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Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - In a bid to allow greater representation of civil society organisations (CSOs) in the Permanent General Assembly of the Economic, Social and Cultural Council (ECOSOCC) of the African Union, the civil society community in all member countries have been asked to pick qualified candidates as soon as possible
©- - 08 january 2017 - 11:53:16 - thread African Union (443 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - African Union Commission (AUC) Chairperson Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma has welcomed the agreement reached by the Congolese political actors on 31 December 2016 with a view to holding free and fair elections in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)
©- - 04 january 2017 - 09:38:15 - thread African Union (349 words)


Khartoum, Sudan (PANA ) - Emphasizing that there is no military solution to the conflict in Sudan's restive Darfur region, the African Union-United Nations Mission in Darfur (UNAMID) has vowed to continue promoting reconciliation and peace initiatives
©- - 31 december 2016 - 12:31:35 - thread African Union (245 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Peace and Security Council of the African Union (AU) has extended the mandate of the AU High-Level Implementation Panel on Sudan and South Sudan (AUHIP) for 12 months with effect from 1 January 2017, according to an official communiqué released here Monday
©- - 26 december 2016 - 16:45:43 - thread African Union (375 words)


Zanzibar, Tanzania (PANA) - Senior staff members of the African Union (AU) on Thursday were busy on the second day of their meeting in the Tanzanian offshore island of Zanzibar to complete plans and procedures for rapid response by the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (AfricaCDC)
©- - 22 december 2016 - 13:23:17 - thread African Union (643 words)


New York, US (PANA) - The UN Security Council on Wednesday welcomed the African Union’s decision to recognize Adama Barrow as Gambia's President-elect and stressed the need for outgoing President Yayha Jammeh to transfer power to the President-Elect in peaceful and orderly manner
©- - 21 december 2016 - 20:43:39 - thread African Union (340 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - African Union (AU) Chairman, President Idriss Deby Itno of Chad on Monday reaffirmed "the imperative need for an orderly and peaceful transfer of power to the President-elect of the Gambia, in line with the relevant provisions of the AU Charter on Democracy, Elections and Governance
©- - 19 december 2016 - 19:11:59 - thread African Union (363 words)


Jowhar, Somalia (PANA) - Burundi's contingent under the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) has embarked on an operation code named ‘Antelope’ to open up key supply routes in the HirShabelle state, the Peace and Security Department of the African Union Commission (AUC) said on Saturday
©- - 17 december 2016 - 17:15:17 - thread African Union (263 words)


Washington, DC, US (PANA) - Acting US Under Secretary of State for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs Bruce Wharton will travel to Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, from 11–12 December, to lead the US Delegation attending the 4th High Level Dialogue with the African Union Commission, which will take place on December 12
©- - 10 december 2016 - 08:26:24 - thread African Union (154 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Five candidates racing for the post of the Chairperson of the African Union Commission (AUC) met on Friday for a podium debate on how they intend to handle some of the pressing political, economic and social challenges facing Africa ahead of elections in January 2017
©- - 10 december 2016 - 00:15:00 - thread African Union (688 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) –African Union Commission (AUC) Chairperson Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma has congratulated Nigeria’s women’s soccer team, Super Falcons, for winning the 2015 Women's Africa Cup of Nations finals on Saturday in Yaounde, Cameroon
©- - 05 december 2016 - 17:53:42 - thread African Union (183 words)


Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) - One of the leading contenders for the African Union chairperson position, Senegalese diplomat Abdoulaye Bathily, has strongly argued that public and private economic players must "pull together" to build an "African social base" for the development of the country
©- - 30 november 2016 - 19:33:21 - thread African Union (536 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Union (AU) has called on member states to review the adequacy of their laws and regulations aimed at controlling the non-profit and financial sectors, in order to prevent the possibility of terrorist organizations posing as legitimate entities
©- - 28 november 2016 - 15:40:12 - thread African Union (356 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Associations of victims of terrorism in Africa are not only an important tool for speaking out against extremist violence, but also a key area for the African Union (AU) agenda for the prevention and combating of terrorism and violent extremism, a senior official of the continental body said Thursday
©- - 17 november 2016 - 19:15:56 - thread African Union (402 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Union (AU) has declared its temporary multinational intervention force, the Immediate Response to Crises (ACIRC), mooted as a response to the French military intervention in Mali, ready for deployment in current trouble spots across Africa
©- - 10 november 2016 - 13:26:28 - thread African Union (447 words)


Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) -The African Union (AU) High Level Committee on Libya has called upon all members of the House of Representatives (HoR) and the Presidency Council to work together for the appointment of a new inclusive cabinet and establish a new Government of National Accord (GNA) within the shortest time possible
©- - 09 november 2016 - 11:54:19 - thread African Union (484 words)


Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - Concluding a four-day field mission to South Sudan, the 15 members of the Peace and Security Council (PSC) of the African Union (AU) have emphasized the critical importance of ensuring humanitarian access to victims of the ongoing conflict in the country
©- - 01 november 2016 - 19:29:23 - thread African Union (420 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - African Union Commission (AUC) Chairperson Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma has condemned in the strongest terms the terrorist attack that killed at least 12 people in Kenya's northeastern border town of Mandera on 25 October
©- - 28 october 2016 - 11:58:06 - thread African Union (239 words)


Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - The agreement reached last week at the National Dialogue in Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) should pave the way to a more inclusive process with the Congolese political stakeholders who did not participate in the Dialogue, in order to broaden support for a peaceful roadmap towards elections in the country, the African Union (AU) Peace and Security Council and the European Union (EU) Political and Security Committee said Tuesday
©- - 25 october 2016 - 17:47:32 - thread African Union (364 words)


Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - The Peace and Security Council of the African Union (AU) and the Political and Security Committee of the European Union (EU) ambassadors will hold their 9th joint consultative meeting on 25 October 2016 in Brussels, Belgium, the Council of the EU said Friday
©- - 21 october 2016 - 19:24:17 - thread African Union (270 words)


New York, US (PANA) - The UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) has partnered with the New Partnership for Africa’s Development (NEPAD) to generate job and business opportunities for young people in rural Benin, Cameroon, Malawi, and Niger
©- - 20 october 2016 - 05:31:55 - thread African Union (432 words)


Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) – Botswana’s Foreign Affairs Minister and candidate for the office of the Chairperson of African Union (AU), Dr
©- - 18 october 2016 - 12:41:52 - thread African Union (266 words)


Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - African Union (AU) member states on Sunday signed an African Charter on Maritime Security, Safety and Development in Lome, Togo, with the Nigerian Vice President Yemi Osinbajo said that without securing the Oceans, the continental 'blue economy,' would be jeopardised
©- - 16 october 2016 - 20:33:40 - thread African Union (421 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - China and the African Union (AU) have agreed to begin the implementation of a five-year plan, aiming to connect all economic and political capital cities in Africa with high-speed railway, industrial parks and regional aviation networks, the AU said on Friday
©- - 08 october 2016 - 14:35:57 - thread African Union (528 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - German Chancellor Angela Merkel is due in Addis Ababa to preside over the handover of US$30 million peace and security complex built for the African Union (AU), the AU Commission has said
©- - 08 october 2016 - 13:16:42 - thread African Union (314 words)


New York, US (PANA) - The UN will next week hold a four-day conference in New York to foster partnerships between the UN and the African Union (AU), and with African governments to enhance sustainable development, good governance, peace and stability in Africa
©- - 03 october 2016 - 17:55:45 - thread African Union (320 words)


Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya's foreign minister Amina Mohamed has joined the race to replace Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma as the Chairperson of the African Union Commission, the local media reported on Monday
©- - 03 october 2016 - 11:51:41 - thread African Union (293 words)


New York, US (PANA) - The African Union (AU), the UN, the European Union (EU) and the International Organization of La Francophonie (IOF) have expressed grave concern over the recent violent events in Kinshasa and other areas in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), where protesters and security forces clashed, resulting in loss of many lives while dozens were injured
©- - 25 september 2016 - 16:47:37 - thread African Union (589 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Union (AU) has received nearly half of the 360 million Euros it expects from the European Union (EU) to finance the peace enforcement operation in Somalia, a senior AU official said Friday
©- - 23 september 2016 - 15:59:14 - thread African Union (465 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Union (AU) has formally dispatched a short-term election observer mission to Praia, Cape Verde, to monitor the country's Presidential elections slated for 2 October, the AU Commission said Friday
©- - 23 september 2016 - 15:40:04 - thread African Union (382 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Kingdom of Morocco has officially submitted a request to accede to the African Union (AU) Constitutive Act, and therefore become a Member of the Union, the African Union Commission said in a statement Friday
©- - 23 september 2016 - 14:43:29 - thread African Union (322 words)


Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - All citizens of the African Union (AU) member states should rally to the core of “Silencing the Guns” campaign in Africa by 2020, AU Commission Chairperson Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma said on Wednesday in her message marking International Peace Day
©- - 21 september 2016 - 11:02:50 - thread African Union (474 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - African Union Commission (AUC) Chairperson Nkosazana Dlamani Zuma on Tuesday deplored "the serious excesses that occurred during the demonstrations organized by some members of the opposition" in Kinshasa, capital of DR Congo
©- - 20 september 2016 - 19:27:26 - thread African Union (181 words)


Mogadishu, Somalia (PANA) - The international community has welcomed the progress made in clarifying the electoral model for Somalia, taking note of the details set out in the National Leadership Forum (NLF) communiqué and called for the speedy implementation of a transparent and credible process
©- - 18 september 2016 - 18:28:06 - thread African Union (801 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) -The African Union Commission (AUC) and HelpAge International have signed a memorandum of understanding to work towards improving the welfare of older people and the ageing population in Africa, the Commission announced Wednesday
©- - 14 september 2016 - 17:09:46 - thread African Union (307 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Peace and Security Council (PSC) of the African Union (AU) considers acceptable the appeal lodged with the Constitutional Court of Gabon by candidates to the 27 August 2016 Presidential Election, according to a statement issued here Wednesday
©- - 14 september 2016 - 12:14:32 - thread African Union (381 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - While pondering the exit strategy for the African peacekeeping force in Somalia, the Peace and Security Council (PSC) of the African Union (AU) has reiterated its call to the UN Security Council to consider lifting the arms embargo imposed on Somalia as contained in UNSC resolution 2244 (2015)
©- - 09 september 2016 - 09:32:08 - thread African Union (506 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The range of conflicts that the African Union (AU) has to mediate and resolve have not only persisted but have grown in complexity, the organization's Commissioner for Peace and Security, Ambassador Smail Chergui said here Tuesday
©- - 06 september 2016 - 19:27:55 - thread African Union (558 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - African Union Commission (AUC) Chairperson Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma on Monday urged Morocco and the Polisario Front "to create the necessary environment for the resumption of talks and the early holding of the self-determination referendum for the Saharawi people
©- - 05 september 2016 - 17:55:26 - thread African Union (270 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Chair of the African Union, Chadian President Idriss Deby Itno on Monday reaffirmed the readiness of the AU to assist the parties in Gabon in finding a rapid settlement to the post-election situation prevailing in the West-Central African country
©- - 05 september 2016 - 16:22:31 - thread African Union (227 words)


Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – Though the African Union (AU) announced at its recent summit in Kigali, Rwanda, that it intended to initiate a national dialogue on reconciliation among Libyan stakeholders in order to address the security crisis that erupted in 2011, it is still unclear how this dialogue will be put in place
©- - 29 august 2016 - 16:01:33 - thread African Union (425 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – Expressing extreme concern about the failure of the Sudanese parties to reach consensus on implementation of the Roadmap Agreement for peace in their country, the African Union High-Level Implementation Panel on the Cessation of Hostilities Negotiations (AUHIP) said on Wednesday that “the Parties have allowed a real and critical opportunity to slip out of their hands”
©- - 17 august 2016 - 11:15:15 - thread African Union (757 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Union (AU) has re-opened the race for the next Chairperson of the Commission, the deputy Chairperson and the Commissioners ahead of the polls in January 2017, the AU Commission announced on Friday
©- - 12 august 2016 - 13:28:29 - thread African Union (271 words)