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Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Director for Rural Economy and Agriculture at the African Union (AU) Commission Abebe Haile Gabriel has said the development of the Implementation Plan for the integrated African strategy on meteorology is 'cardinal' as it would improve the generation of climate information on the African continent
©- - 11 february 2014 - 09:44:41 - thread União Africana (394 words)


Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire (PANA) – African leaders will hold a special summit on employment and poverty reduction in Burkina Faso next September, according to a communique issued by the International Labour Organization (ILO) and received by PANA here Monday
©- - 03 february 2014 - 15:10:07 - thread União Africana (199 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Union (AU) Executive Council has accepted Kenya's offer to host the African Institute for Remittances (AIR), which is due to take off this year and become fully operational in 2015, the AU Commission (AUC) said here Monday
©- - 03 february 2014 - 12:30:07 - thread União Africana (285 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – African heads of state and government concluded their 22nd ordinary summit here late Friday, resolved and committed to creating a force that would step in whenever the need arises in any of their countries to stamp out a rebellion
©- - 31 january 2014 - 18:44:26 - thread União Africana (587 words)


Addis Ababa, Éthiopia (PANA) – The Western Sahara issue, especially the achievement of its self determination, should be taken as a priority on the agenda of the African Union (AU), according to the Angolan Vice President, Manuel Domingos Vicente, who is attending the Summit of African leaders in the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa
©- - 31 january 2014 - 16:17:08 - thread União Africana (227 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Nigeria on Friday affirmed the African Common Position on the Post-2015 Development Agenda, as set out in the African Union (AU) policy document of March, PANA reported President Goodluck Jonathan made the affirmation in his speech on the post 2015 Development Agenda at the AU Summit due to round off in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, Friday
©- - 31 january 2014 - 15:32:53 - thread União Africana (472 words)


Addis Ababa, Éthiopia (PANA) – Angola will provide humanitarian assistance to populations affected by the war in the Central Africa Republic (CAR), according to the Angolan Vice President Manuel Domingos Vicente, who is attending the Summit of African leaders in the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa
©- - 31 january 2014 - 14:29:18 - thread União Africana (172 words)


Addis Ababa, Éthiopia (PANA) – Angola has expressed the hope that Madagascar's readmission into the African Union (AU) fold will encourage other State victims of unconstitutional changes of government to speed up restoration of constitutional order
©- - 31 january 2014 - 14:20:55 - thread União Africana (159 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – The European Union (EU) is ready to give 25 million euros as new support to the African-led operation in Central African Republic (CAR) based on a request to be made by the African Union (AU), the EU Commissioner for Development, Andris Piebalgs, announced here Friday
©- - 31 january 2014 - 14:01:24 - thread União Africana (396 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Africa needs concrete actions to put an end to several conflicts raging across the continent, with African countries themselves making greater effort to meet expectations of the affected populations, according to the African Union (AU) Commissioner for Peace and Security, Ambassador Smail Chergui
©- - 31 january 2014 - 11:02:53 - thread União Africana (704 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Morocco has ruled out any plan to return to the African Union (AU) until the continental body withdraws its 1984 recognition for the independence of Western Sahara
©- - 31 january 2014 - 09:00:05 - thread União Africana (345 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Union (AU) has urged the interim authorities in Egypt to ensure the broadest possible participation in the country’s forthcoming elections and to make the polls free, fair and transparent
©- - 31 january 2014 - 07:55:33 - thread União Africana (347 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - President Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz of Mauritania has assumed office as the new African Union (AU) chairperson with a proposal for the holding of a “major international conference” on migration and its impact on African economies
©- - 31 january 2014 - 07:49:30 - thread União Africana (344 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Union (AU) has welcomed the UN arms embargo imposed on the Central African Republic (CAR) as well as the travel restrictions and freezing of assets of CAR individuals and entities as designated by the UN Security Council
©- - 31 january 2014 - 07:38:09 - thread União Africana (370 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – People displaced as a result of the conflict in Central African Republic (CAR) is currently put at nearly 900,000, including about 500,000 in Bangui, the capital, with 100,000 camping at the airport, according to the latest report of the African Union Commission (AUC) Chairperson, Dr
©- - 30 january 2014 - 16:48:36 - thread União Africana (381 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – Set to carry out its three-year Strategic Plan, the African Union Commission (AUC) said Thursday it was committed to improve both internal and external communication with stakeholders of the Union
©- - 30 january 2014 - 15:04:08 - thread União Africana (262 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – For most of African countries, agriculture constitutes the development battlefield where they can win the war on poverty, hunger and indignity, the newly-elected African Union Chairperson, Mauritanian President Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz, said here Thursday
©- - 30 january 2014 - 14:17:52 - thread União Africana (313 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - African countries should speak with one voice on the basis of a common position in defining the nature of international development cooperation for the next decades, Ethiopian Prime Minister Hailemariam Dessalegn said here Thursday
©- - 30 january 2014 - 11:44:51 - thread União Africana (450 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Mauritanian President Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz was Thursday unanimously elected new Chairperson of the African Union (AU) Assembly in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
©- - 30 january 2014 - 11:39:18 - thread União Africana (62 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - South Africa's President Jacob Zuma has expressed his country’s gratitude to member countries of the African Union (AU) for standing by the South African people during their struggle for majority rule and the death of the nation’s founding father, Nelson Mandela
©- - 30 january 2014 - 11:37:31 - thread União Africana (188 words)


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 União Africana (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 União Africana (362 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – Africa needs to find a way of making agriculture attractive to young people who can become an engine for industrialization, African Union Commission (AUC) chairperson, Dr
©- - 29 january 2014 - 18:33:23 - thread União Africana (455 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 União Africana (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 União Africana (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 União Africana (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 União Africana (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 União Africana (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 União Africana (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 União Africana (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 União Africana (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 União Africana (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 União Africana (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 União Africana (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 União Africana (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 União Africana (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 União Africana (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 União Africana (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 União Africana (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 União Africana (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 União Africana (415 words)