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Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - The African Union (AU) has expressed worry over the issue of the Ugandan rebels of the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) and the Mbororo nomads in the north-east of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), the special representative of the president of the AU Commission, Emmanuel Mendoume Nze disclosed here Monday
©- - 22 march 2011 - 18:46:12 - thread União Africana (209 words)


Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The Presidents of Chad, Idriss Deby, and his South African counterpart, Jacob Zuma, have arrived in Nouakchott to attend Friday's meeting of the African Union High Level Panel on Cote d'Ivoire
©- - 04 march 2011 - 11:28:11 - thread União Africana (203 words)


Accra, Ghana (PANA) – A three-day conference of the African Union (AU) and African Union Mission for Somalia (AMISOM) opened in Accra, the Ghanaian capital, on Monday with a call for peace in the war-ravaged country
©- - 28 february 2011 - 16:24:51 - thread União Africana (463 words)


Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The African Union (AU) panel on the Ivorian crisis is scheduled to meet again in the Mauritanian capital, Nouakchott, Friday, PANA learnt here Monday from reliable sources
©- - 28 february 2011 - 13:03:03 - thread União Africana (232 words)


Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire (PANA) - Members of the African Union (AU) high-level panel, set up to resolve the post-election crisis in Cote d'Ivoire, arrived here Monday for a final push to the settlement, PANA reported here
©- - 21 february 2011 - 14:27:30 - thread União Africana (239 words)


Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan leader Mouammar Kadhafi and the President of the Supreme Council for the Restoration of Democracy (CSRD) in Niger, General Djibo Salou, Wednesday in Tripoli, discussed African issues of common interest, including the activities of the African Union (AU) and the Community of Sahel-Saharan States (CEN-SAD)
©- - 10 february 2011 - 15:33:33 - thread União Africana (292 words)


Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The African Union (AU) on Tuesday applauded the success of the referendum in southern Sudan in which southerners voted for separation, and the federal government approving the results
©- - 08 february 2011 - 16:44:06 - thread União Africana (429 words)


Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The failed attack on Tuesday night near Nouakchott and the African Union's efforts to resolve the post-election political crisis in Côte d'Ivoire dominated Mauritanian press this past week
©- - 06 february 2011 - 13:26:00 - thread União Africana (266 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The newly-created UN agency for gender and women affairs (UN Women) is ready to work on policies required to help implement various African Union (AU) decisions to help improve the quality of life of women and children in Africa, the agency's head said
©- - 04 february 2011 - 13:01:38 - thread União Africana (661 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - A top-level joint UN-African Union (AU) task force has agreed to form a joint commission to coordinate military strategies in Somalia and work alongside the country’s interim government
©- - 04 february 2011 - 11:40:26 - thread União Africana (216 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Union (AU) Friday called for ''appropriate reforms” in Egypt, where protesters have been pushing for President Hosni Mubarak's exit from power
©- - 04 february 2011 - 11:30:47 - thread União Africana (223 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The 16th session of the Assembly of the African Union (AU) has postponed debate on the Transformation of the AU Commission into an Authority, effectively delaying a fresh attempt to have a more permanent African President
©- - 03 february 2011 - 14:37:52 - thread União Africana (546 words)


New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has welcomed the cooperation between the African Union (AU) and the UN on peace and security issues in Sudan, Somalia and Cote d’Ivoire
©- - 02 february 2011 - 17:28:43 - thread União Africana (211 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Union (AU) Summit has demanded that the position of the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) be reserved for an African candidate when elections are held in December, PANA reported Wednesday
©- - 02 february 2011 - 13:52:03 - thread União Africana (396 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - African leaders have approved the formation of a Standby Force for the Indian Ocean, to step up the fight against piracy along the coast of Somalia, which is now threatening the movement of international shipping liners there
©- - 02 february 2011 - 13:47:22 - thread União Africana (360 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - On 29 January, 2011, Malawi president Bingu wa Mutharika launched his sixth book, titled "The African Dream: from Poverty to Posterity" at the Sheraton in the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa
©- - 01 february 2011 - 18:25:10 - thread União Africana (821 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - African Union’s incoming President Teodoro Obiang Nguema, unveiled his vision for Africa late Monday, saying issues of youth unemployment, women and ending conflicts would mark his one-year reign
©- - 01 february 2011 - 15:42:10 - thread União Africana (399 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - African Union’s incoming Chairman Teodoro Obiang Nguema, said Monday he was not in power permanently, noting that regular elections held in his country had always been won by the ruling party
©- - 01 february 2011 - 15:28:58 - thread União Africana (233 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Incumbent President of Cote d'Ivoire, Laurent Gbagbo, has welcomed the creation of the African Union (AU) High-Level Panel to end the presidential power-struggle in the country, warning that the panel would be “useless” unless it complied with the Ivorian constitution
©- - 01 february 2011 - 13:57:33 - thread União Africana (505 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Union high-level panel on Cote d'Ivoire is not wasting any time in swinging into action to help end the post-electoral stalemate in the West African nation, where is a double claim to its presidency
©- - 01 february 2011 - 09:17:44 - thread União Africana (327 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The US has dedicated its new embassy compound in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, which Deputy Secretary of State James Steinberg called an important symbol of America’s commitment to an enduring friendship with Ethiopia
©- - 01 february 2011 - 09:04:13 - thread União Africana (316 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – The next African Union summit will be held from 29 to 30 June in Malabo, Equatorial Guinea, African heads of State and government said on Monday in Addis Ababa, the Ethiopian capital
©- - 31 january 2011 - 20:39:07 - thread União Africana (139 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – African heads of State and government on Monday decided to ask Senegal to extradite the former Chadian president Hissène Habré to N’Djamena if the Senegalese authorities do not set up a special court to begin his trial in four months
©- - 31 january 2011 - 20:31:20 - thread União Africana (257 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The international community in general and men in particular must understand that sexual violence against women is a crime and that everybody has the responsibility to fight it wherever it takes place, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said here Monday
©- - 31 january 2011 - 20:29:34 - thread União Africana (616 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – The European Union (EU) will resume its aid to Cote d’Ivoire only when Alassane Ouattara fully assumes presidency, the European Commissioner for Development, Andris Piebalgs, said Monday in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, "We have stopped all our interventions in Cote d’Ivoire, except the programmes that directly benefit vulnerable social groups, and which are not implemented by governmental structures," he declared at a press conference just as the 16th Summit of heads of State and Government of the member countries of the African Union (AU) entered its second day
©- - 31 january 2011 - 17:26:45 - thread União Africana (185 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The European Union (EU) is considering reinforcing its aid to the countries of the Sahel in order to enable them reduce poverty and fight against terrorist threats, notably that of Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQMI)
©- - 31 january 2011 - 16:58:29 - thread União Africana (286 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Though the revolution that swept long-time Tunisian leader Zine al-Abidine Ben Ali out of power is not on the agenda of the ongoing African Union (AU) summit in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, the organization has hailed the ''political maturity'' of Tunisians in the expression of their aspirations for freedom, democracy and justice
©- - 31 january 2011 - 12:55:46 - thread União Africana (209 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - As some member countries of the African Peer Review Mechanism (APRM) get ready to embark on the second generation assessment, the chair of the peer review panel, Prof
©- - 31 january 2011 - 12:31:26 - thread União Africana (804 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – The 16th African Union (AU) summit, which opened on Sunday in Addis Ababa, the Ethiopian capital, will look into a proposal to set up a special judicial chamber in Senegal to try former Chadian president Hissène Habré, according to official sources
©- - 30 january 2011 - 18:26:43 - thread União Africana (221 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - An African rights body Sunday expressed indignation after Equatorial Guinea President Theodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo assumed the Chairmanship of the African Union (AU) at the 16th ordinary summit of the continental organisation
©- - 30 january 2011 - 16:43:32 - thread União Africana (301 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - It is vital for African leaders to ensure that the improvement of living conditions of the poorest populations is sustainable, current United Nations General Assembly president, Joseph Deiss, said here Sunday at the opening of the 16th ordinary session of the Assembly of the African Union (AU)
©- - 30 january 2011 - 14:41:08 - thread União Africana (281 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon on Sunday called for greater protection for the African women, saying that culture and tradition should not justify the injustices made to them
©- - 30 january 2011 - 14:10:50 - thread União Africana (218 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Disappointed that he did not get the chance to address African leaders attending the 16th African Union (AU) Summit in Addis Ababa, American businessman Bill Gates, the Microsoft founder, is staying away, PANA learnt Sunday from reliable sources in the Ethiopian capital
©- - 30 january 2011 - 12:39:51 - thread União Africana (188 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Equatorial Guinea President Theodor Obiang Nguema Mbasogo, on Sunday assumed chairmanship of the African Union (AU), saying in his first statement in office that the crisis of values of the African culture had reduced and continued to diminish the unity and solidarity of the African peoples
©- - 30 january 2011 - 12:29:28 - thread União Africana (320 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - French President Nicholas Sarkozy, on Sunday called for the completion of the stalled UN reforms to give Africa more seats on the UN Security Council while seeking Africa’s support to help France successfully create a global kitty for financing development
©- - 30 january 2011 - 10:54:20 - thread União Africana (587 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The 16th ordinary session of the African Union (AU) Heads of State and Government Summit opened here Sunday, with a closed-door session preceding the official opening ceremony, PANA reported from the Ethiopian capital
©- - 30 january 2011 - 07:51:04 - thread União Africana (595 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The representative of the UN Secretary General for Cote d’Ivoire, Young Ji Choi, arrived in Addis Ababa with the results of the second round of the Ivorian presidential election to prove to the heads of state and government of the member countries of the African Union (AU) that the vote was well won by Alassane Ouattara, a reliable source told PANA, here
©- - 29 january 2011 - 18:40:12 - thread União Africana (254 words)


Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - The European commissioner in charge of development, Andris Piebalgs, left Brussels Saturday for Addis Ababa, the capital of Ethiopia, to attend the 16th summit of heads of state and government of the African Union (AU), according to a communiqué issued in the Belgian capital
©- - 29 january 2011 - 17:57:10 - thread União Africana (224 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Union (AU), on the eve of the opening of its 16th summit Saturday, went in search of consensual position on the Ivorian post-electoral conflict
©- - 29 january 2011 - 14:17:18 - thread União Africana (304 words)


Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenyan President Mwai Kibaki Saturday jetted out of the country for Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, to attend the 16th Ordinary Session of the Assembly of Heads of State and Government of the African Union (AU)
©- - 29 january 2011 - 14:01:56 - thread União Africana (232 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Union (AU) has been charged to set up a mechanism to monitor the decisions taken by its various authorities to ensure implementation, Désiré Assogbavi, an official of Oxfam NGO said Saturday in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
©- - 29 january 2011 - 12:24:43 - thread União Africana (280 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopie (PANA) – The president of Burkina Faso, Blaise Compaoré, on Friday presented his report on the crisis in Cote d'Ivoire to the African Union Peace and Security Council in Addis Ababa
©- - 28 january 2011 - 20:00:31 - thread União Africana (238 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - African Union (AU) envoy Raila Odinga has urged African leaders to strongly push for face-to-face talks between the two claimants to the Ivorian presidency, Laurent Gbagbo and Alassane Ouattara
©- - 28 january 2011 - 17:20:43 - thread União Africana (312 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – The Mauritian Prime Minister, Navin Ramgoolam, will leave Saturday for Addis Ababa, the Ethiopian capital, where he will participate in the 16th conference of heads of state and government of the African Union scheduled from 30 to 31 January
©- - 28 january 2011 - 16:41:39 - thread União Africana (102 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – Nearly 10 per cent of the measures taken by the different authorities of the African Union (AU) are actually applied by member states, according to a report received Friday by PANA here, before the 16th summit of the pan-African organisation
©- - 28 january 2011 - 15:53:06 - thread União Africana (280 words)


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 União Africana (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 União Africana (585 words)