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Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) – African and world attention in general is on Tunisia as voters in the North African country go to the polls on Sunday to attest the promotion of democracy in that part of the continent, according to the African Union (AU)'s head of the Election Observation Mission, Cassam Uteem
©- - 24 october 2014 - 17:23:53 - thread African Union (241 words)


Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The number of African peacekeepers killed in Sudan's restive Darfur region has risen to more than 60 since deployment of the force in 2007, the UN Office for Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said Wednesday
©- - 22 october 2014 - 18:10:22 - thread African Union (303 words)


Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - A two-day Africa Working Group meeting on disaster risk reduction opened Wednesday in Arusha, Tanzania, to discuss implementation of the new regional programme for Building Disaster Resilience to Natural Hazards in Sub-Saharan Africa Region, Countries and Communities that is expected to be operational soon
©- - 01 october 2014 - 10:26:42 - thread African Union (627 words)


New York, US (PANA) - Ahead of this week's opening of the UN General Assembly's annual high-level session, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon met with the Chairperson of the African Union Commission (AUC), Dr
©- - 22 september 2014 - 18:31:53 - thread African Union (189 words)


Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) The Western troika member countries Friday welcomed efforts being made to reinvigorate the process of an inclusive national dialogue in Sudan and reiterated their support to the African Union High-level Implementation Panel (AUHIP) for facilitation of the process
©- - 19 september 2014 - 15:26:30 - thread African Union (260 words)


Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - President Issa Hayatou of the African Football Confederation (CAF) and African Union Commission (AUC) Chairperson Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma met Thursday in Addis Ababa, the Ethiopian capital and seat of the AU, to discuss CAF's contribution to the realisation of the AU's "Agenda 2063"; the continental body's vision for Africa for the next 50 years
©- - 19 september 2014 - 12:23:59 - thread African Union (184 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Former Mozambican Prime Minister Luisa Diogo on Wednesday assumed the leadership of the Panel of the Wise, a critical pillar of the African Union's Peace and Security Architecture
©- - 18 september 2014 - 07:49:34 - thread African Union (358 words)


Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudanese President Omar Al Bashir has declared his support to the agreement recently reached in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, between the National Dialogue preparatory committee and the Paris Declaration Group on their participation in the National Dialogue and Constitutional Process in Sudan
©- - 10 september 2014 - 17:08:08 - thread African Union (345 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA)- At the close of an emergency session here Monday, the Executive Council of the African Union (AU) agreed to lift all border closures and travel restrictions against West African countries battling the Ebola virus, which has killed more than 2,000 people in the region
©- - 08 september 2014 - 19:26:07 - thread African Union (499 words)


Osogbo, Nigeria (PANA) - The Electoral Institute (TEI), an organ of Nigeria's Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), has concluded arrangements to provide technical assistance to other electoral bodies in the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) and the African Union (AU), according to its Director General, Prof
©- - 03 september 2014 - 08:40:45 - thread African Union (367 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Union (AU) will hold a meeting with the Foreign Ministers of its 54-member states here on 8 Sept
©- - 02 september 2014 - 11:39:59 - thread African Union (308 words)


Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Six Presidents are due in Nairobi for the one-day African Union (AU) Peace and Security summit on terrorism, slated for Tuesday in the Kenyan capital, the country's Foreign Ministry said in a statement issued here Monday
©- - 01 september 2014 - 11:52:11 - thread African Union (512 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - African Union (AU) troops have swept through an Al Shabaab military stronghold of Bulo Marer, 150km South of Mogadishu and the group's transit point  for smuggling explosives, after a heavy gunfight, the AU said Sunday
©- - 31 august 2014 - 14:50:41 - thread African Union (237 words)


Lomé, Togo (PANA) – A senior official of the African Union Commission has urged the Togolese civil society to take part in the electoral process of the Economic, Social and Cultural Council (ECOSOCC) of the African Union so that they can "qualitatively" represent their country in the important organ of the continental body
©- - 15 august 2014 - 19:32:13 - thread African Union (261 words)


Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The African Union Mission for Mali and the Sahel (Misahel) has distributed several tons of relief food to over 500 families in Kidal region of northern Mali in the first phase of an operation dubbed 'Basket of the heart', the Mission said Tuesday in a statement sent to PANA here
©- - 12 august 2014 - 17:50:42 - thread African Union (208 words)


Melbourne, Australia (PANA) - The Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) and the African Society for Laboratory Medicine (ASLM) have joined with global partners to launch the Diagnostics Access Initiative which calls for improving laboratory capacity to ensure that all people living with HIV can be linked to effective, high-quality HIV treatment services
©- - 30 july 2014 - 15:34:56 - thread African Union (626 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - African Union Commission (AUC) Chairperson Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma on Monday greeted Muslims across Africa on the occasion of the Eid-el-Fitr marking the end of the month-long fasting
©- - 28 july 2014 - 18:45:54 - thread African Union (246 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – The chairwoman of the African Union Commission, Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma, has expressed sadness at the news of the crash of the airplane, Air Algeria, Thursday at the border between Burkina Faso and Mali, according to a communiqué issued Friday by her office
©- - 25 july 2014 - 14:58:59 - thread African Union (176 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - African Union Commission Chairperson Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma has expressed her condolences to the governments and people of The Netherlands, Malaysia and other nationals killed in the Malaysia Airlines that crashed on 17 July 2014 while flying from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur
©- - 20 july 2014 - 11:27:34 - thread African Union (203 words)


Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - French auto maker PSA Peugeot Citroen has said it will start producing cars in Nigeria in the second quarter of this year, after signing an assembly and sale of cars agreement with PAN Nigeria Limited, according to local media reports here Thursday
©- - 17 july 2014 - 10:22:56 - thread African Union (236 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - African Union Commission (AUC) Chairperson Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma has called for a cessation of hostilities by Israel and Palestine, and urged the UN Security Council to do its utmost to restore peace in the region
©- - 17 july 2014 - 10:08:49 - thread African Union (193 words)


Bamako, Mali (PANA) – The Head of the AU Mission for Mali and the Sahel (MISAHEL), Pierre Buyoya, on Monday presented 20 vehicles, valued at US$ 1 million, to the Malian Interior and Security Minister, Gen
©- - 14 july 2014 - 17:49:09 - thread African Union (102 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Union (AU) will intervene in areas where crimes against humanity and war crimes are committed and African leaders responsible for such crimes would be held accountable in the ensuing efforts to bring peace, officials said Friday
©- - 11 july 2014 - 12:22:20 - thread African Union (403 words)


Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - African Union (AU) envoy Dileita Mohamed Dileita has reaffirmed the support of the continental organisation to the democratic process in Libya and expressed the commitment of African countries to support Libya to find its rightful place on the continent
©- - 11 july 2014 - 10:54:55 - thread African Union (113 words)


Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – Libya’s efforts aimed at promoting its democratic process are supported at regional and international levels, Mohamed Abdelaziz, the Libyan Foreign Minister, said while ensuring that the Arab League, the African Union (AU) as well as other organizations are also providing support to Libya
©- - 09 july 2014 - 17:41:11 - thread African Union (250 words)


Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - The former Envoy of the African Union (AU) in Burundi, late Mamadou Bah, was decorated Tuesday posthumously with the Burundian “Order of Friendship of Peoples" by President Pierre Nkurunziza on the occasion of celebrations marking the country’s 52nd independence anniverssary, PANA reported here
©- - 01 july 2014 - 16:07:24 - thread African Union (245 words)


Malabo, Equatorial Guinea (PANA) - Equatorial Guinea’s President Obiang Nguema has asked African countries to invest heavily in their agricultural sector to reduce their dependence on the developed world, ensure food security, and significantly reduce hunger in their countries
©- - 30 june 2014 - 13:40:37 - thread African Union (388 words)


Malabo, Equatorial Guinea (PANA) - African leaders who met here at their 23rd ordinary summit have approved a Protocol to create the African Court of Justice and Human and Peoples Rights to try 14 international crimes including genocide, crimes against humanity, war crimes, piracy, corruption, mercenaries, money laundering and unconstitutional changes of government
©- - 30 june 2014 - 08:27:19 - thread African Union (654 words)


Malabo, Equatorial Guinea (PANA) - The African Union Summit meeting in the Equatorial Guinean resort of Sipopo, on Friday granted three more months to the ongoing investigations into the war crimes in South Sudan, officials said
©- - 27 june 2014 - 18:33:33 - thread African Union (446 words)


Malabo, Equatorial Guinea (PANA) - African leaders attending the 23rd Assembly of African Union (AU) heads of State and Government in Malabo, Equatorial Guinea, are unanimous on the need to step up agricultural transformation for the continent’s development
©- - 27 june 2014 - 16:04:46 - thread African Union (448 words)


Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - President Blaise Compaoré of Burkina Faso and Moncef Marzouki of Tunisia on Thursday held talks on the sidelines of the 23rd Ordinary Summit of the African Union in Malabo, Equatorial Guinea, on strengthening bilateral cooperation, the press service of the Tunisian Presidency said on Friday
©- - 27 june 2014 - 15:11:54 - thread African Union (146 words)


Malabo, Equatorial Guinea (PANA) - Executive Director of the Joint UN Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) Michel Sidibe has dismissed fears over possible drying up of HIV/AIDS funds, saying steps have been taken to reduce the global cost of treatment to free more resources for investments
©- - 27 june 2014 - 13:47:31 - thread African Union (346 words)


Malabo, Equatorial Guinea (PANA) - The African Union (AU) and the UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) have launched a landmark campaign to curb malnutrition in Africa, warning that the continent's future was at risk unless the high malnutrition rate was checked
©- - 27 june 2014 - 12:41:09 - thread African Union (418 words)


Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) - As the 23rd African Union (AU) Summit continues in Malabo, Equatorial Guinea, a campaign and advocacy organisation, which calls on African leaders to recommit to spending at least 10% of national budgets on effective agriculture investments, has gathered more than 2 million signatures of support from African citizens across the continent
©- - 27 june 2014 - 12:33:43 - thread African Union (358 words)


Malabo, Equatorial Guinea (PANA) - Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) Director General José Graziano da Silva has congratulated African leaders attending the AU Summit here for "raising the bar" in the fight against hunger
©- - 27 june 2014 - 12:18:55 - thread African Union (345 words)


Malabo, Equatorial Guinea (PANA) - UN Secretary-General Ban Ki Moon has praised African leaders for their commitment to the fight against climate change, ahead of a key summit in September to try to bridge global differences over a binding climate change treaty
©- - 27 june 2014 - 10:20:06 - thread African Union (442 words)


Malabo, Equatorial Guinea (PANA) - The 23rd ordinary summit of the African Union (AU) kicked off Thursday in Equatorial Guinea's sea side resort of Sipopo with a focus on agriculture and food security, among others
©- - 26 june 2014 - 12:09:44 - thread African Union (424 words)


Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigerian President, Goodluck Jonathan, left Abuja Wednesday for Malabo, Equatorial Guinea, to participate in the 23rd Ordinary Session of the African Union (AU) Summit of Heads of State and Government
©- - 25 june 2014 - 18:03:50 - thread African Union (261 words)


Malabo, Equatorial Guinea (PANA) - The African Union (AU) has embarked on plans for the implementation of a continental high-speed railway linking all African economic centres, a senior AU official said Wednesday
©- - 25 june 2014 - 13:01:01 - thread African Union (429 words)