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Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Development Bank Group (AfDB), collaborating with other partners, is undertaking preparatory arrangements for the African Ministerial Conference on Meteorology (AMCOMET)-Africa Hydromet Forum, which is scheduled to take place at the headquarters of the African Union Commission, in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, from 12 to 15 September, 2017
©- - 03 august 2017 - 15:28:44 - thread African Union (169 words)


Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) – The United Nations human rights office on Thursday expressed concern about the ongoing unrest in Mauritania, ahead of the constitutional referendum scheduled for Saturday, particularly the apparent suppression of dissenting voices and the reported use of excessive force by the authorities against protest leaders
©- - 03 august 2017 - 13:40:35 - thread African Union (306 words)


Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Countries in the Lake Chad Basin have worked together very well in dealing with the Boko Haram terrorist insurgency and the consequent humanitarian crisis, Nigeria’s Acting President Yemi Osinbajo told a delegation from the Peace and Security Council (PSC) of the African Union (AU) on Monday
©- - 31 july 2017 - 18:31:11 - thread African Union (384 words)


Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The Gambian Minister of Finance and Economic Affairs, Amadou Sanneh, has categorised money laundering and financing of terrorism as financial crimes with significant negative economic effects on the stability of a country's financial sector or undermine its political stability and development
©- - 26 july 2017 - 12:18:30 - thread African Union (575 words)


Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhari has written to the current Chairman of the Assemblies of Heads of State and Government of the African Union (AU) and President of Guinea, Alpha Conde, accepting his nomination as leader of the “2018 AU Theme on the Fight Against Corruption”
©- - 25 july 2017 - 15:11:58 - thread African Union (275 words)


Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The New Partnership for Africa's Development (NEPAD) Infrastructure Project Preparation Facility (NEPAD-IPPF) has advocated the establishment of a regional information hub to advertise bankable projects in Africa, proposing that each country should have a window linked to the centralised hub as part of an overall objective to unlock bankable investment opportunities in Africa
©- - 25 july 2017 - 05:19:29 - thread African Union (1166 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Following an invitation from the Senegalese Government, the Chairperson of the African Union Commission (AUC), Moussa Faki Mahamat, has deployed an African Union Election Observation Mission (AUEOM) to Senegal’s legislative elections, scheduled for 30 July 2017
©- - 23 july 2017 - 07:00:45 - thread African Union (291 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – The Peace and Security Council (PSC) of the African Union (AU) on Friday decided to renew the mandate of the AU Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) for 12 months, until 31 July 2018, after noting with “serious concern that that Al-Shabaab terrorist group continues to represent a threat to peace, security and stability in Somalia, to the region and, to the wider international community
©- - 21 july 2017 - 20:02:35 - thread African Union (346 words)


New York, US (PANA) - Briefing the Security Council on their strengthened collaboration, top officials from the African Union (AU) and the United Nations (UN) on Wednesday highlighted their joint work on peace and security in the Gambia, Somalia and South Sudan, as well as other African countries, and urged adequate, timely and predictable funding
©- - 19 july 2017 - 19:23:27 - thread African Union (222 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritius aims at positioning itself as a secure platform with a strong value proposition for channeling investment into Africa through the Mauritius-Africa Fund that has been revised since 2015 with a view to having bigger impact on facilitation of Mauritian private sector investment in Africa
©- - 17 july 2017 - 10:55:06 - thread African Union (459 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - A group of African health volunteers have been deployed to north-eastern region of Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) to carry out Ebola surveillance to prevent a possible spread of the virus to Central African Republic (CAR), the AU said on Wednesday
©- - 12 july 2017 - 17:29:16 - thread African Union (370 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Chairperson of the African Union Commission (AUC), Moussa Faki Mahamat, says the dedication of a specific African Continent’s fight against corruption marks an important step towards "the Africa we want"
©- - 11 july 2017 - 15:18:00 - thread African Union (337 words)


Hamburg, Germany (PANA) - Globalisation and technological change have contributed significantly to driving economic growth and raising living standards across the globe, but besides the challenges it has created, its benefits have not been shared widely enough, Leaders of the G20 said in a declaration at the end of their two-day meeting in Hamburg, Germany, on Saturday
©- - 08 july 2017 - 17:41:17 - thread African Union (925 words)


Vienna, Austria (PANA) - With the support of its Investment and technology promotion office (ITPO) in Tokyo, Japan, the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) has arranged a study tour for African food processing industry representatives to demonstrate to them adaptation technologies for better climate resilience and low-carbon growth
©- - 07 july 2017 - 13:42:02 - thread African Union (361 words)


Hamburg, Germany (PANA) - Illegal migration across the Central Mediterranean route from Libya to Europe calls for solidarity and cooperation of the international community to stop it, European Council President Donald Tusk told the two-day G20 Summit that opened on Friday in Hamburg, Germany
©- - 07 july 2017 - 11:35:07 - thread African Union (445 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Following are Thursday’s foreign exchange rates for the Mauritian rupee, as issued by the commercial bank of Mauritius
©- - 06 july 2017 - 09:59:07 - thread African Union (124 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – The African Union (AU) Summit has slammed the UN Security Council for passing a “weak” resolution backing the deployment of a military force to combat Islamist terrorism in the Sahel region, saying the growing terrorism threat in the region could not be tackled conventionally
©- - 04 july 2017 - 16:42:20 - thread African Union (513 words)


Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Gambian President Adama Barrow, has pledged his backing to the African Union (AU) reform process, saying the reform is compelled by the need to change the norm in which the continental organization is being governed
©- - 04 july 2017 - 14:19:15 - thread African Union (446 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB) and the Government of Japan have signed a Letter of Intent to launch the Japan-Africa Energy Initiative (JAEI) to provide significant support to the New Deal on Energy for Africa, aimed at achieving universal access to energy by 2025, using available energy sources and the most advanced technologies
©- - 04 july 2017 - 13:21:40 - thread African Union (445 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – African leaders rose from two days of talks on pressing developmental matters, peace, security and administrative matters affecting the continent at their 29th session of the Heads of State Assembly with a call for the UN reform and the reform of global peacekeeping operations
©- - 04 july 2017 - 12:55:15 - thread African Union (546 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – East African foreign ministers have called on the African Union (AU) Summit to immediately authorise the deployment of troops to the border of Djibouti and Eritrea to fill the power and security vacuum created by the withdrawal of Qatari forces there
©- - 04 july 2017 - 09:16:18 - thread African Union (382 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – African Union Commission (AUC) Chairperson Moussa Faki Mahamat on Monday outlined his five-point vision for a peaceful continent, calling on the civil society to play a more proactive role in ending conflicts and calling for justice, peace and cooperation of all players
©- - 03 july 2017 - 16:46:31 - thread African Union (656 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – The President of the Palestinian Authority, Mahmoud Abbas, urged African leaders on Monday to demand an end to the Israeli occupation of Palestinian territory and announced that his country was ready to accept a US peace plan for a two-state solution to the standoff with Israel
©- - 03 july 2017 - 15:48:15 - thread African Union (318 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – The African Union (AU) launched its DotAfrica internet domain name on Monday at the 29th AU Summit and immediately flagged off a six-month-long campaign across all African countries to urge firms and individuals to utilize the domain to raise the profile of their businesses
©- - 03 july 2017 - 14:36:02 - thread African Union (332 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe donated 300 heads of cattle to the African Union (AU), then sold them before handing the proceeds, US$1 million, to the AU Summit in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, on Monday
©- - 03 july 2017 - 13:37:50 - thread African Union (266 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – African leaders arrived in the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa, on Sunday for the 29th session of the regular Heads of State and Government Assembly, which has been dedicated to the discussion about the future of youth and women, but with the conflict in Libya dominating
©- - 02 july 2017 - 16:07:08 - thread African Union (497 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – The New Partnership for Africa’s Development (NEPAD) Agency, which implements African Union plans, is moving to revive ailing industrialization efforts within Africa after the development of an industrialization plan, Chief Executive Officer, Ibrahim Mayaki said Sunday
©- - 02 july 2017 - 15:45:24 - thread African Union (664 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – The African Union (AU) is planning an all out war similar to its response to the Ebola disease outbreak, to combat an army worm outbreak, which has spread to 25 out of 55 countries, a senior AU official said on Saturday
©- - 02 july 2017 - 07:45:57 - thread African Union (414 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritian Attorney-General Ravi Yerrigadoo will on Tuesday introduce an new Extradition Bill in a bid to review the distinction that exists presently between Commonwealth and non-Commonwealth countries in matters of extradition, PANA learnt from parliamentary sources
©- - 02 july 2017 - 07:41:31 - thread African Union (322 words)


Reduit, Mauritius (PANA ) - Mauritius on Saturday marked International Cooperative Day at the University of Mauritius by a gathering of cooperators with the objective to increase awareness on cooperatives
©- - 01 july 2017 - 19:10:40 - thread African Union (310 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The European Union (EU) is providing new support to the tune of 3 million euros to Mauritius to promote climate smart agriculture in the island, PANA learnt Saturday from official sources in the Mauritian capital
©- - 01 july 2017 - 15:55:17 - thread African Union (359 words)


Vienna Austria (PANA) – As an international conference on science and technology wrapped up in Vienna, the head of a United Nations partner organization that works to end nuclear testing stressed that women have a "powerful voice" in the global scientific community
©- - 01 july 2017 - 11:40:33 - thread African Union (400 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – The African Union Commission Chairperson Moussa Faki Mahamat has called for an end to the mistreatment of women caught up in conflict in Somalia, South Sudan and the Lake Chad Basin through the acceleration of the continental efforts to silence the guns by 2020
©- - 01 july 2017 - 11:19:16 - thread African Union (565 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – The Mauritian Defence Minister, Sir Anerood Jugnauth, told Parliament on Friday that Mauritius has no objection to the continued operation of the US military base in Diego Garcia within an agreed time frame for the return of the Chagos Archipelago to the effective sovereign control of Mauritius
©- - 01 july 2017 - 09:07:48 - thread African Union (398 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – African Union Commission (AUC) Chairperson Moussa Faki Mahamat has challenged the Executive Council, the second highest decision-making body comprising foreign ministers, whose meeting opened here Friday, to discuss new measures to end African conflicts
©- - 30 june 2017 - 19:58:49 - thread African Union (297 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – The African Union (AU) is set to finalise the Continental Free Trade Area (CFTA) negotiations, aiming to create a single and integrated market for goods and services by the deadline of December 2017, AU Commissioner for Trade, Albert Muchanga, announced Thursday
©- - 30 june 2017 - 12:44:28 - thread African Union (502 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – The African Union (AU) High-Level Panel on Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment has proposed measures to empower women and the youth economically through enhanced access to government contracts, equal employment chances and bank credit
©- - 30 june 2017 - 08:24:00 - thread African Union (508 words)