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Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Pope Francis gave a rare backing to the African Union (AU) ahead of a major international trade conference in Nairobi, calling for a deal to equalize the global trading environment
©- - 26 november 2015 - 18:15:39 - thread الإتحاد الإفريقي (453 words)


Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) – The African Union Commission chairwoman, Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma, has strongly condemned the two terrorist attacks perpetrators on a presidential security bus in Tunis and on a hotel in the city of Al-Arich in the Sinai peninsula in Egypt, which claimed the lives of many victims, according to a communiqué issued by the African Union (AU) on Thursday and received in Tunis
©- - 26 november 2015 - 15:37:33 - thread الإتحاد الإفريقي (184 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - African Union Commission (AUC) Chairperson Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma met Wednesday with the UN Special Envoy for the Great Lakes, Said Djinnit in Addis Ababa to discuss the escalating violence in Burundi, the Commission said in a statement
©- - 25 november 2015 - 18:59:30 - thread الإتحاد الإفريقي (437 words)


Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – Germany has urged the African Union and the East African Community (EAC) to expedite resolution of the ongoing conflict in Burundi in order to prevent a spillover effect into neighbouring countries
©- - 23 november 2015 - 09:07:41 - thread الإتحاد الإفريقي (459 words)


Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) -The African Union (AU) is preparing an implementation plan for Agenda 2063, a long-term vision to ensure faster economic growth and industrialization, PANA reported Wednesday
©- - 18 november 2015 - 17:11:36 - thread الإتحاد الإفريقي (377 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - African Union Commission Chairperson Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma was "shocked and deeply saddened" by the despicable terrorist attacks that took place Friday in the French capital Paris, resulting in the killing of over 100 people and wounding many others, according to a statement issued here Saturday by the Commission
©- - 14 november 2015 - 12:28:22 - thread الإتحاد الإفريقي (215 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA)-The African Private Sector has urged the African Union (AU) to formally kick off talks for the creation of the Continental Free Trade Area (CFTA), which is expected to lower trade barriers, PANA reported Friday
©- - 13 november 2015 - 17:34:49 - thread الإتحاد الإفريقي (422 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Africa’s efforts to rapidly improve railway, energy and transport networks is expected to get a major boost with the launch of an infrastructure promotion Week set to be launched from 13-17 November in Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire, officials said Thursday
©- - 12 november 2015 - 18:01:53 - thread الإتحاد الإفريقي (526 words)


Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Multinational, inter-regional, and multidimensional cooperation was one of the main reasons behind the success of just concluded Amani Africa II Field Training Exercise, held in South Africa, for military, police and civilian components from across the continent, according to African Union Commission (AUC) Chairperson's Special Representative, Ambassador Augustine Philip Mahiga
©- - 10 november 2015 - 14:24:03 - thread الإتحاد الإفريقي (460 words)


Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The African Union (AU) has commended ECOWAS for its role in peacekeeping operations on the continent, the ECOWAS Commission said in Abuja on Thursday
©- - 05 november 2015 - 13:46:49 - thread الإتحاد الإفريقي (301 words)


Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - African states are unwilling to effectively fight corruption and have been deliberately slow in approving laws to tighten loopholes permitting corruption and poor governance, a coalition of civil society organisations led by British charity Oxfam said in a report Wednesday
©- - 28 october 2015 - 18:47:02 - thread الإتحاد الإفريقي (518 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - East African leaders have left for the India-Africa Summit slated for 26-29 October in New Delhi, the Indian capital, where the leaders are expected to hold direct talks on a number of issues affecting trade relations
©- - 27 october 2015 - 16:58:44 - thread الإتحاد الإفريقي (486 words)


New York, US (PANA) - Representatives of African Union (AU) member states and the International Criminal Court (ICC) on Friday concluded a joint seminar in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, to establish greater engagement and mutual understanding between the two organizations, an ICC statement said
©- - 23 october 2015 - 21:21:25 - thread الإتحاد الإفريقي (216 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) -The European Union (EU) is working with the African Union (AU) to ensure migrants from Africa moving to Europe are driven by their choice to live in Europe, not by the circumstances, which include lack of jobs and human rights
©- - 23 october 2015 - 14:48:28 - thread الإتحاد الإفريقي (446 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Global agreement on how to deal with climate change must be extended to cover the necessary assistance to farmers affected by poor crop yields due to drought and the impact of climate change, the African Union (AU) said Tuesday
©- - 20 october 2015 - 17:30:03 - thread الإتحاد الإفريقي (612 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - European Union (EU) foreign affairs chief, Federica Mogherini, on a working visit to the African Union Commission Tuesday, urged African leaders to respect Presidential term limits and the constitution to stop civil strife
©- - 20 october 2015 - 15:37:59 - thread الإتحاد الإفريقي (516 words)


Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) - The African Standby Force (ASF), a permanent peacekeeping force proposed by the African Union (AU), has embarked on its final training exercise in South Africa, aiming to perfect its readiness to combat cross-border security threats posed by militants, the AU said Tuesday
©- - 20 october 2015 - 14:05:09 - thread الإتحاد الإفريقي (515 words)


Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) – Sudan is keen to bring the African Union (AU) on board what it considers an all-inclusive National Dialogue Conference which, if it fails, might, throw the country into chaos
©- - 12 october 2015 - 13:34:32 - thread الإتحاد الإفريقي (486 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Union (AU) is expected to formally issue the guidelines for the formation of a Special Court to try the war crimes committed in South Sudan, PANA reported from here Wednesday
©- - 30 september 2015 - 15:19:54 - thread الإتحاد الإفريقي (450 words)


New York, US (PANA) - Burkina Faso has hailed the African Union (AU) over its role in reversing the 17 Sept
©- - 29 september 2015 - 15:48:09 - thread الإتحاد الإفريقي (242 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The UN-backed Gulf of Guinea Commission, created to intensify the fight against piracy and illegal fishing, has reached for a joint partnership with the African Union Commission, to strengthen maritime cooperation and stem illegal exploitation of oil and gas resources in Africa
©- - 22 september 2015 - 18:53:13 - thread الإتحاد الإفريقي (389 words)


Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – Recognizing her continued "leadership and passion" in initiating and promoting various energy access initiatives in East Africa, the East African Power Industry Convention (EAPIC) has awarded the African Union's Commissioner for Infrastructure and Energy, Dr
©- - 10 september 2015 - 16:32:27 - thread الإتحاد الإفريقي (273 words)


Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudanese President Omar Bashir has vowed he would reject any resolution by the African Union or the UN Security Council for holding the national dialogue scheduled for October 10 outside Sudan
©- - 04 september 2015 - 18:18:52 - thread الإتحاد الإفريقي (401 words)


Bamako, Mali (PANA) – The African Union (AU) Commission chairperson, Dr Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma, has expressed concern about the fresh outbreak of hostilities in the region of Kidal in northern Mali by several armed groups which are signatories to the national peace and reconciliation deal in the West African country
©- - 02 september 2015 - 21:30:45 - thread الإتحاد الإفريقي (243 words)


Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudan has warned that it might reconsider its dealings with the African Union Peace and Security Council (AUPSC), which it accused of receiving Sudanese opposition elements, contrary to its mandate
©- - 25 august 2015 - 15:09:14 - thread الإتحاد الإفريقي (211 words)


Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) -Three Ugandan soldiers have been indicted for the killing of civilians in Somalia’s southern port town of Marka in July ahead of their trial by an African Union-appointed military tribunal, the head of the AU peacekeeping Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) Maman Sidikou said on Friday
©- - 21 august 2015 - 18:36:01 - thread الإتحاد الإفريقي (570 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) -The African Union (AU) has supported the immediate creation of an African Open Skies area within 11 countries to give African airlines a better operating environment to effectively deal with foreign airlines
©- - 20 august 2015 - 17:49:42 - thread الإتحاد الإفريقي (559 words)


Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - In furtherance of the efforts to bring all Sudanese disagreeing parties to the negotiating table, the Chairman of the African Union High-level Implementation Panel (AUHIP), Thabo Mbeki, has invited leaders of the Darfur rebel movements and political opposition for a meeting in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, next week
©- - 18 august 2015 - 18:21:49 - thread الإتحاد الإفريقي (224 words)


Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudan has stated its readiness to take part in meetings of the joint Sudanese-South Sudanese Political-Security Committee under the auspices of the African Union High-level Implementation Panel (AUHIP) to discuss the common border demarcation and the Zero Line separating the two countries
©- - 13 august 2015 - 18:41:02 - thread الإتحاد الإفريقي (232 words)


Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The Nigerian government has granted licences for the establishment of 12 new vehicle assembly plants in the country, through the National Automotive Design and Development Council (NADDC), the local Vanguard newspaper reported Monday, quoting the spokesman of the NADDC, Mr
©- - 03 august 2015 - 14:08:47 - thread الإتحاد الإفريقي (257 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - African leaders pledged to boost regional security during talks with US President Barack Obama, who wound up a five-day tour of Africa this week, PANA reported Saturday
©- - 01 august 2015 - 16:15:29 - thread الإتحاد الإفريقي (682 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - US President Barack Obama received a heroic podium welcome in Addis Ababa, for his historic speech at the African Union on Tuesday, with the AU top official saying Obama’s Presidency was the fulfillment of a 1973 prediction by former Cuban leader Fidel Castro
©- - 28 july 2015 - 16:33:39 - thread الإتحاد الإفريقي (674 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Visiting US President Barack Obama Tuesday held historic bilateral talks with the African Union Commission (AUC) Chairperson Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma, saying the discussions concentrated on agriculture, energy and the issue of providing dependable electric power for Africa's rural poor
©- - 28 july 2015 - 12:07:16 - thread الإتحاد الإفريقي (238 words)


Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – The African Union–United Nations Mission in Darfur on Friday expressed deep concern over reports of escalating tensions and confrontations between the Reizegat and the Habaniya ethnic communities in South Darfur
©- - 17 july 2015 - 16:26:13 - thread الإتحاد الإفريقي (249 words)


Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - A Kenyan soldier and seven Al Shabaab fighters were killed Wednesday when the militants attacked an African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) convoy on routine patrol in Somalia’s Gedo region in the latest flare-up of fighting, a military spokesperson said
©- - 15 july 2015 - 19:22:08 - thread الإتحاد الإفريقي (365 words)


Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - In the framework of the Pan-African Programme, the African Union Commission (AUC) and the European Union (EU) have signed an agreement for an amount of € 6million to support the strengthening of the AU's election observation capacity, the Commission announced Thursday in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
©- - 02 july 2015 - 19:38:26 - thread الإتحاد الإفريقي (297 words)


Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – African Union Commission Chairperson Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma has appointed outgoing Secretary General of the Commission, Ambassador Jean Mfasoni, Special Advisor in her Office as from 1 July 2015, the Chairperson’s Office announced in Dar es Salaam on Wednesday
©- - 01 july 2015 - 20:21:24 - thread الإتحاد الإفريقي (578 words)


Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – Conditions are not yet met for the deployment of a UN peacekeeping operation in Somalia, according to the Joint AU-UN Mission which has reviewed the benchmarks for deployment of a UN peacekeeping mission and operations of the AU Mission in Somalia (AMISOM)
©- - 30 june 2015 - 20:46:15 - thread الإتحاد الإفريقي (655 words)


Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Dozens of African Union (AU) troops were killed Friday in a dawn raid on the AU Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) Base situated in Leego town, 130 km south of Mogadishu, when an Al Shabaab terror group attacked the camp using a car bomb, an AU official confirmed
©- - 26 june 2015 - 17:17:08 - thread الإتحاد الإفريقي (386 words)


Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) - The 25th session of the African Union (AU) Summit ended in the early hours of Tuesday with delegates pledging to fulfill “Agenda 2063”, a blueprint for future development of the continent
©- - 16 june 2015 - 07:41:10 - thread الإتحاد الإفريقي (266 words)


Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) – South Africa's official opposition Democratic Alliance (DA) on Monday wrote to both the Ministers of Finance and International Relations and Cooperation, to request that they itemisze South Africa’s US$70 million per year contribution to the African Union (AU)
©- - 15 june 2015 - 13:44:58 - thread الإتحاد الإفريقي (187 words)


Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) - Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir left South Africa on Monday, despite the decision of a court barring him from leaving South Africa in connection with his indictment by the International Criminal Court (ICC)
©- - 15 june 2015 - 12:25:54 - thread الإتحاد الإفريقي (307 words)