CAF awards: 5 outstanding women players on the list
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2024 CAF African Schools Football Championship: 'Young African girls are being holistically developed thanks to CAF'
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CAF African Schools Football Championship: Legends visit participants' hotel
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2023 CAF Awards: Men's and Women's teams
11 december 2023 - 21:20:32Marrakesh, Morocco (PANA) - The following are the men's and women's Africa teams as compiled by FIFPRO Africa released at [...] Full text...
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2023 CAF Awards: Nnadozie's heroic hands land CAF Women's Goalkeeper of the Year award
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2023 CAF Awards: Global African stars dominate final shortlist
07 december 2023 - 12:38:10Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Africa's football governing body, the Confederation of African Football (CAF) on Thursday released the top three [...] Full text...
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2023 CAF Awards: CAF releases shortlists of women's categories
28 november 2023 - 05:44:16Cairo, Egyot (PANA) - Africa's football governing body, the Confederation of African Football (CAF) has announced the shortlists for the [...] Full text...
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2023 CAF WCL: Mamelodi Sundowns sweep CAF individual awards
20 november 2023 - 06:14:05Korhogo, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - South African women's football club, Mamelodi Sundowns, has swept the 2023 individual awards of the CAF [...] Full text...
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17 november 2023 - 11:08:38Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - For the third time in a row, Mamelodi Sundowns will play in the final of [...] Full text...
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2023 CAF Awards: Nominees for women’s categories
14 november 2023 - 15:59:13Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Africa's football governing body, the Confederation of African Football (CAF), has unveiled the preliminary nominees for [...] Full text...
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12 november 2023 - 06:49:22Korhogo, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - Mamelodi Sundowns cemented their status as favourites for the CAF Women's Champions League title with [...] Full text...
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FIFA Women's World Cup: Injury rules Janine Van Wyk out of South Africa squad
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FIFA Women’s World Cup Trophy Tour inspires young women’s footballers in Africa
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Kagame, Moroccan King get CAF President's Outstanding Achievement Award
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2021-22 CAF Confed. Cup: List of scorers
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2021/22 CAF Confed. Cup: Top scorers so far - Which player will win the Golden Boot?
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South Africa: Ramaphosa undertakes working visit to Mozambique
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South Africa's Deputy President seeks medical treatment in Russia
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Heavy external debt burden suppresses African development endeavours
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South African president Ramaphosa mourns death of Zulu monarch
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AU mourns departed Eswatini Prime Minister
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2019 Africa Investment Forum: AfDB, partners gear up for new heights
17 october 2019 - 15:43:50Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) - In just a few weeks, the second edition of the annual Africa Investment Forum will [...] Full text...
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African Union through two decades
09 september 2019 - 18:01:03Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Union is marking the end of its second decade since taking over from [...] Full text...
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Zambians in SA warned to be cautious amid attacks on foreigners
03 september 2019 - 16:36:51Pretoria, South Africa (PANA) - Zambia's High Commission in Pretoria has cautioned its citizens in South Africa to take extra [...] Full text...
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Letshego eSwatini supports Micro- and Small-Business Owners
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Zuma's son back in the dock for culpable homicide case
26 march 2019 - 14:54:44Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – A second charge of culpable homicide against former President Jacob Zuma’s son, Duduzane, was [...] Full text...
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Eswatini on track for strong growth - AfDB
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10 november 2018 - 13:13:49Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) - The curtain fell on a three-day marathon investment marketplace on Friday, with transactions worth billions [...] Full text...
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South Africa’s IDC, AfDB sign loan agreement to ramp up Africa's industrial, infrastructure development
10 november 2018 - 10:46:25Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB) and the Industrial Development Corporation (IDC) of South Africa, have [...] Full text...
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Rights group urges Eswatini's new PM to ensure respect for human rights
30 october 2018 - 05:52:48Mbabane, Eswatini (PANA) - Human rights organisation, Amnesty International, has urged the new Prime Minister of Eswatini, formerly Swaziland, Ambrose [...] Full text...
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2018 Women's AFCON: Coach Ellis announces provisional squad for Ghana 2018
21 october 2018 - 00:48:54Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) - Head coach of the Sasol-sponsored Banyana Banyana of South Africa, Desiree Ellis, has announced a [...] Full text...
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South Africa's Opposition urges Ramaphosa to fire disgraced ministers
28 september 2018 - 15:41:46Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The official opposition Democratic Alliance (DA) on Friday called on the South African President, [...] Full text...
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COSATU elects its first female president
18 september 2018 - 17:59:28Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) - Zingiswa Losi has been elected president of South Africa’s trade union federation, the Congress of [...] Full text...
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AfDB's IDEV opens development evaluation week in Abidjan
07 september 2018 - 12:55:05Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - AfDB's Independent Development Evaluation (IDEV) opened its biennial Development Evaluation Week on Thursday in Abidjan, [...] Full text...
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COMESA summit begins in Lusaka
18 july 2018 - 10:22:16Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – The 20th Summit of the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) Heads of State [...] Full text...
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Free State secure 2019 Confed Cup spot after Nedbank triumph
20 may 2018 - 16:39:15Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - Free State Stars will join Kaizer Chiefs as the two South African clubs to [...] Full text...
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Africa’s premier investment marketplace to accelerate continent’s economic transformation
28 march 2018 - 13:50:54Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - To help Africa find the path to its long-deserved economic fortune, the African Development Bank [...] Full text...
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Top South African football official charged with rape
25 march 2018 - 10:14:49Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Former politician Jennifer Ferguson, has laid a charge of rape against South Africa’s top [...] Full text...
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President Zuma denies backing ex-wife as interim South African President
14 january 2018 - 18:45:32Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – President Jacob Zuma on Sunday denied damaging media reports that he would agree to [...] Full text...
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President Zuma on the ropes following Ramaphosa's dramatic victory
19 december 2017 - 06:37:46Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Following 10 turbulent years with President Jacob Zuma as leader of the ruling African [...] Full text...
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LEAD: Ramaphosa elected as head of ruling ANC
18 december 2017 - 17:25:55Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Following a bruising campaign, tycoon and former trade unionist Cyril Ramaphosa was elected as [...] Full text...
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BREAKING NEWS: Cyril Ramaphosa elected ANC president
18 december 2017 - 17:09:11Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - South Africa's Deputy President Cyril Ramaphoa was on Monday elected President of the ruling [...] Full text...
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South Africa's ANC conference expected to name party leader on Monday
17 december 2017 - 13:19:24Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South Africa's ruling African National Congress (ANC) will announce current President Jacob Zuma's successor [...] Full text...
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South Africa's ANC denies plot to remove Mantashe
13 november 2017 - 16:57:56Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South Africa's ruling African National Congress on Monday dismissed allegations that there were [...] Full text...
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South Africa: Former AU chair sworn in as an MP
21 september 2017 - 11:58:48Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – In a day of high political drama presidential hopeful Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma was sworn in [...] Full text...
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South Africa: Former AU chairperson forced to flee from site of 2012 massacre
22 august 2017 - 14:10:42Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Former African Union (AU) chairperson, Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma, was chased by angry miners on Tuesday [...] Full text...
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South Africa: Minister calls for harsher prison sentences for perpetrators of violence against women
09 august 2017 - 14:02:59Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) - South Africa's Social Development Minister, Bathabile Dlamini, on Wednesday called for harsher prison sentences for [...] Full text...
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Swaziland: UNAIDS congratulates Swaziland on viral load suppression among adults living with HIV
24 july 2017 - 16:07:37Mbabane, Swaziland (PANA) - The Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) has congratulated the Kingdom of Swaziland on the [...] Full text...
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2018 CHAN qualifier: Swaziland brace up for Zambia test
11 july 2017 - 15:49:03Lobamba, Swaziland (PANA) - Swaziland coach, Pieter De Jongh’s future will depend on the outcome of his team's performance in [...] Full text...
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South Africa: Zuma closes ANC's chaotic policy conference
05 july 2017 - 15:58:12Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – President Jacob Zuma on Wednesday called for the loser of the December’s key elective [...] Full text...
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Ethiopia: AU Summit opens amid renewed debate over budget financing options
03 july 2017 - 10:10:11Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – The 29th African Union Summit opened in Addis Ababa on Monday, with calls for the [...] Full text...
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Swaziland: Swazi economy rolls in challenging environment
19 june 2017 - 19:00:27Mbabane, Swaziland (PANA) - Following a prolonged drought in 2016 and a sharp decline in revenue from the Southern African [...] Full text...
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South Africa: Former AU chairperson under fire over VIP bodyguards
07 june 2017 - 10:26:53Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Police Minister Fikile Mbalula on Wednesday confirmed that South Africa’s VIP protection unit continues [...] Full text...
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South Africa: 'Africa’s prosperity tied to powerhouse pair South Africa, Nigeria'
05 may 2017 - 06:31:13Durban, South Africa (PANA) - Tackling Africa’s massive social challenges is impossible without harnessing and coordinating the power of its [...] Full text...
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South Africa: Ramaphosa attacks Zuma, launches presidential bid
24 april 2017 - 11:35:07Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa was locked in talks with President Jacob Zuma on Monday, [...] Full text...
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South Africa: Former AU chair under fire for receiving VIP protection
16 april 2017 - 06:48:21Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) –The South African Police Service (SAPS) has come under fire for providing a presidential protection [...] Full text...
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South Africa: Liberation hero Ahmed Kathrada laid to rest
29 march 2017 - 10:13:16Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa and former African Union chairperson Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma were among the [...] Full text...
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Ethiopia: Chairmanship of the AU Commission to change hands on Tuesday
11 march 2017 - 11:22:17Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The outgoing Chairperson of the African Union (AU) Commission, Dr. Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma, [...] Full text...
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Ethiopia: AUC Chairperson congratulates Somali President Mohamed
09 february 2017 - 11:31:18Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - African Union Commission (AUC) Chairperson Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma has congratulated Somalia's newly elected President Mohamed Abdullahi [...] Full text...
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Ethiopia: AU condoles DRC on Tshisekedi's passing
02 february 2017 - 16:32:37Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Chairperson of the African Union Commission, Dr Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma on Thursday expressed her [...] Full text...
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Ethiopia: AU appoints Uganda’s Museveni to lead US-EU immigration talks
31 january 2017 - 15:17:36Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Union Summit closed its two days of intensive talks in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, [...] Full text...
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Ethiopia: AU Summit lays ground for greater action on youth
31 january 2017 - 15:05:54Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Union Commission has laid the ground for greater efforts to deal with youth [...] Full text...
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Ethiopia: AU Summit told to consider US President Trump refugee ban
31 january 2017 - 07:28:30Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Union Summit underway in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, has been asked to consider a [...] Full text...
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Kenya: Chadian Foreign Minister elected new AU Chairperson
30 january 2017 - 16:58:36Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Chadian foreign minister Moussa Faki Mahamat was elected the new Chairperson of the AU Commission [...] Full text...
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UN: UN, AU, IGAD urge cessation of hostilities in South Sudan
29 january 2017 - 21:36:30New York, US (PANA) - The UN, the African Union (AU) and the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) on Sunday [...] Full text...
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South Africa: Zuma attends AU Summit in Addis Ababa
27 january 2017 - 08:55:51Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – President Jacob Zuma has departed for Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, for the 28th Assembly of [...] Full text...
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Ethiopia: AU Commission shocked by death of Cameroonian military personnel in copter crash
24 january 2017 - 11:51:43Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - African Union Commission Chairperson Dlamini Nkosazana-Zuma said on Tuesday that she has been deeply saddened [...] Full text...
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Ethiopia: Central Africa’s most accomplished diplomat takes aim at AU post (A News Analysis by Kennedy Abwao, PANA Correspondent)
24 january 2017 - 06:34:39Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Moussa Faki Mahamat, the former Chadian Prime Minister, who is running for the post of [...] Full text...
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Kenya: Kenyan candidate for AU post winds up campaign in Guinea Bissau
23 january 2017 - 19:01:55Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya's candidate for the position of Chairperson of the African Union Commission (AUC), Amina Mohamed, was [...] Full text...
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Kenya: New AU chief must champion human rights - says rights body
23 january 2017 - 15:39:58Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The next head of the African Union (AU) Commission must place human rights at the centre [...] Full text...
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Kenya: Kenya supports "bloodless" military moves on The Gambia
20 january 2017 - 13:29:37Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya has voiced support for the ongoing initiative by West African states to force defeated Gambian [...] Full text...
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Kenya: Will Kenyan FM Amina Mohamed's charm offensive deliver the AU post? (A News Analysis by Kennedy Abwao, PANA Correspondent)
19 january 2017 - 11:37:13Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Ambassador Amina Mohamed, Kenya’s foreign affairs Minister and candidate for the post of the Chairperson of [...] Full text...
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Ethiopia: AU Commission names new Special Representative in Liberia
17 january 2017 - 17:59:36Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - African Union Commission Chairperson Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma on Tuesday appointed Ambassador Ibrahim Mbaba Kamara of [...] Full text...
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Ethiopia: AU Commission welcomes US lifting of sanctions on Sudan
16 january 2017 - 08:40:40Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Chairperson of the African Union Commission, Dr. Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma has welcomed the lifting [...] Full text...
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South Africa: ANC secretary-general accuses party branches of "spoiling the water"
09 january 2017 - 18:30:50Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – African National Congress (ANC) Secretary-General Gwede Mantashe on Monday took aim at the women’s [...] Full text...
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South Africa: ANC women endorse Dlamini-Zuma as party's next leader
08 january 2017 - 07:19:43Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Outgoing African Union chairperson Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma has been endorsed by as the next leader [...] Full text...
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Ethiopia: AU Commission welcomes political agreement on DRC elections
04 january 2017 - 09:38:15Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - African Union Commission (AUC) Chairperson Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma has welcomed the agreement reached by the [...] Full text...
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Swaziland: 2016 drought weighs heavily on Swaziland's growth - IMF
14 december 2016 - 17:58:33Mbabane, Swaziland (PANA) - This year's severe drought in Swaziland is projected to weigh heavily on the country's growth and [...] Full text...
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Ethiopia: AU warns of tough measures after Yahya Jammeh’s poll trick
10 december 2016 - 17:00:53Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Union (AU) has declared Gambian President Yahya Jammeh’s rejection of the results of [...] Full text...
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Ethiopia: African Union holds historic debate for top Commission post
10 december 2016 - 00:15:00Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Five candidates racing for the post of the Chairperson of the African Union Commission (AUC) [...] Full text...
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Ethiopia: AU hails Nigeria's Super Falcons for 2016 Women's Africa Cup victory
05 december 2016 - 17:53:42Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) –African Union Commission (AUC) Chairperson Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma has congratulated Nigeria’s women’s soccer team, Super [...] Full text...
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South Africa: Aspiring AU chairperson Bathily says Africa lacks 'vigorous private sector'
30 november 2016 - 19:33:21Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) - One of the leading contenders for the African Union chairperson position, Senegalese diplomat Abdoulaye Bathily, [...] Full text...
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South Africa: South African trade union federation backs Ramaphosa for President
24 november 2016 - 14:00:21Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU) on Thursday threw its formidable weight [...] Full text...
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Tanzania: AU High Level Committee calls for new inclusive cabinet in Libya
09 november 2016 - 11:54:19Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) -The African Union (AU) High Level Committee on Libya has called upon all members of [...] Full text...
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Ethiopia: AUC Chairperson condemns terrorist attack in Kenya
28 october 2016 - 11:58:06Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - African Union Commission (AUC) Chairperson Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma has condemned in the strongest terms the terrorist [...] Full text...
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Ethiopia: China, AU sign landmark agreement on high-speed railway connection
08 october 2016 - 14:35:57Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - China and the African Union (AU) have agreed to begin the implementation of a five-year [...] Full text...
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Ethiopia: Dangote cement factory torched in Ethiopia's violence
04 october 2016 - 10:14:29Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - On the second day of national mourning for victims of the Irrecha religious festival stampede [...] Full text...
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Kenya: Kenyan foreign minister to run for top AU post
03 october 2016 - 11:51:41Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya's foreign minister Amina Mohamed has joined the race to replace Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma as the Chairperson [...] Full text...
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UN: Swazi PM says global integration vital for SDGs, climate change pact
24 september 2016 - 19:11:00New York, US (PANA) - Swaziland's Prime Minister Barnabas Sibusiso Dlamini on Saturday said although the UN was forging the [...] Full text...
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Ethiopia: AU approves election observer mission to Cape Verde
23 september 2016 - 15:40:04Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Union (AU) has formally dispatched a short-term election observer mission to Praia, Cape [...] Full text...
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Ethiopia: Morocco formally requests to rejoin AU
23 september 2016 - 14:43:29Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Kingdom of Morocco has officially submitted a request to accede to the African Union [...] Full text...
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Tanzania: Africa marks International Peace Day
21 september 2016 - 11:02:50Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - All citizens of the African Union (AU) member states should rally to the core [...] Full text...
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Ethiopia: AU appeals for restraint in DRC capital
20 september 2016 - 19:27:26Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - African Union Commission (AUC) Chairperson Nkosazana Dlamani Zuma on Tuesday deplored "the serious excesses that [...] Full text...
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Ethiopia: African finance ministers work on African Union import tax plan
16 september 2016 - 19:08:12Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - A select committee of 10 ministers of finance have ended discussion on the implementation of [...] Full text...
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Ethiopia: PSC satisfied with court appeal by Gabonese presidential candidates
14 september 2016 - 12:14:32Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Peace and Security Council (PSC) of the African Union (AU) considers acceptable the appeal [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: African Union deserves visionary, dynamic leadership (By Paul Ejime, PANA Guest Writer)
06 september 2016 - 11:33:26Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - These are not good times for Africa and the African Union (AU), its flagship political organization, [...] Full text...
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Ethiopia: AU calls for resumption of talks on Western Sahara referendum
05 september 2016 - 17:55:26Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - African Union Commission (AUC) Chairperson Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma on Monday urged Morocco and the Polisario Front [...] Full text...
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Mauritius: Mauritius hosts SADC workshop on cyber-security
31 august 2016 - 07:09:35Balaclava, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritian Technology, Communication and Innovation Minister, Mr Etienne Sinatambou, has said that emerging technologies such as [...] Full text...
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Ethiopia: AU welcomes signature of Sudan’s roadmap deal by opposition parties
10 august 2016 - 15:09:53Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – The African Union Commission (AUC) Chairperson, Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma, has welcomed the signing of the [...] Full text...
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South Africa: South Africans commemorate historic women's march
09 august 2016 - 18:00:34Cape Town, South African (PANA) – A 21-gun salute at the Union Buildings in Pretoria on Tuesday signalled the 60th [...] Full text...
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Zambia: Gov't dismisses opposition’s claim of violence ahead of elections
07 august 2016 - 15:07:18Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – Zambia’s Foreign Affairs Minister Harry Kalaba has dismissed opposition’s leader Hakainde Hichilema’s claim of political instability [...] Full text...
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2016 Olympic Games: AU greets African teams competing in Rio Olympics
04 august 2016 - 11:41:02Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – Expressing optimism that all African teams taking part in the Olympic Games in Rio de [...] Full text...
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UN: UN chief lauds AU’s fund for peace, security operations
19 july 2016 - 17:01:20New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Tuesday welcomed a decision by the Assembly of Heads of [...] Full text...
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Rwanda: Morocco seeks readmission to AU
18 july 2016 - 17:03:23Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Leaders of the African Union (AU) ended their 27th Assembly on Monday in Kigali, Rwanda, welcoming [...] Full text...
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AU Summit: AU Chairperson elections postponed until January 2017
18 july 2016 - 15:12:15Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - The election of a new Chairperson for the African Union (AU), scheduled to take place Monday [...] Full text...
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AU Summit: African leaders urged to identify right priorities
17 july 2016 - 18:24:17Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - The 27th African Union (AU) Heads of State summit officially opened in Kigali on Sunday with [...] Full text...
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AU Summit: President Sall calls for inclusive growth, achieving Agenda 2063
17 july 2016 - 17:26:13Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Senegalese President Macky Sall has called for the utilization of Africa’s rich natural and human resources, [...] Full text...
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Ethiopia: AU condemns terrorist attack in Nice, France
15 july 2016 - 16:50:04Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Calling for enhanced international cooperation in the fight against international terrorism, African Union (AU) Commission [...] Full text...
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Rwanda: Single African passport: A question of political will (A News Analysis by Aimable Twahirwa, PANA Correspondent, Kigali)
15 july 2016 - 09:00:23Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - The launch of the first ever Common Africa Passport on the sideline of 27th African Union [...] Full text...
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Rwanda: AU Comission chairperson urges solidarity, Pan Africanism
10 july 2016 - 16:37:26Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - African Union (AU) Commission Chairperson, Dr. Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma, on Sunday stressed the need for solidarity among [...] Full text...
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Ethiopia: AU Commission chief greets Muslims on Eid Al-Fitr
06 july 2016 - 17:03:29Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - African Union Commission (AUC) Chairperson Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma on Wednesday extended warm wishes to [...] Full text...
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Rwanda: Idriss Deby meets with Rwandan counterpart ahead of AU Summit in Kigali
22 june 2016 - 15:53:11Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Chad President Idriss Deby Itno and current chairperson of the African Union (AU), on Wednesday met [...] Full text...
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Ethiopia: AU says Al Shabaab attack against Ethiopian troops repulsed
09 june 2016 - 15:31:46Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Union (AU) said on Thursday troops under the command of its Mission in [...] Full text...
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Ethiopia: AU welcomes Hissène Habré judgement
01 june 2016 - 14:15:22Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Union Commission Chairperson, Dr. Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma, has welcomed the judgement of the [...] Full text...
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South Africa: AU to launch African Minerals Development Centre and Commodities Strategy
01 june 2016 - 13:39:58Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) - The African Union (AU) is to launch an African Minerals Development Centre with a view [...] Full text...
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Ethiopia: AU mourns death of Saharawi President Mohamed Abdelaziz
31 may 2016 - 19:35:27Addis Ababa, Ethiopia - President of the Saharawi Arab Democratic Republic (SADR) and Secretary General of the Polisario Front, Mohamed [...] Full text...
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UN: UN, AU welcome partial re-run of elections in Comoros
15 may 2016 - 16:00:22New York, US (PANA) - The UN and the African Union (AU) Commission on Sunday welcomed the peaceful conduct of [...] Full text...
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UN: UN, AU chiefs condemn deadly violence at IDP camp in North Darfur
12 may 2016 - 21:06:38New York, US (PANA) - The Chairperson of the African Union (AU) Commission, Ms. Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma, and the UN Secretary-General [...] Full text...
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Comoros: UN/AU chiefs "following closely" political development in Comoros
07 may 2016 - 08:56:50New York, US (PANA) - United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has said that he is following closely political developments in [...] Full text...
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Rwanda: Rwanda to host AU summit on human rights
04 may 2016 - 15:31:20Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - The 27th African Union (AU) Summit that is scheduled to take place in Kigali, Rwanda, from [...] Full text...
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Ethiopia: AUC Chairperson receives highest national Order of Serbia
28 april 2016 - 18:16:17Addis Ababa, Ethiopia - Serbian President TomislavNikolic has bestowed African Union Commission (AUC) Chairperson Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma with the [...] Full text...
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Ethiopia: AUC, EC reaffirm continued cooperation in human development
08 april 2016 - 09:02:37Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Union Commission (AUC) and the European Commission (EC) have reaffirmed their engagement in [...] Full text...
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Senegal: African economic ministers call for domestication of Agenda 2063
06 april 2016 - 20:22:07Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – African economic ministers have made a strong call for the domestication of Agenda 2063 and 2030 [...] Full text...
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Ethiopia: African leaders underline common development framework for Africa
04 april 2016 - 17:42:37Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Ethiopian Prime Minister Hailemariam Dessalegn has called on African states to be “strategic, ambitious, rigorous [...] Full text...
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Botswana: SADC endorses Botswana's minister for AU post
01 april 2016 - 14:26:18Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - The Southern Africa Development Committee block has endorsed Botswana’s foreign affairs minister, Pelonomi Venson-Moitoi's candidature for [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: Ghana’s new Visa plan, Pan-Africanism and African Unity rhetoric (By Paul Ejime, Guest Writer)
29 march 2016 - 15:18:28Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - In his State-of-the-Nation address to mark Ghana’s 59th independence anniversary on 6 March, 2016, President John [...] Full text...
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Ethiopia: Chadian Ambassador to the AU bids farewell
26 march 2016 - 10:41:49Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – Bidding farewell to the African Union Commission Chairperson, Dr. Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma, the Chadian Ambassador [...] Full text...
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Sudan: AU welcomes signing of roadmap by Sudanese Government
24 march 2016 - 08:08:52Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The African Union has commended Khartoum for signing a road map prepared by Thabo Mbeki, the [...] Full text...
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Ethiopia: 6 African countries hold elections on Sunday
19 march 2016 - 15:05:10Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – The African Union Commission (AUC) Chairperson, Dr. Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma, has called for smooth, peaceful, [...] Full text...
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Tanzania: AUC deploys team of experts to observe Zanzibar's re-run elections
17 march 2016 - 19:14:54Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - African Union Commission Chairperson Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma has approved the deployment of a six-member [...] Full text...
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Ethiopia: AU commends UN Security Council sanctions against LRA
12 march 2016 - 09:39:18Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - African Union Commission Chairperson Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma has commended the United Nations Security Council for [...] Full text...
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Ethiopia: AU, UN chiefs condemn Wednesday's attack on UNAMID peacekeepers
10 march 2016 - 18:41:50Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - African Union Commission (AUC) Chairperson Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma and United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon have [...] Full text...
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Ethiopia: AUC, UN chiefs express concern about upsurge in Darfur fighting
03 march 2016 - 19:37:49Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - African Union Commission Chairperson Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma and United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Thursday [...] Full text...
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UN: UN General Assembly President visits Ethiopia
02 march 2016 - 15:40:53New York, US (PANA) - The President of the UN General Assembly, Mr. Mogens Lykketoft, will be in Ethiopia on [...] Full text...
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Ethiopia: UN, AU appoint new Deputy Special Representative for UNAMID
02 march 2016 - 15:37:23Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – The United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and the African Union Commission Chairperson Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma, [...] Full text...
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Italy: UN hails launch of 'Day of School Feeding' as vital to Africa's devt efforts
02 march 2016 - 07:31:09Rome, Italy (PANA) - The United Nations joined the African Union on Tuesday hailing the inaugural 'Africa Day of School [...] Full text...
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Senegal: Saharawi Republic marks 40th anniversary
26 february 2016 - 18:07:06Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Saharawi Arab Democratic Republic (SADR) will Saturday celebrate the 40th anniversary of its proclamation of independence [...] Full text...
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Sudan: Consultative committee to discuss UNAMID exit from Darfur
24 february 2016 - 17:44:24Khartoum, Sudan (PANA)- Sudan's Foreign Affairs ministry disclosed Wednesday that a high political consultative committee will meet at [...] Full text...
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Ethiopia: AUC names new Special Representative in CAR
21 february 2016 - 11:27:38Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – African Union Commission (AUC) Chairperson Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma has appointed Mr. Mohamed EL Hacen Lebatt [...] Full text...
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Ethiopia: Kenya to host TICAD VI summit
01 february 2016 - 12:09:45Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Sixth Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD VI) Summit will be held in [...] Full text...
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Ethiopia: Ban urges Burundi's leaders to pursue dialogue, listen to their people
31 january 2016 - 17:02:18Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Government and people of Burundi should resolve the country's months-long political crisis through inclusive [...] Full text...
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Ethiopia: AU decides to hold emergency summit on migration
31 january 2016 - 15:14:32Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - African Union leaders ended their 26th Ordinary Session here Sunday agreeing to hold an emergency [...] Full text...
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Ethiopia: Chadian President becomes new AU Chairman
30 january 2016 - 13:06:02Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Chadian President Idriss Deby has been elected the new Chairman of the African Union (AU). The [...] Full text...
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Ethiopia: AU Summit considers broadening Boko Haram fight
30 january 2016 - 07:10:17Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - African leaders gathered in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, late Friday to discuss a plan to stop [...] Full text...
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Ethiopia: AU Executive Council meeting opens with focus on conflict prevention
27 january 2016 - 10:56:51Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Foreign ministers forming the Executive Council of the African Union met on Wednesday to prepare [...] Full text...
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Senegal: AU Commission chief urges women to be transformers, not just conformers
19 january 2016 - 19:24:41Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – The African Union (AU) Commission Chairperson, Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma Tuesday urged African women to be ''transformers [...] Full text...
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Rwanda: Burundi will benefit from deployment of AU peacekeepers (A News analysis by Aimable Twahirwa, PANA Correspondent in Kigali)
11 january 2016 - 11:07:54Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - After Ugandan Minister of Defence Crispus Kiyonga stressed that there is goodwill in Burundi to accept [...] Full text...
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Ethiopia: AU urges CAR to ensure success of electoral process
30 december 2015 - 21:27:21Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - African Union Commission (AUC) Chairperson Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma on Wednesday called on political stakeholders in [...] Full text...
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Rwanda: Rwandan appointed as new commander of UNAMID
15 december 2015 - 14:18:31Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and African Union Commission Chairperson Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma announced Tuesday the appointment of [...] Full text...
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South Africa: China to provide US$60 bln in elevated Africa friendship package
04 december 2015 - 10:50:05Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) - African leaders gave Chinese President Xi Jinping a standing ovation on Friday after Beijing unveiled [...] Full text...
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South Africa: African leaders enthusiastic ahead of China-Africa Summit
03 december 2015 - 17:46:49Pretoria, South Africa (PANA)-African leaders have arrived in the South African commercial capital of Johannesburg ahead of a major Summit [...] Full text...
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Sudan: AU welcomes meeting to monitor, evaluate South Sudan peace agreement
28 november 2015 - 18:17:44Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The African Union (AU) has welcomed the successful convening of a meeting of the Commission set [...] Full text...
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UN: Child brides in Africa to double to 310 million by 2050 – UNICEF
27 november 2015 - 18:23:39New York, US (PANA) - Nearly half of the world's child brides in 2050 will be African, if current trends [...] Full text...
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Tunisia: AU condemns attacks on Tunisia, Egypt hotel
26 november 2015 - 15:37:33Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) – The African Union Commission chairwoman, Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma, has strongly condemned the two terrorist attacks perpetrators on [...] Full text...
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Ethiopia: AU considers re-launching Burundi peace talks
25 november 2015 - 18:59:30Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - African Union Commission (AUC) Chairperson Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma met Wednesday with the UN Special Envoy [...] Full text...
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South Africa: Major union backs Ramaphosa for President
25 november 2015 - 10:35:37Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – A major South African trade union on Wednesday indicated that it has thrown its [...] Full text...
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Rwanda: China proposes strategy to resolve Burundian crisis
24 november 2015 - 14:31:05Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) – China has proposed a number of strategies aimed at resolving Burundi's political challenges, China’s Special representative [...] Full text...
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Ethiopia: AU strongly condemns "despicable terror attacks" in Paris
14 november 2015 - 12:28:22Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - African Union Commission Chairperson Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma was "shocked and deeply saddened" by the despicable [...] Full text...
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Senegal: AU Commission chief calls for African businesses based in India
30 october 2015 - 18:01:05Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – While Africa welcomes the world, and in particular India, to take advantage of the [...] Full text...
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UN: UN chief hails AU decision on addressing political, security crisis in Burundi
28 october 2015 - 13:34:15New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has welcomed the recent decision of the Peace and Security Council [...] Full text...
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Tanzania: Commonwealth Observer Group commends Tanzanians for peaceful elections
28 october 2015 - 10:26:48Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - The Commonwealth Observer Group, headed by former Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan, has commended "the [...] Full text...
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Tanzania: AU congratulates Côte d’Ivoire, Tanzania for peaceful elections
28 october 2015 - 09:33:50Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - African Union (AU) Commission Chairperson, Dr. Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma has congratulated the Republic of [...] Full text...
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Ethiopia: Nigerian diplomat, Uhomoibhi, appointed UNAMID chief
27 october 2015 - 19:50:46Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - A Nigerian diplomat, Dr. Martin Ihoeghian Uhomoibhi, has been appointed the new head of the [...] Full text...
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Ethiopia: African leaders head to New Delhi for crucial India-Africa summit
27 october 2015 - 16:58:44Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - East African leaders have left for the India-Africa Summit slated for 26-29 October in New [...] Full text...
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South Africa: Is South Africa on the brink of a second revolution? Analysis by By Craig Urquhart, PANA Correspondent
24 october 2015 - 12:57:17Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The irony of the student protests that swept across South Africa and saw police [...] Full text...
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Ethiopia: AU roots for migration driven by choice, not circumstances
23 october 2015 - 14:48:28Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) -The European Union (EU) is working with the African Union (AU) to ensure migrants from Africa [...] Full text...
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Ethiopia: EU foreign affairs chief voices concern over Presidential term limits
20 october 2015 - 15:37:59Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - European Union (EU) foreign affairs chief, Federica Mogherini, on a working visit to the African [...] Full text...
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Senegal: AU mourns late former President of Benin, Mathieu Kérékou
16 october 2015 - 15:45:24Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The chairperson of the African Union Commission, Dr. Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma, has expressed her condolences to Benin [...] Full text...
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Ethiopia: AU vows rapid military action after Boko Haram attacks in West Africa
12 october 2015 - 18:27:35Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA)-The African Union (AU) has vowed to speedily deploy a regional military force against Boko Haram after [...] Full text...
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South Africa: South Africa ready for a female President - Women's League
08 october 2015 - 17:07:56Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The influential African National Congress Women’s League (ANCWL) on Thursday served notice that it [...] Full text...
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Swaziland: Weakened regional outlook impacts on Swaziland's growth - IMF
06 october 2015 - 08:06:36Mbabane, Swaziland (PANA) - Though manufacturing, construction and the wholesale and retail sectors have partly supported Swaziland's growth rebound after [...] Full text...
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UN: Burkina Faso hails AU role in reversing coup
29 september 2015 - 15:48:09New York, US (PANA) - Burkina Faso has hailed the African Union (AU) over its role in reversing the 17 [...] Full text...
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Ethiopia: UN-backed West African anti-piracy body to strengthen ties with AU
22 september 2015 - 18:53:13Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The UN-backed Gulf of Guinea Commission, created to intensify the fight against piracy and illegal [...] Full text...
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Burkina Faso: Presidents of Senegal, Benin to 'mediate' in B/Faso crisis
18 september 2015 - 10:43:36Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Presidents Macky Sall of Senegal and and Boni Yayi of Benin were due in Ouagadougou [...] Full text...
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Burkina Faso: 'Interim President, Premier safe, to be freed soon'
18 september 2015 - 09:15:03Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Burkina Faso's ousted interim President Michel Kafando and Premier Isaac Zida are safe in military [...] Full text...
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Ethiopia: AU calls Burkina Faso coup null and void
17 september 2015 - 17:49:55Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Union (AU) has dismissed the coup in Burkina Faso as an affront on [...] Full text...
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Mali: AU Commission chair expresses concern about fresh northern Mali hostilities
02 september 2015 - 21:30:45Bamako, Mali (PANA) – The African Union (AU) Commission chairperson, Dr Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma, has expressed concern about the fresh outbreak [...] Full text...
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South Africa: SA media body slams Egyptian court ruling
31 august 2015 - 17:21:43Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The South African National Editors Forum (SANEF) has slammed an Egyptian court verdict [...] Full text...
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Ethiopia: AU wants enlarged 'African open skies' area to boost African airlines
20 august 2015 - 17:49:42Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) -The African Union (AU) has supported the immediate creation of an African Open Skies area within [...] Full text...
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UN: ICC President urges new relationship with African countries
17 august 2015 - 15:55:42New York, US (PANA) - The President of the Assembly of States Parties to the Rome Statute, which established the [...] Full text...
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Ethiopia: Obama tour demonstrates US preference for security pacts
01 august 2015 - 16:15:29Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - African leaders pledged to boost regional security during talks with US President Barack Obama, who [...] Full text...
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