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Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - African Union (AU) Commission Chairperson Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma Wednesday called upon Africa’s leadership to provide a mission framework that will result in rapid change, sustained effort and united action by a united Africa
©- - 22 may 2013 - 11:26:03 - thread African Union (407 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Africa needs to review the nature of its relations with the international community in order to bring about its structural transformation, according to Carlos Lopes, UN Under-Secretary-General and Executive Secretary of the UN Economic Commission for Africa (ECA)
©- - 22 may 2013 - 09:39:04 - thread African Union (425 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Ten years after its creation, the Africa Peer Review Mechanism (APRM) has received acclaim for its contribution to sustainable growth and development in the continent
©- - 22 may 2013 - 07:46:32 - thread African Union (323 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Executive Council of the African Union (AU) starts its 23rd ordinary session here Wednesday to deliberate on different reports of ministerial meetings organised by the AU Commission in the last six months
©- - 22 may 2013 - 07:16:44 - thread African Union (316 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – Central African Republic, Guinea Bissau and Madagascar have been banned from attending the 21st summit of the African Union (AU), to be held from 25 to 27 May in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
©- - 21 may 2013 - 17:43:32 - thread African Union (304 words)


Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Port workers, demanding enhanced working conditions, went on strike here Tuesday, paralyzing activities at the Nouakchott port, PANA reported, quoting sources close to the workers' union
©- - 21 may 2013 - 14:54:20 - thread African Union (75 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – As the African Union (AU) marks its 50th anniversary, there is no better opportunity for the continent to ensure that children’s rights are put at the centre of future development, former Mozambican president Joaquim Chissano said here Tuesday
©- - 21 may 2013 - 14:42:10 - thread African Union (682 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Following are Tuesday's foreign exchange rates for the Mauritian rupee: Currency Buying Selling Australian Dollar 29
©- - 21 may 2013 - 14:33:33 - thread African Union (117 words)


Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) – Following are Tuesday's foreign exchange rates for the Mauritanian Ouguiya: Currency Buying Selling Euro 389
©- - 21 may 2013 - 14:31:59 - thread African Union (135 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Ongoing celebrations of 50 years of Pan Africanism will be incomplete without paying glowing tribute to the role played by our ‘foremothers’ and ‘foresisters’ in the liberation struggle, according to UN Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) Executive Secretary Carlos Lopes
©- - 21 may 2013 - 07:50:07 - thread African Union (500 words)


Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Following are Monday's exchange rates for the Mauritanian Ouguiya: Currencies Buying Selling Euro 390
©- - 20 may 2013 - 12:32:03 - thread African Union (123 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Following are Monday's exchange rates for the Mauritian rupee: Currencies Buying Selling Australian dollar 29
©- - 20 may 2013 - 12:09:50 - thread African Union (115 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Peer Review Mechanism (APRM) has yet to deliver on the lofty promises of good governance, deepened democracy and the advancement of human rights in the continent, according to civil society organisations meeting here ahead of the African Union (AU) summit next week
©- - 20 may 2013 - 09:16:50 - thread African Union (394 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Though the last 50 years of Africa’s history have been fraught with so many challenges, Africans today are very proud of their achievements, according to Ethiopia’s Ambassador Kongit Sinegiorgis
©- - 20 may 2013 - 09:12:24 - thread African Union (400 words)


Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Following are the results of the 22nd round of matches in Mauritania’s football championship played this weekend: ASC ZEM AZEM - ASC Kdia 1-2 AS Assaba - FC Tevragh-Zeina 1-0 AS Armee - ASAC Concorde 0-2 AS Imraguen - FC Tidjikja 0-5 Leghwareb Trarza - FC Nouadhibou 2-2 AS Police - ACAS Ksar 0-1 AS Garde Nationale - ASC SNIM 2-2 Standings: 1-ACAS Ksar 50 points 2-FC Nouadhibou 48 points 3-ASAC Concorde 45 points 4-FC Tevragh-Zeina 39 points 5-FC Tidjikja 35 points 6-AS SNIM 28 points 7-AS Assaba 27 points 8-AS Armee 24 points 9-ASC Kedia de Zouerate 23 points 10-ASC Garde Nationale 22 points 11-AS Leghwareb Trarza 20 points 12-ASC Police 18 points 13-AS ZEM ZEM 17 points 14-AS Imraguen de Nouadhibou 11 points -0-PANA SAS/PAN/SEG 19May2013
©- - 19 may 2013 - 15:54:50 - thread African Union (156 words)


Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana's President John Dramani Mahama has agreed to a request from Kenya to champion its quest for an expansion of African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) at this week's African Union (AU) summit in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
©- - 19 may 2013 - 15:39:43 - thread African Union (201 words)


Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Following are Sunday's exchange rates for the Mauritanian Ouguiya: Currencies Buying Selling (1)- Euro 390
©- - 19 may 2013 - 14:19:44 - thread African Union (130 words)


Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) – The Forum of National Human Rights Organizations, an umbrella of 16 NGOs in Mauritania, on Saturday urged the authorities to honor their commitments to victims of the events of 1989 events marked by the expulsion of thousands of Mauritanians living in Senegal and Mali
©- - 18 may 2013 - 13:54:46 - thread African Union (257 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – Year-long celebrations of the 50th anniversary of the African Union (AU) kick off in the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa, on Sunday with a preparatory meeting of the Permanent Representatives Committee (PRC), according to the official schedule released on Saturday by the AU Commission
©- - 18 may 2013 - 13:05:59 - thread African Union (386 words)


Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Hundreds of Tamil Mauritians Friday demonstrated in Port-Louis to demand that Mauritius should boycott the Commonwealth Summit, to be held in September this year in Sri Lanka
©- - 17 may 2013 - 14:22:44 - thread African Union (145 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Following are Friday's exchange rates for the Mauritian rupee: Currency Buying Selling Australian Dollar 28
©- - 17 may 2013 - 13:10:31 - thread African Union (115 words)


Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) – The Coordination of Mauritanian Opposition (COD), an umbrella of a dozen political parties in Mauritania, on Thursday published a document setting conditions to be met by government before they will participate in the next legislative and local government polls, PANA reports
©- - 16 may 2013 - 15:09:43 - thread African Union (192 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Following are Thursday's exchange rates for the Mauritian rupee: Currency Buying Selling Australian Dollar 29
©- - 16 may 2013 - 13:14:31 - thread African Union (115 words)


Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Following are Thursday's exchange rates for the Mauritanian Ouguiya: Currency Buying Selling Euro 389
©- - 16 may 2013 - 11:36:03 - thread African Union (124 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Following are Wednesday's foreign exchange rates for the Mauritian rupee: Currency Buying Selling Australian Dollar 29
©- - 15 may 2013 - 13:37:32 - thread African Union (118 words)


Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Following are Wednesday's exchange rates for the Mauritanian Ouguiya: Currency Buying Selling Euro 389
©- - 15 may 2013 - 12:51:17 - thread African Union (123 words)


Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Despite the decline in cigarette consumption per capita from 1,075 in 2009 to 750 in 2012, tobacco still kills 1,000 Mauritians every year, according to Mauritian Health Minister Lormus Bundhoo
©- - 15 may 2013 - 12:37:37 - thread African Union (156 words)


Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Mauritanian President Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz has left Nouakchott for Brussels, Belgium, where he will attend Wednesday's international donors’ conference on Mali, official sources told PANA here Tuesday
©- - 14 may 2013 - 12:49:20 - thread African Union (105 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Following are Tuesday's exchange rates for the Mauritian rupee: Currency Buying Selling Australian Dollar 29
©- - 14 may 2013 - 12:38:32 - thread African Union (116 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - An African Aesthetic exhibition opened Tuesday in the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa, as one of the African Union’s signature events to express the spirit of Pan Africanism and African Renaissance, the theme of the continental organisation’s 50th anniversary celebrations
©- - 14 may 2013 - 12:37:24 - thread African Union (305 words)


Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Following are Tuesday's exchange rates for the Mauritanian Ouguiya: Currency Buying Selling Euro 389
©- - 14 may 2013 - 12:22:00 - thread African Union (118 words)


Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The African Union (AU) on Monday described the killing of two former rebel leaders, who had joined the peace process in Darfur, as a “cowardly act” that seeks to dissuade other movements from joining the peace process
©- - 13 may 2013 - 18:24:30 - thread African Union (313 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The Mauritian Health Ministry Monday began an anti-influenza vaccination campaign for the elderly and the disabled, PANA reported from here
©- - 13 may 2013 - 16:09:29 - thread African Union (108 words)


Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - A new financial institution, Mouamalat Assahiha Bank, has been established in Mauritania to operate exclusively according to the Islamic finance code
©- - 13 may 2013 - 13:04:52 - thread African Union (117 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Following are Monday's exchange rates for the Mauritian rupee: Currencies Buying Selling Australian Dollar 29
©- - 13 may 2013 - 12:54:38 - thread African Union (116 words)


Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Following are Monday's exchange rates for the Mauritanian Ouguiya: Currency Buying Selling Euro 392
©- - 13 may 2013 - 10:42:18 - thread African Union (124 words)


Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Following are Sunday's exchange rates for the Mauritanian Ouguiya: Currencies Buying Selling (1)-euro 392
©- - 12 may 2013 - 13:37:53 - thread African Union (131 words)


New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has recommended that the mandate of the UN political mission in Guinea-Bissau be adjusted to support a two-phase process for the full restoration of constitutional order and medium-term stability in the country
©- - 10 may 2013 - 11:45:24 - thread African Union (344 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Following are Friday's exchange rates for the Mauritian rupee: Currency Buying Selling Australian Dollar 29
©- - 10 may 2013 - 11:21:07 - thread African Union (116 words)


Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Mauritanian national carrier "Mauritania Airlines" on Wednesday resumed flights to Europe following the ban slammed on it in 2010, according to a statement received by PANA Friday in Nouakchott
©- - 10 may 2013 - 11:19:23 - thread African Union (104 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritius will Friday introduce the "Penalty Points System" (PPS) for drivers on its roads, a PANA correspondent reported from here Thursday
©- - 09 may 2013 - 16:09:36 - thread African Union (266 words)


Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) – Hundreds of women on Wednesday demonstrated against violence in the capital, Nouakchott, and urged the authorities to protect the citizens
©- - 08 may 2013 - 19:47:09 - thread African Union (109 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Following are Wednesday's foreign exchange rates for the Mauritian rupee: Currency Buying Selling Australian Dollar 30
©- - 08 may 2013 - 14:14:15 - thread African Union (116 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - African Union (AU) Commission Deputy Chairperson Erastus Mwencha has challenged African communicators to tell the African story as it is, instead of the stereotype version being peddled by outsiders
©- - 08 may 2013 - 12:35:03 - thread African Union (466 words)


Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) – As part of efforts to speed up the fight against malaria, Health Ministers from six West and central African States -- Mauritania, Senegal, Gambia, Guinea, Mali and Chad -- began a meeting Tuesday in Nouakchott, the Mauritanian capital
©- - 07 may 2013 - 19:45:55 - thread African Union (163 words)