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Addis Ababa- Ethiopia (PANA) -- Economic woes fueled by the budget deficit and huge debt crisis in parts of Europe will not affect the continent's overseas development cooperation, especially with Africa, said European Commission President José Manuel Barroso on Tuesday
©- - 08 june 2010 - 19:23:00 - thread African Union (335 words)


Addis Ababa- Ethiopia (PANA) -- President of the European Commission, Jose Manuel Barroso, Tuesday expressed his determination to assist Africa to achieve the Mi l lennium Development Goals (MDGs)
©- - 08 june 2010 - 12:06:00 - thread African Union (403 words)


Addis Ababa- Ethiopia (PANA) -- Europe’s top ambassadors are due in the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa, for a brainstorming session with the African Union Commission
©- - 02 june 2010 - 19:19:00 - thread African Union (283 words)


Addis Ababa- Ethiopia (PANA) -- African Union (AU) observers said on Wednesday th at Ethiopiaâ?s national elections were free and fair and found no evidence of in timidation and misuse of state resources for ruling party campaigns
©- - 26 may 2010 - 19:21:00 - thread African Union (424 words)


Addis Ababa- Ethiopia (PANA) -- African Ambassadors and government representative s from the 53 African Union member states are meeting here to discuss the transformation of the African Union Commission (AUC) into an Authori ty, officials said Friday
©- - 21 may 2010 - 12:18:00 - thread African Union (320 words)


Dar es Salaam- Tanzania (PANA) -- Officials from the African Union (AU), the Unit ed Nations (UN) and the Sudanese Government were due to convene Monday in Addis A baba for the eighth meeting of the Tripartite Mechanism on the UN-AU Mission in D arfur (UNAMID)
©- - 10 may 2010 - 09:26:00 - thread African Union (363 words)


Dar es Salaam- Tanzania (PANA) -- With the passing of President Umaru Yar'Adua, N igeria and Africa have lost one of their illustrious sons, and an activist committed to the unity and well-being of all peoples of the continent, said Jean Ping, Chairperson of the African Union Commission
©- - 07 may 2010 - 09:40:00 - thread African Union (303 words)


Paris- France (PANA) -- More than 300 participants who attended UNESCO's World Press Freedom Day Conference in Brisbane (Queensland, Australia), have urged national governments to enact legislation guaranteeing the right of access for all to information held by public officials
©- - 04 may 2010 - 13:29:00 - thread African Union (467 words)


Dar es Salaam- Tanzania (PANA) -- African Union Commission Chairperson Jean Ping on Wednesday congratulated the people of Sudan for the peaceful conclusion of national elections, which took place from 11-15 April
©- - 28 april 2010 - 13:56:00 - thread African Union (338 words)


Moroni- Comoros (PANA) -- The African Union (AU) has granted US$50,000 to the Uni on of the Comoros to support reproductive health through the purchase of delivery kits, especially for Cesare an Sections, sources in Moroni, the Comorian capital, told PANA
©- - 19 april 2010 - 12:34:00 - thread African Union (150 words)


Dar es Salaam- Tanzania (PANA) -- Australia will help improve food security in ea stern and southern Africa through a new US$20 million programme to substantially boost agricultural production and i mprove market opportunities for farmers, the Australian Governmentâ?s Overseas Aid Programme (AusAID) said Frid ay
©- - 16 april 2010 - 11:23:00 - thread African Union (370 words)


Bujumbura- Burundi (PANA) -- African Union's Commissioner for Peace and Security Ramtane Lamamra Wednesday evening arrived in Bujumbura at the start of a four-da y visit to Burundi
©- - 15 april 2010 - 12:55:00 - thread African Union (105 words)


Tripoli- Libya (PANA) -- African Union's Peace and Security Commissioner Ramdhane Lamamara has said there is a general agreement among African nations to establish the Uni ted States of Africa, saying the only difference is the issue of timing and the modality for the creat ion
©- - 12 april 2010 - 07:58:00 - thread African Union (328 words)


Khartoum- Sudan (PANA) -- Ghana's former President John Agyekum Kufuor, who is le ading the African Union (AU) observer mission to Sudan's national election, on S u nday toured some voting centres in the capital, Khartoum, and Omdruman, the larg e st city
©- - 11 april 2010 - 16:48:00 - thread African Union (330 words)


Moroni- Comoros (PANA) -- Rounding off a three-day visit to the Comoros after a s econd meeting with President Ahmed Sambi, the AU Commissioner for Peace and Secu r ity, Ramtane Lamamra, left Moroni, the Comoran capital, to return to Addis Ababa , Ethiopia, PANA reported from here
©- - 11 april 2010 - 09:58:00 - thread African Union (282 words)


New York- US (PANA) -- The UN is working closely with African Union (AU) and ECOW AS to support national efforts on sustainable stability in Guinea Bissau, according to the UN Secretary-General â?s Special Representative for Guinea Bissau, Joseph Mutaboba
©- - 04 april 2010 - 08:52:00 - thread African Union (284 words)


Lagos- Nigeria (PANA) -- A tripartite delegation comprising top officials of ECOW AS, African Union (AU) and the UN headed to Guinea Bissau Saturday to help calm things down in the wake of Thursda y's apparent coup attempt by renegade troops in the West African nation, ECOWAS sources said
©- - 03 april 2010 - 09:26:00 - thread African Union (316 words)


Lagos- Nigeria (PANA) -- A tripartite delegation comprising officials of ECOWAS, African Union and the UN is heading to Guinea Bissau following an apparent coup attempt by renegade troops in the West African nation Thursday, ECOWAS sources said Saturday
©- - 03 april 2010 - 08:14:00 - thread African Union (55 words)


Addis Ababa- Ethiopia (PANA) -- The African Union’s (AU) powerful Peace and Security Council (PSC) is set for a big overhaul, effective 1 April, following the election of 15 new members
©- - 31 march 2010 - 19:40:00 - thread African Union (319 words)


Lilongwe- Malawi (PANA) -- The African Union Chairman, Malawi President Bingu wa Mutharika, has taken a swipe at what he called the West's tendency to impose economic polic ies on Africa
©- - 29 march 2010 - 13:37:00 - thread African Union (300 words)


Lilongwe- Malawi (PANA) -- Malawi has said Africa needs to focus on regional infr astructural development, in energy and water resources management if the contine n t is to realise its true growth potential, PANA reported from here Wednesday
©- - 24 march 2010 - 18:18:00 - thread African Union (486 words)


Dar es Salaam- Tanzania (PANA) -- African Union Commission (AUC) Chairperson Jean Ping has stressed the readiness of the AU to continue to assist the Comorian parties to achieve the necessary consensus on the institutional issues facing the archipelago, in strict compliance with legality and the principles that underpin the reconcil iation process in the Comoros
©- - 04 march 2010 - 09:16:00 - thread African Union (401 words)


Lomأ©- Togo (PANA) -- A project aimed at promoting the implementation of the inte rnational convention for the disabled was launched here Thursday, attended by Wi l liam Williams, the Australian Ambassador in Togo, PANA reported
©- - 19 february 2010 - 16:00:00 - thread African Union (187 words)


Tripoli- Libya (PANA) -- The Libyan leader, Mouamar Gaddafi, on Thursday received Syria's vice-president, Farouk Charaa, who is on a visit to Libya as part of a tour of North Africa
©- - 18 february 2010 - 21:07:00 - thread African Union (88 words)


Lusaka- Zambia (PANA) -- The Panel of Eminent African Personalities on Thursday e xpressed concern at the current political impasse in Kenya and the effect this c o uld have on the implementation of the National Accord
©- - 18 february 2010 - 14:07:00 - thread African Union (277 words)


Dar es Salaam- Tanzania (PANA) -- African Union (AU) Commission Chairperson Jean Ping has urged the Nigerian people and military to continue in their firm support for and practice of constitutionality , while also congratulating the country's newly-appointed Acting President Goodluck Jonathan
©- - 11 february 2010 - 08:27:00 - thread African Union (233 words)


Blantyre- Malawi (PANA) -- Malawi President Bingu wa Mutharika Thursday warned "o ver-expectant Malawians" that there would not be a "chunk of money flowing into t he country because we have assumed the chairmanship of the African Union," PANA r eported from here
©- - 04 february 2010 - 18:23:00 - thread African Union (321 words)


Addis Ababa- Ethiopia (PANA) -- Employees of the African Union (AU) have demanded that the new AU Chairperson should address outstanding demands for benefit and s ecurity, PANA reported from the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa
©- - 04 february 2010 - 12:27:00 - thread African Union (411 words)


Bujumbura- Burundi (PANA) -- Burundian President Pierre Nkurunziza declared Wedne sday on his return from Addis Ababa, the Ethiopian capital, which hosted the 14t h Summit of Heads of State and Government of the African Union (AU), that he was " satisfied" with the results of the conference
©- - 03 february 2010 - 19:24:00 - thread African Union (189 words)


Cape Town- South Africa (PANA) â" The 14th Ordinar-y Session of the African Unio n which ended in Addis Ababa Tuesday endorsed South Africa's candidature for a non-permanent seat on th e UN Security Council for the period 2011-2012
©- - 03 february 2010 - 07:12:00 - thread African Union (368 words)


Addis Ababa- Ethiopia (PANA) -- The African Union (AU), worried about the unendin g political crisis in Madagascar, has warned the illegal regime in the country a g ainst any attempt to impose unilateral solutions, sources from the just-ended or d inary summit told PANA on Tuesday in Addis Ababa
©- - 02 february 2010 - 23:38:00 - thread African Union (438 words)


Addis Ababa- Ethiopia (PANA) -- The heads of state and government who participate d in the 14th African Union (AU) summit in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, have announced the creation of a fund meant for African women
©- - 02 february 2010 - 19:10:00 - thread African Union (257 words)


Addis Ababa- Ethiopia (PANA) -- The Libyan leader, Moummar Kadhafi, in a press co nference over the weekend in Addis Ababa held in line with the 14th African Unio n summit in Ethiopia, has urged the US President, Barack Obama, to "free the Unit e d States from the label as gendarme of the world"
©- - 02 february 2010 - 09:41:00 - thread African Union (365 words)


Addis Ababa- Ethiopia (PANA) -- The Libyan leader, Mouammar Kadhafi, has said tha t the only way Africa will make any impact in the committee of nations is by ach i eving the United States of Africa
©- - 02 february 2010 - 07:45:00 - thread African Union (309 words)


Addis Ababa- Ethiopia (PANA) -- Libyan leader Mouammar Kadhafi said here on Sunda y at the 14th African Union summit that western countries make nice speeches on G uinea's stability to better hide their designs on the wealth of the African west country, PANA reported from here
©- - 01 february 2010 - 18:43:00 - thread African Union (230 words)


Addis Ababa- Ethiopia (PANA) -- Sports and politics may mix, against conventional wisdom, if the African Union (AU) goes ahead to shift the dates for its June/July, mid-year Summit for 2010 to avoid a clash with the dates for the 2010 FIFA World Cup, the first to be held on the African soil
©- - 01 february 2010 - 13:01:00 - thread African Union (249 words)


Addis Ababa- Ethiopia (PANA) -- As heads of state gather in the Ethiopian capital for the 53-member continental body's annual Assembly, the African Union (AU) on Monday urged Sudan to step up efforts to rescue the Comprehensive Peace Agreemen t (CPA) and hold democratic elections in April
©- - 01 february 2010 - 12:04:00 - thread African Union (759 words)


Addis Ababa- Ethiopia (PANA) -- UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon has welcomed a proposal by African leaders to help resettle some Haitians who were displaced by a devastating earthquake that hit their country about three weeks ago
©- - 01 february 2010 - 09:19:00 - thread African Union (326 words)


Addis Ababa- Ethiopia (PANA) -- Malawi's President Bingu Wa Mutharika was Sunday elected the African Union Chairman, taking over from Libyan leader Mouammar Kadh a fi
©- - 31 january 2010 - 10:59:00 - thread African Union (35 words)


Addis Ababa- Ethiopia (PANA) -- African Union (AU) Commission chairman Jean Ping said Sunday the continental body had opened a fund to help Haiti recover from a d evastating earthquake
©- - 31 january 2010 - 10:52:00 - thread African Union (161 words)


Addis Ababa- Ethiopia (PANA) -- United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon said Sunday he would convene a special summit in September to examine progress made in meeting Millennium Development Goals (MDG), particul arly in the developing world
©- - 31 january 2010 - 10:28:00 - thread African Union (333 words)


Addis Ababa- Ethiopia (PANA) -- African Union (AU) Commission Chairperson Jean Pi ng waxed optimistic Sunday as he opened the 14th Ordinary session of the AU summ i t here
©- - 31 january 2010 - 10:13:00 - thread African Union (496 words)


Addis Ababa- Ethiopia (PANA) -- African leaders Sunday opened a summit here devot ed to the development of information and communication technology, seen as cruci a l in powering future economic growth, and speeding up integration on the contine n t
©- - 31 january 2010 - 09:20:00 - thread African Union (142 words)


New York- US (PANA) -- UN Secretary-General Ban Ki- moon is expected to speak to heads of state and government at the 14th African Union (AU) Summit this weekend , at which he will highlight "the need for African leaders to work towards achiev i ng the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs)'', according to a UN statement made a v ailable to PANA here
©- - 31 january 2010 - 08:10:00 - thread African Union (236 words)


Sirte- Libya (PANA) -- The president of the African Union (AU), Mouammar Kadhafi underscored in Sirte, Libya, the need to give the president of the AU some real c ompetences and power to represent the Assembly of the Heads of States and Govern m ent, PANA reported from here Saturday
©- - 30 january 2010 - 18:28:00 - thread African Union (200 words)


Addis Ababa- Ethiopia (PANA) -- African leaders have started arriving in Ethiopia Saturday for the 31 Jan-2 Feb African Union (AU) summit, devoted to the development of information and communi cation technology (ICT) on the continent
©- - 30 january 2010 - 08:02:00 - thread African Union (393 words)


Tripoli- Libya (PANA) -- The Libyan leader, Mouamar Gaddafi, the incumbent chairm an of the African Union (AU), arrived in Addis Ababa, the Ethiopian capital, on Friday to attend the 14th summit of the continental organization
©- - 29 january 2010 - 21:10:00 - thread African Union (92 words)