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Kampala- Uganda (PANA) -- Citing malaria as one of the greatest challenges facing Africa, Presidents Yoweri Museveni of Uganda and Jakaya Kikwete of Tanzania said Monday that the continent needs strategic leadership to clear government ob structions and ensure the prosperity and development of its people
©- - 26 july 2010 - 11:30:00 - thread African Union (509 words)


Kampala- Uganda (PANA) -- African leaders should make a declaration calling for i ncreased funding for HIV/AIDS fight in Africa, following the decline of global funds to fight the disease, heads of UN organizations task ed with the global war against the disease said here Monday
©- - 26 july 2010 - 10:40:00 - thread African Union (389 words)


Kampala- Uganda (PANA) -- As the global fight against killer diseases of AIDS, ma laria and tuberculosis intensifies, government leaders from around the world are expected to renew their commitment to development and health at the Millenni um Development Goals (MDGs) summit to be held on 5 October 2010, chief executives of UN agencies spearheading the fight said here Monday
©- - 26 july 2010 - 10:04:00 - thread African Union (499 words)


Kampala- Uganda (PANA) -- African leaders are expected to discuss a plan to tap into the US$ 22 billion pledged for fighting hunger and starvation during the African Union (AU) Summit, which opened here Sunday
©- - 25 july 2010 - 18:18:00 - thread African Union (377 words)


Kampala- Uganda (PANA) -- The African Union Commission on Sunday officially inaugurated the 'Make Peace Happen Peace Studio' as part of the implementation of the 2010 Year of Peace and Security in Africa
©- - 25 july 2010 - 18:14:00 - thread African Union (335 words)


Kampala- Uganda (PANA) -- Putting former Chadian dictator Hissene Habre on trial in Senegal will make history not just in the West African country but also in the continent, human rights activists and victims of Habre's dicatatorship said here Sunday
©- - 25 july 2010 - 17:23:00 - thread African Union (724 words)


Kampala- Uganda (PANA) -- The African Union Commission on Sunday officially inaugurated the 'Make Peace Happen Peace Studio' as part of the implementation of the 2010 Year of Peace and Security in Africa
©- - 25 july 2010 - 17:20:00 - thread African Union (335 words)


Kampala- Uganda (PANA) -- President Goodluck Jonathan on Sunday said that Nigeria remained committed to the pursuit and promotion of the ideals of the African Union (AU), pledging his personal commitment to work towards the realization of the vision of the continental organization
©- - 25 july 2010 - 14:16:00 - thread African Union (268 words)


Kampala- Uganda (PANA) -- Encouraged by pro-Bashir arguments from 'unlikely' quarters, the African Union (AU) Sunday reiterated total support for the Sudanese President Omer el-Bashir, who is wanted for genocide charges by the International Criminal Court at the Hague, Netherlands
©- - 25 july 2010 - 14:02:00 - thread African Union (407 words)


Kampala- Uganda (PANA) -- Against the background of the daunting challenges facing the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM), the US Sunday reiterated its support for the peacekeeping force, especially the threat posed to it by the Al-Qaeda-linked Al Shabab terrorist group
©- - 25 july 2010 - 11:39:00 - thread African Union (429 words)


Kampala- Uganda (PANA) -- United Kingdom lawyers and a network of Sudanese NGOs h ave petitioned the African Union (AU), asking the continent's leadership who are meeting in Kampala, Uganda, to appeal to the International Court of Justice (ICJ ) to revoke the warrants of arrest against one of their own, Sudanese President O m ar El-Bashir
©- - 25 july 2010 - 11:13:00 - thread African Union (416 words)


Kampala- Uganda (PANA) -- Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni has called on African Union (AU) member states to reject the arrogance of terrorism supporters and mo v e to defeat them
©- - 25 july 2010 - 11:05:00 - thread African Union (213 words)


Kampala- Uganda (PANA) -- African governments could do well in addressing the dev elopment of maternal, infant and child health by concentrating on strategic stim u li for economic growth, Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni said here Sunday at th e opening of the 15th Session of the African Union Assembly
©- - 25 july 2010 - 10:54:00 - thread African Union (342 words)


Kampala- Uganda (PANA) -- The Immediate past British Prime Minister, Gordon Brown, on Saturday offered a rare praise to African leaders, saying the regular peer review of Africa's leadership was a model for the world
©- - 25 july 2010 - 10:37:00 - thread African Union (347 words)


Kampala- Uganda (PANA) -- Africa is getting down to serious business of survival and development after the "vuvuzela" sounds from the rainbow nation, South Africa, have been hushed at the end of a month-long celebration of the first ever FIFA World Cup played in the continent
©- - 24 july 2010 - 18:34:00 - thread African Union (1340 words)


Kampala- Uganda (PANA) â" The Angolan Head of Stat-e, Jose Eduardo dos Santos, a rrived in the Ugandan capital, Kampala, on Saturday to attend the 15th Summit of Heads of State and Government of the African Union (AU) which opens on Sunday
©- - 24 july 2010 - 17:55:00 - thread African Union (157 words)


Kampala- Uganda (PANA) -- Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles Zenawi, one of Africa's most visible leaders, automatically retained the leadership of the New Partnership for Africa's Development (NEPAD) despite a silent opposition to his three-year term at the helm of the institution
©- - 24 july 2010 - 17:53:00 - thread African Union (335 words)


Munyonyo- Uganda (PANA) -- Bracing to overcome its underdevelopment, Africa on Sa turday launched a multi billion-dollar programme for infrastructure development j ointly sponsored by the African Union Commission (AUC), the New Partnership for A frica's Development (NEPAD) and the African Development Bank (AfDB) while Africa n heads of state are the programme's key stakeholders
©- - 24 july 2010 - 15:02:00 - thread African Union (442 words)


Accra- Ghana (PANA) -- Ghana's President John Evans Atta Mills left Accra on Satu rday for Kampala to attend the 15th Ordinary Session of the Assembly of Heads o f State and Government of the African Union (AU), which would be held in the Ugan d an capital between 25 and 27 July
©- - 24 july 2010 - 12:50:00 - thread African Union (129 words)


Kampala- Uganda (PANA) -- African leaders kicked off debate on Saturday on role o f the New Partnership for Africaâ?s Development (NEPAD) in ensuring the economic success of the continent
©- - 24 july 2010 - 11:08:00 - thread African Union (596 words)


Kampala- Uganda (PANA) -- African Union Commission President Jean Ping said Friday a formal request had been sent to South African President Jacob Zuma for the deployment of peacekeeping troops to Somalia, the growing hotbed of terrorist cells in East Africa
©- - 23 july 2010 - 18:27:00 - thread African Union (449 words)


Kampala- Uganda (PANA) -- As pressure mounts on African leaders to cooperate with the International Criminal Court (ICC) on the arrest of the Sudanese President Omer El Bashir on genocide charges,the leaders are expected to review their stand on the issue at their summit in Kampala, Uganda, this weekend
©- - 23 july 2010 - 17:54:00 - thread African Union (370 words)


Kampala- Uganda (PANA) -- As pressure mounts on African leaders to cooperate with the International Criminal Court (ICC) on the arrest of the Sudanese President Omer El Bashir on genocide charges, the leaders are expected to review their stand on the issue at their summit in Kampa l a, Uganda, this weekend
©- - 23 july 2010 - 17:51:00 - thread African Union (372 words)


Kampala- Uganda (PANA) -- As pressure mounts on African leaders to cooperate with the International Criminal Court (ICC) on the arrest of the Sudanese President Omer El Bashir on genocide charges, the leaders are expected to review their stand on the issue at their summit in Kampa l a, Uganda, this weekend
©- - 23 july 2010 - 15:17:00 - thread African Union (372 words)


Kampala- Uganda (PANA) -- As pressure mounts on African leaders to cooperate with the International Criminal Court (ICC) on the arrest of the Sudanese President Omer El Bashir on genocide charges, the leaders are expected to review their stand on the issue at their summit in Kampala, Uganda, this weekend
©- - 23 july 2010 - 15:12:00 - thread African Union (365 words)


Kampala- Uganda (PANA) -- As pressure mounts on African leaders to cooperate with the International Criminal Court (ICC)on the arrest of the Sudanese President Omer El Bashir on genocide charges, the leaders are expected to review their stand on the issue at their summit in Kampala, Uganda, this weekend
©- - 23 july 2010 - 13:47:00 - thread African Union (361 words)


Kampala- Uganda (PANA) -- Six African leaders were due here Friday for a series of talks leading up to the African Union Summit, just days after a devastating terrorist attack at the heart of the capital, Kampala, killed 76 people and wounded scores of others
©- - 23 july 2010 - 13:24:00 - thread African Union (412 words)


Kampala- Uganda (PANA) -- African Union Commission President Jean Ping said Frida y a formal request had been sent to South African President Jacob Zuma for the deployment of peacekeeping troops to Somalia, the g rowing hotbed of terrorist cells in East Africa
©- - 23 july 2010 - 12:52:00 - thread African Union (453 words)


Kampala- Uganda (PANA) -- Six African leaders were due here Friday for a series of talks leading up to the African Union Summit, just days after a devastating terrorist attack at the heart of the capital, Kampala, killed 76 people and wounded scores of others
©- - 23 july 2010 - 07:50:00 - thread African Union (412 words)


Kampala- Uganda (PANA) -- Kampala, the Ugandan capital city, is bedecked with national colours to host the 15th Summit of African Heads of State and Government, scheduled for 25-27 July
©- - 22 july 2010 - 17:24:00 - thread African Union (176 words)


Munyonyo- Uganda (PANA) -- Uganda Thursday called on African Union (AU) member st ates and the international community in general to marshal collective action against perpetrators of international lawlessness, as the East African country mourns the loss of lives and damage of property caused b y terrorist attacks on 11 July 2010
©- - 22 july 2010 - 11:23:00 - thread African Union (278 words)


Kampala- Uganda (PANA) -- The African Union (AU) is facing a strong opposition ahead of a special Peace and Security Council (PSC) meeting here Wednesday to renew the mandate of the UN/African Union Mission in Darfur (UNAMID)
©- - 21 july 2010 - 09:05:00 - thread African Union (465 words)


Addis Ababa- Ethiopia (PANA) -- The African Union Commission President Jean Ping has rejected fresh genocide charges against Sudanese President Omer al Bashir, s a ying they were counterproductive and a set-back to peace efforts in the country
©- - 17 july 2010 - 14:59:00 - thread African Union (574 words)


Tripoli- Libya (PANA) -- Libyan revolutionary leader Mouammar Kadhafi held talks on Monday in Tripoli with the Malian president, Amadou Toumani Toure, on prepara t ions for the summit of the Community of Sahelo-Saharan States (CEN-SAD) in Ndjam e na, Chad, and the African Union (AU) summit in Kampala, Uganda, this month
©- - 12 july 2010 - 20:56:00 - thread African Union (128 words)


Addis Ababa- Ethiopia (PANA) -- The African Union vowed Monday to push for stiffe r measures to fight terrorism worldwide after Sundayâ?s World Cup-related bombin g which killed 64 people in Kampala, the Ugandan capital
©- - 12 july 2010 - 18:53:00 - thread African Union (292 words)


Tripoli- Libya (PANA) -- The Libyan leader, Mouamar Kadhafi, chairman of the Arab summit, on Tuesday evening in Tripoli, received a delegation of Algerian ac tivists who came to congratulate him on his accession as chairman of the Arab summit
©- - 07 july 2010 - 22:37:00 - thread African Union (191 words)


Lagos- Nigeria (PANA) -- The African Union human rights body, African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights, has ordered the Nigerian government to stay impending execution of more than 800 prisoners on death row in prisons across the country, pending the determination of a petition brought by the NGO Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP)
©- - 06 july 2010 - 07:36:00 - thread African Union (186 words)


Kampala- Uganda (PANA) -- In a bid to recapture lost positions to Islamist militants, Uganda on Thursday lost two soldiers serving as peacekeepers in Mogadishu, the capital of Somalia, Ugandan military authorities confirmed here on Monday
©- - 05 july 2010 - 17:07:00 - thread African Union (252 words)


Dar es Salaam- Tanzania (PANA) -- African Union Commission (AUC) Chairperson Jean Ping has expressed deep indignation at the unprovoked and deliberate attack that killed three peacekeepers of the UN-African Union Mis sion in Darfur (UNAMID) Monday at a team site in Nertiti, 165 km South-west of El Fasher, the Mission's headquarters in North Darfur
©- - 22 june 2010 - 10:56:00 - thread African Union (250 words)


Rustenburg- South Africa (PANA) -- Black Stars midfielder Kevin-Prince Boateng ha s stated that a place in the round of 16 remains the team's immediate objective a t the ongoing FIFA World Cup finals in South Africa
©- - 18 june 2010 - 19:27:00 - thread African Union (294 words)


Addis Ababa- Ethiopia (PANA) -- European Union Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso has said the time is ripe for the African Union (AU) to assume full control of peacekeeping operations on the continent
©- - 09 june 2010 - 10:02:00 - thread African Union (381 words)


Addis Ababa- Ethiopia (PANA) -- The European Union Commission has signed a landmark agreement with the African Union (AU), promising a joint partnership in the fight against corruption, human rights violations and pledging enhanced aid to deal with the internal refugees in African countries
©- - 09 june 2010 - 09:56:00 - thread African Union (373 words)


Luanda- Angola (PANA) -- The Angolan deputy minister of environment, Syanga Abilio, on Tuesday stressed that environmental auditing is as an important instrument of management tor prevent environment-related damages in the country
©- - 08 june 2010 - 21:38:00 - thread African Union (184 words)


Addis Ababa- Ethiopia (PANA) -- Economic woes fueled by the budget deficit and huge debt crisis in parts of Europe will not affect the continent's overseas development cooperation, especially with Africa, said European Commission President José Manuel Barroso on Tuesday
©- - 08 june 2010 - 19:23:00 - thread African Union (335 words)


Addis Ababa- Ethiopia (PANA) -- President of the European Commission, Jose Manuel Barroso, Tuesday expressed his determination to assist Africa to achieve the Mi l lennium Development Goals (MDGs)
©- - 08 june 2010 - 12:06:00 - thread African Union (403 words)


Addis Ababa- Ethiopia (PANA) -- Europe’s top ambassadors are due in the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa, for a brainstorming session with the African Union Commission
©- - 02 june 2010 - 19:19:00 - thread African Union (283 words)


Addis Ababa- Ethiopia (PANA) -- African Union (AU) observers said on Wednesday th at Ethiopiaâ?s national elections were free and fair and found no evidence of in timidation and misuse of state resources for ruling party campaigns
©- - 26 may 2010 - 19:21:00 - thread African Union (424 words)


Addis Ababa- Ethiopia (PANA) -- African Ambassadors and government representative s from the 53 African Union member states are meeting here to discuss the transformation of the African Union Commission (AUC) into an Authori ty, officials said Friday
©- - 21 may 2010 - 12:18:00 - thread African Union (320 words)


Dar es Salaam- Tanzania (PANA) -- Officials from the African Union (AU), the Unit ed Nations (UN) and the Sudanese Government were due to convene Monday in Addis A baba for the eighth meeting of the Tripartite Mechanism on the UN-AU Mission in D arfur (UNAMID)
©- - 10 may 2010 - 09:26:00 - thread African Union (363 words)


Dar es Salaam- Tanzania (PANA) -- With the passing of President Umaru Yar'Adua, N igeria and Africa have lost one of their illustrious sons, and an activist committed to the unity and well-being of all peoples of the continent, said Jean Ping, Chairperson of the African Union Commission
©- - 07 may 2010 - 09:40:00 - thread African Union (303 words)