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Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – African heads of State and government on Monday decided to ask Senegal to extradite the former Chadian president Hissène Habré to N’Djamena if the Senegalese authorities do not set up a special court to begin his trial in four months
©- - 31 january 2011 - 20:31:20 - thread União Africana (257 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The international community in general and men in particular must understand that sexual violence against women is a crime and that everybody has the responsibility to fight it wherever it takes place, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said here Monday
©- - 31 january 2011 - 20:29:34 - thread União Africana (616 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – The European Union (EU) will resume its aid to Cote d’Ivoire only when Alassane Ouattara fully assumes presidency, the European Commissioner for Development, Andris Piebalgs, said Monday in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, "We have stopped all our interventions in Cote d’Ivoire, except the programmes that directly benefit vulnerable social groups, and which are not implemented by governmental structures," he declared at a press conference just as the 16th Summit of heads of State and Government of the member countries of the African Union (AU) entered its second day
©- - 31 january 2011 - 17:26:45 - thread União Africana (185 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The European Union (EU) is considering reinforcing its aid to the countries of the Sahel in order to enable them reduce poverty and fight against terrorist threats, notably that of Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQMI)
©- - 31 january 2011 - 16:58:29 - thread União Africana (286 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Building a sustainable and lasting peace for the Sudanese people remains the top priority of the parties to the January 2005 Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA), the First Vice President of Sudan and President of the Government of Southern Sudan, General Salva Kiir Mayardit, stated here Monday
©- - 31 january 2011 - 15:52:22 - thread União Africana (831 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Angolan President José Eduardo dos Santos Monday met with his Namibian counterpart, Lucas Pohamba, on the sidelines of the 16th ordinary session of the African Union (AU) holding in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
©- - 31 january 2011 - 13:03:44 - thread União Africana (139 words)


Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Following are Monday’s exchange rates for the Mauritanian Ouguiya, as published by the nation’s central bank: Currency Buying Selling Euro 380
©- - 31 january 2011 - 13:02:28 - thread União Africana (136 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Though the revolution that swept long-time Tunisian leader Zine al-Abidine Ben Ali out of power is not on the agenda of the ongoing African Union (AU) summit in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, the organization has hailed the ''political maturity'' of Tunisians in the expression of their aspirations for freedom, democracy and justice
©- - 31 january 2011 - 12:55:46 - thread União Africana (209 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - As some member countries of the African Peer Review Mechanism (APRM) get ready to embark on the second generation assessment, the chair of the peer review panel, Prof
©- - 31 january 2011 - 12:31:26 - thread União Africana (804 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Following are Monday's exchange rates for the Mauritian rupee, as published here by the Mauritian commercial bank
©- - 31 january 2011 - 09:12:50 - thread União Africana (124 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – The 16th African Union (AU) summit, which opened on Sunday in Addis Ababa, the Ethiopian capital, will look into a proposal to set up a special judicial chamber in Senegal to try former Chadian president Hissène Habré, according to official sources
©- - 30 january 2011 - 18:26:43 - thread União Africana (221 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - An African rights body Sunday expressed indignation after Equatorial Guinea President Theodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo assumed the Chairmanship of the African Union (AU) at the 16th ordinary summit of the continental organisation
©- - 30 january 2011 - 16:43:32 - thread União Africana (301 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - It is vital for African leaders to ensure that the improvement of living conditions of the poorest populations is sustainable, current United Nations General Assembly president, Joseph Deiss, said here Sunday at the opening of the 16th ordinary session of the Assembly of the African Union (AU)
©- - 30 january 2011 - 14:41:08 - thread União Africana (281 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon on Sunday called for greater protection for the African women, saying that culture and tradition should not justify the injustices made to them
©- - 30 january 2011 - 14:10:50 - thread União Africana (218 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Disappointed that he did not get the chance to address African leaders attending the 16th African Union (AU) Summit in Addis Ababa, American businessman Bill Gates, the Microsoft founder, is staying away, PANA learnt Sunday from reliable sources in the Ethiopian capital
©- - 30 january 2011 - 12:39:51 - thread União Africana (188 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Equatorial Guinea President Theodor Obiang Nguema Mbasogo, on Sunday assumed chairmanship of the African Union (AU), saying in his first statement in office that the crisis of values of the African culture had reduced and continued to diminish the unity and solidarity of the African peoples
©- - 30 january 2011 - 12:29:28 - thread União Africana (320 words)


Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The National Rally for Reform and Development (RNRD-Tawassoul), a party of the moderate Islamist movement in Mauritania, has expressed support for the Egyptians protesting against the government of Hosni Mubarak, it said in a statement sent to PANA Sunday
©- - 30 january 2011 - 12:11:41 - thread União Africana (133 words)


Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) – Following are Sunday’s exchange rates for the Mauritanian Ouguiya against some major foreign currencies as published by the nation’s central bank
©- - 30 january 2011 - 11:54:31 - thread União Africana (145 words)


Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Although they did not play any match in the local league this weekend, ASC Tevragh Zeina still maintains the lead in the Mauritanian first division soccer league with 12 points after six rounds of matches
©- - 30 january 2011 - 11:19:48 - thread União Africana (146 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - French President Nicholas Sarkozy, on Sunday called for the completion of the stalled UN reforms to give Africa more seats on the UN Security Council while seeking Africa’s support to help France successfully create a global kitty for financing development
©- - 30 january 2011 - 10:54:20 - thread União Africana (587 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The 16th ordinary session of the African Union (AU) Heads of State and Government Summit opened here Sunday, with a closed-door session preceding the official opening ceremony, PANA reported from the Ethiopian capital
©- - 30 january 2011 - 07:51:04 - thread União Africana (595 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The representative of the UN Secretary General for Cote d’Ivoire, Young Ji Choi, arrived in Addis Ababa with the results of the second round of the Ivorian presidential election to prove to the heads of state and government of the member countries of the African Union (AU) that the vote was well won by Alassane Ouattara, a reliable source told PANA, here
©- - 29 january 2011 - 18:40:12 - thread União Africana (254 words)


Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - The European commissioner in charge of development, Andris Piebalgs, left Brussels Saturday for Addis Ababa, the capital of Ethiopia, to attend the 16th summit of heads of state and government of the African Union (AU), according to a communiqué issued in the Belgian capital
©- - 29 january 2011 - 17:57:10 - thread União Africana (224 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Union (AU), on the eve of the opening of its 16th summit Saturday, went in search of consensual position on the Ivorian post-electoral conflict
©- - 29 january 2011 - 14:17:18 - thread União Africana (304 words)


Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenyan President Mwai Kibaki Saturday jetted out of the country for Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, to attend the 16th Ordinary Session of the Assembly of Heads of State and Government of the African Union (AU)
©- - 29 january 2011 - 14:01:56 - thread União Africana (232 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Union (AU) has been charged to set up a mechanism to monitor the decisions taken by its various authorities to ensure implementation, Désiré Assogbavi, an official of Oxfam NGO said Saturday in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
©- - 29 january 2011 - 12:24:43 - thread União Africana (280 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Union (AU) Assembly of Heads of State and Government will, here Sunday, listen to what Senegalese President Abdoulaye Wade intends to do about the long-awaited trial of exiled ex-president Hissene Habre of Chad, the Director of the Office of Legal Counsel at the AU Commission, Ben Kioko, said here Saturday
©- - 29 january 2011 - 11:32:27 - thread União Africana (595 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Reaffirming its previous decisions on the post-election crisis in Cote d'Ivoire, the Peace and Security Council (PSC) of the African Union (AU) has set up a high-level panel to resolve the crisis in a way that would preserve democracy and peace in the West African country
©- - 29 january 2011 - 09:26:40 - thread União Africana (577 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopie (PANA) – The president of Burkina Faso, Blaise Compaoré, on Friday presented his report on the crisis in Cote d'Ivoire to the African Union Peace and Security Council in Addis Ababa
©- - 28 january 2011 - 20:00:31 - thread União Africana (238 words)


Paris, France (PANA) – A delegation of 150 eminent personalities and representatives of governments from 40 countries, headed by President Abdoulaye Wade of Senegal, will undertake a commemorative visit on 1 February to the site of the Auschwitz-Birkenau Nazi German concentration camp in Poland
©- - 28 january 2011 - 19:06:28 - thread União Africana (461 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - African foreign ministers and the African Union Commission Friday rejected Zimbabwe’s efforts to block debate on the most progressive continental law on democracy and elections, which remains largely unimplemented since its adoption in 2007, PANA reported
©- - 28 january 2011 - 18:34:41 - thread União Africana (482 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - African Union (AU) envoy Raila Odinga has urged African leaders to strongly push for face-to-face talks between the two claimants to the Ivorian presidency, Laurent Gbagbo and Alassane Ouattara
©- - 28 january 2011 - 17:20:43 - thread União Africana (312 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – The Mauritian Prime Minister, Navin Ramgoolam, will leave Saturday for Addis Ababa, the Ethiopian capital, where he will participate in the 16th conference of heads of state and government of the African Union scheduled from 30 to 31 January
©- - 28 january 2011 - 16:41:39 - thread União Africana (102 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The Mauritian Minister of Agro-industry, Satish Faugoo, Friday declared that the island still needed its sugar industry for economic and social development, even if about 20 per cent of the small growers have abandoned the cultivation of sugar cane in the last few years
©- - 28 january 2011 - 16:34:46 - thread União Africana (279 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – Nearly 10 per cent of the measures taken by the different authorities of the African Union (AU) are actually applied by member states, according to a report received Friday by PANA here, before the 16th summit of the pan-African organisation
©- - 28 january 2011 - 15:53:06 - thread União Africana (280 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - A delegate of Gabon's self-proclaimed government arrived here Friday to seek support of the African Union to rid his country of what he described as "the reign of an illegal power
©- - 28 january 2011 - 15:42:26 - thread União Africana (231 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - With at least 25 general elections due to be held across Africa this year, various non-governmental agencies Friday challenged the African Union (AU) to boldly stand in defence of good governance in the continent, and to translate into concrete actions key decisions on peace and security
©- - 28 january 2011 - 12:34:47 - thread União Africana (585 words)


Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The president of the Network of People living with HIV in the Indian Ocean (Ravanne Plus), Nicolas Ritter, has questioned the effectiveness of JMAR, a type of tea sold in Madagascar and supposedly said to cure AIDS
©- - 28 january 2011 - 11:49:09 - thread União Africana (153 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Heads of State and Government of member countries of the African Peer Review Mechanism (APRM) will appoint a sixth member of the Panel of Eminent Persons of this specialised organ of the African Union at the 14th summit of their forum 29 January in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, it was officially announced Friday
©- - 28 january 2011 - 10:29:43 - thread União Africana (308 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Here are Friday's exchange rates for the Mauritian rupee, as published here by the Mauritian central bank
©- - 28 january 2011 - 09:32:38 - thread União Africana (125 words)


Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) – The Mauritanian Senate will elect one-third of its members in April, official sources told PANA on Thursday
©- - 27 january 2011 - 22:12:51 - thread União Africana (91 words)


Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) – Mauritanian football clubs are back in African competitions this weekend after three years of absence, sports sources told PANA on Thursday
©- - 27 january 2011 - 21:20:16 - thread União Africana (88 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Union (AU) has unveiled plans for a single standardized SIM card for all African mobile phone operators in an effort to save millions of subscribers the extra cost and register the dot African domain name, senior officials said here Thursday
©- - 27 january 2011 - 19:34:02 - thread União Africana (463 words)


Luanda, Angola (PANA) - A military judicial delegation from Guinea Bissau, led by the chief justice of the Military High Court, Eduardo Costa Sanhá, is in Luanda, to discuss the reinforcement of co-operation with the Angolan government
©- - 27 january 2011 - 18:04:35 - thread União Africana (123 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Executive Council of the African Union (AU), comprising the continent's foreign ministers, will, as usual, at the 16th summit, review the conclusions of ministerial meetings and other conferences held since the last summit of July 2010
©- - 27 january 2011 - 17:48:02 - thread União Africana (392 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The freedom struggle in pre-independence Africa was fuelled by common values of the people under colonial domination to underpin Pan-Africanism that reaffirmed human dignity, irrespective of colour or creed
©- - 27 january 2011 - 14:29:25 - thread União Africana (1036 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Foreign Ministers from Australia, Denmark, India, Japan and Austria Thursday made fresh pledges of aid and diplomatic support for Africa, as the Executive Council meeting of the African Union (AU) kicked off here
©- - 27 january 2011 - 12:28:04 - thread União Africana (414 words)