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Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Kenya has agreed in principle to redeploy troops to the UN Mission in South Sudan following its decision in November last year to withdraw nearly 1,000 troops serving in its mission there, a senior official said Sunday
©- - 29 january 2017 - 10:34:24 - thread Union africaine (438 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Union Summit is due to make a huge statement of the its preparedness to handle future health emergencies with the launch of the African Centre for Disease Control (CDC) to deal with outbreaks of epidemics affecting humans and animals, officials said Saturday
©- - 28 january 2017 - 19:13:38 - thread Union africaine (527 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - African leaders met for the first time on Saturday in several months to review the progress of democracy in five member states taking part in the good governance platform, the African Peer Review Mechanism (APRM), which got a new boost with Namibia’s membership
©- - 28 january 2017 - 19:06:41 - thread Union africaine (467 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - African leaders are arriving in Addis Ababa, the venue of the 28th Heads of State Assembly, where the discussions about the future of the African youth is expected to take place amid concerns the radicalization of the youth and the flight of Africa’s best trained experts pose risks
©- - 28 january 2017 - 19:00:38 - thread Union africaine (816 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - African foreign ministers have agreed to a plan for pulling out of the International Criminal Court (ICC) and immediately begin work on local justice mechanisms, saying The Hague-based court, offered little chance of advancing justice in the continent, PANA reported Friday
©- - 27 january 2017 - 18:42:48 - thread Union africaine (632 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Saharawi Republic, which has been protesting the illegal occupation of its territory, has declared readiness to negotiate an end to its conflict with Morocco on condition that the African Union Summit underway here pushes Rabat to unconditionally leave the territory it occupies
©- - 27 january 2017 - 17:17:59 - thread Union africaine (562 words)


Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) – Following are Friday's foreign exchange rates for the Ouguiya, as issued by the Central bank of Mauritania
©- - 27 january 2017 - 13:08:15 - thread Union africaine (139 words)


Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – President Jacob Zuma has departed for Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, for the 28th Assembly of Heads of State and Government of the African Union (AU), which begins on Saturday
©- - 27 january 2017 - 08:55:51 - thread Union africaine (318 words)


Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - With five days before African Union (AU) heads of state vote to elect a new chairperson, SADC’s endorsed candidate has released her blueprint for the continent
©- - 26 january 2017 - 11:21:17 - thread Union africaine (273 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Agapito Mba Mokuy, Equatorial Guinea’s foreign minister, seeking support to capture Africa’s most influential diplomatic post, has evaded fame despite the growing diplomatic stature that has come with his country’s active involvement in continental affairs
©- - 26 january 2017 - 05:58:35 - thread Union africaine (905 words)


Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) – Following are Wednesday's exchange rates for the Ouguiya, as issued by the Central bank of Mauritania
©- - 25 january 2017 - 14:27:21 - thread Union africaine (137 words)


Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - Guinea-Bissau’s proposed Rice Value Chain Development Project to be implemented in the Bafata and Oio regions of the country on Tuesday received the African Development Bank Group’s support with a loan and a grant amounting to US $5
©- - 24 january 2017 - 17:14:19 - thread Union africaine (468 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - African Union Commission Chairperson Dlamini Nkosazana-Zuma said on Tuesday that she has been deeply saddened by the news of the tragic helicopter crash involving General Jacob Kodji and other senior military personnel of the Cameroonian Defence Forces, near the village of Bogo in northern Cameroon on Sunday
©- - 24 january 2017 - 11:51:43 - thread Union africaine (282 words)


Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Botswana’s foreign affairs minister and candidate of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) for the African Union (AU) chairperson position, Dr Pelonomi Venson-Moitoi, has intensified her campaign ahead of the election
©- - 24 january 2017 - 07:19:20 - thread Union africaine (279 words)


Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya's candidate for the position of Chairperson of the African Union Commission (AUC), Amina Mohamed, was set to wind up her campaign in Guinea Bissau and Benin after visiting 50 other African Union member states, a Kenyan minister spearheading her campaign team said Monday
©- - 23 january 2017 - 19:01:55 - thread Union africaine (484 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Funding challenges facing the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) have prompted the Peace and Security Council (PSC) of the AU to call for a high level meeting, involving the European Union (EU) and the United Nations (UN), in order to explore modalities for addressing the problem
©- - 23 january 2017 - 17:47:25 - thread Union africaine (493 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Upon his resignation as Prime Minister of Mauritius, 87-year-old Sir Anerood Jugnauth has named his son, Pravind Jugnauth, his successor
©- - 23 january 2017 - 14:20:06 - thread Union africaine (83 words)


Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Africa's mediators on the political impasse that had gripped Gambia, including the United Nations, have commended the "goodwill and statesmanship" of former President Yahya Jammeh who has temporarily left the country to facilitate an immediate peaceful and orderly transfer of power to President Adama Barrow
©- - 22 january 2017 - 08:28:24 - thread Union africaine (470 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Union (AU) on Friday congratulated the new President of Gambia, Adama Barrow, on his assumption of the Presidency and called on all AU Member States as well as the larger international community to follow suit
©- - 20 january 2017 - 13:39:35 - thread Union africaine (433 words)


Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Gambians have been taking to the streets to celebrate the inauguration of their new President Adama Barrow at the Gambia Embassy in Dakar, Senegal, PANA reports on Thursday
©- - 19 january 2017 - 18:50:56 - thread Union africaine (252 words)


Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Ambassador Amina Mohamed, Kenya’s foreign affairs Minister and candidate for the post of the Chairperson of the African Union Commission (AUC), excites passion and criticism in equal measure for her rigorous approach to issues domestically, regionally and internationally
©- - 19 january 2017 - 11:37:13 - thread Union africaine (1123 words)


Banjul,Gambia (PANA) - The President of Mauritania, Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz, arrived in Banjul on Wednesday to hold "final talks" with President Yahya Jammeh to step down and hand over power to avert a military invasion of the country
©- - 18 january 2017 - 20:37:55 - thread Union africaine (298 words)


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 Union africaine (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 Union africaine (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 Union africaine (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 Union africaine (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 Union africaine (234 words)


Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Following are Thursday's exchange rates for the Mauritian Rupee as issued by the Commercial Bank of Mauritius
©- - 12 january 2017 - 09:45:09 - thread Union africaine (122 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 Union africaine (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 Union africaine (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 Union africaine (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 Union africaine (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 Union africaine (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 Union africaine (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 Union africaine (192 words)