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Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - After extensive consultations with the various sectors of the African civil society and the Diaspora over the last four months, the African Union Commission (AUC) is finalising the draft continental agenda on the Africa they want by 2063, the Commission has reported
©- - 30 january 2014 - 08:39:54 - thread African Union (538 words)


Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - President Jacob Zuma on Wednesday presented South Africa's third progress report on the implementation of the country's National Programme of Action to the 20th Summit of the African Peer Review Mechanism (APRM) Forum Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
©- - 30 january 2014 - 07:48:56 - thread African Union (362 words)


Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - The Burundian president, Pierre Nkurunziza, is due in Addis Ababa Wednesday where he attend the 22th ordinary session of the African Union (AU) heads of state and government, according to official communique issued here
©- - 29 january 2014 - 15:34:18 - thread African Union (87 words)


Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The Congolese President, Denis Sassou Nguesso, was due Wednesday in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, to take part in the 22th ordinary session of the Summit of the African Union (AU) heads of state and government, scheduled for 30-31 January, PANA reported
©- - 29 january 2014 - 14:41:25 - thread African Union (108 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – Equatorial Guinea has become the 34th participating country of the African Peer Review Mechanism (APRM) after President Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo signed here Wednesday his country’s accession to the mechanism
©- - 29 january 2014 - 14:22:01 - thread African Union (440 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - African countries now finance a significant share of their infrastructure projects with domestic resources, after such resources accounted for 47 percent of the total amount expended on projects in 2012, Carlos Lopes, Executive Secretary of the UN Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), said here Wednesday
©- - 29 january 2014 - 12:03:42 - thread African Union (445 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Africa’s premier human rights bodies have asked the African Union (AU) to declare 2016 the continent's human rights year marking a veritable watershed in its human rights trajectory
©- - 29 january 2014 - 11:45:42 - thread African Union (358 words)


Brussells, Belgium (PANA) - EU Commissioner for Development Andris Piebalgs will attend the African Union (AU) Summit due to open Thursday in the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa, the EU said in a statement obtained by PANA here Wednesday
©- - 29 january 2014 - 10:09:16 - thread African Union (104 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - South Africa and Niger are among the 10 countries elected Tuesday in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, as new members of the African Union (AU) Peace and Security Council for a two-year term, PANA reported Wednesday, quoting diplomatic sources here
©- - 29 january 2014 - 10:05:13 - thread African Union (281 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Despite the progress made over the last decade in the implementation of programmes under the New Partnership for Africa’s Development (NEPAD), participating countries should have clarity of objectives and focus in order to ensure greater success, according to Ethiopian Prime Minister Hailemariam Dessalegn
©- - 29 january 2014 - 09:58:55 - thread African Union (309 words)


Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - South Africa's President Jacob Zuma is in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, ahead of the African Union (AU) summit which gets underway Thursday, under the theme: "2014 - Year of Agriculture and Food Security in Africa, Marking the 10th Anniversary of Comprehensive Africa Agriculture Development Programme"
©- - 29 january 2014 - 08:44:49 - thread African Union (259 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – The African Union Peace and Security Council (PSC) has called on the international community to provide the necessary support to Madagascar to help the country consolidate the “remarkable gains” it has made
©- - 28 january 2014 - 22:29:45 - thread African Union (437 words)


Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria's President Goodluck Jonathan will leave Abuja on Wednesday for Addis Ababa where he will attend the 22nd Summit of the African Union Heads of State and Government which begins in the Ethiopian capital Thursday, a presidency press statement indicated here Tuesday
©- - 28 january 2014 - 19:34:59 - thread African Union (291 words)


Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudanese President Omar Al-Bashir was due in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, Tuesday to participate in the 22nd ordinary session of the African Union (AU) summit holding 30-31 January, official sources told PANA
©- - 28 january 2014 - 16:29:17 - thread African Union (84 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – Africa’s governance landscape has changed dramatically over the past decade with more multiparty elections than military coups, but the continent is not yet out of the woods, according to the African Union (AU)’s Commissioner for Political Affairs, Aisha Abdullahi
©- - 28 january 2014 - 14:46:29 - thread African Union (275 words)


Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Mauritanian President Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz Tuesday left Nouakchott for Addis Ababa to attend the African Union (AU) Summit scheduled for later this week in the Ethiopian capital, PANA reported
©- - 28 january 2014 - 12:24:34 - thread African Union (73 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - African countries need to act as one in implementing the continent’s programme for infrastructure development, which was approved by the Assembly of the African Union (AU) in January 2012, AU Commission Deputy Chairperson Erastus Mwencha said here Tuesday
©- - 28 january 2014 - 10:59:04 - thread African Union (475 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - African Union Commission (AUC) chairperson Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma Monday urged political leaders on the continent to build inclusive and tolerant societies if they want to put an end to civil wars and other violent conflicts
©- - 27 january 2014 - 12:30:22 - thread African Union (310 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – For Africa to ensure sustained and inclusive GDP growth of at least 7 percent, agriculture and agro-processing are critical factors that all African countries must take seriously this year, the African Union Commission (AUC) Chairperson, Dr
©- - 27 january 2014 - 10:01:49 - thread African Union (356 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Ahead of the 22nd summit of African leaders in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, the Executive Council of the African Union (AU) Saturday engaged in a three-day brainstorming session on critical issues relating to the continental agenda for 2063 and the state of the Union
©- - 26 january 2014 - 08:32:37 - thread African Union (415 words)


Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The African Union (AU) has welcomed the agreement reached by the warring South Sudanese parties in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, Thursday on the cessation of hostility and the status of detainees
©- - 24 january 2014 - 10:47:42 - thread African Union (318 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - African Union Commission (AUC) Chairperson Dlamini Nkosazana Zuma has stressed the need for a strong cooperation between the commission and the Permanent Representatives Committee (PRC) in order to take forward the pan-African goals in service to the African people
©- - 21 january 2014 - 12:51:14 - thread African Union (617 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Expressing unanimity on the need to bring to an end the current fighting in South Sudan, both the governing and the opposing parties have supported the efforts of the African Union (AU) and the regional Inter-Governmental Authority on Development (IGAD) to find a lasting solution to the crisis and its underlying causes
©- - 21 january 2014 - 09:10:20 - thread African Union (388 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - African Union Commission (AUC) Chairperson Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma has received with “shock and disbelief” news of the sudden death of Ghanaian-born BBC broadcaster Komla Dumor, according to a statement issued by the Commission here Monday
©- - 20 january 2014 - 08:32:08 - thread African Union (222 words)


Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The African Union (AU) on Tuesday said it noted with great concern the widespread violence in South Sudan that undermined, not only ongoing peace talks in Addis Ababa, but also affected delivery of the much-needed humanitarian assistance in affected regions
©- - 14 january 2014 - 16:04:11 - thread African Union (316 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Underlining the need for sustained efforts towards conflict prevention, a senior official of the African Union Commission (AUC) Tuesday urged the continent’s defence ministers to get the proposed African Standby Force (ASF) fully operational by the 2015 deadline
©- - 14 january 2014 - 14:40:02 - thread African Union (603 words)


Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – The African Union (AU) Peace and Security Council, emerging from its emergency meeting in Banjul, Gambia, has stressed that dialogue remains the only viable way through which the South Sudanese parties can resolve their political differences
©- - 31 december 2013 - 19:06:39 - thread African Union (352 words)


Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The African Union (AU) and the Inter-Governmental Authority on Development (IGAD) group on Wednesday renewed their call to the warring parties in South Sudan to observe an immediate cessation of hostilities
©- - 25 december 2013 - 19:42:48 - thread African Union (375 words)


Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) – An African Union (AU) observer mission to the Mauritanian municipal and legislative polls, led by former Algerian Prime Minister, Ahmed Ouyahia, has recommended that the Mauritanian government should create an environment which will allow more women participate in the country's political process
©- - 24 december 2013 - 17:27:48 - thread African Union (143 words)


Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - African Union (AU) observers led by former Algerian Prime Minister Ahmed Ouyahia are monitoring Saturday's run-off of Mauritania's legislative and municipal elections, PANA reported
©- - 21 december 2013 - 12:07:22 - thread African Union (115 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – African Union (AU) leaders will hold their 22nd ordinary summit at the organisation’s headquarters here from 30-31 January, 2014, it was officially announced here Thursday
©- - 19 december 2013 - 14:17:39 - thread African Union (198 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – Cowardly acts of ambushing humanitarian workers will not discourage them to carry on with their mission, according to the Special Representative of the Chairperson of the African Union Commission (SRCC) for Somalia, Ambassador Mahamet Saleh Annadif
©- - 19 december 2013 - 14:04:02 - thread African Union (296 words)


Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria’s leading anti-graft agency, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Tuesday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Major Fraud Squad (MFS) of Western Australia Police to fight internet fraud and money laundering
©- - 17 december 2013 - 18:59:48 - thread African Union (567 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – The safety and security of the civilian population in the South Sudanese capital, Juba, has become a matter of deep concern to the African Union (AU) Commission following an outbreak of fighting in the city on 15 December 2013, the Commission’s Chairperson, Dr
©- - 17 december 2013 - 14:32:49 - thread African Union (291 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Chairperson of the African Union (AU) Commission, Dr Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma, has strongly condemned Saturday’s “cowardly attack” on a minibus in a suburb of the Kenyan capital, Nairobi, that killed many innocent civilians and injured many more
©- - 16 december 2013 - 11:34:53 - thread African Union (138 words)


Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Regional experts have called on ECOWAS to lead in the implementation of the Social protection plan for workers in the informal economy and those in the rural areas (SPIREWORK) by formalizing existing institutional frameworks and establishing a legislative or regulatory, structure-based social protection for various sectors such as Agriculture, Trade and Gender
©- - 14 december 2013 - 16:44:19 - thread African Union (492 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – The African-led International Support Mission in Central African Republic (MISCA) will be temporarily beefed up to 6,000 uniformed personnel following a decision adopted here Friday by the Peace and Security Council (PSC) of the African Union (AU)
©- - 14 december 2013 - 14:01:46 - thread African Union (523 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – Authorities in Guinea-Bissau need to make more sustained efforts to ensure the reform of the West African country’s defence and security sector as a prerequisite for sustainable promotion of democracy and the rule of law, the Peace and Security Council (PSC) of the African Union (AU) said here
©- - 14 december 2013 - 13:53:33 - thread African Union (562 words)


Yaounde, Cameroon (PANA) - At least 20 African journalists are gathered here for the Consultation workshop aimed at making recommendations and suggestions that are expected to be taken into account in the 2063 Agenda for the African Union (AU), PANA reported from here The two-day workshop, organized by the African Union Commission (AUC), is set to focus on the presentation and discussion around African agenda for social and economic development
©- - 10 december 2013 - 18:59:47 - thread African Union (280 words)


Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Senior officials from the African Union Commission (AUC), Regional Economic Communities (RECs) and Regional Mechanisms (RMs) are meeting in Nigeria's capital city, Abuja, on the effective implementation of legal and policy instruments towards the strengthening of their cooperation
©- - 21 november 2013 - 08:34:44 - thread African Union (316 words)


Kuwait City, Kuwait (PANA) - African and Arab leaders adopted a wide-ranging plan to fight terrorism and illegal migration into their countries after both sides agreed to respect international laws in dealing with illegal immigrants
©- - 20 november 2013 - 23:01:47 - thread African Union (490 words)


Kuwait City, Kuwait (PANA) - African and Arab leaders rose from a two-day Summit on boosting economic cooperation Wednesday, with a declaration to pump more funds into Arabian financial institutions to promote Africa’s development, fight hunger and food shortages in both regions
©- - 20 november 2013 - 15:59:24 - thread African Union (463 words)