Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Organisation of free, fair, transparent and inclusive elections could normalise situations in Mali and Guinea Bissau, according to a statement issued here at the end of a one-day joint annual consultation between the African Union (AU) Peace and Security Council and the European Union (EU) Political and Security Committee
©- - 12 june 2013 - 09:09:58 - thread African Union (615 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – Initiatives being taken by the African Union (AU) in countering terrorism and the trafficking of narcotics and human beings also benefit Europe in confronting the same crimes, AU Peace and Security Commissioner Ramtane Lamamra said here Tuesday
©- - 11 june 2013 - 13:50:22 - thread African Union (569 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - African Union Commission Chairperson Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma has sent former South African President Nelson Mandela a “get-well-soon” message, as he undergoes treatment in a hospital in Pretoria
©- - 11 june 2013 - 07:35:26 - thread African Union (179 words)


Brussels, Belgium (PANA) – The Belgian Foreign Affairs minister, Didier Reynders, on Monday lauded the African Union (AU) for the key role it has played in the resolution of conflicts on the continent
©- - 10 june 2013 - 20:18:27 - thread African Union (225 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – The Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), Carlos Lopes, is among the five Africans to be honoured at a ceremony in New York, US, next week for his visionary and exemplary leadership and for playing an integral role in Africa’s development and progress over the last decade
©- - 07 june 2013 - 12:11:39 - thread African Union (364 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – African Union (AU) member states should enable their borderland populations to be architects and privileged beneficiaries of African integration, AU Peace and Security Commissioner Ramtane Lamamra, said here Friday as the organisation observed the African Border Day
©- - 07 june 2013 - 12:04:52 - thread African Union (573 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The lasting solution to the disputed sovereignty of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic (SADR) is to provide the people of Western Sahara the right to self-determination, as envisaged by the UN Declaration on Human Rights and the Constitutive Act of the African Union (AU), according to AU Commission Chairperson Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma
©- - 04 june 2013 - 08:36:50 - thread African Union (230 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - African Union (AU) Commission Chairperson Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma has projected a total transformation of Africa in the next 50 years, to build on the achievements of the founding fathers of the Organization of African Unity (OAU), the predecessor of the AU
©- - 04 june 2013 - 07:50:19 - thread African Union (582 words)


Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - A Nigerian newspaper has sharply criticised African leaders over their recent celebration of the 50th anniversary of the founding of the Organization of African Unity (OAU), the predecessor of the Africa Union (AU), saying the celebration was lacking ''in highlight of accomplishments on social, political and economic fronts''
©- - 03 june 2013 - 14:48:14 - thread African Union (355 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - For the first time, the African Union Commission (AUC) is co-organising the Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD), the fifth edition of which opens Saturday in Yokohama, Japan
©- - 31 may 2013 - 08:04:27 - thread African Union (390 words)


New York, US (PANA) - The Hague-based International Criminal Court (ICC) says the Court acknowledges and respects the African Union’s role as the continent’s main regional organization, reiterating its commitment to cooperate with the African Union (AU)
©- - 29 may 2013 - 20:33:18 - thread African Union (588 words)


Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - South Africa's President Jacob Zuma has expressed his satisfaction with the recently-concluded African Union (AU) Summit in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
©- - 29 may 2013 - 08:18:10 - thread African Union (397 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – The proceedings at the 21st AU summit ended on Monday in the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa, with a strong criticism by the heads of State and government against the International Criminal Court (ICC), sources told PANA
©- - 27 may 2013 - 21:41:14 - thread African Union (411 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – Liberia’s president Ellen Johnson Sirleaf was Monday elected head of the African Peer Review Mechanism (APRM) in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, as the 21st African Union (AU) summit wound up, PANA reported from here
©- - 27 may 2013 - 14:13:21 - thread African Union (150 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Africa will not wait for handouts from outside to help it carry out its development programmes, the continent's leaders decided as they concluded the 21st ordinary session of the African Union (AU) Assembly here Monday
©- - 27 may 2013 - 13:00:40 - thread African Union (244 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The 21st Summit of the African Union (AU), which rounds off Monday in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, has decided to establish an African rapid reaction force to respond immediately to terrorist actions like that perpetrated in Niger last week, according to AU's Commissioner for Peace and Security Ramtane Lamamra
©- - 27 may 2013 - 11:07:04 - thread African Union (285 words)


Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - There’s a compelling need for the African leadership to inject into the African Union (AU) a dose of dynamism as populations of the member states focus on Africa’s prospects beyond 50 years, a private Tanzanian daily said Monday
©- - 27 may 2013 - 10:58:29 - thread African Union (561 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The 21st African Union (AU) summit is due to close here Monday with a release of its milestone proclamation on the Golden Jubilee of the Organisation of African Unity(OAU)/AU, the AU Commission (AUC) has announced
©- - 27 may 2013 - 08:38:53 - thread African Union (92 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - A mini-summit on the current situation in Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) was held on Sunday on the sidelines of the African Union’s 21st summit here
©- - 26 may 2013 - 18:51:14 - thread African Union (155 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Nigeria's Foreign Affairs Minister Olugbenga Ashiru on Sunday in Addis Ababa expressed his country’s willingness to reinforce trans-border cooperation with its neighbours to effectively deal with the Islamist terrorist group Boko Haram
©- - 26 may 2013 - 18:43:45 - thread African Union (173 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Union (AU) has for the first time presented its Kwame Nkrumah Scientific Award to two top scientists from Egypt and South Africa, at the ongoing 21st Ordinary Summit of African Heads of State and Government
©- - 26 may 2013 - 16:56:33 - thread African Union (236 words)


New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said on Saturday that while Africans forge ahead with “a new narrative” for their continent, the UN will support them as they faced the challenges that remain on the path to a prosperous future
©- - 26 may 2013 - 14:44:25 - thread African Union (317 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - As a result of strong continental and national leadership, Africa has achieved significant gains in reducing the burden of AIDS, TB and Malaria as well as the social impact of the three diseases, the African Union (AU) Commission said in a report issued here Sunday
©- - 26 may 2013 - 14:35:55 - thread African Union (324 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has commended the collective efforts of African leaders in fighting communicable diseases, affirming support from the global organisation and its agencies to provide better health to the continent’s population
©- - 26 may 2013 - 14:28:54 - thread African Union (467 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Nigeria's President Goodluck Jonathan has said the founding fathers of the Organization of African Unity (OAU), the forerunner of the African Union (AU), have largely achieved the objectives they set for themselves, but that the continent faces new challenges which must be overcome for the continent to achieve its destiny
©- - 26 may 2013 - 10:09:56 - thread African Union (487 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Finding lasting solutions to the conflict in the Great Lakes region is part of the first steps the African Union (AU) is taking in its re-dedication to the future of the continent, AU Commission Chairperson Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma said here Sunday
©- - 26 may 2013 - 08:48:41 - thread African Union (603 words)


Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Africa will be the worlds' economic power house in the next 50 years if its leaders can get their acts together and push for a strong continent, a top Gambian government official predicted here Saturday on the occasion of celebrations marking the golden jubilee of the Organization of African Unity (OAU), now renamed the African Unity (AU)
©- - 25 may 2013 - 18:58:00 - thread African Union (239 words)


Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) – The 50th anniversary of the setting up of the Organization of African Unity (OAU), now renamed the African Union (AU), was celebrated Friday evening in Nouakchott, the Mauritanian capital, with a rally attended by senior government officials
©- - 25 may 2013 - 15:22:28 - thread African Union (170 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – A web-based portal, called Virtual PIDA Information Centre (VPiC), was launched here Saturday as an innovative approach to storing and disseminating information about the African Union’s regional infrastructure programmes
©- - 25 may 2013 - 14:02:27 - thread African Union (495 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – Though Africa’s economic growth is generally strong, economic transformation remains a challenge across the continent, the President of the African Development Bank (AfDB), Donald Kaberuka, said at a Special African Union (AU) Summit holding here Saturday to commemorate the organisation’s golden jubilee
©- - 25 may 2013 - 11:37:14 - thread African Union (553 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – Ideals of pan-Africanism and African Renaissance took centre stage as the commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the Organisation of African Unity (OAU) and the African Union (AU) opened here Saturday with leaders expressing optimism over the continent’s confidence in itself, its ability and obligation to be drivers of its destiny
©- - 25 may 2013 - 11:26:33 - thread African Union (374 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – Ideals of pan-Africanism and African Renaissance took centre stage as the commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the Organisation of African Unity (OAU) and the African Union (AU) opened here Saturday with leaders expressing optimism over the continent’s confidence in itself, its ability and obligation to be drivers of its destiny
©- - 25 may 2013 - 09:18:26 - thread African Union (373 words)


Accra, Ghana (PANA) - As the African Union (AU) celebrates its Golden Jubilee on Saturday, a Ghanaian writer has said there is virtually nothing to celebrate
©- - 25 may 2013 - 08:37:41 - thread African Union (388 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – The African Union Peace and Security Commissioner, Ramtane Lamamra, on Friday in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, pressed for the transitional Guinea Bissauan authorities to quickly form an all-inclusive government in a bid to involve all the political class in the management of the country’s affairs
©- - 24 may 2013 - 18:27:13 - thread African Union (290 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – The 21st Summit of the African Union (AU), due to open here Saturday, will show solidarity with Niger, hit early Thursday by two terrorist attacks, the AU Peace and Security Commissioner, Ramtane Lamamra, has pledged
©- - 24 may 2013 - 16:17:27 - thread African Union (162 words)


Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Africa's umbrella workers union, the Organisation of African Trade Union Unity (OATUU), has commended the continent's founding fathers and other leaders for their vision, sacrifice and contributions towards Africa's socio-political and economic emancipation
©- - 24 may 2013 - 15:40:10 - thread African Union (640 words)


Bamako, Mali (PANA) – Mali’s Foreign Affairs and African Integration ministry will organize what it calls "the week of African integration", from 25 to 30 May, PANA reported here Friday, quoting official sources
©- - 24 may 2013 - 15:32:30 - thread African Union (207 words)


Nairobi, kenya (PANA) - As the 50th anniversary of the Organization of African Unity (OAU)/African Union (AU) is being observed across the continent, the Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA) has welcomed the organisation’s renewed commitment to the transformation of Africa’s agricultural sector
©- - 24 may 2013 - 14:36:42 - thread African Union (284 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Ethiopian and Sudan were selected to play a commemorative friendly here Saturday - to mark the 50th year of the founding of the Organisation of the African Unity (OAU), the predecessor of the African Union (AU) - because they were among the four founding members of the Confederation of African Football (CAF)
©- - 24 may 2013 - 10:37:47 - thread African Union (338 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Kenya will host the Inter-African Bureau for Animal Resources (IBAR) and the Pan African University’s Institute for Basic Sciences, Technology and Innovations (PAUISTI), according to a Memorandum of Understanding signed here Thursday by the Chairperson of the African Union (AU) Commission, Dr
©- - 24 may 2013 - 10:28:36 - thread African Union (229 words)


Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudanese President Omar al-Bahir was due to leave Khartoum for Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, Friday to attend this weekend's 21st African Summit, the official Radio Omdurman announced on Friday morning
©- - 24 may 2013 - 07:52:30 - thread African Union (123 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – The Mauritian Foreign Affairs Minister, Arvin Boolell, on Thursday in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, said there was still a way out of the current political crisis in Madagascar despite the controversy trailing the candidatures for the next presidential polls in July, PANA reported here
©- - 23 may 2013 - 17:05:27 - thread African Union (282 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) has approved a US$ 20 million Trade Finance Line of Credit for UT Bank Ghana (UT Bank) to support the trade finance activities of small and medium enterprises (SMEs) and local corporates in Ghana, it was announced Thursday
©- - 23 may 2013 - 16:24:27 - thread African Union (347 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – “What kind of Africa are we creating?”, a prominent Kenyan scholar and international consultant raised the question this week at an exclusive discussion about the continent’s governance and related economic, social and political issues
©- - 23 may 2013 - 15:07:35 - thread African Union (1139 words)