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Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - African Union (AU) member states on Sunday signed an African Charter on Maritime Security, Safety and Development in Lome, Togo, with the Nigerian Vice President Yemi Osinbajo said that without securing the Oceans, the continental 'blue economy,' would be jeopardised
©- - 16 october 2016 - 20:33:40 - thread União Africana (421 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - China and the African Union (AU) have agreed to begin the implementation of a five-year plan, aiming to connect all economic and political capital cities in Africa with high-speed railway, industrial parks and regional aviation networks, the AU said on Friday
©- - 08 october 2016 - 14:35:57 - thread União Africana (528 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - German Chancellor Angela Merkel is due in Addis Ababa to preside over the handover of US$30 million peace and security complex built for the African Union (AU), the AU Commission has said
©- - 08 october 2016 - 13:16:42 - thread União Africana (314 words)


New York, US (PANA) - The UN will next week hold a four-day conference in New York to foster partnerships between the UN and the African Union (AU), and with African governments to enhance sustainable development, good governance, peace and stability in Africa
©- - 03 october 2016 - 17:55:45 - thread União Africana (320 words)


Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya's foreign minister Amina Mohamed has joined the race to replace Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma as the Chairperson of the African Union Commission, the local media reported on Monday
©- - 03 october 2016 - 11:51:41 - thread União Africana (293 words)


New York, US (PANA) - The UN refugee agency (UNHCR) and delegations from African countries as well as the African Union (AU) agreed on Friday on final steps to end the protracted Rwandan refugee situation after seven years of negotiations
©- - 30 september 2016 - 21:49:17 - thread União Africana (477 words)


New York, US (PANA) - The African Union (AU), the UN, the European Union (EU) and the International Organization of La Francophonie (IOF) have expressed grave concern over the recent violent events in Kinshasa and other areas in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), where protesters and security forces clashed, resulting in loss of many lives while dozens were injured
©- - 25 september 2016 - 16:47:37 - thread União Africana (589 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Union (AU) has received nearly half of the 360 million Euros it expects from the European Union (EU) to finance the peace enforcement operation in Somalia, a senior AU official said Friday
©- - 23 september 2016 - 15:59:14 - thread União Africana (465 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Union (AU) has formally dispatched a short-term election observer mission to Praia, Cape Verde, to monitor the country's Presidential elections slated for 2 October, the AU Commission said Friday
©- - 23 september 2016 - 15:40:04 - thread União Africana (382 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Kingdom of Morocco has officially submitted a request to accede to the African Union (AU) Constitutive Act, and therefore become a Member of the Union, the African Union Commission said in a statement Friday
©- - 23 september 2016 - 14:43:29 - thread União Africana (322 words)


Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - All citizens of the African Union (AU) member states should rally to the core of “Silencing the Guns” campaign in Africa by 2020, AU Commission Chairperson Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma said on Wednesday in her message marking International Peace Day
©- - 21 september 2016 - 11:02:50 - thread União Africana (474 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - African Union Commission (AUC) Chairperson Nkosazana Dlamani Zuma on Tuesday deplored "the serious excesses that occurred during the demonstrations organized by some members of the opposition" in Kinshasa, capital of DR Congo
©- - 20 september 2016 - 19:27:26 - thread União Africana (181 words)


Mogadishu, Somalia (PANA) - The international community has welcomed the progress made in clarifying the electoral model for Somalia, taking note of the details set out in the National Leadership Forum (NLF) communiqué and called for the speedy implementation of a transparent and credible process
©- - 18 september 2016 - 18:28:06 - thread União Africana (801 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) -The African Union Commission (AUC) and HelpAge International have signed a memorandum of understanding to work towards improving the welfare of older people and the ageing population in Africa, the Commission announced Wednesday
©- - 14 september 2016 - 17:09:46 - thread União Africana (307 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Peace and Security Council (PSC) of the African Union (AU) considers acceptable the appeal lodged with the Constitutional Court of Gabon by candidates to the 27 August 2016 Presidential Election, according to a statement issued here Wednesday
©- - 14 september 2016 - 12:14:32 - thread União Africana (381 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - While pondering the exit strategy for the African peacekeeping force in Somalia, the Peace and Security Council (PSC) of the African Union (AU) has reiterated its call to the UN Security Council to consider lifting the arms embargo imposed on Somalia as contained in UNSC resolution 2244 (2015)
©- - 09 september 2016 - 09:32:08 - thread União Africana (506 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The range of conflicts that the African Union (AU) has to mediate and resolve have not only persisted but have grown in complexity, the organization's Commissioner for Peace and Security, Ambassador Smail Chergui said here Tuesday
©- - 06 september 2016 - 19:27:55 - thread União Africana (558 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - African Union Commission (AUC) Chairperson Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma on Monday urged Morocco and the Polisario Front "to create the necessary environment for the resumption of talks and the early holding of the self-determination referendum for the Saharawi people
©- - 05 september 2016 - 17:55:26 - thread União Africana (270 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Chair of the African Union, Chadian President Idriss Deby Itno on Monday reaffirmed the readiness of the AU to assist the parties in Gabon in finding a rapid settlement to the post-election situation prevailing in the West-Central African country
©- - 05 september 2016 - 16:22:31 - thread União Africana (227 words)


Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – Though the African Union (AU) announced at its recent summit in Kigali, Rwanda, that it intended to initiate a national dialogue on reconciliation among Libyan stakeholders in order to address the security crisis that erupted in 2011, it is still unclear how this dialogue will be put in place
©- - 29 august 2016 - 16:01:33 - thread União Africana (425 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – Expressing extreme concern about the failure of the Sudanese parties to reach consensus on implementation of the Roadmap Agreement for peace in their country, the African Union High-Level Implementation Panel on the Cessation of Hostilities Negotiations (AUHIP) said on Wednesday that “the Parties have allowed a real and critical opportunity to slip out of their hands”
©- - 17 august 2016 - 11:15:15 - thread União Africana (757 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Union (AU) has re-opened the race for the next Chairperson of the Commission, the deputy Chairperson and the Commissioners ahead of the polls in January 2017, the AU Commission announced on Friday
©- - 12 august 2016 - 13:28:29 - thread União Africana (271 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – The Peace and Security Council (PSC) of the African Union (AU) has once again called upon parties to the Resolution of the Conflict in the Republic of South Sudan (ARCSS) to embrace mutual trust, put the interest of their country and its people above everything else and to scrupulously implement the Peace Agreement
©- - 11 august 2016 - 18:42:51 - thread União Africana (427 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – Expressing optimism that all African teams taking part in the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, will return with as many medals as possible, African Union Commission (AUC) Chairperson Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma has encouraged competitors to display best sportsmanship
©- - 04 august 2016 - 11:41:02 - thread União Africana (210 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – The European Commission and the African Union Commission on Monday signed an agreement on a 50 million-euro support from the European Union’s African Peace Facility to the Lake Chad Basin Commission Multi-National Joint Task Force (MNJTF) in its fight against Boko Haram, as mandated by the AU Peace and Security Council
©- - 01 august 2016 - 15:19:07 - thread União Africana (411 words)


Mogadishu, Somalia (PANA) – The African Union Mission in Somalia has strongly condemned the terrorist attack that occurred early Tuesday near the Mogadishu International Airport (MIA)
©- - 26 july 2016 - 18:24:03 - thread União Africana (162 words)


Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - An Australian parliamentary delegation, led by Bruce Norman Atkinson, President of the Legislative Council in Victoria state, is visiting Rwanda to strengthen and expand bilateral ties and cooperation between the two countries, an official source said on Monday in Kigali
©- - 25 july 2016 - 13:45:19 - thread União Africana (183 words)


Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - The general assembly of the Organization of African First Ladies against HIV/AIDS (OAFLA) took place Monday in Kigali, Rwanda, reaffirming their commitment to advocate for access and investments in life saving vaccines for Africa’s mothers, newborns, and adolescents
©- - 18 july 2016 - 18:37:27 - thread União Africana (316 words)


Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Leaders of the African Union (AU) ended their 27th Assembly on Monday in Kigali, Rwanda, welcoming Morocco to rejoin the continental body it exited in 1984 after the then Organisation of African Unity (OAU) recognised the independence of Western Sahara
©- - 18 july 2016 - 17:03:23 - thread União Africana (257 words)


New York, US (PANA) - Ahead of the 27th African Union (AU) Summit taking place in Kigali, Rwanda, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Friday met with several African leaders to discuss the situation in South Sudan
©- - 15 july 2016 - 22:53:55 - thread União Africana (674 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Calling for enhanced international cooperation in the fight against international terrorism, African Union (AU) Commission Chairperson Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma has strongly condemned the horrific terror attack which claimed over 80 lives early Friday in Nice, France
©- - 15 july 2016 - 16:50:04 - thread União Africana (197 words)


Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is due in Kigali, Rwanda, on Friday to attend the 27th Ordinary Assembly of the African Union (AU) Heads of State and Government, it was officially confirmed here on Thursday
©- - 14 july 2016 - 19:39:22 - thread União Africana (154 words)


New York, US (APAN) - The UN Security Council on Thursday extended the mandate of the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) to 31 May 2017, and mandated the mission to reduce the threat posed by Al-Shabaab and other armed opposition groups in the country
©- - 07 july 2016 - 18:39:03 - thread União Africana (342 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - African Union Commission (AUC) Chairperson Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma on Wednesday extended warm wishes to Muslims in Africa and around the world as they celebrated Eid Al-Fitr following one month of Ramadan
©- - 06 july 2016 - 17:03:29 - thread União Africana (179 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Union Commission, in collaboration with the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), on Thursday launched a project on Sustainable Agricultural Mechanization in Africa, according to a report on the website of the African Union (AU)
©- - 01 july 2016 - 13:48:39 - thread União Africana (540 words)


Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Chad President Idriss Deby Itno and current chairperson of the African Union (AU), on Wednesday met with his Rwandan counterpart Paul Kagame in Kigali, ahead of the 27th African Union Summit which is scheduled to take place 10-18 of July 2016, in the Rwandan capital city, Kigali, an official source confirmed to PANA here
©- - 22 june 2016 - 15:53:11 - thread União Africana (387 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia - President of the Saharawi Arab Democratic Republic (SADR) and Secretary General of the Polisario Front, Mohamed Abdelaziz passed on Tuesday, the Saharawi leadership officially announced
©- - 31 may 2016 - 19:35:27 - thread União Africana (301 words)


KHARTOUM, Sudan (PANA) - The Sudanese Foreign Minister, Ibrahim Ghandour, has said that he and seven other African Foreign ministers will discuss with the UN Security Council (UNSC), on June 9, the position of African countries opposing the International Criminal Court (ICC)
©- - 31 may 2016 - 13:07:26 - thread União Africana (228 words)


New York, US (PANA) - UN Security Council on Tuesday stressed the importance of strengthening the existing cooperation between the UN and the African Union (AU)
©- - 24 may 2016 - 21:55:01 - thread União Africana (801 words)


Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) – Despite government’s efforts at scaling up voluntary medical male circumcision (VMMC) services in Rwanda as part for HIV intervention, challenges remain with respect to changing the mindset of adult men in the rural areas of the East African nation to undergo the procedure
©- - 24 may 2016 - 10:12:37 - thread União Africana (832 words)


Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The African Union Commission (AUC), in collaboration with the Gambian government, and with the support of partners - UNFPA, UNESCO, UNAIDS, the International Planned Parenthood Federation (IPPF), Global e-Schools and Communities Initiative (GESCI), and the Commonwealth - on Saturday began celebrations commemorating the 10th Anniversary of the African Youth Charter
©- - 22 may 2016 - 11:50:33 - thread União Africana (534 words)


Vienna, Austria (PANA) - A ministerial meeting in the Austrian capital, Vienna, on the deteriorating security situation in Libya has on Monday expressed support for the intention of the Government of National Accord (GNA) to request for arms to counter terrorist groups and combat IS in the North African country
©- - 16 may 2016 - 17:48:50 - thread União Africana (834 words)