Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Union has unveiled the full list of Commissioners elected during the 38th session of the African Union Summit

©- - 17 february 2025 - 18:29:30 - thread African Union (1206 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Kenya’s bid for the African Union Commission (AUC) Chairmanship suffered a major blow Saturday, February 15 as regional disunity, a united Francophone bloc, and a last-minute Southern African Development Community (SADC) solidarity move sealed former Prime Minister Raila Odinga’s fate

©- - 16 february 2025 - 16:26:06 - thread African Union (1855 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Union warned Sunday against the break-up of the Democratic Republic of Congo, two days after the Rwandan-backed M23 armed group entered a second city in the country's east

©- - 16 february 2025 - 15:04:19 - thread African Union (170 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Djibouti's Foreign Minister Mahmoud Ali Youssouf emerged victorious in the tough race for the leadership of the African Union Commission (AUC) on Saturday, after the seventh voting round during the 38th Session of the African Union Summit

©- - 15 february 2025 - 22:27:15 - thread African Union (400 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - At the start of the 38th annual summit of the African Union (AU) in Addis Ababa, the UN chief on Saturday called for an end to the outbreak of fighting in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and Sudan, two conflicts which he said pose an imminent threat to the stability of the entire African continent

©- - 15 february 2025 - 19:16:44 - thread African Union (765 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The UN Secretary-General, António Guterres, emphasised the potential of Africa and its young population and called for global reforms to right the injustices of the past, in remarks delivered to the high-level African Union (AU) summit on Saturday

©- - 15 february 2025 - 18:58:58 - thread African Union (816 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) -  The outgoing Chairperson of the African Union Commission (AUC) Moussa Faki, offered a personal reflection on Saturday on his eight-year reign at the helm of the continental organisation, saying the blame on shortcomings should be shared by all organs

©- - 15 february 2025 - 17:41:12 - thread African Union (345 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – The African Union's newly-elected Chairman, Angola's President Joao Manuel Lourenco, has promised to leave a permanent mark on Africa's economic transformation through infrastructure projects and development

©- - 15 february 2025 - 15:10:39 - thread African Union (374 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Angola's Joao Manuel Lourenco assumed the rotating Chair of the African Union (AU) on Saturday, at the start of the 38th ordinary session of the Summit, scheduled to elect the next leader of the Commission

©- - 15 february 2025 - 13:14:47 - thread African Union (473 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The UN Secretary-General on Friday called on the international community to urgently scale up funding and diplomatic action to ease the suffering of millions of Sudanese facing hunger and displacement as rival militaries continue battling each other for control

©- - 15 february 2025 - 05:26:43 - thread African Union (666 words)


Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The head of the Libyan Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of the Government of National Unity, al-Taher al-Baour, has signed an agreement with the African Union (AU) Commissioner for Political Affairs, Peace and Security, Bankole Adeoye, to resume the activities of the continental organization's office in Tripoli after a 10-year hiatus

©- - 14 february 2025 - 16:39:27 - thread African Union (345 words)


Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Pastoralism has long been a hallmark of the cultural, social, and economic landscapes of the Sahel and West Africa, sustaining the livelihoods of over 20 million people

©- - 14 february 2025 - 11:26:35 - thread African Union (937 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - As African heads of state and government prepare to elect and appoint the new leadership team of the African Union (AU), including a new chairperson, during the 38th African Union Summit on 15 and 16 February, Amnesty International is calling on the incoming chairperson and the AU to prioritize human rights

©- - 14 february 2025 - 05:44:13 - thread African Union (440 words)


Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Chairman of the Libyan Presidential Council, Mohamed al-Manfi, on Monday participated in the 42nd session of the Committee of Heads of State and Government responsible for steering the African Union Development Agency (AUDA-NEPAD)

©- - 11 february 2025 - 12:39:14 - thread African Union (193 words)


Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) says it will, for the first time in its history, have to suspend ongoing and urgent US-funded humanitarian work in nearly 20 countries affected by wars, disasters, and displacement

©- - 11 february 2025 - 09:38:40 - thread African Union (648 words)


Tripoli, Libya (PANA)- In a telephone conversation with the Chairman of the African Union (AU) Commission, Moussa Faki, the Chairman of the Libyan Presidential Council, Mohamed al-Manfi, discussed the issue of national reconciliation in Libya, where the parties are due to meet in mid-February, ahead of the AU summit in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, to sign a national reconciliation charter under the auspices of the African Union High-Level Committee on Libya

©- - 08 february 2025 - 16:17:58 - thread African Union (508 words)


Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - UN agencies on Tuesday offered a dire assessment of the global impact of deep cuts to grassroots humanitarian funding by the incoming US administration and reiterated calls for Washington to retain its position as a global aid leader

©- - 04 february 2025 - 17:35:11 - thread African Union (1016 words)


Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Minister of Oil and Gas in the Government of National Unity, Khalifa Abdul Saddok, Thursday participated in the launch of the new identity of the Arab Energy Fund at a ceremony held in Saudi Arabia to commemorate its 50th anniversary

©- - 31 january 2025 - 15:26:48 - thread African Union (264 words)


Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Minister of Labour and Rehabilitation, Ali al-Abed al-Ridha, is participating in the two-day second Global Labour Market Conference (GLMC 2025) in the Saudi capital, Riyadh, which opened on Wednesday

©- - 30 january 2025 - 12:30:34 - thread African Union (442 words)


 

 Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Union Peace and Security Council has expressed “grave  concern” over the increased tensions between the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and Rwanda following the flareup of fighting in Eastern DRC

©- - 29 january 2025 - 20:31:06 - thread African Union (1029 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Union Peace and Security Council has expressed “grave concern” over the increased tensions between the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and Rwanda following the flareup of fighting in Eastern DRC

©- - 29 january 2025 - 18:15:18 - thread African Union (1029 words)


Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - As the world marks Holocaust Remembrance Day on Monday, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Türk, said the essence of commemorations was to acknowledge the past but they “must also examine the present and look to the future”

©- - 27 january 2025 - 06:48:00 - thread African Union (404 words)


Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The United States and Mauritania have signed a landmark $27 million Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) Threshold Programme agreement designed to build Mauritania’s capacity in inclusive power sector planning, grid operations, and electricity regulation

©- - 09 january 2025 - 10:15:12 - thread African Union (221 words)


Accra, Ghana (PANA) - President John Dramani Mahama on Tuesday began his second term with an address calling on his countrymen and women to partner with his administration to build a better future for the people

©- - 07 january 2025 - 13:46:49 - thread African Union (560 words)


Riyadh, Saudi Arabia (PANA) - As the world navigates rapid digital transformation, the 19th United Nations Internet Governance Forum (IGF) has convened in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, under the theme “Building Our Multistakeholder Digital Future

©- - 17 december 2024 - 05:24:17 - thread African Union (375 words)


Riyadh, Saudi Arabia (PANA) - In a landmark decision, COP16 parties that concluded their meeting in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on Saturday requested the creation of a caucus for Indigenous Peoples with the goal of ensuring that their unique perspectives and priorities are represented in the work of the UN Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD)

©- - 15 december 2024 - 06:19:32 - thread African Union (214 words)


Riyadh, Saudi Arabia (PANA) - The largest and most inclusive UN land conference wrapped up in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on Saturday, charting a path for global action following two weeks of intense negotiations on how best to tackle land degradation, desertification and drought, which affects one quarter of the world

©- - 15 december 2024 - 05:04:10 - thread African Union (921 words)


Vienna, Austria (PANA) - The number of victims of human trafficking detected globally is rising again after falling off during the COVID-19 pandemic, the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) said in its latest report on the issue, covering 156 countries

©- - 11 december 2024 - 12:48:49 - thread African Union (551 words)


Riyadh, Saudi Arabia (PANA) - Some one billion people globally under the age of 25 live in regions where they depend on the land and natural resources for jobs and livelihoods, according to the UN, but their future is increasingly under threat due to desertification and land degradation

©- - 09 december 2024 - 07:15:59 - thread African Union (655 words)


Riyadh, Saudi Arabia (PANA) - There can be “no life without healthy land as we cannot survive”, according to an Olympic athlete who has been attending a global meeting being held in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, focused on halting desertification and land loss and promoting the restoration and sustainable use of land

©- - 06 december 2024 - 15:13:22 - thread African Union (527 words)


Riyadh, Saudi Arabia (PANA) -The private sector has been urged to make the sustainable management of land a key part of corporate and financial strategy going forward, as the world risks losing half of global GDP - estimated at $23 trillion - due to degradation

©- - 05 december 2024 - 17:21:41 - thread African Union (648 words)


Riyadh, Saudi Arabia (PANA) - Droughts across the world are intensifying and have become a “slow onset, silent killer” to which no country is immune, according to the UN’s most senior official working on desertification, drought and land restoration issues

©- - 03 december 2024 - 15:22:03 - thread African Union (742 words)


Riyadh, Saudi Arabia (PANA) - The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the World Bank Group (WBG) signed an agreement on Tuesday to establish a Knowledge Hub in Riyadh to drive the global exchange of ideas, experiences, and best practices to tackle the world’s most pressing development challenges

©- - 03 december 2024 - 11:19:27 - thread African Union (453 words)


Riyadh, Saudi Arabia (PANA) - Three billion people around the world are suffering the impact of poor and degraded land which will “increase levels of migration, stability and insecurity among many communities", according to the newly-elected President of a UN-backed conference on desertification, drought and land restoration which is taking place in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

©- - 02 december 2024 - 15:54:11 - thread African Union (655 words)