -- Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles Zenawi, one of Africa's most visible leaders, automatically retained the leadership of the New Partnership for Africa's Development (NEPAD) despite a silent opposition to his three-year term at the helm of the institution
©- - 24 july 2010 - 17:53:00 - thread African Union (335 words)


Munyonyo- Uganda (PANA) -- Bracing to overcome its underdevelopment, Africa on Sa turday launched a multi billion-dollar programme for infrastructure development j ointly sponsored by the African Union Commission (AUC), the New Partnership for A frica's Development (NEPAD) and the African Development Bank (AfDB) while Africa n heads of state are the programme's key stakeholders
©- - 24 july 2010 - 15:02:00 - thread African Union (442 words)


Accra- Ghana (PANA) -- Ghana's President John Evans Atta Mills left Accra on Satu rday for Kampala to attend the 15th Ordinary Session of the Assembly of Heads o f State and Government of the African Union (AU), which would be held in the Ugan d an capital between 25 and 27 July
©- - 24 july 2010 - 12:50:00 - thread African Union (129 words)


Kampala- Uganda (PANA) -- African leaders kicked off debate on Saturday on role o f the New Partnership for Africaâ?s Development (NEPAD) in ensuring the economic success of the continent
©- - 24 july 2010 - 11:08:00 - thread African Union (596 words)


Kampala- Uganda (PANA) -- African Union Commission President Jean Ping said Friday a formal request had been sent to South African President Jacob Zuma for the deployment of peacekeeping troops to Somalia, the growing hotbed of terrorist cells in East Africa
©- - 23 july 2010 - 18:27:00 - thread African Union (449 words)


Kampala- Uganda (PANA) -- As pressure mounts on African leaders to cooperate with the International Criminal Court (ICC) on the arrest of the Sudanese President Omer El Bashir on genocide charges,the leaders are expected to review their stand on the issue at their summit in Kampala, Uganda, this weekend
©- - 23 july 2010 - 17:54:00 - thread African Union (370 words)


Kampala- Uganda (PANA) -- As pressure mounts on African leaders to cooperate with the International Criminal Court (ICC) on the arrest of the Sudanese President Omer El Bashir on genocide charges, the leaders are expected to review their stand on the issue at their summit in Kampa l a, Uganda, this weekend
©- - 23 july 2010 - 17:51:00 - thread African Union (372 words)


Nouakchott- Mauritania (PANA) -- The Mauritanian army Thursday attacked a base of the Al Qaeda in Islamic Maghreb (AQIM), located in the south-east of the country, killing six terrorists, the Minister of Interior and acting Minister of Defence, Mohamed Ould Boilil, said here Friday
©- - 23 july 2010 - 15:47:00 - thread African Union (112 words)


Kampala- Uganda (PANA) -- As pressure mounts on African leaders to cooperate with the International Criminal Court (ICC) on the arrest of the Sudanese President Omer El Bashir on genocide charges, the leaders are expected to review their stand on the issue at their summit in Kampa l a, Uganda, this weekend
©- - 23 july 2010 - 15:17:00 - thread African Union (372 words)


Kampala- Uganda (PANA) -- As pressure mounts on African leaders to cooperate with the International Criminal Court (ICC) on the arrest of the Sudanese President Omer El Bashir on genocide charges, the leaders are expected to review their stand on the issue at their summit in Kampala, Uganda, this weekend
©- - 23 july 2010 - 15:12:00 - thread African Union (365 words)


Kampala- Uganda (PANA) -- As pressure mounts on African leaders to cooperate with the International Criminal Court (ICC)on the arrest of the Sudanese President Omer El Bashir on genocide charges, the leaders are expected to review their stand on the issue at their summit in Kampala, Uganda, this weekend
©- - 23 july 2010 - 13:47:00 - thread African Union (361 words)


Kampala- Uganda (PANA) -- Six African leaders were due here Friday for a series of talks leading up to the African Union Summit, just days after a devastating terrorist attack at the heart of the capital, Kampala, killed 76 people and wounded scores of others
©- - 23 july 2010 - 13:24:00 - thread African Union (412 words)


Kampala- Uganda (PANA) -- African Union Commission President Jean Ping said Frida y a formal request had been sent to South African President Jacob Zuma for the deployment of peacekeeping troops to Somalia, the g rowing hotbed of terrorist cells in East Africa
©- - 23 july 2010 - 12:52:00 - thread African Union (453 words)


Kampala- Uganda (PANA) -- Six African leaders were due here Friday for a series of talks leading up to the African Union Summit, just days after a devastating terrorist attack at the heart of the capital, Kampala, killed 76 people and wounded scores of others
©- - 23 july 2010 - 07:50:00 - thread African Union (412 words)


Kampala- Uganda (PANA) -- Kampala, the Ugandan capital city, is bedecked with national colours to host the 15th Summit of African Heads of State and Government, scheduled for 25-27 July
©- - 22 july 2010 - 17:24:00 - thread African Union (176 words)


Nouakchott- Mauritania (PANA) -- A Malian citizen found guilty of terrorism by the Criminal Court in Nouakchott, Mauritania, was Wednesday sentenced to 12 year s' imprisonment
©- - 22 july 2010 - 12:30:00 - thread African Union (97 words)


Port-Louis- Mauritius (PANA) -- Following are the latest exchange rates for the M auritian rupee, according to the Mauritius Commercial Bank Thursday
©- - 22 july 2010 - 11:56:00 - thread African Union (111 words)


Munyonyo- Uganda (PANA) -- Uganda Thursday called on African Union (AU) member st ates and the international community in general to marshal collective action against perpetrators of international lawlessness, as the East African country mourns the loss of lives and damage of property caused b y terrorist attacks on 11 July 2010
©- - 22 july 2010 - 11:23:00 - thread African Union (278 words)


Bissau- Guinea-Bissau (PANA) -- Guinea-Bissau's army chief of staff, General Anto nio Indjai, on Tuesday warned that any solder who would refuse to bow to politic a l power would be excluded from the armed forces
©- - 21 july 2010 - 20:58:00 - thread African Union (186 words)


Nouakchott- Mauritania (PANA) -- No fewer than 300,000 people living in desert re gions of central-eastern and south-eastern Mauritania are being threatened by fa m ine, according the UN office for Humanitarian Action
©- - 21 july 2010 - 18:48:00 - thread African Union (96 words)


Kampala- Uganda (PANA) -- The African Union (AU) is facing a strong opposition ahead of a special Peace and Security Council (PSC) meeting here Wednesday to renew the mandate of the UN/African Union Mission in Darfur (UNAMID)
©- - 21 july 2010 - 09:05:00 - thread African Union (465 words)


Port-Louis- Mauritius (PANA) -- Following are the latest exchange rates for the M auritian rupee, as published Tuesday by the Commercial Bank of Mauritius
©- - 20 july 2010 - 12:18:00 - thread African Union (114 words)


Nouakchott- Mauritania (PANA) -- The trial of the 12 hostage takers, accused of kidnapping three Spaniards, opens Tuesday before the constitutional court of Nouakchott, the Mauritanian capital
©- - 19 july 2010 - 19:46:00 - thread African Union (86 words)


Port-Louis- Mauritius (PANA) -- Following are the latest exchange rates for the Mauritian rupee, as published here Monday by the Mauritian Commercial Bank
©- - 19 july 2010 - 11:19:00 - thread African Union (114 words)