Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – People displaced as a result of the conflict in Central African Republic (CAR) is currently put at nearly 900,000, including about 500,000 in Bangui, the capital, with 100,000 camping at the airport, according to the latest report of the African Union Commission (AUC) Chairperson, Dr
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Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – Set to carry out its three-year Strategic Plan, the African Union Commission (AUC) said Thursday it was committed to improve both internal and external communication with stakeholders of the Union
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Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – For most of African countries, agriculture constitutes the development battlefield where they can win the war on poverty, hunger and indignity, the newly-elected African Union Chairperson, Mauritanian President Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz, said here Thursday
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Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - African countries should speak with one voice on the basis of a common position in defining the nature of international development cooperation for the next decades, Ethiopian Prime Minister Hailemariam Dessalegn said here Thursday
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Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Mauritanian President Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz was Thursday unanimously elected new Chairperson of the African Union (AU) Assembly in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
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Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - South Africa's President Jacob Zuma has expressed his country’s gratitude to member countries of the African Union (AU) for standing by the South African people during their struggle for majority rule and the death of the nation’s founding father, Nelson Mandela
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Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - After extensive consultations with the various sectors of the African civil society and the Diaspora over the last four months, the African Union Commission (AUC) is finalising the draft continental agenda on the Africa they want by 2063, the Commission has reported
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Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - President Jacob Zuma on Wednesday presented South Africa's third progress report on the implementation of the country's National Programme of Action to the 20th Summit of the African Peer Review Mechanism (APRM) Forum Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
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Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – Africa needs to find a way of making agriculture attractive to young people who can become an engine for industrialization, African Union Commission (AUC) chairperson, Dr
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Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - The Burundian president, Pierre Nkurunziza, is due in Addis Ababa Wednesday where he attend the 22th ordinary session of the African Union (AU) heads of state and government, according to official communique issued here
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Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – The African Development Bank (AfDB) and the African Union Commission (AUC) Wednesday signed an accord, worth US$ 8
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Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The Congolese President, Denis Sassou Nguesso, was due Wednesday in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, to take part in the 22th ordinary session of the Summit of the African Union (AU) heads of state and government, scheduled for 30-31 January, PANA reported
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Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – Equatorial Guinea has become the 34th participating country of the African Peer Review Mechanism (APRM) after President Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo signed here Wednesday his country’s accession to the mechanism
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Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - African countries now finance a significant share of their infrastructure projects with domestic resources, after such resources accounted for 47 percent of the total amount expended on projects in 2012, Carlos Lopes, Executive Secretary of the UN Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), said here Wednesday
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Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Africa’s premier human rights bodies have asked the African Union (AU) to declare 2016 the continent's human rights year marking a veritable watershed in its human rights trajectory
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Brussells, Belgium (PANA) - EU Commissioner for Development Andris Piebalgs will attend the African Union (AU) Summit due to open Thursday in the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa, the EU said in a statement obtained by PANA here Wednesday
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Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - South Africa and Niger are among the 10 countries elected Tuesday in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, as new members of the African Union (AU) Peace and Security Council for a two-year term, PANA reported Wednesday, quoting diplomatic sources here
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Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Despite the progress made over the last decade in the implementation of programmes under the New Partnership for Africa’s Development (NEPAD), participating countries should have clarity of objectives and focus in order to ensure greater success, according to Ethiopian Prime Minister Hailemariam Dessalegn
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Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - South Africa's President Jacob Zuma is in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, ahead of the African Union (AU) summit which gets underway Thursday, under the theme: "2014 - Year of Agriculture and Food Security in Africa, Marking the 10th Anniversary of Comprehensive Africa Agriculture Development Programme"
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Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – The African Union Peace and Security Council (PSC) has called on the international community to provide the necessary support to Madagascar to help the country consolidate the “remarkable gains” it has made
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Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria's President Goodluck Jonathan will leave Abuja on Wednesday for Addis Ababa where he will attend the 22nd Summit of the African Union Heads of State and Government which begins in the Ethiopian capital Thursday, a presidency press statement indicated here Tuesday
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Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudanese President Omar Al-Bashir was due in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, Tuesday to participate in the 22nd ordinary session of the African Union (AU) summit holding 30-31 January, official sources told PANA
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Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – Africa has all it takes to meet its own food needs and be a significant part of the response to the global challenge of feeding an increasing world population, according to a senior official of the African Union Commission (AUC)
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Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – Africa’s governance landscape has changed dramatically over the past decade with more multiparty elections than military coups, but the continent is not yet out of the woods, according to the African Union (AU)’s Commissioner for Political Affairs, Aisha Abdullahi
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Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Mauritanian President Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz Tuesday left Nouakchott for Addis Ababa to attend the African Union (AU) Summit scheduled for later this week in the Ethiopian capital, PANA reported
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Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - African countries need to act as one in implementing the continent’s programme for infrastructure development, which was approved by the Assembly of the African Union (AU) in January 2012, AU Commission Deputy Chairperson Erastus Mwencha said here Tuesday
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Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - African Union Commission (AUC) chairperson Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma Monday urged political leaders on the continent to build inclusive and tolerant societies if they want to put an end to civil wars and other violent conflicts
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Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – For Africa to ensure sustained and inclusive GDP growth of at least 7 percent, agriculture and agro-processing are critical factors that all African countries must take seriously this year, the African Union Commission (AUC) Chairperson, Dr
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Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Ahead of the 22nd summit of African leaders in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, the Executive Council of the African Union (AU) Saturday engaged in a three-day brainstorming session on critical issues relating to the continental agenda for 2063 and the state of the Union
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Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The African Union (AU) has welcomed the agreement reached by the warring South Sudanese parties in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, Thursday on the cessation of hostility and the status of detainees
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Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - African Union Commission (AUC) Chairperson Dlamini Nkosazana Zuma has stressed the need for a strong cooperation between the commission and the Permanent Representatives Committee (PRC) in order to take forward the pan-African goals in service to the African people
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Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Expressing unanimity on the need to bring to an end the current fighting in South Sudan, both the governing and the opposing parties have supported the efforts of the African Union (AU) and the regional Inter-Governmental Authority on Development (IGAD) to find a lasting solution to the crisis and its underlying causes
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Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Africa’s ambition in agriculture, according to the African Union (AU), is to produce enough food to feed its growing population and become a leading exporter of good food
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Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - African Union Commission (AUC) Chairperson Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma has received with “shock and disbelief” news of the sudden death of Ghanaian-born BBC broadcaster Komla Dumor, according to a statement issued by the Commission here Monday
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Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The African Union (AU) on Tuesday said it noted with great concern the widespread violence in South Sudan that undermined, not only ongoing peace talks in Addis Ababa, but also affected delivery of the much-needed humanitarian assistance in affected regions
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Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Underlining the need for sustained efforts towards conflict prevention, a senior official of the African Union Commission (AUC) Tuesday urged the continent’s defence ministers to get the proposed African Standby Force (ASF) fully operational by the 2015 deadline
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Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – The African Union (AU) Peace and Security Council, emerging from its emergency meeting in Banjul, Gambia, has stressed that dialogue remains the only viable way through which the South Sudanese parties can resolve their political differences
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Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The African Union (AU) and the Inter-Governmental Authority on Development (IGAD) group on Wednesday renewed their call to the warring parties in South Sudan to observe an immediate cessation of hostilities
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Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) – An African Union (AU) observer mission to the Mauritanian municipal and legislative polls, led by former Algerian Prime Minister, Ahmed Ouyahia, has recommended that the Mauritanian government should create an environment which will allow more women participate in the country's political process
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Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - African Union (AU) observers led by former Algerian Prime Minister Ahmed Ouyahia are monitoring Saturday's run-off of Mauritania's legislative and municipal elections, PANA reported
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Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – African Union (AU) leaders will hold their 22nd ordinary summit at the organisation’s headquarters here from 30-31 January, 2014, it was officially announced here Thursday
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Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – Cowardly acts of ambushing humanitarian workers will not discourage them to carry on with their mission, according to the Special Representative of the Chairperson of the African Union Commission (SRCC) for Somalia, Ambassador Mahamet Saleh Annadif
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Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria’s leading anti-graft agency, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Tuesday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Major Fraud Squad (MFS) of Western Australia Police to fight internet fraud and money laundering
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Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – The safety and security of the civilian population in the South Sudanese capital, Juba, has become a matter of deep concern to the African Union (AU) Commission following an outbreak of fighting in the city on 15 December 2013, the Commission’s Chairperson, Dr
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Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Chairperson of the African Union (AU) Commission, Dr Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma, has strongly condemned Saturday’s “cowardly attack” on a minibus in a suburb of the Kenyan capital, Nairobi, that killed many innocent civilians and injured many more
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