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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)


Paris- France (PANA) -- More than 300 participants who attended UNESCO's World Press Freedom Day Conference in Brisbane (Queensland, Australia), have urged national governments to enact legislation guaranteeing the right of access for all to information held by public officials
©- - 04 may 2010 - 13:29:00 - thread African Union (467 words)


Dar es Salaam- Tanzania (PANA) -- African Union Commission Chairperson Jean Ping on Wednesday congratulated the people of Sudan for the peaceful conclusion of national elections, which took place from 11-15 April
©- - 28 april 2010 - 13:56:00 - thread African Union (338 words)


Moroni- Comoros (PANA) -- The African Union (AU) has granted US$50,000 to the Uni on of the Comoros to support reproductive health through the purchase of delivery kits, especially for Cesare an Sections, sources in Moroni, the Comorian capital, told PANA
©- - 19 april 2010 - 12:34:00 - thread African Union (150 words)


Dar es Salaam- Tanzania (PANA) -- Australia will help improve food security in ea stern and southern Africa through a new US$20 million programme to substantially boost agricultural production and i mprove market opportunities for farmers, the Australian Governmentâ?s Overseas Aid Programme (AusAID) said Frid ay
©- - 16 april 2010 - 11:23:00 - thread African Union (370 words)


Bujumbura- Burundi (PANA) -- African Union's Commissioner for Peace and Security Ramtane Lamamra Wednesday evening arrived in Bujumbura at the start of a four-da y visit to Burundi
©- - 15 april 2010 - 12:55:00 - thread African Union (105 words)


Tripoli- Libya (PANA) -- African Union's Peace and Security Commissioner Ramdhane Lamamara has said there is a general agreement among African nations to establish the Uni ted States of Africa, saying the only difference is the issue of timing and the modality for the creat ion
©- - 12 april 2010 - 07:58:00 - thread African Union (328 words)


Khartoum- Sudan (PANA) -- Ghana's former President John Agyekum Kufuor, who is le ading the African Union (AU) observer mission to Sudan's national election, on S u nday toured some voting centres in the capital, Khartoum, and Omdruman, the larg e st city
©- - 11 april 2010 - 16:48:00 - thread African Union (330 words)


Moroni- Comoros (PANA) -- Rounding off a three-day visit to the Comoros after a s econd meeting with President Ahmed Sambi, the AU Commissioner for Peace and Secu r ity, Ramtane Lamamra, left Moroni, the Comoran capital, to return to Addis Ababa , Ethiopia, PANA reported from here
©- - 11 april 2010 - 09:58:00 - thread African Union (282 words)


New York- US (PANA) -- The UN is working closely with African Union (AU) and ECOW AS to support national efforts on sustainable stability in Guinea Bissau, according to the UN Secretary-General â?s Special Representative for Guinea Bissau, Joseph Mutaboba
©- - 04 april 2010 - 08:52:00 - thread African Union (284 words)


Lagos- Nigeria (PANA) -- A tripartite delegation comprising top officials of ECOW AS, African Union (AU) and the UN headed to Guinea Bissau Saturday to help calm things down in the wake of Thursda y's apparent coup attempt by renegade troops in the West African nation, ECOWAS sources said
©- - 03 april 2010 - 09:26:00 - thread African Union (316 words)


Lagos- Nigeria (PANA) -- A tripartite delegation comprising officials of ECOWAS, African Union and the UN is heading to Guinea Bissau following an apparent coup attempt by renegade troops in the West African nation Thursday, ECOWAS sources said Saturday
©- - 03 april 2010 - 08:14:00 - thread African Union (55 words)


Addis Ababa- Ethiopia (PANA) -- The African Union’s (AU) powerful Peace and Security Council (PSC) is set for a big overhaul, effective 1 April, following the election of 15 new members
©- - 31 march 2010 - 19:40:00 - thread African Union (319 words)


Lilongwe- Malawi (PANA) -- The African Union Chairman, Malawi President Bingu wa Mutharika, has taken a swipe at what he called the West's tendency to impose economic polic ies on Africa
©- - 29 march 2010 - 13:37:00 - thread African Union (300 words)


Lilongwe- Malawi (PANA) -- Malawi has said Africa needs to focus on regional infr astructural development, in energy and water resources management if the contine n t is to realise its true growth potential, PANA reported from here Wednesday
©- - 24 march 2010 - 18:18:00 - thread African Union (486 words)