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Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - World Bank President David Malpass and senior managers, including Axel van Trotsenburg and Makhtar Diop, met with the African Union’s COVID-19 Vaccine Acquisition Task Team (AVATT) to discuss a partnership to accelerate vaccine deployment to Africa, the UN Economic Commission for Africa said on Tuesday

©- - 15 june 2021 - 16:18:58 - thread African Union (610 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Union (AU) has suspended Mali from the continental body with immediate effect until normal constitutional order is restored in the country

©- - 02 june 2021 - 07:13:37 - thread African Union (621 words)


Athens, Greece (PANA) - Greece will always be an active partner of Africa, Nikos Dendias, Greek Minister of Foreign Affairs, said at Africa Day celebration in Athens

©- - 27 may 2021 - 14:38:42 - thread African Union (333 words)


Bamako, Mali (PANA) - African Union Commission (AUC) Chairperson Moussa Faki Mahamat and of the Commission of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) President Jean Claude Brou have strongly condemned the arrest on Monday  of the Malian Transition President Bah N'Daw, and Prime Minister Moctar Ouane, as well as some of their collaborators by soldiers

©- - 25 may 2021 - 15:30:03 - thread African Union (314 words)


Washington, US (PANA) - The United States has thrown its weight behind recommendations of the African Union (AU) Peace and Security Council regarding Chad, calling for a civilian-led transition of power in Chad

©- - 22 may 2021 - 07:53:03 - thread African Union (335 words)


Accra, Ghana (PANA) - The Ghana Football Association (GFA) is receiving Auditors from the Federation of International Football Associations (FIFA), on Saturday, May 15, 2021, as the World football governing body embarks on the Central Review for the 2020 financial year spanning January 1, 2020, to December 31, 2020

©- - 15 may 2021 - 12:49:40 - thread African Union (215 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Chairperson of the African Union Commission (AUC), Moussa Faki Mahamat, has "strongly condemned" the bombardments in the Gaza Strip that have killed more than 21 Palestinians

©- - 12 may 2021 - 07:18:19 - thread African Union (301 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – African Union Commission (AUC) Chairperson Moussa Faki Mahamat on Saturday announced the appointment of former Ghanaian President  John Dramani Mahama as his High Representative to Somalia

©- - 08 may 2021 - 19:50:58 - thread African Union (239 words)


 

Khartoum, Sudan (PANA)- President Félix Antoine Tshisekedi of DR Congo arrived in Khartoum on Saturday for a one-day visit to hold discussions on African issues and bilateral relations with Sudan’s top leaders

President Tshisekedi, the current Chair of the African Union was asked by each of Ethiopia, Egypt and the Sudan to mediate  an end to the current dispute over the construction of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) on the Blue Nile River

©- - 08 may 2021 - 13:58:51 - thread African Union (402 words)


Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) – Sudan on Monday quoted the current chair of the African Union, President Félix Tshisekedi of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) as saying that a legally-binding agreement on the Ethiopian Renaissance Dam has to be reached by Khartoum, Cairo and Addis Ababa to help overcome the current impasse between the three countries

©- - 03 may 2021 - 19:47:46 - thread African Union (412 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Chairperson of the Commission of the African Union (AU), Moussa Faki Mahamat, has welcomed the decision by the House of the People of the Federal Parliament of Somalia to abide by the 17 September,2020, Agreement as the basis for the upcoming elections in the country

©- - 02 may 2021 - 13:39:24 - thread African Union (217 words)


Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The leaders of Libya, Sudan and Niger have called for an emergency session of the African Union (AU) Peace and Security Council to take measures that will reduce tension and contribute to the maintenance and promotion of peace, security and stability in the region, following the death of Chadian President Idriss Deby Itno

©- - 22 april 2021 - 13:05:23 - thread African Union (378 words)


Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – President Cyril Ramaphosa of South Africa on Wednesday described the death of Chad President Idriss Déby Itno in military violence as "disturbing", and expressed concern about the turmoil in that country

©- - 21 april 2021 - 13:39:10 - thread African Union (203 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) -  Chadian President Idriss Deby, who died in the battlefield on Tuesday, was a distinguished military leader, the African Union said the same day

©- - 20 april 2021 - 21:52:55 - thread African Union (172 words)


Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The chairman of the Libyan presidential council, Mohamed al-Manfi, Monday held talks here with the chairman of the African Union Commission, Moussa Faki, and his delegation on the historic relations between Libya and the African continental body

©- - 19 april 2021 - 22:14:27 - thread African Union (327 words)


Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - The European Council on Monday approved conclusions reaffirming the importance of a solid and long-term partnership between the European Union (EU) and the Sahel region, and of stepping up that partnership through an ambitious EU strategy setting the framework for its policies and actions in the region

©- - 19 april 2021 - 12:45:23 - thread African Union (339 words)


Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - The President of DR Congo, Félix Antoine Tshisekedi Tshilombo, says he is desirous to personally support the establishment of a new health order in Africa, during his term as President of the African Union (AU)

©- - 14 april 2021 - 17:13:42 - thread African Union (299 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) has signed an agreement with an Oslo-based organisation to enhance research and development in the production of vaccines in Africa

©- - 14 april 2021 - 14:14:36 - thread African Union (806 words)


Vienna, Austria (PANA) - The growing complexities of the world drug problem are hampering efforts to achieve sustainable development by the end of the decade: a situation which the COVID-19 pandemic has only compounded, the Executive Director of the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) said on Monday

©- - 13 april 2021 - 05:45:16 - thread African Union (468 words)


Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) – A delegation of the Peace and Security Council (PSC) of the African Union (AU), led by Kenya’s Permanent Representative to the AU,  Ambassador Jean Njeri Kamau, arrived in Khartoum, Sudan, on Monday on a three-day field mission to verify the implementation of its various decisions on the situation in the country

©- - 30 march 2021 - 18:59:57 - thread African Union (420 words)


Lomé, Togo (PANA) - The African Union (AU) on Sunday delivered to Togo a batch of 45,000 doses of AstraZeneca vaccine to support the country in its response against the coronavirus pandemic, official sources told PANA on  Monday

©- - 22 march 2021 - 16:56:39 - thread African Union (198 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – The African Union Commission (AUC) and the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the aim of establishing a stronger partnership for a better response to HIV/AIDS on the continent

©- - 18 march 2021 - 15:27:46 - thread African Union (333 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - An African Union rights body will investigate the alleged war crimes and human rights abuses in Ethiopia's Tigray region, the head of the AU executive said on Thursday

©- - 11 march 2021 - 17:43:39 - thread African Union (423 words)


Lomé, Togo (PANA) - The Togolese capital, Lomé, will next Monday host the second meeting of the Transition Support Group in Mali (GST-Mali), PANA learnt on Friday from the Togolese Foreign Affairs ministry

©- - 05 march 2021 - 18:40:29 - thread African Union (175 words)


Addis Ababa Ethiopia (PANA) - Heads of State and Government of the 54 member countries of the African Union (AU), who on Sunday closed by video conference the 34th AU Summit, decided on the effective implementation of the common continental strategy to combat Covid-19

©- - 08 february 2021 - 13:02:57 - thread African Union (343 words)


Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari has expressed his appreciation to African Union (AU) leaders for the “overwhelming and historic endorsement” of Nigeria diplomat Bankole Adeoye as the AU’s Commissioner for Political Affairs, Peace and Security

©- - 08 february 2021 - 06:46:24 - thread African Union (195 words)


Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – President Cyril Ramaphosa’s tenure as the chairperson of the African Union (AU) ended this weekend with South Africa’s official opposition Democratic Alliance (DA) saying he has “has left a lot to be desired"

©- - 07 february 2021 - 18:21:07 - thread African Union (263 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Nigerian diplomat Bankole Adeoye made history on Saturday, winning an election contest for the post of Commissioner for Political affairs, Peace and Security at the African Union with 55 out of 55 member states voting for him, diplomats said on Sunday

©- - 07 february 2021 - 09:44:43 - thread African Union (703 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - African Union Commission (AUC) Chairperson, Moussa Faki Mahamat, was on Saturday overwhelmingly voted back to office for another term of four years

©- - 06 february 2021 - 22:31:25 - thread African Union (242 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - US President Joe Biden, has greeted the 34th session of the African Union Heads of State and Government, saying Washington is willing to re-engage international institutions after the global experience with the coronavirus pandemic

©- - 06 february 2021 - 22:05:15 - thread African Union (595 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Chairperson of the African Union Commission, Moussa Faki Mahamat, has welcomed the results of the vote by Libyan delegates of the United Nations-facilitated Libyan Political Dialogue (LPDF) that elected a transitional government authority to prepare and oversee national elections, scheduled for 24 December, 2021, in Libya

©- - 06 february 2021 - 10:03:13 - thread African Union (133 words)


Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - Moroccan Minister of Foreign Affairs, African Cooperation and Moroccans living abroad, Nasser Bourita said on Thursday that the African Union (AU) and the Regional Economic Communities (RECs) must work in coherence and synergy to achieve successful integration of the continent

©- - 05 february 2021 - 15:37:07 - thread African Union (417 words)


Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Foreign Minister of the Government of National Accord (GNA), Mohamed Tahar Siala, on Thursday reaffirmed his country's commitment to pay its African Union (AU) budget arrears

©- - 05 february 2021 - 10:57:15 - thread African Union (204 words)


Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – The Libyan minister of foreign affairs of the Government of National Accord, Mohamed Siala, on Wednesday said that "the Libyan government pays utmost attention to the African brothers who are on its territory despite the difficult challenges linked to the spread of the Covid-19 pandemic"

©- - 03 february 2021 - 19:06:33 - thread African Union (320 words)


Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan minister of foreign affairs of the Government of National Accord, Mohamed Taher Siala, Tuesday underlined "the importance of the active participation of Africa in regional and international events through the reform of the UN Security Council (UNSC)"

©- - 26 january 2021 - 22:07:32 - thread African Union (342 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Union’s Africa Vaccine Acquisition Task Team (AVATT) has secured 270 million doses of the coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccine for distribution to AU member states, the AU announced on Tuesday

©- - 19 january 2021 - 20:46:39 - thread African Union (332 words)


Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudan says tripartite talks on the controversial Great Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) have stalled as the three countries involved -- Sudan, Ethiopia and Egypt -- have failed to reach "an acceptable formula" for the continuation of negotiations

©- - 11 january 2021 - 08:47:15 - thread African Union (744 words)


Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Co-Chairs of the Security Working Group (SWG) for Libya has renewed their call on all parties to the conflict to accelerate the implementation of the ceasefire, in particular the opening of the coastal road between Abu Grein and Sirte, 450 km east of Tripoli

©- - 09 january 2021 - 16:54:13 - thread African Union (362 words)