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Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - African Union Commission Chairperson Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma on Tuesday appointed Ambassador Ibrahim Mbaba Kamara of Sierra Leone as Special Representative and Head of the AU Liaison Office (AULO) in Liberia
©- - 17 january 2017 - 17:59:36 - thread African Union (295 words)


Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Following are Tuesday's exchange rates for the Mauritian Rupee as issued by the Commercial Bank of Mauritius
©- - 17 january 2017 - 08:56:36 - thread African Union (121 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Gambia's outgoing President Yahya Jammeh will cease to be recognized by the African Union (AU) as legitimate President of the West African republic as of 19 January 2017, the Peace and Security Council (PSC) of the AU declared Friday
©- - 13 january 2017 - 16:37:41 - thread African Union (477 words)


Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Following are Friday's exchange rates for the Mauritian Rupee as issued by the Commercial Bank of Mauritius
©- - 13 january 2017 - 08:59:18 - thread African Union (122 words)


New York, US (PANA) - A new partnership between the UN International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) and Mauritanian authorities is expected to boost finances and nutrition for nearly 300,000 farmers in the southern part of the country
©- - 12 january 2017 - 20:55:06 - thread African Union (234 words)


Banjul, Gambia (PANA)-The office of Gambia's President-elect Adama Barrow has said the election petition by the defeated incumbent, President Yahya Jammeh, does not deprive the winner the right to prepare for his inauguration as President of the Republic on 19 January
©- - 11 january 2017 - 17:08:10 - thread African Union (235 words)


Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Following are Wednesday's exchange rates for the Rupee as issued by the Commercial Bank of Mauritius
©- - 11 january 2017 - 15:01:06 - thread African Union (122 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Following are Tuesday's exchange rates for the Mauritian Rupee, as issued by the Commercial Bank of Mauritius
©- - 10 january 2017 - 09:46:55 - thread African Union (123 words)


Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - In a bid to allow greater representation of civil society organisations (CSOs) in the Permanent General Assembly of the Economic, Social and Cultural Council (ECOSOCC) of the African Union, the civil society community in all member countries have been asked to pick qualified candidates as soon as possible
©- - 08 january 2017 - 11:53:16 - thread African Union (443 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - African Union Commission (AUC) Chairperson Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma has welcomed the agreement reached by the Congolese political actors on 31 December 2016 with a view to holding free and fair elections in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)
©- - 04 january 2017 - 09:38:15 - thread African Union (349 words)


Khartoum, Sudan (PANA ) - Emphasizing that there is no military solution to the conflict in Sudan's restive Darfur region, the African Union-United Nations Mission in Darfur (UNAMID) has vowed to continue promoting reconciliation and peace initiatives
©- - 31 december 2016 - 12:31:35 - thread African Union (245 words)


Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari has assured that as Chairman of ECOWAS Contact Group on Guinea Bissau, he will do his best to ensure that the country does not relapse into crisis
©- - 28 december 2016 - 19:57:04 - thread African Union (192 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritian Prime Minister Sir Anerood Jugnauth says that an oil storage terminal project he launched on Tuesday will propel the country into the next phase of development and will contribute to transforming the island into a full-fledged maritime hub in the years to come
©- - 27 december 2016 - 10:47:42 - thread African Union (435 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Peace and Security Council of the African Union (AU) has extended the mandate of the AU High-Level Implementation Panel on Sudan and South Sudan (AUHIP) for 12 months with effect from 1 January 2017, according to an official communiqué released here Monday
©- - 26 december 2016 - 16:45:43 - thread African Union (375 words)


Zanzibar, Tanzania (PANA) - Senior staff members of the African Union (AU) on Thursday were busy on the second day of their meeting in the Tanzanian offshore island of Zanzibar to complete plans and procedures for rapid response by the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (AfricaCDC)
©- - 22 december 2016 - 13:23:17 - thread African Union (643 words)


New York, US (PANA) - The UN Security Council on Wednesday welcomed the African Union’s decision to recognize Adama Barrow as Gambia's President-elect and stressed the need for outgoing President Yayha Jammeh to transfer power to the President-Elect in peaceful and orderly manner
©- - 21 december 2016 - 20:43:39 - thread African Union (340 words)


New York, US (PANA) - The US Department of State has designated a Mauritanian, Saleck Ould Cheikh Mohamedou as a "Specially Designated Global Terrorist (SDGT)" under US Executive Order (E
©- - 21 december 2016 - 16:25:15 - thread African Union (291 words)


Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) – Following are Wednesday's exchange rates for the Ouguiya as issued by the central bank of Mauritania
©- - 21 december 2016 - 16:02:35 - thread African Union (136 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Following are Wednesday's foreign exchange rates for the Rupee, as issued by the commercial bank of Mauritius
©- - 21 december 2016 - 15:02:14 - thread African Union (123 words)


New York, US (PANA) - Expressing concern over the impact of a prolonged political and institutional crisis in Guinea-Bissau, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has urged the country's leadership to work towards a long-lasting political solution to the crisis on the basis of a regional roadmap agreed in September this year
©- - 21 december 2016 - 14:31:30 - thread African Union (288 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Following are Tuesday’s exchange rates for the Mauritian Rupee, as issued by the Commercial Bank of Mauritius
©- - 20 december 2016 - 10:51:26 - thread African Union (124 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - African Union (AU) Chairman, President Idriss Deby Itno of Chad on Monday reaffirmed "the imperative need for an orderly and peaceful transfer of power to the President-elect of the Gambia, in line with the relevant provisions of the AU Charter on Democracy, Elections and Governance
©- - 19 december 2016 - 19:11:59 - thread African Union (363 words)


Jowhar, Somalia (PANA) - Burundi's contingent under the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) has embarked on an operation code named ‘Antelope’ to open up key supply routes in the HirShabelle state, the Peace and Security Department of the African Union Commission (AUC) said on Saturday
©- - 17 december 2016 - 17:15:17 - thread African Union (263 words)


Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari has urged member nations of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) to cut the organisation's administration costs in all its institutions and focus on programmes aimed at enhancing and affecting the lives of the citizens positively
©- - 17 december 2016 - 16:28:21 - thread African Union (1045 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritian Prime Minister Sir Anerood Jugnauth on Wednesday said although it is true that the threat level to Mauritius regarding international terrorism is considered low; “yet, terrorism has no frontiers and its random and unpredictable nature makes it a matter of concern to any country
©- - 14 december 2016 - 14:59:30 - thread African Union (263 words)


Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) – Following are Wednesday's foreign exchange rates for the Ouguiya, as issued by the Central Bank of Mauritania
©- - 14 december 2016 - 13:20:11 - thread African Union (138 words)


Washington, DC, US (PANA) - Acting US Under Secretary of State for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs Bruce Wharton will travel to Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, from 11–12 December, to lead the US Delegation attending the 4th High Level Dialogue with the African Union Commission, which will take place on December 12
©- - 10 december 2016 - 08:26:24 - thread African Union (154 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Five candidates racing for the post of the Chairperson of the African Union Commission (AUC) met on Friday for a podium debate on how they intend to handle some of the pressing political, economic and social challenges facing Africa ahead of elections in January 2017
©- - 10 december 2016 - 00:15:00 - thread African Union (688 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The Mauritian Environment Ministry has intensified its aggressive enforcement actions against people who are not abiding by the Banning of Plastics Bags Regulations, PANA learnt Friday from official sources
©- - 09 december 2016 - 08:15:18 - thread African Union (191 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritian Prime Minister Sir Anerood Jugnauth on Tuesday night introduced the Prevention of Terrorism (Amendment) Bill into Parliament to deal with various issues connected with the menace
©- - 07 december 2016 - 07:18:53 - thread African Union (508 words)