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Bamako- Mali (PANA) -- The Saudi Ambassador to Mali, Fawaz Ben Meshel Al-Timyat, died here on Monday, the Malian government said in a communiquأ© released on Tuesday
©- - 09 february 2010 - 17:52:00 - thread African Union (74 words)


Port-Louis- Mauritius (PANA) -- Mauritius and Turkey will start their third round of discussions on a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) between the two countries Tuesda y , PANA reported from here Monday
©- - 08 february 2010 - 14:31:00 - thread African Union (229 words)


Nouakchott- Mauritania (PANA) -- The head of the Mauritanian branch of the Initiative for the Resurgence of the Abolitionist Movement (IRA), Biram Ould Dah Ould Abeid, on Sunday denounced discrimination against the Haratine (black M auritanians)
©- - 07 february 2010 - 17:26:00 - thread African Union (236 words)


Nouakchott- Mauritania (PANA) -- A committee for the defence of Mauritanian journ alist Hanedi Ould Dehah has been formed in the country, PANA learned in Nouakcho t t on Sunday
©- - 07 february 2010 - 14:11:00 - thread African Union (115 words)


Nouakchott- Mauritania (PANA) -- Armed robbers on Friday stormed the court premis es of a Mauritanian judicial division in Kiffa, 600 kilometres east of Nouakchot t , the capital, seizing arms and other items in the process, according to local n e ws reports
©- - 06 february 2010 - 13:22:00 - thread African Union (105 words)


Nouakchott- Mauritania (PANA) -- The former governor of Mauritania's central bank (BCM), Sid'El Moctar Ould Nagi, and his deputy, Mohamed Ould Oumarou, have been temporarily released from prison, judicial sources told PANA on Saturday
©- - 06 february 2010 - 12:57:00 - thread African Union (104 words)


Nouakchott- Mauritania (PANA) -- The Criminal Chamber of the Court of Appeal in N ouakchott, the Mauritanian capital, on Thursday jailed the editor of the Taqadou m y news Website, Hanefi Ould Deha, for two years for "inciting rebellion and offe n ding public morals," judicial sources told PANA Friday
©- - 05 february 2010 - 18:31:00 - thread African Union (276 words)


Port-Louis- Mauritius (PANA) â" Women human rights- activists in Mauritius, unde r the umbrella Women in Politics (WIP), on Thursday asked political parties to f i eld women as one-third of their candidates in the next general elections
©- - 04 february 2010 - 22:37:00 - thread African Union (213 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)


Nouakchott- Mauritania (PANA) -- The Mauritanian national first division football championship has been hit by another crisis following the withdrawal of four cl u bs from the competition, sources close to the championship told PANA here Thursd a y
©- - 04 february 2010 - 16:36:00 - thread African Union (76 words)


Port-Louis- Mauritius (PANA) -- The Mauritian government will, on Thursday, 18 Fe bruary, launch a national referendum at which the people will express their view s on how to make the country a "durable Island", PANA reported from the Mauritian capital, Port-Louis
©- - 04 february 2010 - 13:20:00 - thread African Union (222 words)


Port-Louis- Mauritius (PANA) -- The price of petrol in Mauritius has been increas ed by 7
©- - 04 february 2010 - 12:34:00 - thread African Union (66 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)


Port-Louis- Mauritius (PANA) -- The commercial bank of Mauritius Thursday in Port -Louis, the capital, issued the day's exchange rates for the major foreign curre n cies against the local rupee
©- - 04 february 2010 - 09:19:00 - thread African Union (130 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)


Port-Louis- Mauritius (PANA) -- The commercial bank of Mauritius Wednesday in Por t-Louis, issued the day's exchange rates for the major foreign currencies compar e d to the local rupee
©- - 03 february 2010 - 10:09:00 - thread African Union (134 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)


Nouakchott- Mauritania (PANA) -- The Mauritanian government has scheduled a meeti ng with its partner States for the first quarter of 2010 in Brussels, the Belgia n capital, official sources told PANA on Tuesday
©- - 02 february 2010 - 15:51:00 - thread African Union (155 words)


Nouakchott- Mauritania (PANA) -- Mauritania's opposition democratic forces (CFOD) , a coalition of nine political parties, has asked the government to urgently ar r ange to preserve inflammable materials, according to a CFOD statement issued her e Tuesday
©- - 02 february 2010 - 12:36:00 - thread African Union (100 words)


Port-Louis- Mauritius (PANA) -- The commercial bank of Mauritius Tuesday in Port- Louis issued the day's exchange rates for the major foreign currencies against t h e local rupee
©- - 02 february 2010 - 11:52:00 - thread African Union (127 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)


Le Morne- Mauritius (PANA) -- The Mauritian president, Sir Anerood Jugnauth, on M onday in Le Morne, south-west of the island, presided over the ceremony marking t he 175th anniversary of the abolition of slavery in Mauritius and expressed regr e t that slavery still exists in other forms which future generations will face
©- - 01 february 2010 - 21:29:00 - thread African Union (238 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)


Nouakchott- Mauritania (PANA) -- No fewer than nine people died in a blast which occurred on Sunday in a gas store here, according to a provisional report, made a vailable to PANA on Monday
©- - 01 february 2010 - 18:01:00 - thread African Union (121 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)


New York- US (PANA) -- The UN Security Council voted unanimously on Thursday to e xtend for one year, the mandate of the African Union (AU) peacekeeping mission i n Somalia (AMISOM)
©- - 29 january 2010 - 15:49:00 - thread African Union (321 words)


Port-Louis- Mauritius (PANA) -- Mauritius on Friday launched a strategic plan for its industry, covering the period 2010 to 2013 and aimed at improving competiti o n among manufacturing companies, who are members of the Small and Medium-Sized B u sinesses (SMBs), PANA reported from here
©- - 29 january 2010 - 14:57:00 - thread African Union (322 words)


Port-Louis- Mauritius (PANA) -- Mauritius has established a company to facilitate investment in Mozambique, particularly in the area of agro-food, sources close t o the new company told PANA here
©- - 28 january 2010 - 13:14:00 - thread African Union (225 words)


Addis Ababa- Ethiopia (PANA) -- African foreign ministers opened the 16th session of the Executive Council meeting here Thursday, ahead of a weekend Heads of Sta t e and Government Summit, with African Union (AU) Commission chairman Jean Ping g i ving a mixed picture of conflicts on the continent
©- - 28 january 2010 - 12:07:00 - thread African Union (501 words)


Port-Louis- Mauritius (PANA) -- The Mauritian Prime Minister, Navin Ramgoolam, ha s opened an account into which Mauritians on Wednesday began making some financi a l donations in aid of the quake-ravaged Haitians, PANA reported here
©- - 27 january 2010 - 17:02:00 - thread African Union (211 words)


Port-Louis- Mauritius (PANA) -- The Mauritian Commercial Bank Wednesday in Port-Louis published the day's exchange rates for the local rupee against some foreign currencies
©- - 27 january 2010 - 12:53:00 - thread African Union (122 words)


Nouakchott- Mauritania (PANA) -- Mauritanian security forces stationed in the reg ion of Zouerate in the north on Tuesday arrested three alleged terrorists with t i es to the nebulous Al Qaeda in Islamic Maghreb (AQMI), security sources told PAN A in Nouakchott
©- - 26 january 2010 - 23:45:00 - thread African Union (214 words)


Nouakchott- Mauritania (PANA) -- Mauritanian security forces stationed in the reg ion of Zouerate in the north on Tuesday arrested three alleged terrorists with t i es to the nebulous Al Qaeda in Islamic Maghreb (AQMI), security sources told PAN A in Nouakchott
©- - 26 january 2010 - 23:32:00 - thread African Union (214 words)


Tripoli- Libya (PANA) -- The executive Council of the community of the Sahelo-Sah aran states (CEN-SAD), which brings together foreign ministers of member countri e s, started on Monday here in an extraordinary consultative meeting meant to harm o nize their stands in preparation for the 14th African Union (AU) summit holding i n Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, this month
©- - 26 january 2010 - 13:13:00 - thread African Union (236 words)