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Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - In the framework of the Pan-African Programme, the African Union Commission (AUC) and the European Union (EU) have signed an agreement for an amount of € 6million to support the strengthening of the AU's election observation capacity, the Commission announced Thursday in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
©- - 02 july 2015 - 19:38:26 - thread African Union (297 words)


Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – African Union Commission Chairperson Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma has appointed outgoing Secretary General of the Commission, Ambassador Jean Mfasoni, Special Advisor in her Office as from 1 July 2015, the Chairperson’s Office announced in Dar es Salaam on Wednesday
©- - 01 july 2015 - 20:21:24 - thread African Union (578 words)


Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – Conditions are not yet met for the deployment of a UN peacekeeping operation in Somalia, according to the Joint AU-UN Mission which has reviewed the benchmarks for deployment of a UN peacekeeping mission and operations of the AU Mission in Somalia (AMISOM)
©- - 30 june 2015 - 20:46:15 - thread African Union (655 words)


Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Dozens of African Union (AU) troops were killed Friday in a dawn raid on the AU Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) Base situated in Leego town, 130 km south of Mogadishu, when an Al Shabaab terror group attacked the camp using a car bomb, an AU official confirmed
©- - 26 june 2015 - 17:17:08 - thread African Union (386 words)


Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) - The 25th session of the African Union (AU) Summit ended in the early hours of Tuesday with delegates pledging to fulfill “Agenda 2063”, a blueprint for future development of the continent
©- - 16 june 2015 - 07:41:10 - thread African Union (266 words)


Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) – South Africa's official opposition Democratic Alliance (DA) on Monday wrote to both the Ministers of Finance and International Relations and Cooperation, to request that they itemisze South Africa’s US$70 million per year contribution to the African Union (AU)
©- - 15 june 2015 - 13:44:58 - thread African Union (187 words)


Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) - Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir left South Africa on Monday, despite the decision of a court barring him from leaving South Africa in connection with his indictment by the International Criminal Court (ICC)
©- - 15 june 2015 - 12:25:54 - thread African Union (307 words)


Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - A Nigerian NGO has called on the African Union (AU) leadership and Nigeria to put pressure on the South African authorities to swiftly transfer President Omar al-Bashir of Sudan to the International Criminal Court (ICC) to face charges of war crimes, crimes against humanity and genocide against him during the Darfur conflict
©- - 15 june 2015 - 09:25:13 - thread African Union (346 words)


Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) – Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe has slammed both South Africa and Nigeria at the African Union Summit because they had both voted for a United Nations Security Council Resolution in 2011 which authorised military action against Libyan leader Muammar Khadafi and his regime
©- - 14 june 2015 - 14:37:14 - thread African Union (173 words)


Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) – The High Court in Pretoria on Sunday granted an interim order preventing Sudanese president Omar Bashir from leaving South Africa, pending an urgent application for his arrest
©- - 14 june 2015 - 13:37:58 - thread African Union (465 words)


Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudanese newspapers on Sunday expressed relief that President Omar Bashir landed peacefully in South Africa for the AU summit as the Ministry of Foreign Affairs played down the row over the president’s participation
©- - 14 june 2015 - 09:45:09 - thread African Union (749 words)


Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) – The African Union Summit, which is underway in Sandton, has been overshadowed by the arrival of Sudanese President and International Criminal Court (ICC) fugitive, Omar al-Bashir
©- - 14 june 2015 - 09:03:28 - thread African Union (240 words)


Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) – Twenty African leaders who make up the membership of the NEPAD Heads of State and Government Orientation Committee (HSGOC) met Saturday at Sandton Conference Centre in Johannesburg to deliberate on economic empowerment of African women, financing of Africa’s regional infrastructure and Agenda 2063
©- - 13 june 2015 - 15:04:29 - thread African Union (254 words)


Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudanese President Omar Bashir on Saturday left Khartoum for Johannesburg to attend the 25th African Union (AU) Summit due to open Sunday
©- - 13 june 2015 - 13:07:59 - thread African Union (71 words)


Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) – The continent's largest free-trade zone, covering 26 countries, will be unveiled at this weekend’s African Union Summit in Johannesburg, South Africa, officials said here Saturday
©- - 13 june 2015 - 12:41:33 - thread African Union (203 words)


Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) – The issue of African leaders extending their terms in office is under the spotlight at the AU summit where several heads of state who are guilty of the so-called “third-termism” are attending
©- - 13 june 2015 - 09:23:31 - thread African Union (282 words)


Pretoria, South Africa (PANA) – African leaders’ attempts to change constitutions to allow them to stand for third terms will become the next big threat to peace and security on the continent, according to the South Africa-based Institute for Security Studies (ISS)
©- - 12 june 2015 - 20:13:52 - thread African Union (625 words)


Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) – The International Contact Group on Libya on Friday began meeting on the sidelines of the 25th ordinary session of the AU Assembly
©- - 12 june 2015 - 16:25:21 - thread African Union (217 words)


Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) – Democratic Alliance MP Stevens Mokgalapa on Friday called for the “immediate arrest” of Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir if he arrives in Johannesburg on Saturday for the African Union (AU) Summit
©- - 12 june 2015 - 15:50:02 - thread African Union (215 words)


Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) - President Edgar Lungu on Friday left for South Africa at the head of the the Zambian delegation to the 13-15 June 25th Assembly of the African Union (AU) Heads of State and Government in Johannesburg
©- - 12 june 2015 - 13:04:42 - thread African Union (195 words)


Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - A major manhunt is underway for a group of men posing as policemen who robbed a Nigerian delegate shortly after he had arrived in Johannesburg on Wednesday night to attend the 25th African Union (AU) summit in the city
©- - 11 june 2015 - 10:32:10 - thread African Union (149 words)


Sandton, South Africa (PANA) - Foreign ministers attending the 25th session of the African Union (AU) Assembly agreed Wednesday to formally support implementation of the AU flagship plan to rapidly industrialise Africa, saying national action plans were needed to urgently support Agenda 2063
©- - 10 june 2015 - 15:57:51 - thread African Union (495 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – African Union Commission Chairperson Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma has “warmly congratulated” Ameenah Gurib-Fakim on her appointment as the new President of the Republic of Mauritius, according to a statement issued Friday by the Commission in Addis Ababa
©- - 05 june 2015 - 20:07:08 - thread African Union (175 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – African Union Commission Chairperson Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma has appointed former Malian President Alpha Oumar Konaré as the AU High Representative for South Sudan, the Commission announced here Tuesday
©- - 02 june 2015 - 19:54:04 - thread African Union (358 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Ethiopia’s elections managerial board should put in place measures and procedures to enhance public trust in the electoral process, according to an African Union Election Observation Mission (AUEOM) that was deployed to the 24 May 2015 parliamentary elections in the East African country
©- - 27 may 2015 - 09:44:22 - thread African Union (528 words)


Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – “Women of Africa are a formidable asset in achieving sustainable, social and economic development, as well as the eradication of poverty, hunger and disease,” the African Union (AU) Chairperson, President Robert G
©- - 25 may 2015 - 18:21:35 - thread African Union (559 words)


Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - The Economic, Social and Cultural Council (ECOSOCC) of the African Union (AU) said Monday it was deeply concerned about the unfolding political, security and humanitarian situation in Burundi
©- - 18 may 2015 - 15:35:38 - thread African Union (359 words)


Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - South African authorities have invited head of Libya's interim government Abdallah al-Theni to the African Union (AU) summit scheduled for 7 June in Pretoria, according to official sources here
©- - 17 may 2015 - 11:48:38 - thread African Union (141 words)


Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - When will Africa absolutely do away with coups d'état as a way of changing government, despite African Union's principle of rejecting unconstitutional change of government? Just on the eve of the 25th Assembly of the African Union (AU), to be held in Johannesburg, South Africa, in June 2015, gunfire has signalled the overthrow of President Pierre Nkurunziza in Burundi
©- - 14 may 2015 - 11:59:33 - thread African Union (791 words)


Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Political leaders will join education experts and investors at the African Union (AU) headquarters in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 20-22 May 2015 to discuss the role technology can play in building on Africa’s progress in education, training and development
©- - 12 may 2015 - 09:52:04 - thread African Union (726 words)


Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – African governments should strengthen their institutional and legal frameworks for handling wildlife and environmental crimes in order to realise the benefits of the continent-wide strategy and action plan for combating the illegal trade in natural resources, adopted Thursday in Brazzaville, Congo
©- - 30 april 2015 - 19:10:59 - thread African Union (472 words)


Lomé, Togo (PANA) – The African Union (AU) electoral observer mission has urged the Togolese to preserve the serenity and will of the people that prevailed during the 25 April presidential election in the country
©- - 28 april 2015 - 14:02:36 - thread African Union (332 words)


Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) – "Forests and wildlife are part of our common African heritage but are disappearing at an alarming pace," President Denis Sassou Nguesso of the Republic of Congo said Monday as the continent’s Heads of State, government representatives and experts gathered in the Congolese capital for the International Conference on Illegal Trade in Wild Fauna and Flora in Africa
©- - 27 april 2015 - 19:17:18 - thread African Union (684 words)


Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – A four-day International Conference on Illegal Trade in Wild Fauna and Flora in Africa kicked off Monday in Brazzaville, Congo, with participants determined to develop a common roadmap for combating wildlife crime across the continent
©- - 27 april 2015 - 14:23:33 - thread African Union (302 words)


Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The African Union Mission observing elections in Sudan said it has noted with satisfaction that the first two days of voting went on in a generally-peaceful climate, saying no major incidents that could have a significant impact on the vote were registered
©- - 15 april 2015 - 15:17:19 - thread African Union (409 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) –The 25th Ordinary Session of the Assembly of the Heads of State and Government of the African Union will take place 14-15 June 2015 at Sandton International Conference Center (ICC) in Johannesburg, South Africa, the AU Commission announced here Monday
©- - 13 april 2015 - 18:18:46 - thread African Union (313 words)