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Bissau- Guinea Bissau (PANA) -- ECOWAS Defence Chiefs rose from their two-day ext ra-ordinary meeting in Bissau with a resolution that the Armed Forces of the cri s is-ridden nation must â?immediatelyâ? be restructured
©- - 14 august 2010 - 08:46:00 - thread African Union (647 words)


New York- US (PANA) -- The US government is providing US$ 1 million to assist in the elimination of land mines and other bombs in Guinea-Bissau, the US State Dep a rtment said in a statement here on Friday
©- - 13 august 2010 - 16:37:00 - thread African Union (206 words)


Port-Louis- Mauritius (PANA) -- Following are the latest exchange rates for the M auritian rupee, as issued Friday by the Commercial Bank of Mauritius
©- - 13 august 2010 - 10:41:00 - thread African Union (116 words)


Port-Louis- Mauritius (PANA) -- Following are the latest exchange rates for the M auritian rupee, as published by the Mauritian commercial bank here on Thursday
©- - 12 august 2010 - 09:45:00 - thread African Union (117 words)


Bissau- Guinea Bissau (PANA) -- A two-day extra-ordinary meeting of the ECOWAS Co mmittee of Chiefs of Defence Staff (CCDS) opened in Bissau, Guinea Bissau, with t he chairman of the group, Air Chief Marshal Paul Dike, advising the countryâ?s m ilitary to drop the image of the architects of the countryâ?s underdevelopment, PANA reported from here Wednesday
©- - 11 august 2010 - 15:41:00 - thread African Union (605 words)


Nouakchott- Mauritania (PANA) -- Mauritanian Muslims will begin their Ramadan fas ting on Thursday, according to a statement from the National Commission of the C r escent Moon
©- - 11 august 2010 - 12:41:00 - thread African Union (74 words)


Nouakchott- Mauritania (PANA) â" A court in the Ma-uritanian capital, Nouakchott , on Tuesday began hearing the appeal of Malian Omar Sahraoui, who is serving a 1 2-year sentence for kidnapping
©- - 10 august 2010 - 22:26:00 - thread African Union (96 words)


Nouakchott- Mauritania (PANA) -- At least six Palestinian players will miss the i nternational friendly match against the Mauritanian national team, the "Mourabitounes", on Wednesday in Nouakchott because of the refusal by the â ?Israeli occupation authoritiesâ? to allow them to travel to Mauritania
©- - 10 august 2010 - 21:45:00 - thread African Union (134 words)


Nouakchott- Mauritania (PANA) -- The Central Bank of Mauritania (BCM) has announc ed the issuance of a new note of 5,000 ouguiyas
©- - 09 august 2010 - 16:08:00 - thread African Union (70 words)


Addis Ababa- Ethiopia (PANA) -- The Embassy of Saudi Arabia in Ethiopia has said that three citizens of the Gulf Kingdom held in an Ethiopian prison facility hav e gone on hunger strike
©- - 09 august 2010 - 15:53:00 - thread African Union (369 words)


Addis Ababa- Ethiopia (PANA) -- The Embassy of Saudi Arabia in Ethiopia has said that three citizens of the Gulf Kingdom held in an Ethiopian prison facility hav e gone on hunger strike
©- - 09 august 2010 - 15:25:00 - thread African Union (367 words)


Port-Louis- Mauritius (PANA) -- Following are the latest exchange rates of major foreign currencies against the local rupee, published here Monday, by the Maurit i an Commercial Bank: Currencies Buying Selling Australian Dollar 26
©- - 09 august 2010 - 10:56:00 - thread African Union (121 words)


Nairobi- Kenya (PANA) -- The African Union (AU) Friday praised the peaceful conduct of Kenya's constitutional referendum, saying it marked a major step to a more peaceful Africa and a sign that democracy was indeed taking root within the continent
©- - 06 august 2010 - 18:26:00 - thread African Union (401 words)


Port-Louis- Mauritius (PANA) -- A 20-year-old 'boy' was Thursday sentenced to 18 years' imprisonment after being found guilty of raping a woman, aged 68, in 2007 , PANA learnt here from a judicial source
©- - 06 august 2010 - 16:04:00 - thread African Union (87 words)


Port-Louis- Mauritius (PANA) -- Mauritian hospitals will set up breastfeeding com mittees comprising a paediatrician, a gynaecologist, a midwife, a community phys i cian, a nutritionist and a breastfeeding counsellor to advise and encourage wome n to breastfeed their babies, Health Minister Maya Hanoomanjee, announced Wednesd a y, PANA reported from here
©- - 04 august 2010 - 20:53:00 - thread African Union (324 words)


Port-Louis- Mauritius (PANA) -- The price of gasoline was increased by 7
©- - 04 august 2010 - 12:15:00 - thread African Union (81 words)


Nouakchott- Mauritania (PANA) -- The plane ferrying Mauritanian President Mohamed Abdel Aziz from the country's hinterland to the capital city of Noukachott was forced to make an eme rgency landing due to bad weather Monday night, PANA reported Tuesday
©- - 03 august 2010 - 12:47:00 - thread African Union (85 words)


Kampala- Uganda (PANA) -- The African Union (AU) has signed an agreement with the African Capacity Building Foundation (ACBF) to help in the training of economists, with the aim of helping AU member states achieve a faster rate of economic growth and regional integration
©- - 03 august 2010 - 12:19:00 - thread African Union (205 words)


Port-Louis- Mauritius (PANA) -- Following are the latest exchange rates for the Mauritian rupee, as issued by the Commercial Bank of Mauritius Tuesday
©- - 03 august 2010 - 10:24:00 - thread African Union (115 words)


Nouakchott- Mauritania (PANA) -- The US government has approved US$2,899,420 for Mauritanian refugees repatriated from Senegal and refugees originally from other countries present in Mauritanian, a statement from the US embassy to Nouakchott s aid on Monday
©- - 02 august 2010 - 21:34:00 - thread African Union (112 words)


Nouakchott- Mauritania (PANA) -- The national football teams of Mauritania and Pa lestine will play an international friendly in Nouakchott 11 Aug
©- - 02 august 2010 - 11:22:00 - thread African Union (86 words)


Port-Louis- Mauritius (PANA) -- Following are the latest exchange rates for the M auritian rupee, as issued by the Commercial Bank of Mauritius Monday
©- - 02 august 2010 - 10:56:00 - thread African Union (116 words)


Port-Louis- Mauritius (PANA) -- Following are the latest exchange rates for the M auritian rupee, according to the Commercial Bank of Mauritius Friday
©- - 30 july 2010 - 12:06:00 - thread African Union (115 words)


Nouakchott- Mauritania (PANA)- – The Mauritania Health Ministry will carry out a vaccination campaign against H1N1 flu from 4 to 7 August, according to a statement issued on Thursday in Nouakchott
©- - 29 july 2010 - 20:15:00 - thread African Union (85 words)


Kampala- Uganda (PANA) -- African leaders ordered a probe into the genocide and war crime allegations against Sudanese President Omer El Bashir before deciding whether to back an African trial for him
©- - 28 july 2010 - 17:59:00 - thread African Union (273 words)


Kampala- Uganda (PANA) -- Taking a critical look at the multitude of political problems across Africa, the Libyan leader, Mouammar Kadhafi, said on a "Studio of Peace" Television programme here Tuesday that "Africa cannot develop without unity and stability"
©- - 28 july 2010 - 17:43:00 - thread African Union (307 words)


Port-Louis- Mauritius (PANA) -- Following are the latest exchange rates for the Mauritian rupee, according to the Commercial Bank of Mauritius Wednesday
©- - 28 july 2010 - 12:46:00 - thread African Union (114 words)


Kampala- Uganda (PANA) -- The Libyan revolutionary leader, Muammar Kadhafi, on Tuesday said the continent was on its way to the definite establishment of the United States of Africa
©- - 27 july 2010 - 20:49:00 - thread African Union (281 words)


New York- US (PANA) -- The fight against malaria is integral to boosting women’s and children’s health and achieving the other targets of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), UN Deputy Secretary-General Asha-Rose Migiro, has said
©- - 27 july 2010 - 18:02:00 - thread African Union (536 words)


Kampala- Uganda (PANA) -- Africans need to see tangible results of decisions taken by African Union (AU) and its institutions in order to have confidence in the continental organization, the AU chairman, President Bingu wa Mutharika of Malawi, declared here Tuesday
©- - 27 july 2010 - 17:53:00 - thread African Union (514 words)


Kampala- Uganda (PANA) -- African leaders have agreed on concrete steps to tackle the insecurity in Somalia after a three-day debate, dominated by the twin bombings in Kampala, the venue of their 15th meeting on pressing African affairs, an African Union (AU) spokesman said
©- - 27 july 2010 - 16:10:00 - thread African Union (327 words)


Kampala- Uganda (PANA) -- Burundi has agreed to triple the number of its troops s erving in the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM), from the current three battalions to six, with an immediate deployment of 850 soldier s, Defence Minister Gen
©- - 27 july 2010 - 14:46:00 - thread African Union (341 words)


Kampala- Uganda (PANA) -- The First Lady of Uganda, Jeannette Museveni, said she was moved by the great number of African children who die every day from curable diseases like diarrhoea, simply for lack of water and sanitation
©- - 27 july 2010 - 14:15:00 - thread African Union (240 words)


Port-Louis- Mauritius (PANA) -- Following are the latest exchange rates of major foreign currencies against the local Mauritian rupee as published Tuesday by the Mauritius Commercial Bank
©- - 27 july 2010 - 13:49:00 - thread African Union (120 words)


Kampala- Uganda (PANA) -- African leaders Tuesday failed to agree on a possible A frican trial of President Omer El Bashir, after a debate on whether they should cooperate with the Interna tional Criminal Court (ICC) on its arrest warrant for the Sudanese leader, a source at the closed-door discu ssions on the arrest warrant told PANA
©- - 27 july 2010 - 13:27:00 - thread African Union (386 words)


Nouakchott- Mauritania (PANA) -- Mauritanian political parties have expressed sup port for the Army following the raid it carried out last Thursday against an Al Qaeda cell in Mali , with the help of France
©- - 27 july 2010 - 13:16:00 - thread African Union (195 words)


Kampala- Uganda (PANA) -- A Southern Sudanese envoy said Tuesday President Omer E l Bashir's failure to attend the 15th African Union (AU) Summit in Kampala, Uganda, is a clear sign of his unwillingness to cooperat e in ending the war in Darfur and his party's deliberate steps to delay the January 2011 referendum
©- - 27 july 2010 - 13:00:00 - thread African Union (507 words)


Kampala- Uganda (PANA) -- African Union Commission (AUC) Chairperson Jean Ping an d the Corporate Council on Africa (CCA) Board Chairman Michael Dignam have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to strengthen the longstanding partne rship between the two organisations
©- - 27 july 2010 - 12:44:00 - thread African Union (348 words)


Kampala- Uganda (PANA) -- The just-ended FIFA World Cup, held in Africa for the f irst time ever, has inspired hope and confidence among African nations that they have the capaci ty to deal with the continent's challenges of development, according to African Union Commissioner f or Social Affairs Bience Gawanas
©- - 27 july 2010 - 12:44:00 - thread African Union (250 words)


Kampala- Uganda (PANA) -- African leaders meeting here since Sunday have unanimou sly agreed on an integrated approach that will make the difference in the way the co ntinent's women and children have been treated by health systems and also accelerate the reduction of maternal and infant mortality
©- - 27 july 2010 - 12:41:00 - thread African Union (510 words)


Kampala- Uganda (PANA) -- President Jose Eduardo dos Santos of Angola Monday met with his counterparts from Congo Brazzaville, Denis Sassou Nguesso, and South Africa, Jacob Zuma, on the si delines of the 15th African Union Summit in Kampala, Uganda
©- - 27 july 2010 - 07:56:00 - thread African Union (120 words)


Nouakchott- Mauritania (PANA) -- Mauritanian President Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz on Monday received in audience the leader of the country's opposition, Ahmed Ould D addah, who is the President of the Rally of Democratic Forces (RFD), official so u rces told PANA in Nouakchott
©- - 26 july 2010 - 20:34:00 - thread African Union (102 words)


Kampala- Uganda (PANA) -- Save the Children, a non-profit organization working to create positive change for disadvantaged children, has urged African leaders me e ting here to recognize that investing in maternal and child health was critical t o development, including economic development, in their countries
©- - 26 july 2010 - 17:01:00 - thread African Union (391 words)


Kampala- Uganda (PANA) -- South African President Jacob Zuma, said Monday the Afr ican leadership was ready to fight terrorism following the twin bombings in Kamp a la which killed 76 people, saying those attacks were targeted to create confusio n and general instability in Africa
©- - 26 july 2010 - 15:13:00 - thread African Union (533 words)


Kampala- Uganda (PANA) -- Taking a critical look at the official theme of the 15t h Summit of the African Union (AU), "Maternal, Infant and Child health and Devel o pment in Africa", African leaders openly shared personal experiences of losing b e loved ones through maternal deaths during a debate on Sunday
©- - 26 july 2010 - 14:55:00 - thread African Union (488 words)


Kampala- Uganda (PANA) -- Libyan leader Muammar Kadhafi on Sunday in Kampala, Uga nda, met with several African Presidents who are taking part in the ongoing 15th ordinary summ it of the African Union
©- - 26 july 2010 - 12:32:00 - thread African Union (157 words)


Kampala- Uganda (PANA) -- Civil society campaigners attending the African Union S ummit in Kampala, Uganda, have called for an investment of US$32 billion to help improve the status of African women
©- - 26 july 2010 - 11:44:00 - thread African Union (638 words)


Kampala- Uganda (PANA) -- Citing malaria as one of the greatest challenges facing Africa, Presidents Yoweri Museveni of Uganda and Jakaya Kikwete of Tanzania said Monday that the continent needs strategic leadership to clear government ob structions and ensure the prosperity and development of its people
©- - 26 july 2010 - 11:30:00 - thread African Union (509 words)