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Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - An African Aesthetic exhibition opened Tuesday in the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa, as one of the African Union’s signature events to express the spirit of Pan Africanism and African Renaissance, the theme of the continental organisation’s 50th anniversary celebrations
©- - 14 may 2013 - 12:37:24 - thread Union africaine (305 words)


Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The African Union (AU) on Monday described the killing of two former rebel leaders, who had joined the peace process in Darfur, as a “cowardly act” that seeks to dissuade other movements from joining the peace process
©- - 13 may 2013 - 18:24:30 - thread Union africaine (313 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - African Union (AU) Commission Deputy Chairperson Erastus Mwencha has challenged African communicators to tell the African story as it is, instead of the stereotype version being peddled by outsiders
©- - 08 may 2013 - 12:35:03 - thread Union africaine (466 words)


Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The African Union (AU) has strongly condemned the recent rebel attack on a central Sudanese town, at a time of ongoing direct talks between the government and the rebel group active in the area
©- - 30 april 2013 - 11:30:36 - thread Union africaine (265 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethioia (PANA) - International supporters of the Palestinian people's quest to achieve a sovereign and independent state need to do more, considering that an end to the Israeli occupation is not in sight, Abdou Salam Diallo, chair of the Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People, said here Monday
©- - 29 april 2013 - 12:01:04 - thread Union africaine (398 words)


Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The Chairperson of the African Union Commission (AUC), Dr
©- - 24 april 2013 - 19:35:54 - thread Union africaine (211 words)


Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The African Union (AU) on Wednesday commended Sudan and South Sudan for their agreement to open eight crossing points between the two countries immediately, saying this was an important step in the integration process between the two States
©- - 24 april 2013 - 16:57:21 - thread Union africaine (348 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – Officials of the African Union (AU) and the European Union (EU) will hold their sixth commission-to-commission meeting here this week to identify priority issues for discussion at the fourth Africa-EU Summit, scheduled for April 2014 in Brussels, Belgium, the AU Commission announced here Monday
©- - 22 april 2013 - 11:33:37 - thread Union africaine (299 words)


Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - At their meeting Monday in the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa, representatives of the African Union (AU) and the UN expressed concern over reports of continuing armed clashes and inter-communal violence in Darfur, according to a press release, received here by PANA
©- - 16 april 2013 - 17:46:43 - thread Union africaine (335 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – Celebrations marking the 50th anniversary of the African Union (AU) will be the opportunity for all Africans to take stock of what the continent has achieved, where it stands and what its goals are for the next half century, AU Commission Chairperson, Dr
©- - 15 april 2013 - 13:24:39 - thread Union africaine (436 words)


Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The African Union Commission (AUC) has condemned the killing of five UN peacekeepers and a number of civilians in an ambush by unknown gunmen in South Sudan, describing it as a cowardly attack
©- - 10 april 2013 - 11:34:45 - thread Union africaine (186 words)


Bamako, Mali (PANA) – The first batch of a dozen human rights observers has been deployed in Mali in line with a decision by the African Union Peace and Security Council and ECOWAS to deploy some 50 observers under the banner the International Support Mission for Mali (AFISMA), official sources told PANA here Tuesday
©- - 09 april 2013 - 14:17:11 - thread Union africaine (162 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – The year-long 50th anniversary celebrations of the Organization of African Unity (OAU), now the African Union (AU), were flagged off here Monday by Dr
©- - 08 april 2013 - 18:45:08 - thread Union africaine (382 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Union (AU) has summoned African foreign ministers to an emergency session to discuss the preparations for the 50th anniversary celebrations and its four-year industrialisation plan
©- - 04 april 2013 - 12:19:48 - thread Union africaine (301 words)


Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (PANA) - While hailing the progress made, African Ministers of Economy and Finance, Planning and Economic Development have expressed concern over the slow pace in achieving the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) by Africa
©- - 27 march 2013 - 11:41:46 - thread Union africaine (337 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – The African Union (AU) said Tuesday Africa remained the most attractive destination for foreign investments in agriculture, which would further boost continental agricultural growth
©- - 26 march 2013 - 18:01:29 - thread Union africaine (550 words)


Bangui, Central African Republic (PANA) – The situation remains confused on Monday in Bangui, the capital of the Central African Republic (CAR), where sporadic gunshots could be heard in spite of the capture of Bangui over the weekend by the Seleka rebels under the leadership of the self-proclaimed president, Michel Djotodia
©- - 25 march 2013 - 15:50:13 - thread Union africaine (295 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Union (AU) has suspended the Central African Republic (CAR) after the Seleka rebels seized power following a blitz on the capital city of Bangui over the weekend, PANA reported Monday
©- - 25 march 2013 - 14:24:07 - thread Union africaine (73 words)


Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire (PANA) - African finance experts have urged the African Union Commission (AUC) to assess the impact of the Euro-zone crisis and the response of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to it in relation to the African Monetary Fund (AMF)
©- - 25 march 2013 - 12:06:26 - thread Union africaine (495 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Union (AU) has rejected what it described as the 'coup' in Central African Republic (CAR), where the Seleka rebels have taken over power following a renewed onslaught on the capital, Bangui, over the weekend
©- - 25 march 2013 - 11:27:21 - thread Union africaine (357 words)


Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Mauritania will ratify the Protocol on the African Union (AU) Convention on the prevention and the fight against terrorism, according to an official statement issued in the capital city of Nouakchott Friday
©- - 22 march 2013 - 14:04:08 - thread Union africaine (161 words)


Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire (PANA) – “Morocco must find its way back to the African Union,” the Ivorian Foreign Affairs minister, Charles Koffi Diby, said on Thursday as the Moroccan King, Mohamed VI, continued his visit to Cote d'Ivoire
©- - 21 march 2013 - 16:39:58 - thread Union africaine (227 words)


Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire (PANA) – Experts, meeting here ahead of the Conference of African Ministers of Finance and Economic Development, Thursday painted a gloomy picture of the industrial policies in Africa, saying that since independence most African nations have been unable to take off
©- - 21 march 2013 - 15:37:08 - thread Union africaine (323 words)


Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The African Union (AU) has called on the UN Security Council to fully support the current peace process between Sudan and South Sudan, as the two countries have now managed to pull out forces from joint borderlines to their sides of the borders
©- - 21 march 2013 - 08:42:26 - thread Union africaine (421 words)


Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire (PANA) - The African Union Commission (AUC) says it has, for the first time, made information and communications one of its priority areas, urging the media in Africa to collaborate with it in the promotion of Africa's image
©- - 20 march 2013 - 19:25:07 - thread Union africaine (334 words)


Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) – The African Union Peace and Security Council on Wednesday expressed support for efforts being made to bring peace to Darfur region, and commended the role played by African peacekeepers in the region
©- - 20 march 2013 - 16:28:51 - thread Union africaine (436 words)


Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudan and South Sudan on Tuesday signed a final accord on the full implementation of a series of agreements they signed in December last year, including the exportation of South Sudan oil via Sudanese facilities
©- - 12 march 2013 - 10:46:04 - thread Union africaine (304 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Union Commission (AUC) has congratulated Kenya's President-elect, Uhuru Kenyatta, his Vice President-elect, William Ruto, and their Jubilee Coalition party for winning the hotly-contested maiden presidential polls under the country's new constitution
©- - 11 march 2013 - 15:11:12 - thread Union africaine (229 words)


Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – A professor at the International University of Brazzaville, Congo, Ignace Kissangou, has deplored Africa’s weak system of industrialization, saying "this has undermined the true emergence of the continent"
©- - 08 march 2013 - 16:15:56 - thread Union africaine (190 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Leaders of 11 African countries and four regional and international organizations on Sunday signed a peace deal which they hope will bring peace to the troubled Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and the Great Lakes Region
©- - 24 february 2013 - 11:31:09 - thread Union africaine (576 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Union (AU) rose from its first meeting on the stalled political process in Madagascar in 14 months, with a call on Malagasy politicians to implement the political roadmap leading to presidential elections in July this year
©- - 13 february 2013 - 17:28:17 - thread Union africaine (350 words)


Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The African Union (AU) on Friday welcomed the new Government of National Unity in the Central African Republic (CAR), calling on partners to spare no efforts in implementing agreements reached in Libreville, Gabon, early this year
©- - 08 february 2013 - 19:22:07 - thread Union africaine (222 words)


Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The Sudanese government has given the Darfur Regional Authority (DRA) 800 million Sudanese pounds (about US$ 130 million) as its commitment to efforts to remove the obstacles militating against the implementation of an agreement reached between it and groups of Darfur Rebel movement
©- - 07 february 2013 - 15:13:26 - thread Union africaine (274 words)


Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The African Union (AU) on Thursday condemned the killing of Tunisian opposition leader, Chokri Belaid, and the subsequent death of a police officer, saying the acts were undermining efforts to complete the political transition process in the North African country
©- - 07 february 2013 - 13:58:24 - thread Union africaine (185 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Union (AU) has expressed shock and sadness at the worsening humanitarian situation in Southern Africa, specifically in Mozambique where the death toll from floods has reached 68, and displaced 170,000 people
©- - 04 february 2013 - 10:38:41 - thread Union africaine (147 words)


Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Saying that Africa has come of age and should be able to resolve its own problems without foreign assistance, President Alpha Conde of Guinea has slammed the current French military intervention in Mali
©- - 30 january 2013 - 12:15:44 - thread Union africaine (296 words)


Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudan has expressed its satisfaction at the African Union Peace and Security Council's (AUPSC's) decision to ensure that the dispute between Juba and Khartoum is handled at the continental level, rather than allow foreign intervention
©- - 29 january 2013 - 11:23:47 - thread Union africaine (285 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - African leaders rose Monday from two days of intensive talks on the conflicts affecting the continent with a resolve to pep up the continent's response to the crises by making the African Standby Force (ASF) a reality
©- - 29 january 2013 - 08:11:13 - thread Union africaine (197 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) –A special brigade of some 2,000 soldiers, which will be set up within the United Nations Mission for the Stabilization of Congo (MONUSCO), will be headed by a Tanzanian official
©- - 28 january 2013 - 20:59:02 - thread Union africaine (279 words)


Addis Abeba, Ethiopia (PANA) – African leaders on Monday threw their weight behind the candidature of Djiboutian Rachad Farah for the position of Director-General of the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural organisation (UNESCO) which would decided on in October
©- - 28 january 2013 - 20:19:21 - thread Union africaine (305 words)


Addis-Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – African leaders ended their meeting in the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa, on Monday with a pledge of US$50 million for the Mali International Support Mission (MISMA)
©- - 28 january 2013 - 19:52:40 - thread Union africaine (262 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – The Prime minister of the Libyan interim government, Ali Zidane, on Monday held talks in the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa, with the Ivorian president, Alassane Ouattara, during the just-ended African Union summit
©- - 28 january 2013 - 17:34:43 - thread Union africaine (150 words)