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Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The UN-backed Gulf of Guinea Commission, created to intensify the fight against piracy and illegal fishing, has reached for a joint partnership with the African Union Commission, to strengthen maritime cooperation and stem illegal exploitation of oil and gas resources in Africa
©- - 22 september 2015 - 18:53:13 - thread União Africana (389 words)


Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – Recognizing her continued "leadership and passion" in initiating and promoting various energy access initiatives in East Africa, the East African Power Industry Convention (EAPIC) has awarded the African Union's Commissioner for Infrastructure and Energy, Dr
©- - 10 september 2015 - 16:32:27 - thread União Africana (273 words)


Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudanese President Omar Bashir has vowed he would reject any resolution by the African Union or the UN Security Council for holding the national dialogue scheduled for October 10 outside Sudan
©- - 04 september 2015 - 18:18:52 - thread União Africana (401 words)


Bamako, Mali (PANA) – The African Union (AU) Commission chairperson, Dr Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma, has expressed concern about the fresh outbreak of hostilities in the region of Kidal in northern Mali by several armed groups which are signatories to the national peace and reconciliation deal in the West African country
©- - 02 september 2015 - 21:30:45 - thread União Africana (243 words)


Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudan has warned that it might reconsider its dealings with the African Union Peace and Security Council (AUPSC), which it accused of receiving Sudanese opposition elements, contrary to its mandate
©- - 25 august 2015 - 15:09:14 - thread União Africana (211 words)


Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) -Three Ugandan soldiers have been indicted for the killing of civilians in Somalia’s southern port town of Marka in July ahead of their trial by an African Union-appointed military tribunal, the head of the AU peacekeeping Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) Maman Sidikou said on Friday
©- - 21 august 2015 - 18:36:01 - thread União Africana (570 words)


Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - In furtherance of the efforts to bring all Sudanese disagreeing parties to the negotiating table, the Chairman of the African Union High-level Implementation Panel (AUHIP), Thabo Mbeki, has invited leaders of the Darfur rebel movements and political opposition for a meeting in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, next week
©- - 18 august 2015 - 18:21:49 - thread União Africana (224 words)


Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudan has stated its readiness to take part in meetings of the joint Sudanese-South Sudanese Political-Security Committee under the auspices of the African Union High-level Implementation Panel (AUHIP) to discuss the common border demarcation and the Zero Line separating the two countries
©- - 13 august 2015 - 18:41:02 - thread União Africana (232 words)


Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The Nigerian government has granted licences for the establishment of 12 new vehicle assembly plants in the country, through the National Automotive Design and Development Council (NADDC), the local Vanguard newspaper reported Monday, quoting the spokesman of the NADDC, Mr
©- - 03 august 2015 - 14:08:47 - thread União Africana (257 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - US President Barack Obama received a heroic podium welcome in Addis Ababa, for his historic speech at the African Union on Tuesday, with the AU top official saying Obama’s Presidency was the fulfillment of a 1973 prediction by former Cuban leader Fidel Castro
©- - 28 july 2015 - 16:33:39 - thread União Africana (674 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Visiting US President Barack Obama Tuesday held historic bilateral talks with the African Union Commission (AUC) Chairperson Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma, saying the discussions concentrated on agriculture, energy and the issue of providing dependable electric power for Africa's rural poor
©- - 28 july 2015 - 12:07:16 - thread União Africana (238 words)


Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – The African Union–United Nations Mission in Darfur on Friday expressed deep concern over reports of escalating tensions and confrontations between the Reizegat and the Habaniya ethnic communities in South Darfur
©- - 17 july 2015 - 16:26:13 - thread União Africana (249 words)


Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - A Kenyan soldier and seven Al Shabaab fighters were killed Wednesday when the militants attacked an African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) convoy on routine patrol in Somalia’s Gedo region in the latest flare-up of fighting, a military spokesperson said
©- - 15 july 2015 - 19:22:08 - thread União Africana (365 words)


Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - In the framework of the Pan-African Programme, the African Union Commission (AUC) and the European Union (EU) have signed an agreement for an amount of € 6million to support the strengthening of the AU's election observation capacity, the Commission announced Thursday in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
©- - 02 july 2015 - 19:38:26 - thread União Africana (297 words)


Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – African Union Commission Chairperson Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma has appointed outgoing Secretary General of the Commission, Ambassador Jean Mfasoni, Special Advisor in her Office as from 1 July 2015, the Chairperson’s Office announced in Dar es Salaam on Wednesday
©- - 01 july 2015 - 20:21:24 - thread União Africana (578 words)


Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – Conditions are not yet met for the deployment of a UN peacekeeping operation in Somalia, according to the Joint AU-UN Mission which has reviewed the benchmarks for deployment of a UN peacekeeping mission and operations of the AU Mission in Somalia (AMISOM)
©- - 30 june 2015 - 20:46:15 - thread União Africana (655 words)


Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Dozens of African Union (AU) troops were killed Friday in a dawn raid on the AU Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) Base situated in Leego town, 130 km south of Mogadishu, when an Al Shabaab terror group attacked the camp using a car bomb, an AU official confirmed
©- - 26 june 2015 - 17:17:08 - thread União Africana (386 words)


Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) - The 25th session of the African Union (AU) Summit ended in the early hours of Tuesday with delegates pledging to fulfill “Agenda 2063”, a blueprint for future development of the continent
©- - 16 june 2015 - 07:41:10 - thread União Africana (266 words)


Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) – South Africa's official opposition Democratic Alliance (DA) on Monday wrote to both the Ministers of Finance and International Relations and Cooperation, to request that they itemisze South Africa’s US$70 million per year contribution to the African Union (AU)
©- - 15 june 2015 - 13:44:58 - thread União Africana (187 words)


Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) - Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir left South Africa on Monday, despite the decision of a court barring him from leaving South Africa in connection with his indictment by the International Criminal Court (ICC)
©- - 15 june 2015 - 12:25:54 - thread União Africana (307 words)


Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - A Nigerian NGO has called on the African Union (AU) leadership and Nigeria to put pressure on the South African authorities to swiftly transfer President Omar al-Bashir of Sudan to the International Criminal Court (ICC) to face charges of war crimes, crimes against humanity and genocide against him during the Darfur conflict
©- - 15 june 2015 - 09:25:13 - thread União Africana (346 words)


Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) – Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe has slammed both South Africa and Nigeria at the African Union Summit because they had both voted for a United Nations Security Council Resolution in 2011 which authorised military action against Libyan leader Muammar Khadafi and his regime
©- - 14 june 2015 - 14:37:14 - thread União Africana (173 words)


Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) – The High Court in Pretoria on Sunday granted an interim order preventing Sudanese president Omar Bashir from leaving South Africa, pending an urgent application for his arrest
©- - 14 june 2015 - 13:37:58 - thread União Africana (465 words)


Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudanese newspapers on Sunday expressed relief that President Omar Bashir landed peacefully in South Africa for the AU summit as the Ministry of Foreign Affairs played down the row over the president’s participation
©- - 14 june 2015 - 09:45:09 - thread União Africana (749 words)


Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) – The African Union Summit, which is underway in Sandton, has been overshadowed by the arrival of Sudanese President and International Criminal Court (ICC) fugitive, Omar al-Bashir
©- - 14 june 2015 - 09:03:28 - thread União Africana (240 words)


Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) – Twenty African leaders who make up the membership of the NEPAD Heads of State and Government Orientation Committee (HSGOC) met Saturday at Sandton Conference Centre in Johannesburg to deliberate on economic empowerment of African women, financing of Africa’s regional infrastructure and Agenda 2063
©- - 13 june 2015 - 15:04:29 - thread União Africana (254 words)


Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudanese President Omar Bashir on Saturday left Khartoum for Johannesburg to attend the 25th African Union (AU) Summit due to open Sunday
©- - 13 june 2015 - 13:07:59 - thread União Africana (71 words)


Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) – The continent's largest free-trade zone, covering 26 countries, will be unveiled at this weekend’s African Union Summit in Johannesburg, South Africa, officials said here Saturday
©- - 13 june 2015 - 12:41:33 - thread União Africana (203 words)


Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) – The issue of African leaders extending their terms in office is under the spotlight at the AU summit where several heads of state who are guilty of the so-called “third-termism” are attending
©- - 13 june 2015 - 09:23:31 - thread União Africana (282 words)


Pretoria, South Africa (PANA) – African leaders’ attempts to change constitutions to allow them to stand for third terms will become the next big threat to peace and security on the continent, according to the South Africa-based Institute for Security Studies (ISS)
©- - 12 june 2015 - 20:13:52 - thread União Africana (625 words)


Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) – The International Contact Group on Libya on Friday began meeting on the sidelines of the 25th ordinary session of the AU Assembly
©- - 12 june 2015 - 16:25:21 - thread União Africana (217 words)


Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) – Democratic Alliance MP Stevens Mokgalapa on Friday called for the “immediate arrest” of Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir if he arrives in Johannesburg on Saturday for the African Union (AU) Summit
©- - 12 june 2015 - 15:50:02 - thread União Africana (215 words)


Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) - President Edgar Lungu on Friday left for South Africa at the head of the the Zambian delegation to the 13-15 June 25th Assembly of the African Union (AU) Heads of State and Government in Johannesburg
©- - 12 june 2015 - 13:04:42 - thread União Africana (195 words)