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Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The African Union (AU) said Friday there was imperative need for national reconciliation among Libyans, in line with the stated commitment of the new authorities in the north African country
©- - 21 october 2011 - 15:18:31 - thread União Africana (306 words)


Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria's President Goodluck Jonathan, will leave Abuja Sunday for Perth, Australia, to attend the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) 2011
©- - 21 october 2011 - 14:04:52 - thread União Africana (331 words)


Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) – The African Union (AU) has reiterated its "deep concern" with the proliferation of weapons originating from Libyan military depots and their impact on regional security and stability, urging the new Libyan authorities to take measures to protect Africans migrant workers there
©- - 20 october 2011 - 19:25:46 - thread União Africana (338 words)


Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The African Union Peace and Security Council has extended the mandate of its High-Level Implementation Panel (AUHIP), led by former South African president Thabo Mbeki for one year, tasked with resolving pending issues on the Comprehensive Peace Agreement CPA, signed by Sudan and South Sudan in 2005
©- - 20 october 2011 - 18:13:43 - thread União Africana (281 words)


Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - Australian Core Mining Company is to exploit iron ore in north western Congo, the Congolese Mining and Geology Ministry announced here Thursday, saying the project will take off in 2015 in Mount Avime, Sangha
©- - 13 october 2011 - 18:42:48 - thread União Africana (178 words)


New York, US (PANA) - A tripartite coordination group of the UN and the African Union (AU) said the joint UN/AU Mission in Darfur (UNAMID) had made progress and that cooperation and coordination with the Sudanese government had improved, as well as security conditions on the ground
©- - 26 september 2011 - 15:03:39 - thread União Africana (505 words)


New York, US (PANA) - The Caribbean Island State of Antigua and Barbuda on Saturday demanded reparations for injustices suffered by African slaves and their descendants
©- - 25 september 2011 - 10:54:20 - thread União Africana (273 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Union (AU) has hailed the peaceful transfer of power in Zambia, saying it confirmed Africa’s steady march towards democracy, good governance and the rule of law in a continent facing political crises
©- - 24 september 2011 - 18:21:58 - thread União Africana (334 words)


New York, US (PANA) - The African Union (AU) and the UN on Friday agreed to step up the joint peace efforts of the two organizations on some of the major conflicts and security issues on the African continent
©- - 24 september 2011 - 11:36:10 - thread União Africana (231 words)


New York, US (PANA) - Equatorial Guinean President Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo has rallied developed nations to help Africa to activate its economy and provide assistance to victims of climate change
©- - 22 september 2011 - 07:46:56 - thread União Africana (295 words)


Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The African Union (AU) will Monday launch the Pan-African Media Network (PAMEN), whose platform, administered by the African Forum for Media Development, will function as a forum for exchange of information and practices among media professionals
©- - 18 september 2011 - 12:59:44 - thread União Africana (165 words)


Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - South African President Jacob Zuma was billed to host a meeting of the African Union (AU) Ad Hoc High Level Committee on Libya Wednesday
©- - 14 september 2011 - 07:36:22 - thread União Africana (246 words)


Luanda, Angola (PANA) - Angola's Under-20 males roller-skate team Monday thrashed Austria 8-2 in group B’s second round of the world hockey cup competition, being held in Barcelos city in Portugal
©- - 13 september 2011 - 17:28:21 - thread União Africana (64 words)


Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Egypt has asked for the support of the African Union (AU) over Palestinian attempts to gain United Nations (UN) recognition as an independent state, following the collapse of peace talks between Palestinians and Israelis
©- - 05 september 2011 - 20:02:23 - thread União Africana (240 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Union (AU) would recognize Libya’s National Transitional Council (NTC) only if the rebels clearly state they would form an inclusive government representative of all Libyans, AU Commission Chairperson, Jean Ping said Monday
©- - 29 august 2011 - 16:05:29 - thread União Africana (381 words)


Brussels, Belgium (PANA) – The European Humanitarian Aid Commissioner, Mrs Kristalina Georgieva, was due in Addis Ababa, the Ethiopian capital, to attend Thursday's meeting of the African Union Commission on the Libyan crisis, EU Commission spokesperson Olivier Bailly, said here
©- - 24 august 2011 - 18:53:55 - thread União Africana (105 words)


Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - The Prime Minister of Rwanda, Bernard Makuza, is to represent his country at the summit of heads of state and government of the African Union (AU) member countries in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, according to a communiqué issued Wednesday in Kigali, the capital
©- - 24 august 2011 - 18:45:05 - thread União Africana (126 words)


Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The war may have ended in Sudan, north and south, but its legacy, especially fire arms, remains heavily felt, particularly for the poor and vulnerable groups, women and children in the remote villages
©- - 24 august 2011 - 13:25:01 - thread União Africana (758 words)


Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - The Australian government's special envoy to the Francophonie, William Fisher, arrived Thursday in Bujumbura for a five-day working visit to Burundi, diplomatic sources told PANA here
©- - 11 august 2011 - 14:44:30 - thread União Africana (90 words)


Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The African Union (AU) Wednesday called on the international community to urgently take the required steps to build on the recent repulsion of Al-Shabab elements out of the Somali capital and provide badly needed humanitarian assistance there
©- - 10 august 2011 - 15:51:09 - thread União Africana (569 words)


Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Newly-independent South Sudan will, 15 August, 2011, be formally admitted to the African Union (AU) as the 54th Member State of the continental body, the African Union Commission announced Wednesday
©- - 10 august 2011 - 15:05:56 - thread União Africana (264 words)


Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - The European Union (EU) has offered 40 million euros to the African Union (AU) to support the African Peace Facility, an instrument specifically designed for the prevention, management and resolution of conflicts in Africa, official sources told PANA here Tuesday
©- - 02 august 2011 - 16:03:11 - thread União Africana (155 words)


Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - The West African Research Centre (WARC) has appealed to governments across Africa to encourage the emergence of a new crop of young scientists to complement the efforts of their old counterparts, and also to ensure that minimum standards are maintained in the laboratories of their research institutions
©- - 02 august 2011 - 11:56:08 - thread União Africana (353 words)


Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - The corpse of Corporal Gafishi Havugimana, a Rwandan officer who died during the week in the north-west Sudanese region of Darfur, was Saturday flown to Kigali, Radio Rwanda reported from here
©- - 30 july 2011 - 19:45:14 - thread União Africana (141 words)


New York, US (PANA) - A new UN report released on Friday said that the Eritrean government planned a "massive attack'' on an African Union (AU) summit, which was held earlier this year in Addis Ababa, the Ethiopian capital
©- - 29 july 2011 - 14:41:10 - thread União Africana (544 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Union (AU) has formally admitted South Sudan as the 54th member, barely a month after the Southern third of Sudan split in accordance with a peace agreement signed in 2005
©- - 27 july 2011 - 16:39:32 - thread União Africana (351 words)


Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Realising the strategic importance of rice to Africa’s quest for food security and poverty reduction, the African Union Commission and the Africa Rice Centre (AfricaRice) have agreed to jointly promote the rice sector in the continent through research, development and capacity building
©- - 20 july 2011 - 19:54:50 - thread União Africana (386 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Nigeria’s former President Olusegun Obasanjo, has been appointed Chairman of the African Union High-Level Panel on Alternative Sources of Financing the Union through funds generated from taxes
©- - 19 july 2011 - 18:42:39 - thread União Africana (592 words)


Ondjiva, Angola (PANA) - A total of US$ 254,000 was realised at a cattle auction held in the Ondjiva city, Angola, as part of the sixth edition of the Expo/Cunene 2011, which started here Saturday
©- - 19 july 2011 - 15:33:17 - thread União Africana (116 words)


Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - An African Union (AU) conference on Somalia will begin in Rwanda Wednesday, according to an official statement issued Tuesday in Kigali, the Rwandan capital
©- - 05 july 2011 - 18:30:13 - thread União Africana (125 words)


Malabo, Equatorial Guinea (PANA) - African leaders who met here 30 June-1 July have approved the creation of the 'Jacques Diouf Prize' for food security on the continent
©- - 03 july 2011 - 15:00:13 - thread União Africana (174 words)


Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisia has been ranked 44th out of the 153 countries covered by the report "Global Peace Index" for 2011, published by the Institute for the Economy and Peace based in the Australian capital, Sydney
©- - 03 july 2011 - 12:05:03 - thread União Africana (228 words)


Blantyre, Malawi (PANA) - Malawi 's acute depletion of foreign exchange (forex) reserves has forced the immediate-past chairman of the African Union (AU), President Bingu wa Mutharika, to skip the on-going AU summit in Malabo, Equatorial Guinean
©- - 01 july 2011 - 17:41:35 - thread União Africana (540 words)


Malabo, Equatorial Guinea (PANA) - Member states of the African Union (AU) will propose to the UN Conference on sustainable development (Rio+20) the creation of a World Environment Organisation at an international meeting on the environment taking place from 28 May to 6 June, 2012, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
©- - 01 july 2011 - 15:51:35 - thread União Africana (181 words)


Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Egyptian Prime Minsiter Essam Sharaf said Thursday that his country was keen on playing a pivotal role in strengthening African-Arab ties
©- - 01 july 2011 - 14:48:56 - thread União Africana (297 words)


Malabo, Equatorial Guinea (PANA) – The head of state of Equatorial Guinea and current chairman of the African Union (AU), Obiang Nguema Basogo, exhorted his African peers Thursday in Malabo to display greater unity and solidarity when taking important decisions on issues affecting the continent
©- - 30 june 2011 - 22:14:48 - thread União Africana (317 words)


Malabo, Equatorial Guinea (PANA) – The chairman of the African Union Commission, Jean Ping, has on Thursday tackled the causes of the ongoing revolts in the Arab world, saying they are being caused by young peoples' aspirations for better economic and social conditions
©- - 30 june 2011 - 20:56:22 - thread União Africana (225 words)


Malabo, Equatorial Guinea (PANA) - African Union's plan to establish the Pan African University (PAU), to meet the developmental needs of the continent and inject highly skilled manpower into the economic, political and socio-cultural sectors, will be in focus as African leaders begin their 17th Summit in Malabo, Equatorial Guinea, Thursday, PANA reported from here
©- - 30 june 2011 - 07:55:38 - thread União Africana (558 words)


Malabo, Equatorial Guinea (PANA) - East African foreign ministers are upbeat about the progress made by Somali government troops in taking territorial control over various parts of Mogadishu
©- - 30 june 2011 - 07:40:34 - thread União Africana (278 words)


Malabo, Equatorial Guinea (PANA) - East African foreign ministers have called for more targeted sanctions against Eritrea for supporting extremists to destabilize the region, according to a communiqué issued here
©- - 30 june 2011 - 07:30:04 - thread União Africana (462 words)


Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – The 17th ordinary session of the African Union heads of State opens on Thursday in Malabo, Equatorial Guinea, with the first day to be devoted to the examination and debates on the topic "Speeding of youth automation for sustainable development" to be presented by Ethiopian Prime minister Meles Zenawi
©- - 29 june 2011 - 20:50:53 - thread União Africana (381 words)


Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – Gambian President, Yahya Jammeh, is due in Malabo, Equatorial Guinea, Wednesday to attend 17th African Union (AU) Heads of State Summit, PANA reported from here
©- - 29 june 2011 - 14:03:09 - thread União Africana (67 words)


Malabo, Equatorial Guinea (PANA) - Nigeria's President Goodluck Jonathan arrived Malabo, Equatorial Guinea, Wednesday for the 17th African Union (AU) Summit
©- - 29 june 2011 - 12:09:28 - thread União Africana (296 words)


Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria's President Goodluck Jonathan was due to leave Abuja Wednesday for Malabo, Equatorial Guinea, to attend the 30 June-1 July 17th AU summit, the presidency announced in a statement here
©- - 29 june 2011 - 10:55:44 - thread União Africana (126 words)


Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Mauritanian President Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz left here Wednesday morning for Malabo, Equatorial Guinea, to attend the 17th African Union (AU) summit, PANA learnt from official sources
©- - 29 june 2011 - 10:04:23 - thread União Africana (94 words)


Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - On the eve of the Africa Union (AU) Summit in Malabo, Equatorial Guinea, Kenyan Nobel Peace Laureate, Wangari Maathai, has called on African leaders to respond to the global climate change crisis that disproportionately impacts Africans, particularly African women
©- - 29 june 2011 - 09:28:42 - thread União Africana (753 words)


Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana’s President John Evans Atta Mills on Tuesday left Accra for Malabo, Equatorial Guinea, to attend the 17th Session of the Assembly of Heads of State and Government of the African Union (AU)
©- - 28 june 2011 - 19:47:33 - thread União Africana (134 words)