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Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The US Senate has confirmed Lewis Lukens as the new ambassador of his country to Senegal and Guinea-Bissau, a communiqué from the diplomatic representation made available to PANA here Friday said
©- - 02 july 2011 - 10:36:21 - thread African Union (220 words)


Blantyre, Malawi (PANA) - Malawi 's acute depletion of foreign exchange (forex) reserves has forced the immediate-past chairman of the African Union (AU), President Bingu wa Mutharika, to skip the on-going AU summit in Malabo, Equatorial Guinean
©- - 01 july 2011 - 17:41:35 - thread African Union (540 words)


Malabo, Equatorial Guinea (PANA) - Member states of the African Union (AU) will propose to the UN Conference on sustainable development (Rio+20) the creation of a World Environment Organisation at an international meeting on the environment taking place from 28 May to 6 June, 2012, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
©- - 01 july 2011 - 15:51:35 - thread African Union (181 words)


Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Egyptian Prime Minsiter Essam Sharaf said Thursday that his country was keen on playing a pivotal role in strengthening African-Arab ties
©- - 01 july 2011 - 14:48:56 - thread African Union (297 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Following are the latest exchange rates for the Mauritian rupee, as issued in Port Louis Friday: Currencies Buying Selling Australian dollar 29
©- - 01 july 2011 - 09:16:53 - thread African Union (122 words)


Malabo, Equatorial Guinea (PANA) – The head of state of Equatorial Guinea and current chairman of the African Union (AU), Obiang Nguema Basogo, exhorted his African peers Thursday in Malabo to display greater unity and solidarity when taking important decisions on issues affecting the continent
©- - 30 june 2011 - 22:14:48 - thread African Union (317 words)


Malabo, Equatorial Guinea (PANA) – The chairman of the African Union Commission, Jean Ping, has on Thursday tackled the causes of the ongoing revolts in the Arab world, saying they are being caused by young peoples' aspirations for better economic and social conditions
©- - 30 june 2011 - 20:56:22 - thread African Union (225 words)


Reduced, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritian Prime Minister Navin Ramgoolam on Thursday opened a new road in Reduit, about 25 km south of the Mauritian capital
©- - 30 june 2011 - 20:25:01 - thread African Union (127 words)


Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Following are the latest exchange rates for the Mauritanian Ouguiya, as published here Thursday by the nation’s central bank: Currency Buying Selling Euro 393
©- - 30 june 2011 - 12:45:07 - thread African Union (129 words)


Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Unemployment rate in Mauritius in the first quarter of this year stood at 8
©- - 30 june 2011 - 11:46:40 - thread African Union (82 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Following are the latest exchange rates for the Mauritian rupee, as published here Thursday by the Mauritian commercial bank: Currency Buying Selling Australian Dollar 28
©- - 30 june 2011 - 09:17:48 - thread African Union (127 words)


Malabo, Equatorial Guinea (PANA) - African Union's plan to establish the Pan African University (PAU), to meet the developmental needs of the continent and inject highly skilled manpower into the economic, political and socio-cultural sectors, will be in focus as African leaders begin their 17th Summit in Malabo, Equatorial Guinea, Thursday, PANA reported from here
©- - 30 june 2011 - 07:55:38 - thread African Union (558 words)


Malabo, Equatorial Guinea (PANA) - East African foreign ministers are upbeat about the progress made by Somali government troops in taking territorial control over various parts of Mogadishu
©- - 30 june 2011 - 07:40:34 - thread African Union (278 words)


Malabo, Equatorial Guinea (PANA) - East African foreign ministers have called for more targeted sanctions against Eritrea for supporting extremists to destabilize the region, according to a communiqué issued here
©- - 30 june 2011 - 07:30:04 - thread African Union (462 words)


Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) – The Mauritanian human rights association (AMDH) has strongly condemned aggressions against human rights activists in the Senegalese capital last week The president of the African Rally for Human Rights (RADDHO), Alioune Tine, and a member of the organization, Omar Diallo, were maltreated on 23 June in Dakar during a demonstration, The demonstration was against the constitutional reform bill tabled by the Senegalese government at the national assembly aimed at establishing a president and vice-president ticket for next February's presidential election
©- - 29 june 2011 - 21:39:05 - thread African Union (211 words)


Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – The 17th ordinary session of the African Union heads of State opens on Thursday in Malabo, Equatorial Guinea, with the first day to be devoted to the examination and debates on the topic "Speeding of youth automation for sustainable development" to be presented by Ethiopian Prime minister Meles Zenawi
©- - 29 june 2011 - 20:50:53 - thread African Union (381 words)


Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The mayor of Brazzaville, Congo, Hugues Ngouélondélé, and his counterpart in Dakar, Senegal, Khalifa Sall Ababacar, Tuesday pledged to establish a municipal cooperation "for a trilateral partnership between Brazzaville, Dakar and Nouakchott"
©- - 29 june 2011 - 15:22:22 - thread African Union (160 words)


New York, US (PANA) - The Representative of the UN Secretary-General and head of the UN Integrated Peacebuilding Office in Guinea-Bissau (UNIOGBIS), Joseph Mutaboba, on Wednesday said that although Guinea-Bissau had witnessed improvements on the political and security fronts, the authorities needed to do more to consolidate the gains achieved
©- - 29 june 2011 - 14:59:04 - thread African Union (816 words)


Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – Gambian President, Yahya Jammeh, is due in Malabo, Equatorial Guinea, Wednesday to attend 17th African Union (AU) Heads of State Summit, PANA reported from here
©- - 29 june 2011 - 14:03:09 - thread African Union (67 words)


Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Mauritania's Coordination of the Democratic Opposition (COD) has strongly protested against the operations conducted last Friday by the Mauritanian army against suspected terrorists of the Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM ) in Malian territory
©- - 29 june 2011 - 12:44:53 - thread African Union (141 words)


Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Following are the latest exchange rates for the Mauritanian Ouguiya, as published here Wednesday by the nation’s central bank: Currency Buying Selling Euro 392
©- - 29 june 2011 - 12:38:09 - thread African Union (129 words)


Malabo, Equatorial Guinea (PANA) - Nigeria's President Goodluck Jonathan arrived Malabo, Equatorial Guinea, Wednesday for the 17th African Union (AU) Summit
©- - 29 june 2011 - 12:09:28 - thread African Union (296 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Following are the latest exchange rates for the Mauritian rupee, as published here Wednesday by the Mauritian commercial bank: Currency Buying Selling Australian Dollar 28
©- - 29 june 2011 - 11:13:23 - thread African Union (128 words)


Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria's President Goodluck Jonathan was due to leave Abuja Wednesday for Malabo, Equatorial Guinea, to attend the 30 June-1 July 17th AU summit, the presidency announced in a statement here
©- - 29 june 2011 - 10:55:44 - thread African Union (126 words)


Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Mauritanian President Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz left here Wednesday morning for Malabo, Equatorial Guinea, to attend the 17th African Union (AU) summit, PANA learnt from official sources
©- - 29 june 2011 - 10:04:23 - thread African Union (94 words)


Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - On the eve of the Africa Union (AU) Summit in Malabo, Equatorial Guinea, Kenyan Nobel Peace Laureate, Wangari Maathai, has called on African leaders to respond to the global climate change crisis that disproportionately impacts Africans, particularly African women
©- - 29 june 2011 - 09:28:42 - thread African Union (753 words)


Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana’s President John Evans Atta Mills on Tuesday left Accra for Malabo, Equatorial Guinea, to attend the 17th Session of the Assembly of Heads of State and Government of the African Union (AU)
©- - 28 june 2011 - 19:47:33 - thread African Union (134 words)


Malabo, Equatorial Guinea (PANA) - The 18th pre-summit of civil society organizations, held on 27-28 June on the sidelines of the 17th summit of the African Union (AU), has urged AU member states to consider the contribution of youth to sustainable development, peace and security in Africa
©- - 28 june 2011 - 18:14:53 - thread African Union (278 words)


Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Journalists in government-owned media organizations in Mauritania are to go on strike Thursday to press for a 10 per cent salary increase and the 50 per cent granted to other public sector employees since 2008, PANA learnt
©- - 28 june 2011 - 18:09:13 - thread African Union (104 words)


Malabo, Equatorial Guinea (PANA) - Equatorial Guinea will Wednesday become the 31st member of the African Peer Review Mechanism (APRM) when the country's head of state, Teodoro Obiang Nguema signs the forum's Memorandum of Understanding on the sidelines of the 17th Summit of the African Union (AU)
©- - 28 june 2011 - 14:02:21 - thread African Union (338 words)


Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Here are Tuesday's exchange rates for the Mauritanian ouguiya, as issued by the Central Bank of Mauritania: Currencies Buying Selling Euro 389
©- - 28 june 2011 - 13:12:06 - thread African Union (125 words)


Malabo, Equatorial Guinea (PANA) - The Technical Committee on the holding of the Global African Diaspora Summit, scheduled for South Africa in the second half of 2012, has reported progress in the planning of the summit
©- - 28 june 2011 - 10:56:57 - thread African Union (196 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Following are the latest exchange rates for the Mauritian rupee, as published here Tuesday by the Mauritian commercial bank: Currency Buying Selling Australian Dollar 28
©- - 28 june 2011 - 09:24:20 - thread African Union (125 words)


Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Burundi President Pierre Nkurunziza, Monday paid tribute to the "unforgettable" actions of the late Special Representative of the African Union (AU) Commission in the country, Mamadou Bah, who died 23 June in a Nairobi, Kenya, hospital
©- - 27 june 2011 - 18:20:57 - thread African Union (264 words)


Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Balla Touré, the head of the Abolitionist Movement Resurgence Initiative (IRA), a Mauritanian anti-slavery and human rights NGO, on Monday condemned government's interference in the judiciary, saying the authorities were trying to undermine elections into the country's National Bar Association, coming up in a couple of days
©- - 27 june 2011 - 17:57:24 - thread African Union (158 words)


Malabo, Equatorial Guinea (PANA) - African leaders meeting in Malabo, Equatorial Guinea, later this week will consider a study on the establishment of the Institutional Architecture for Infrastructure Development in Africa (IAIDA), to provide an essential tool in building an integrated continent through its infrastructure, PANA reported Monday
©- - 27 june 2011 - 15:04:02 - thread African Union (285 words)


Malabo, Equatorial Guinea (PANA) - The popular uprisings in Tunisia and Egypt this year reflect the need to consolidate democracy in Africa, African Union Commission President Jean Ping said in Malabo, Equatorial Guinea
©- - 27 june 2011 - 12:51:59 - thread African Union (383 words)


Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Following are the latest exchange rates for the Mauritanian Ouguiya, as published here Monday by the nation’s central bank: Currency Buying Selling Euro 385
©- - 27 june 2011 - 11:49:25 - thread African Union (128 words)


Flacq, Mauritius (PANA) - The Athletic Association of Port Louis 2000 (ASPL) has won, for the fifth time, the Mauritian soccer league after crushing Faucon Flacq SC 5-0 Sunday at the Stade Auguste-Voltaire, in Flacq, east of the island, The match was part of the 13th and last round of matches of the 2010-2011 campaign
©- - 27 june 2011 - 11:47:55 - thread African Union (194 words)


Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Fifteen Islamists suspected to be members of the Al-Qaeda in Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) were killed and an unknown number injured in an operation launched Friday by the Mauritanian army in the Wagadou forest, in Malia's territory, Army Spokesman, Col
©- - 27 june 2011 - 11:32:57 - thread African Union (117 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Following are the latest exchange rates for the Mauritian rupee, as published here Monday by the Mauritian commercial bank: Currency Buying Selling Australian Dollar 28
©- - 27 june 2011 - 09:29:20 - thread African Union (127 words)


Malabo, Equatorial Guinea (PANA) - The African Union Commission (AUC) faces a serious financial constraint as only nine out of the 53 AU member states have fully paid their assessed contribution for the year 2011, PANA has learnt from AU sources, ahead of this week's summit of the continental body
©- - 27 june 2011 - 09:22:30 - thread African Union (363 words)


Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The operations of the Mauritanian army against suspected members of the Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM), launched Friday, continued Sunday with the use of military aircraft, military sources told PANA
©- - 26 june 2011 - 19:29:26 - thread African Union (104 words)


Malabo, Equatorial Guinea (PANA) - Prohibiting Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) is part of the agenda of the 19th Ordinary Session of the African Union (AU) Executive Council which opened here Sunday
©- - 26 june 2011 - 13:56:47 - thread African Union (420 words)


Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Following are the latest exchange rates for the Mauritanian Ouguiya, as published here Sunday by the nation’s central bank: Currency Buying Selling Euro 385
©- - 26 june 2011 - 13:48:41 - thread African Union (128 words)


Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) – The human rights watch, Amnesty International (AI), has expressed concern about the fate of 13 detainees condemned for terrorist acts and is asking the Mauritanian authorities to indicate where they are being held
©- - 25 june 2011 - 15:16:51 - thread African Union (188 words)