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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)


Addis Ababa- Ethiopia (PANA) -- The Australian government has signed an agreement with the African Union, pledging to rapidly increase its investments in Africa in line with global targets
©- - 26 september 2010 - 12:04:00 - thread African Union (344 words)


New York- US (PANA) -- The UN and the African Union (AU) Saturday launched a joint task force on peace and security as the two organisations stepped up their cooperation in conflict prevention, peacekeeping and peacebuilding across the continent
©- - 26 september 2010 - 09:01:00 - thread African Union (282 words)


New York- US (PANA) -- Malaw's President Bingu wa Mutharika and current Chairman of the African Union (AU), says Africa is striving to transform itself political l y and economically for the benefit of its people
©- - 24 september 2010 - 19:47:00 - thread African Union (496 words)


Addis Ababa- Ethiopia (PANA) -- The African Union (AU) Director of Peace and Security, El Ghassin Wane, said Tuesday efforts to keep peace in 2010 through the International Year of Peace marked a new era in its history
©- - 21 september 2010 - 13:24:00 - thread African Union (230 words)


Addis Ababa- Ethiopia (PANA) -- The African Union Commission President Jean Ping on Wednesday condemned the terrorist attack in Mogadishu, near the presidential p alace, which killed 31 persons, including six Somali MPs and vowed to continue t h e AU peacekeeping operation there
©- - 26 august 2010 - 16:17:00 - thread African Union (382 words)


Dakar- Senegal (PANA) -- The Press in Africa is committed to the Successful Year of Peace and Security, proclaimed by African Heads of State and Government at th e ir summit in February 2010 in Addis Ababa, the Ethiopian capital
©- - 22 august 2010 - 14:04:00 - thread African Union (341 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)


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)


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)


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)


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)


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)


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)