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Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – Libya’s efforts aimed at promoting its democratic process are supported at regional and international levels, Mohamed Abdelaziz, the Libyan Foreign Minister, said while ensuring that the Arab League, the African Union (AU) as well as other organizations are also providing support to Libya
©- - 09 july 2014 - 17:41:11 - thread African Union (250 words)


Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - The former Envoy of the African Union (AU) in Burundi, late Mamadou Bah, was decorated Tuesday posthumously with the Burundian “Order of Friendship of Peoples" by President Pierre Nkurunziza on the occasion of celebrations marking the country’s 52nd independence anniverssary, PANA reported here
©- - 01 july 2014 - 16:07:24 - thread African Union (245 words)


Malabo, Equatorial Guinea (PANA) - Equatorial Guinea’s President Obiang Nguema has asked African countries to invest heavily in their agricultural sector to reduce their dependence on the developed world, ensure food security, and significantly reduce hunger in their countries
©- - 30 june 2014 - 13:40:37 - thread African Union (388 words)


Malabo, Equatorial Guinea (PANA) - African leaders who met here at their 23rd ordinary summit have approved a Protocol to create the African Court of Justice and Human and Peoples Rights to try 14 international crimes including genocide, crimes against humanity, war crimes, piracy, corruption, mercenaries, money laundering and unconstitutional changes of government
©- - 30 june 2014 - 08:27:19 - thread African Union (654 words)


Malabo, Equatorial Guinea (PANA) - The African Union Summit meeting in the Equatorial Guinean resort of Sipopo, on Friday granted three more months to the ongoing investigations into the war crimes in South Sudan, officials said
©- - 27 june 2014 - 18:33:33 - thread African Union (446 words)


Malabo, Equatorial Guinea (PANA) - African leaders attending the 23rd Assembly of African Union (AU) heads of State and Government in Malabo, Equatorial Guinea, are unanimous on the need to step up agricultural transformation for the continent’s development
©- - 27 june 2014 - 16:04:46 - thread African Union (448 words)


Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - President Blaise Compaoré of Burkina Faso and Moncef Marzouki of Tunisia on Thursday held talks on the sidelines of the 23rd Ordinary Summit of the African Union in Malabo, Equatorial Guinea, on strengthening bilateral cooperation, the press service of the Tunisian Presidency said on Friday
©- - 27 june 2014 - 15:11:54 - thread African Union (146 words)


Malabo, Equatorial Guinea (PANA) - Executive Director of the Joint UN Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) Michel Sidibe has dismissed fears over possible drying up of HIV/AIDS funds, saying steps have been taken to reduce the global cost of treatment to free more resources for investments
©- - 27 june 2014 - 13:47:31 - thread African Union (346 words)


Malabo, Equatorial Guinea (PANA) - The African Union (AU) and the UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) have launched a landmark campaign to curb malnutrition in Africa, warning that the continent's future was at risk unless the high malnutrition rate was checked
©- - 27 june 2014 - 12:41:09 - thread African Union (418 words)


Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) - As the 23rd African Union (AU) Summit continues in Malabo, Equatorial Guinea, a campaign and advocacy organisation, which calls on African leaders to recommit to spending at least 10% of national budgets on effective agriculture investments, has gathered more than 2 million signatures of support from African citizens across the continent
©- - 27 june 2014 - 12:33:43 - thread African Union (358 words)


Malabo, Equatorial Guinea (PANA) - Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) Director General José Graziano da Silva has congratulated African leaders attending the AU Summit here for "raising the bar" in the fight against hunger
©- - 27 june 2014 - 12:18:55 - thread African Union (345 words)


Malabo, Equatorial Guinea (PANA) - UN Secretary-General Ban Ki Moon has praised African leaders for their commitment to the fight against climate change, ahead of a key summit in September to try to bridge global differences over a binding climate change treaty
©- - 27 june 2014 - 10:20:06 - thread African Union (442 words)


Malabo, Equatorial Guinea (PANA) - The 23rd ordinary summit of the African Union (AU) kicked off Thursday in Equatorial Guinea's sea side resort of Sipopo with a focus on agriculture and food security, among others
©- - 26 june 2014 - 12:09:44 - thread African Union (424 words)


Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigerian President, Goodluck Jonathan, left Abuja Wednesday for Malabo, Equatorial Guinea, to participate in the 23rd Ordinary Session of the African Union (AU) Summit of Heads of State and Government
©- - 25 june 2014 - 18:03:50 - thread African Union (261 words)


Malabo, Equatorial Guinea (PANA) - The African Union (AU) has embarked on plans for the implementation of a continental high-speed railway linking all African economic centres, a senior AU official said Wednesday
©- - 25 june 2014 - 13:01:01 - thread African Union (429 words)


Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) – "The ceasefire deal signed on 23 May between the Malian government and various Touareg armed groups should pave the way for the sustenance of peace in the country’s northern region," the African Union (AU) chairman and the Mauritanian leader, Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz, said
©- - 19 june 2014 - 16:34:22 - thread African Union (248 words)


Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) – The African Union (AU) peace and security commissioner, Smail Chergui, has said there are indications that Burundi has made "very significant" progress on security, and appealed to Burundians to desist from rumour mongering
©- - 16 june 2014 - 16:14:29 - thread African Union (183 words)


Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria's President Goodluck Jonathan will depart the capital city of Abuja Saturday evening for Dakar, at the head of Nigeria’s delegation to the African Union’s Summit on Financing Infrastructure Development, scheduled to hold in the Senegalese capital Sunday, the presidency said
©- - 14 june 2014 - 11:39:24 - thread African Union (251 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - African Union Commission (AUC) Chairperson Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma, has expressed her condolences to the Mbeki family, following the death of Epainette Mbeki, a South African liberation icon and mother of former South African President Thabo Mbeki
©- - 09 june 2014 - 13:25:08 - thread African Union (128 words)


Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Tanzania will ratify the African Union (AU) Charter on Democracy, Election and Governance after inclusion of its fundamental provisions in the country’s constitution, Attorney General Fredrick Werema has told the ongoing session of the National Assembly
©- - 03 june 2014 - 08:04:19 - thread African Union (334 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Violence in camps for the Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) is intensifying in the Central African Republic (CAR) along religious lines, the African Union (AU) Special Envoy for Women, Peace and Security Bineta Diop warned Monday
©- - 02 june 2014 - 12:42:20 - thread African Union (297 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - African countries with troops who have sexual violence records will be blacklisted from future African Union (AU) peacekeeping missions, the AU Special Envoy for Women, Peace and Security said Monday
©- - 02 june 2014 - 12:34:08 - thread African Union (271 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Chairperson of the African Union Commission Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma has congratulated the people of Malawi for holding peaceful and successful elections and reinforcing the country’s democratic maturity
©- - 02 june 2014 - 08:50:55 - thread African Union (269 words)


Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The African Union (AU) has expressed its determination to cooperate with the Arab League and Libya's neighbours to help resolve the political crisis in this North African country
©- - 29 may 2014 - 10:20:11 - thread African Union (256 words)


Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Mauritania will host a regional meeting of the Advisory Committee of Experts on the AIDS observatory in Africa (Awa), PANA learnt Monday from official sources
©- - 26 may 2014 - 18:14:39 - thread African Union (229 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Union Commission (AUC) on Sunday hosted a luncheon at the AU headquarters in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, as part of the closing events of the year-long celebration of the 50th anniversary of the OAU/AU
©- - 26 may 2014 - 13:40:27 - thread African Union (179 words)


Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The Mauritanian president, Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz, who is also Chairman of the African Union (AU), has made a plea for African integration, in a message broadcast on Saturday, ahead of celebrations marking the African unity day on Sunday
©- - 25 may 2014 - 14:17:25 - thread African Union (223 words)


Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire (PANA) – The African Union (AU) senior representative for Mali and the Sahel, Pierre Buyoya, on Thursday called for unconditional and immediate ceasefire from the outbreak of new violence in the Malian northern city of Kidal
©- - 22 may 2014 - 16:31:31 - thread African Union (170 words)


Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire (PANA) - The African Union and the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) have strongly condemned the violent incidents that led to many deaths in Kidal on Saturday
©- - 19 may 2014 - 11:58:49 - thread African Union (306 words)


Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - A joint meeting of the Political and Security Committee of the European Union (EU) and the Peace and Security Commission of the African Union (AU), opened Thursday in Brussels, PANA learnt from official sources
©- - 15 may 2014 - 17:31:02 - thread African Union (234 words)


Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - Nine African Heads of State, who are members of the African Union (AU) committee of 10 states in charge of the UN security council reform, were due in Oyo, 500km northern of Congo's capital, Brazzaville, Thursday to attend in a meeting scheduled for Friday, the government announced in a statement
©- - 15 may 2014 - 09:49:37 - thread African Union (159 words)


Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Following the abduction of over 200 schoolgirls by the Islamist sect Boko Haram in Nigeria, the Malian women's organizations Tuesday handed over to the African Union Mission for Mali and the Sahel (MISAHEL) a statement condemning the incident
©- - 14 may 2014 - 13:55:58 - thread African Union (194 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - African Union (AU) Commission Chairperson Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma Monday congratulated the people of South Africa for the successful and peaceful elections of 7 May
©- - 12 may 2014 - 18:26:20 - thread African Union (172 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Union (AU) is to deploy 40 Observers, led by former Mozambican President Joaquim Chissano, to Guinea Bissau for the country's presidential runoff scheduled for 18 May 2014, the AU Commission (AUC) said Friday
©- - 09 may 2014 - 09:36:19 - thread African Union (231 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Chairperson of the African Union Commission (AUC), Dr Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma, has totally condemned the abduction of over 200 schools girls in Nigeria by the Boko Haram terrorist group
©- - 07 may 2014 - 14:48:42 - thread African Union (211 words)


Tunis Tunisia (PANA) - Discussions on ways of strengthening cooperation between Tunisia and Australia in the field of natural resources and mining were held here Monday between the Tunisian Foreign Minister, Mongi Hamdi, and the president of the Australian House of Representatives, Mrs
©- - 05 may 2014 - 17:38:55 - thread African Union (122 words)


Bamako, Mali (PANA) – The African Union mission for Mali and Sahel (MISAHEL), the department of Development and Swiss cooperation (DDC) and the Radio Kledu, on Saturday signed a tripartite agreement marking the beginning of the programme -- Anka Ben! or Let’s make peace, reliable sources told PANA
©- - 03 may 2014 - 17:38:25 - thread African Union (229 words)


Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The Mauritanian National Assembly on Monday adopted a bill authorizing the government to ratify the Protocol to the Convention of the African Union (AU) on the prevention and fight against terrorism, approved at the continental level 8 July, 2004, and signed by Mauritania 27 January, 2013, PANA learnt from official sources
©- - 29 april 2014 - 16:52:37 - thread African Union (237 words)