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Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - A delegate of Gabon's self-proclaimed government arrived here Friday to seek support of the African Union to rid his country of what he described as "the reign of an illegal power
©- - 28 january 2011 - 15:42:26 - thread African Union (231 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - With at least 25 general elections due to be held across Africa this year, various non-governmental agencies Friday challenged the African Union (AU) to boldly stand in defence of good governance in the continent, and to translate into concrete actions key decisions on peace and security
©- - 28 january 2011 - 12:34:47 - thread African Union (585 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Heads of State and Government of member countries of the African Peer Review Mechanism (APRM) will appoint a sixth member of the Panel of Eminent Persons of this specialised organ of the African Union at the 14th summit of their forum 29 January in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, it was officially announced Friday
©- - 28 january 2011 - 10:29:43 - thread African Union (308 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Union (AU) has unveiled plans for a single standardized SIM card for all African mobile phone operators in an effort to save millions of subscribers the extra cost and register the dot African domain name, senior officials said here Thursday
©- - 27 january 2011 - 19:34:02 - thread African Union (463 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Executive Council of the African Union (AU), comprising the continent's foreign ministers, will, as usual, at the 16th summit, review the conclusions of ministerial meetings and other conferences held since the last summit of July 2010
©- - 27 january 2011 - 17:48:02 - thread African Union (392 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The freedom struggle in pre-independence Africa was fuelled by common values of the people under colonial domination to underpin Pan-Africanism that reaffirmed human dignity, irrespective of colour or creed
©- - 27 january 2011 - 14:29:25 - thread African Union (1036 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Foreign Ministers from Australia, Denmark, India, Japan and Austria Thursday made fresh pledges of aid and diplomatic support for Africa, as the Executive Council meeting of the African Union (AU) kicked off here
©- - 27 january 2011 - 12:28:04 - thread African Union (414 words)


Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The president of Mauritania, Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz, left Nouakchott Thursday morning for Addis Ababa, the capital of Ethiopia, to attend the 16th ordinary summit of Heads of State and Government of the African Union (AU), due to start Sunday at the headquarters of the continental organisation
©- - 27 january 2011 - 10:50:21 - thread African Union (107 words)


Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Malian President Amadou Toumani Touré will leave Bamako Saturday morning for Addis Ababa, capital of Ethiopia, to take part in the the 16th ordinary summit of Heads of State and Government of the African Union (AU)
©- - 27 january 2011 - 10:44:25 - thread African Union (88 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Despite the fairly optimistic scenario of the African economy at present, there remains serious downside risks that can undermine stability as recent events in some countries show, UN Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) Executive Secretary Abdoulaye Janneh warned here Thursday
©- - 27 january 2011 - 09:20:11 - thread African Union (503 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Union (AU) said Wednesday it had no immediate plans to directly intervene in the gale of protests sweeping across North Africa, especially Tunisia, Algeria and Egypt
©- - 26 january 2011 - 17:06:00 - thread African Union (264 words)


New York, US (PANA) - The UN and the African Union (AU) will hold high-level talks in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, to review efforts to achieve peace, security and reconciliation in strife-torn Somalia, which has suffered two decades of conflict and humanitarian challenges
©- - 26 january 2011 - 16:02:00 - thread African Union (472 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - African foreign ministers constituting the Executive Council of the African Union (AU) will start a two-day session here Thursday to discuss what their countries consider to be common values that they could share in enhancing continental integration
©- - 26 january 2011 - 12:20:40 - thread African Union (383 words)


Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – Restating his commitment to unity in the African continent, the new Guiniean President, Alpha Condé, Tuesday said he was willing to work with the Libyan leader, Mouammar Kadhafi, until the African Unity project was completed
©- - 25 january 2011 - 14:54:30 - thread African Union (191 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Africa’s leading gender activists said here Monday that the African Union Summit on “shared values” was weak on gender issues because no particular emphasis had been put on the protection of women in conflict and the need to create an improved environment for education
©- - 25 january 2011 - 14:19:08 - thread African Union (529 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN) and the New Partnership for Africa’s Development (NEPAD) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding they say will significantly contribute to reducing malnutrition in Africa
©- - 25 january 2011 - 13:59:14 - thread African Union (503 words)


Lilongwe, Malawi (PANA) - Malawi President Bingu wa Mutharika, who is the current chairman of the African Union (AU), Tuesday left for the troubled West African state of Cote d'Ivoire to add his weight to the on-going mediation efforts in the crisis
©- - 25 january 2011 - 13:51:46 - thread African Union (375 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - French President Nicholas Sarkozy will be the guest of honour at the 16th Ordinary Session of the Assembly of the African Union (AU), scheduled to be held here 30-31 January 2011, the AU Commission announced Tuesday
©- - 25 january 2011 - 12:37:11 - thread African Union (191 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - African heads of state and government are expected to adopt a US$256 million budget of expenditure for the African Union (AU) during 2011, it was officially disclosed here Tuesday
©- - 25 january 2011 - 12:33:25 - thread African Union (425 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Nigeria’s bid to secure an international approval for the use of “legitimate force” to oust President Laurent Gbagbo of Cote d’Ivoire from power dominated debate on the sidelines of an African Union (AU) meeting underway here for the second day running
©- - 25 january 2011 - 11:45:05 - thread African Union (361 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Union (AU) has made no headway in agreeing on alternative sources of funding to beef up assessed annual contributions from member states, according to the Secretary of the AU Commission, Jean Mfasoni
©- - 25 january 2011 - 10:34:54 - thread African Union (266 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Union (AU) faces the critical challenge of funding its projects and programmes, unless member states agree alternative sources of funding for the continental body at this week's ordinary summit here
©- - 24 january 2011 - 11:04:50 - thread African Union (354 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - African Union (AU) should make unconstitutional power seizure by the armed forces and civilian leaders manipulating constitutions to remain in power an international crime when the leaders meet in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, next week, international think-tanks have proposed
©- - 21 january 2011 - 16:51:22 - thread African Union (587 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Guinea's former President, General Sékouba Konaté, is expected in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, Monday to take over his new post as African Union's top military official, from where he is to oversee the creation of an African Standby Force (ASF), PANA reported Friday
©- - 21 january 2011 - 15:08:12 - thread African Union (387 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - President Teodoro Obiang Nguema of Equatorial Guinea will assume the chairmanship of the African Union (AU) when his country hosts next week's gathering of African leaders to discuss leadership, graft and the rule of law
©- - 21 january 2011 - 14:52:16 - thread African Union (722 words)


Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire (PANA) - Raïla Odinga, the Kenyan Prime Minister and African Union (AU) mediator in the Laurent Gbagbo-Alassane Ouattara election row in Cote d'Ivoire, left Abidjan, the capital, Wednesday, saying "there is no change to the status quo"
©- - 19 january 2011 - 17:22:36 - thread African Union (384 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Union Commission President Jean Ping said Wednesday that Africa was unable to effectively finance its activities due to its over-reliance on foreign funding, which he said was “demeaning” to the dignity of its leaders
©- - 19 january 2011 - 15:03:00 - thread African Union (648 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Union (AU) Observers have certified South Sudan’s secession vote “free, fair, credible and a true reflection of the democratically-expressed will of the South Sudanese voters
©- - 18 january 2011 - 14:23:41 - thread African Union (593 words)


Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - African Union (AU) special envoy Raila Odinga Monday met incumbent Ivorian leader Laurent Gbagbo and his co-claimant to the country's presidency, Alassane Ouattara, as he resumed his mediation in the Ivorian crisis
©- - 18 january 2011 - 11:49:50 - thread African Union (203 words)


New York, US (PANA) - A joint UN and African Union (AU) delegation ended a two-day visit to Niger Republic on Saturday, calling for a free and fair legislative and presidential elections later this month
©- - 16 january 2011 - 08:43:00 - thread African Union (290 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Union (AU) Saturday condemned the use of excessive force against protesters in Tunisia and urged the political class to stick to the laws governing the succession of the President
©- - 15 january 2011 - 13:43:21 - thread African Union (290 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Union's Peace and Security Council (PSC) held an emergency meeting Saturday to discuss the situation in Tunisia, following the exit of President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali from power following weeks of protests over rising food costs and unemployment
©- - 15 january 2011 - 13:24:52 - thread African Union (305 words)


New York, US (PANA) - A joint UN and African Union (AU) mission arrived in Niger Republic on Thursday to assess progress by the transitional authorities in organizing elections following last year’s coup
©- - 13 january 2011 - 18:07:11 - thread African Union (336 words)


Blantyre, Malawi (PANA) - The current chairman of the African Union (AU), Malawi President Bingu wa Mutharika, has expressed concern at the slow pace of the mediation process to end the political stalemate in Cote d'Ivoire
©- - 04 january 2011 - 14:13:54 - thread African Union (210 words)


Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – The Libyan leader, Mouamar Kadhafi, has held discussions with the chairman of the African Union Commission, Jean Ping, on preparations for the next ordinary summit planned for 24-31 January in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
©- - 30 december 2010 - 20:40:04 - thread African Union (202 words)


New York, US (PANA) - A joint UN and AU report on Wednesday said that governments in Africa could facilitate economic transformation and sustainable development through policies that give incentives to businesses and industry to thrive
©- - 29 december 2010 - 20:42:42 - thread African Union (365 words)


Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - The Zimbabwe-based headquarters of the African Rehabilitation Institute (ARI), an agency of the African Union (AU), was shut down here Monday after irregularities were uncovered by a team of auditors
©- - 20 december 2010 - 15:16:51 - thread African Union (181 words)


Algiers, Algeria (PANA) - African Union Commission chief Jean Ping Sunday defended his recent appointment of former South African President Thabo Mbeki to mediate in the political crisis in Cote d’Ivoire, saying he had a better chance of success
©- - 13 december 2010 - 08:05:26 - thread African Union (559 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Union (AU) Thursday warned incumbent leader in Cote d’Ivoire, Laurent Gbago, telling him to quit “in the best interest of Cote d'Ivoire, the region and Africa as a whole
©- - 09 december 2010 - 18:13:47 - thread African Union (530 words)


Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - An Australian company, Waratah Gold, has bought a licence that will enable it carry out, from January, some research activities on iron in the Youkou area, in the north of Congo, the Minister of Mining and Geology, General Pierre Oba, disclosed here Wednesday
©- - 08 december 2010 - 16:32:06 - thread African Union (133 words)


Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Those who believe that coups, whether by military or civilians, are the ultimate in changing governments, especially in Africa, must be getting the right signals now as the African Union (AU) and the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) have put on show their determination to fight unconstitutional changes of government
©- - 07 december 2010 - 18:36:38 - thread African Union (432 words)


Dakar- Senegal (PANA) -- The situation in Guinea Bissau can develop "positively a nd in a significant way," if there is "huge cooperation" from the international c ommunity, the African Union Peace and Security Council (CPS) said Tuesday
©- - 03 november 2010 - 18:39:00 - thread African Union (292 words)


Addis Ababa- Ethiopia (PANA) -- Chinese investments in Africa jumped by 81 percen t to US$ 552 million in the first three months of 2010, a positive response to a pledge made by President Hu Jintao when he visited Africa in February 2009, the A frican Union (AU) chief, Jean Ping, said Wednesday
©- - 03 november 2010 - 12:29:00 - thread African Union (288 words)


Blantyre- Malawi (PANA) -- Malawi President Bingu wa Mutharika, who is also the c urrent chairman of the African Union (AU), has urged African ministers of Agricu l ture and Finance to lobby for subsidies in the agriculture sector
©- - 28 october 2010 - 15:23:00 - thread African Union (489 words)


Addis Ababa- Ethiopia (PANA) -- The African Union Commission Chairperson, Jean Pi ng, has lambasted Guinea politicians for precipitating the political crisis in t h e West African state, blaming their disagreements for the postponement of the se c ond-round presidential polls
©- - 25 october 2010 - 14:02:00 - thread African Union (454 words)


New York- US (PANA) -- UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has appealed to the inter national community to support the Africa Union (AU) peace initiatives with "sust a inable funding"
©- - 23 october 2010 - 13:54:00 - thread African Union (401 words)


By Mildred Mulenga- PANA Correspondent Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) -- Libya's widening investment role in Africa has spread to Zambia, where the north African nation is taking a grip on the Zambian telecommunications sector with the recent acquisition of a 75 percent stake in the Zambia Telecommunication Company (Zamtel) at a cost of over US$380 million
©- - 10 october 2010 - 12:29:00 - thread African Union (613 words)


CBZ Harare- Zimbabwe (PANA) -- When Pakistan's Bank of Credit and Commerce International (BCCI) collapsed in the 1990s, its subsidiary in Zimbabwe zoomed to the cliff, widely expected to similarly plunge
©- - 10 october 2010 - 12:28:00 - thread African Union (638 words)