BREAKING NEWS: Ethiopia's long-serving Deputy PM, FM, quits

27 january 2024 - 14:38:08
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Ethiopia's longest serving Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Demeke Mekonnen quit three positions, including [...] Full text...

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Kenya projects US$3 billion yearly earnings from African Free Trade Agreement

20 november 2021 - 13:57:34
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Kenya has set a target of US$3 billion in earnings annually from the African Continental Free [...] Full text...

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US says Eritrean troops committing crimes against humanity in Ethiopia's Tigray region

05 february 2021 - 17:18:09
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Eritrean troops in Ethiopia's northern region of Tigray have been engaged in looting, sexual violence [...] Full text...

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Kenya, European Council leaders resolve to pursue end to Ethiopian military offensive

24 november 2020 - 23:43:00
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta and the president of the European Council, Charles Michel, on Tuesday agreed [...] Full text...

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African Union through two decades

09 september 2019 - 18:01:03
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Union is marking the end of its second decade since taking over from [...] Full text...

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Ethiopia gets new foreign, defence ministers as PM consolidates power

19 april 2019 - 19:13:54
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) -  Ethiopia's parliament on Thursday approved the appointments of Gedu Andargachew and Lemma Megerssa as foreign [...] Full text...

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US reassures Kenya of continued support in war against terrorism

12 march 2019 - 16:22:21
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The U.S. has reassured of its continued support for Kenya in the war against terrorism, its [...] Full text...

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Ethiopia begins crude oil, natural gas extraction in Ogaden region

28 june 2018 - 12:57:22
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Ethiopia, a non-oil producing economy in the East African region, has officially extracted its first [...] Full text...

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Ethiopia PM announces confidence building measures to spur peace talks with Eritrea

27 june 2018 - 12:25:29
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Talks to end a two-decade long peace deadlock between Ethiopia and neighbouring Eritrea have kicked [...] Full text...

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US Secretary of State discusses power change-over in Ethiopia

09 march 2018 - 18:48:09
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Visiting US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson has praised Ethiopian Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn for [...] Full text...

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Ethiopia Prime Minister resigns after months of popular unrest

15 february 2018 - 19:05:11
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – Ethiopian Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn resigned on Thursday after months of popular protests which necessitated [...] Full text...

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Belgium: EU urges delimitation of Eritrea-Ethiopia boundary

13 april 2017 - 09:30:21
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - Expressing its deep concern about the delayed implementation of the 2000 Algiers peace agreement between Ethiopia [...] Full text...

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Senegal: Kofi Annan urges African leaders to leave office when time is up

19 april 2016 - 13:40:25
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Former UN Secretary-General, Kofi Annan, Tuesday urged African leaders to leave when their mandated time is [...] Full text...

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Tanzania: Winners of the African Business Awards announced at ceremony in New York

25 september 2015 - 08:31:53
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Nigeria's Dangote Cement has won the 2015 Business of the Year award at the [...] Full text...

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Rwanda: 'Accountability, good governance key to promoting democracy'

26 august 2015 - 20:49:15
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - A senior official of the African Development Bank (AfDB) has said bad governance and corruption have [...] Full text...

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Rwanda : Ethiopian PM in Kigali for Meles Zenawi Foundation symposium

20 august 2015 - 19:36:07
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Ethiopian Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn arrived here late Thursday to attend the inaugural symposium of [...] Full text...

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Sudan: Sudan, Ethiopia begin "popular diplomacy offensive"

08 may 2015 - 20:22:45
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - A large Ethiopian delegation arrived in Khartoum on Friday under a campaign to boost popular relations [...] Full text...

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Sudan: Sudanese official media dwell on Ethiopia's Renaissance Dam

21 march 2015 - 17:01:40
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The heads of state of Sudan, Egypt and Ethiopia are due to meet Monday in Khartoum, [...] Full text...

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Senegal: CPJ welcomes release of six Eritrean journalists

24 january 2015 - 11:04:07
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) has welcomed the release from jail of six Eritrean journalists [...] Full text...

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Ethiopia: Ethiopia says Africa will use energy potential to generate growth

23 april 2014 - 14:01:34
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Ethiopia has set in motion plans to complete energy projects with a combined capacity of [...] Full text...

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Ethiopia: Govt. appoints female minister with deputy PM rank

08 april 2014 - 16:36:16
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Ethiopian parliament has approved the appointment of a female minister with the rank of [...] Full text...

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Year-ender: Ethiopia forges ahead with Grand Renaissance Dam (By Anaclet Rwegayura, PANA Correspondent)

25 december 2013 - 09:38:04
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The year 2013 has undoubtedly been an exciting year for Ethiopia because of the events [...] Full text...

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Former leaders of Ghana, Norway appointed special envoys on climate change

23 december 2013 - 18:30:51
New York, US PANA) – UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Monday appointed former President of Ghana, John Kufour, and former [...] Full text...

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Ethiopian weekly focuses on Egypt-Ethiopia tension over Nile waters

15 june 2013 - 06:59:46
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – “Clouds over the Nile waters have become denser,” Ethiopia’s weekly Fortune wrote this week, referring [...] Full text...

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ECA chief hails APRM for raising bar on accountability

22 may 2013 - 07:46:32
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Ten years after its creation, the Africa Peer Review Mechanism (APRM) has received acclaim for [...] Full text...

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Corruption "claims" senior govt. officials, businessmen

11 may 2013 - 14:22:23
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Ethiopian police on Friday arrested 13 officials, including the Director General of the powerful Customs [...] Full text...

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Ethiopia to host high-level forum on security, organized crime

13 april 2013 - 14:02:44
Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire (PANA) – A high-level forum on "security and organized crime" will be held 20-21 April in Bahir, [...] Full text...

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Judge revives criminal charges against Ethiopian journalist

09 february 2013 - 14:31:17
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) Thursday condemned the revival of three criminal charges against Ethiopian [...] Full text...

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President Zuma sues for investment in Africa's infrastructure

26 january 2013 - 15:03:16
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Investment in Africa's infrastructural development is not a matter of tomorrow but of now, South [...] Full text...

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NEPAD orientation committee begins 28th session in Addis Ababa

26 january 2013 - 09:45:26
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Heads of State and Government constituting the Orientation Committee (HSGOC) of the New Economic Partnership [...] Full text...

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Ethiopia’s PM in Khartoum to review Sudan, S. Sudan peace deal

26 december 2012 - 21:03:12
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Ethiopian Prime Minister Haile Mariam Desalegn, who is in Khartoum for a two-day visit, on Wednesday [...] Full text...

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Ethiopian PM appoints new cabinet, names 2 new deputy PMs

29 november 2012 - 16:52:00
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Ethiopian parliament Thursday confirmed the appointment of two new deputy Prime Ministers and a [...] Full text...

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Kenya urges Eritrea to renounce extremism in Horn of Africa before IGAD recall

29 october 2012 - 16:37:00
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenyan President Mwai Kibaki has pledged support for Eritrea's bid to rejoin the Intergovernmental Authority on [...] Full text...

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Ethiopia salutes late Zenawi on role to advance Africa’s cause on climate change

19 october 2012 - 15:34:39
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – A Conference on Climate Change and Development, taking place in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, has paid [...] Full text...

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Ethiopia's former First Lady refuses to quit National Palace

17 october 2012 - 19:22:55
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - A controversy over the occupancy of Ethiopia's National Palace has been raging in Addis Ababa [...] Full text...

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Ethiopian PM visits Uganda

08 october 2012 - 18:50:46
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Ethiopia's new leader Hailemariam Desalegn is due in Kampala shortly on a state visit to [...] Full text...

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World elders' group commends Sudan, South Sudan peace agreement

01 october 2012 - 17:48:44
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) – A group of Western and African former heads of state, politicians and religious leaders, known as [...] Full text...

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Sudanese leaders sign landmark deal on post-independence arrangements

27 september 2012 - 22:10:08
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Sudanese leaders signed a landmark peace treaty on Thursday agreeing to demarcate their common border [...] Full text...

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Ethiopia's ruling party endorses Hailemariam as PM designate

16 september 2012 - 10:43:59
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Ethiopia's ruling party Saturday ended weeks of speculation over a possible power struggle within its [...] Full text...

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Ethiopia's ruling party congress kicks off to pick new PM

15 september 2012 - 17:20:46
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Ethiopia's ruling People's Revolutionary Democratic Front (EPRDF) is currently holding a congress that would culminate [...] Full text...

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Ethiopia's ruling party opts for leadership contest

06 september 2012 - 14:05:14
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Ethiopia’s substantive Prime Minister will be chosen at a full ruling party council meeting, to [...] Full text...

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Sudan, South Sudan resume negotiations in Ethiopia

04 september 2012 - 16:19:07
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The Sudanese government lead negotiator, Idris Abdul Gadir, arrived in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, Tuesday, leading a [...] Full text...

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Nigeria's President pays tribute to ''illustrious son of Africa'', Meles

03 september 2012 - 09:28:54
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Calling him an ''illustrious son of Africa'' and a ''truly visionary African leader'', Nigeria's President [...] Full text...

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Ethiopia's new PM faces tough challenges ahead (News Analysis)

03 september 2012 - 09:02:19
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - With Ethiopia's late Prime Minister Meles Zenawi now laid to rest, his successor Hailemariam Desalegn [...] Full text...

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(Roundup) Ethiopia’s PM laid to rest, hailed for intellectual revolution

02 september 2012 - 16:14:11
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The late Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles Zenawi was laid to rest at the Trinity Cathedral [...] Full text...

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Late Ethiopian PM laid to rest

02 september 2012 - 14:41:47
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – The late Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles Zenawi was on Sunday laid to rest after a [...] Full text...

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Late Ethiopian PM honoured with Grand funeral procession

02 september 2012 - 12:37:28
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Ethiopians honoured their late leader Meles Zenawi in a grand fashion on Sunday, with a [...] Full text...

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African leaders eulogize Meles at state funeral

02 september 2012 - 11:17:47
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Leaders attending the first state funeral in Ethiopia in nearly a century in the nation's [...] Full text...

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'Nigeria will work with Ethiopia's new leadership to push African agenda'

02 september 2012 - 10:51:47
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Nigeria's President Goodluck Jonathan Sunday in Addis Ababa pledged that his country will work with [...] Full text...

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Rawlings describes Meles as 'a true Pan-African'

02 september 2012 - 07:39:10
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Ghana’s former President and African Union High Representative for Somalia, Jerry John Rawlings, has described [...] Full text...

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Ethiopia experts say East Africa will miss Meles Zenawi’s dynamism (corrected)

02 september 2012 - 06:51:19
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - African institutions operating in the Horn of Africa region will miss the dynamism that the [...] Full text...

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Ethiopian PM Meles to be buried on Trinity Church grounds in Addis Ababa

02 september 2012 - 06:38:21
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Ethiopia's late Prime Minister Meles Zenawi will be laid to rest on Sunday at the [...] Full text...

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Nigeria's President arrives Addis Ababa for Meles' burial

01 september 2012 - 19:22:31
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Nigeria's President Goodluck Jonathan arrived in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, Saturday at the head of a [...] Full text...

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Yamina Benguigui to represent France at late Ethiopian PM's funeral

01 september 2012 - 15:34:55
Paris, France (PANA) - The Deputy Minister of Francophony, Yamina Benguigui, will represent France at Sunday's funeral of Ethiopian Prime [...] Full text...

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Ethiopia prepares for Meles funeral Sunday

01 september 2012 - 09:30:31
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Ethiopians have stepped up preparations for Sunday's state funeral for the country’s late leader, Meles [...] Full text...

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Jonathan leaves Abuja Saturday for Zenawi's burial

31 august 2012 - 22:39:59
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan will depart Abuja on Saturday at the head of a Nigerian delegation [...] Full text...

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Obama condoles with Ethiopia, tasks acting PM on security, human rights

24 august 2012 - 09:49:05
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - US President Barack Obama has spoken with Ethiopia’s acting Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn to emphasis [...] Full text...

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Ethiopian capital calm ahead of major transition

22 august 2012 - 16:35:42
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa, remained calm a day to the scheduled swearing in of [...] Full text...

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Zambian President mourns late Ethiopian PM

22 august 2012 - 14:39:46
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – Zambian President Michael Sata has conveyed his deepest and heartfelt condolences to the government of Ethiopia [...] Full text...

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Zuma mourns Ethiopia's late Premier

22 august 2012 - 09:18:30
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - South Africa's President Jacob Zuma has expressed his sadness at the death of Ethiopian [...] Full text...

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Ethiopian PM's death saddens UN chief

22 august 2012 - 08:27:58
New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has said he is ''deeply saddened'' by the death of Ethiopian [...] Full text...

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World leaders eulogise late Ethiopian PM

21 august 2012 - 19:39:50
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - World leaders have hailed the late Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles Zenawi as a skillful negotiator and [...] Full text...

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Jonathan mourns Zenawi, commiserates with Ethiopians

21 august 2012 - 19:33:45
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - President Goodluck Jonathan on Monday expressed his condolences to the government and people of Ethiopia on [...] Full text...

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IGAD hails Meles' illustrious peacekeeping role in Africa

21 august 2012 - 14:15:38
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD), mourning the passing of Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles Zenawi, [...] Full text...

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African Union saddened by Meles Zenawi’s death

21 august 2012 - 14:08:35
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Union (AU) Tuesday said it was deeply saddened by the death of Ethiopia’s [...] Full text...

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Ethiopian parliament to endorse Meles' successor

21 august 2012 - 10:19:24
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Ethiopia is to summon parliament to ratify the appointment of Hailemariam Desalegn to succeed the [...] Full text...

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Ethiopian PM Meles Zenawi dies, cabinet appoints deputy

21 august 2012 - 08:31:53
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles Zenawi has died at the age of 57, while receiving treatment [...] Full text...

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'Ethiopian PM Meles in stable condition'

19 july 2012 - 20:46:47
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Ethiopian officials have dispelled rumours on the failing health of Prime Minister Meles Zenawi, [...] Full text...

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AU issues 2 Aug. deadline to resolve outstanding issues between Sudan, S/Sudan

15 july 2012 - 09:45:36
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Union (AU) has issued a deadline of 2 August 2012 to Sudan and [...] Full text...

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US, Ethiopia to ink new financing deal to boost economic growth

18 june 2012 - 14:05:57
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The US is set to sign a new financing agreement with Ethiopia to provide US$675 [...] Full text...

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AGRA to help implement new G8 Global Partnership Initiative on Food Security

23 may 2012 - 13:52:46
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA) has been given a key role [...] Full text...

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Mills says G-8 sincere in pledge to improve Africa food, nutrition security

21 may 2012 - 16:16:46
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana’s president John Evans Atta Mills returned home Monday from a meeting with the G-8 countries [...] Full text...

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Ghana’s President Mills leaves for G8 summit

17 may 2012 - 11:15:51
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana’s President John Evans Atta Mills left Accra on Wednesday night for the US to attend [...] Full text...

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Benin’s President Boni Yayi visits Ghana

11 may 2012 - 15:06:45
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Benin’s President Boni Yayi, who is the current Chairman of the African Union (AU), arrived in [...] Full text...

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Jonathan arrives Addis Ababa for World Economic Forum on Africa

09 may 2012 - 18:56:35
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Nigeria's President Goodluck Jonathan arrived Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, on Wednesday to participate in the 22nd [...] Full text...

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World, business leaders gather in Ethiopia for Economic Forum on Africa

08 may 2012 - 19:08:18
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – World and business leaders are gathering in Addis Ababa for the World Economic Forum (WEF) [...] Full text...

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Obama calls on Sudanese rivals to ceasefire

21 april 2012 - 19:17:00
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - US President Barack Obama has urged Sudan to halt all military activities against South Sudan and [...] Full text...

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Sudan taps diplomacy to get S/Sudan out of occupied Heglig

18 april 2012 - 16:03:05
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Sudan is seeking the intervention the African Union (AU) and Ethiopia to pressure South Sudan [...] Full text...

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UN Security Council demands unconditional end to Sudan/South Sudan fighting

13 april 2012 - 08:01:34
New York, US (PANA) - The UN Security Council has called for an immediate end to the fighting between Sudan [...] Full text...

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Ban urges de-escalation of Sudan, South Sudan faceoff

11 april 2012 - 20:29:36
New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon Wednesday called for an immediate de-escalation of the situation between South [...] Full text...

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African leaders urged to promote regional integration, investments

28 march 2012 - 15:40:25
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Participants at the NEPAD Congress in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, Wednesday have called on African countries [...] Full text...

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AU backs Nigeria’s Okonjo-Iweala for topmost World Bank job

26 march 2012 - 20:20:53
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – The African Union on Monday threw its weight behind Nigeria’s Finance Minister, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, [...] Full text...

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Africa rallies behind Nigeria’s Finance Minister for WB presidency

26 march 2012 - 13:46:26
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Ethiopia’s Prime Minister Meles Zenawi and African Ministers of Finance, Planning and Development who are [...] Full text...

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African Finance Ministers, Central Bank Governors meet

26 march 2012 - 11:51:33
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - A two-day meeting of the African Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors opened in Addis [...] Full text...

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NEPAD to mark 10th anniversary with colloquium

22 march 2012 - 11:26:11
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - A one-day colloquium and congress, to mark the 10th anniversary of the New Partnership For Africa’s [...] Full text...

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Kiir says oil fields bombing causes oil spill in South Sudan

02 march 2012 - 18:43:10
Lamu, Kenya (PANA) - South Sudanese President Salva Kiir graced a groundbreaking ceremony of a new Kenyan port on Friday, [...] Full text...

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South Sudan says new oil pipeline on final planning stage

02 march 2012 - 18:34:32
Lamu, Kenya (PANA) - South Sudan is in the final stages of carrying out research on the construction of an [...] Full text...

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Ethiopia, Kenya sign bilateral deal for railway link

01 march 2012 - 21:49:26
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles Zenawi and the Kenyan President Mwai Kibaki on Thursday witnessed the signing of [...] Full text...

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Kenyan official says economic gain inspires Lamu project

29 february 2012 - 17:03:43
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The Lamu Port project, whose construction is expected to commence on Friday, will contribute 2% to [...] Full text...

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Dos Santos, Zuma meet in Luanda

20 february 2012 - 12:19:26
Luanda, Angola (PANA) - Angolan President Jose Eduardo dos Santos on Sunday in Luanda met with his South African counterpart [...] Full text...

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AU chairman laments 'lack of unity' of African countries

18 february 2012 - 14:29:05
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) – African Union chairman, Benin's president Yayi Boni on Saturday expressed regret about lack of unity of [...] Full text...

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AU mini-summit on peace and security in Africa opens

18 february 2012 - 13:21:07
Cotonou, Benin(PANA) – The African Union (AU) mini-summit opened on Saturday in Cotonou with about a dozen of heads of [...] Full text...

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A dozen presidents to attend Cotonou AU mini-summit

18 february 2012 - 11:06:53
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) – About a dozen of African heads of State and government have arrived in Cotonou to attend [...] Full text...

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African leaders agree Free Trade Area to boost trade

31 january 2012 - 11:44:08
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - African leaders have resolved to pursue banking reforms, a Free Trade Area for the entire [...] Full text...

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US Deputy Secretary ends Africa visit

31 january 2012 - 07:41:42
New York, US (PANA) - US Deputy Secretary of State Bill Burns has concluded his week-long visit to Africa in [...] Full text...

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'Ethiopia's national APRM Process insufficiently independent'

30 january 2012 - 16:15:20
Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) - A report on Ethiopia’s self-assessment under the African Peer Review Mechanism (APRM) has concluded that [...] Full text...

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18th AU Summit opens in Addis Ababa

29 january 2012 - 08:05:55
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - African leaders kicked off a two-day Summit here Sunday, to discuss pressing continental matters and [...] Full text...

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East African leaders agree plan to create Free Trade Area

27 january 2012 - 19:28:37
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Ahead of a key African Union (AU) Summit to discuss trade, East African leaders left [...] Full text...

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Sudan oil shutdown to continue after leaders failed to strike deal

27 january 2012 - 17:33:31
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Sudan's oil exportation crisis was set to persist after both sides Friday failed to reach [...] Full text...

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Deal possible as Sudan, South Sudan meet over oil row

27 january 2012 - 15:13:54
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Leaders of Sudan and South Sudan, in their first "face-to-face" meeting under the direct mediation [...] Full text...

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NEPAD's steering committee summit slated for Saturday

25 january 2012 - 20:44:46
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – Heads of state and government of member countries of the Steering Committee of the New [...] Full text...

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43rd meeting of NEPAD Steering Committee opens

24 january 2012 - 21:17:54
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – Participants at the 43rd meeting of the Steering Committee of the New Partnership for Africa's [...] Full text...

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AU urges Sudan, South Sudan to stop 'unilateral actions'

23 january 2012 - 20:08:17
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The African Union (AU) on Monday urged Sudan and South Sudan to end what it calls [...] Full text...

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Researchers outline food security-climate change road map in Science

20 january 2012 - 10:36:48
Washington, US (PANA) - A group of international agriculture experts has urged scientists to lay the groundwork for more decisive [...] Full text...

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Ethiopian PM impressed with move towards industrialization

20 december 2011 - 19:42:33
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Speaking at the launch of a new hydro-electricity power plant, the Ethiopian Prime Minister, Meles [...] Full text...

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Ethiopia, South Africa to sign pact on joint air force training

20 december 2011 - 18:45:21
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - South African Defence Minister Lindy Sisulu, has affirmed Johannesburg’s willingness to boost bilateral cooperation with [...] Full text...

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Ethiopia, SA sign pact on joint air force training (re-issued to correct name of the S/African minister)

20 december 2011 - 18:13:39
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - South African Defence Minister Lindiwe Sisulu, has affirmed Johannesburg’s willingness to boost bilateral cooperation with [...] Full text...

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African Group at Climate talks insists on new legally-binding agreement

08 december 2011 - 16:53:02
Durban, South Africa (PANA) – Closed-door ministerial consultations were taking place Thursday as ministers gathered here for the UN Climate [...] Full text...

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Annan tasks industrialized countries on climate fund

07 december 2011 - 17:05:02
Durban, South Africa (PANA) - Former UN secretary general Kofi Annan, has said it is crucial that developed countries deliver [...] Full text...

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Eritrea warns new UN sanctions heighten regional tension

06 december 2011 - 14:45:05
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Eritrea’s foreign ministry warned Tuesday that the passing of new UN sanctions targeting its mining industry [...] Full text...

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Mixed feelings at opening of AIDS conference in Ethiopia

04 december 2011 - 19:29:59
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The 16th International Conference on AIDS and STIs in Africa (ICASA) was opened Sunday in [...] Full text...

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'Africa supports Green Climate Fund proposal'

16 november 2011 - 14:22:45
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Africa fully supports the controversial proposition by the Transitional Committee (TC) that designed the new [...] Full text...

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African leaders meet ahead of Durban climate talks

14 november 2011 - 17:44:10
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - African leaders will meet in the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa, Wednesday to discuss preparations for [...] Full text...

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Kibaki plans peaceful transfer of power

20 october 2011 - 22:57:04
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenyan President Mwai Kibaki said on Thursday a national conference had been scheduled [...] Full text...

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African migrants: US urges Libya's NTC to honour commitment on respect for human rights

18 october 2011 - 07:55:16
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The US has again urged Libya's transitional authorities to honour their commitment to the rule [...] Full text...

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Nigeria, Ethiopia urge Libyan NTC to guarantee safety of trapped migrants

07 october 2011 - 14:56:01
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria's President Goodluck Jonathan and Prime Minister Meles Zenawi of Ethiopia Friday in Addis Ababa called [...] Full text...

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Nigeria, Ethiopia urge Libya's NTC to protect African migrants

07 october 2011 - 14:25:00
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria's President Goodluck Jonathan and Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles Zenawi Friday in Addis Ababa called on [...] Full text...

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Nigerian president Jonathan arrives in Addis Ababa

06 october 2011 - 20:18:09
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan on Thursday arrived in the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa, for a [...] Full text...

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Egypt, Ethiopia agree to boost cooperation

16 september 2011 - 19:16:06
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Egypt's Foreign Minister Mohamed Amr affirmed on Thursday his country's eagerness to foster relations with the [...] Full text...

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Ethiopian PM to visit Cairo for bilateral and regional talks

15 september 2011 - 00:40:23
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles Zenawi will arrive in Cairo on Friday to sign a bilateral cooperation [...] Full text...

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Ethiopian govt clamps down on opposition politicians

11 september 2011 - 15:23:19
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Thirty Ethiopian politicians, including prominent opposition figures, were arrested last week, sending shock waves into [...] Full text...

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East African leaders fear famine could weaken regional economy

09 september 2011 - 17:39:44
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - East African leaders wound up their day-long talks Friday on the region’s drought and famine, fearing [...] Full text...

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East African ministers meet on regional famine strategic plan

08 september 2011 - 12:49:43
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - East African ministers meeting here Thursday are expected to adopt a wide-ranging action plan, seeking rapid [...] Full text...

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Ban reiterates call for 'immediate end' to Sudan fighting

03 september 2011 - 09:18:13
New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Friday reiterated his call for an immediate end to the [...] Full text...

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Sudan accuses South Sudan of backing rebel offensive

02 september 2011 - 11:30:46
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudan on Friday accused its newest neighbor, the Republic of South Sudan, of backing a military [...] Full text...

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AU Pledging Conference on humanitarian crisis opens

25 august 2011 - 12:04:49
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - African Union's (AU) much-awaited Pledging Conference to raise funds within the continent for victims of [...] Full text...

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Ethiopia leads initiative to mend fences between Sudanese rivals

22 august 2011 - 14:13:54
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Visiting Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles Zenawi, is mediating between the central government in Khartoum and two [...] Full text...

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Ethiopia's PM visits Sudan for talks with President al-Bashir

21 august 2011 - 19:50:08
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Ethiopia’s Prime Minister Meles Zenawi arrived in Khartoum Sunday for talks with Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir [...] Full text...

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US 'encouraged' by meeting between President Bashir, VP Kiir

06 july 2011 - 12:59:07
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The US has said it is ''encouraged'' by the 4 July meeting between Sudanese President [...] Full text...

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IGAD Summit backs continuation of Sudanese separation talks

04 july 2011 - 20:39:50
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - East African leaders on Monday approved South Sudan’s independence and boosted the role of Ethiopian [...] Full text...

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IGAD holds summit ahead of South Sudan’s independence

04 july 2011 - 08:11:01
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - East African leaders have arrived in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia's capital, for Monday's crucial Summit of [...] Full text...

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African leaders happy at conflict resolution efforts in Africa

03 july 2011 - 15:23:14
Malabo, Equatorial Guinea (PANA) - The African Union (AU) has commended its Commission and the Regional Economic Communities/Regional Mechanisms for [...] Full text...

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Egypt to strengthen Afro-Arab ties

01 july 2011 - 14:48:56
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Egyptian Prime Minsiter Essam Sharaf said Thursday that his country was keen on playing a pivotal [...] Full text...

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AU summit to devote Thursday to youth concerns

29 june 2011 - 20:50:53
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – The 17th ordinary session of the African Union heads of State opens on Thursday in Malabo, [...] Full text...

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Ethiopian authorities detain journalist

25 june 2011 - 08:51:45
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ethiopian authorities have been holding a newspaper columnist incommunicado since Tuesday, according to the media [...] Full text...

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Ethiopian forces await UN approval to deploy in Abyei, says army chief

25 june 2011 - 08:12:23
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - About 4,200 Ethiopian troops are awaiting United Nations approval to be deployed in the disputed [...] Full text...

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France welcomes Abyei agreement

21 june 2011 - 17:50:20
Paris, France (PANA) - France has welcomed the signing of the interim agreement between the Sudanese government and the Government [...] Full text...

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US hails Abyei pact

21 june 2011 - 08:29:19
Washington DC, US (PANA) - The US has hailed the agreement reached in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, Monday by the Government [...] Full text...

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UN chief happy with latest Abyei agreement

20 june 2011 - 20:02:02
New York, US (PANA) - The UN Secretary-General, Ban Ki-moon, on Monday welcomed the agreement on Abyei entered into by the [...] Full text...

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France calls for political solution to Sudanese crisis

16 june 2011 - 18:58:17
Paris, France (PANA) - France has urged authorities from Northern and Southern Sudan to work for an early political settlement [...] Full text...

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North, South Sudan leaders in Ethiopia to discuss border crisis

12 june 2011 - 10:39:29
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir and First Vice President and South Sudan leader Salva Kiir are [...] Full text...

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Ethiopia's democracy in danger, opposition alerts ahead of Clinton visit

12 june 2011 - 10:08:19
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Ahead of the 13-14 June visit to Ethiopia by US Secretary of State Hillary Rodham [...] Full text...

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Bashir, Kiir to discuss new AU peacekeeping force for Abyei

11 june 2011 - 13:23:59
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Sudanese President Omer El Bashir and his Southern Sudanese counterpart Salva Kiir have been invited [...] Full text...

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Kenyan, Ethiopian leaders continue border talks

24 may 2011 - 16:57:13
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Kenyan President Mwai Kibaki and Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles Zenawi extended their border crisis talks [...] Full text...

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UN chief to visit Cote d'Ivoire, Nigeria, Ethiopia next week

19 may 2011 - 16:35:02
New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon will next week visit Cote d’Ivoire, Nigeria and Ethiopia to attend [...] Full text...

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Kenyan, Ethiopian leaders move to end border killings

12 may 2011 - 13:52:26
Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - President Mwai Kibaki and the Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles Zenawi on Thursday agreed to convene an [...] Full text...

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CPJ wants Ethiopia to probe jamming of German radio broadcasts

12 april 2011 - 14:57:32
New York, US (PANA) - The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) has called on authorities in Ethiopia to ensure that [...] Full text...

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Meeting of AU, ECA finance ministers opens in Addis Ababa

28 march 2011 - 11:23:46
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles Zenawi Monday expressed regret that Africa has not developed as expected, [...] Full text...

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AU Summit: Kiir says lasting peace top priority in South Sudan

31 january 2011 - 15:52:22
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Building a sustainable and lasting peace for the Sudanese people remains the top priority [...] Full text...

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IGAD approves Kenya's bid to delay ICC trials

30 january 2011 - 19:02:13
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles Zenawi has formally presented Kenya's request for a 12-month delay of [...] Full text...

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Sarkozy urges more UN Security Council seats for Africa

30 january 2011 - 10:54:20
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - French President Nicholas Sarkozy, on Sunday called for the completion of the stalled UN reforms [...] Full text...

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Ethiopian PM quits NEPAD leadership post

29 january 2011 - 19:24:55
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles Zenawi Saturday quit as Chair of the NEPAD Heads of [...] Full text...

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EU commissioner attends AU Summit

29 january 2011 - 17:57:10
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - The European commissioner in charge of development, Andris Piebalgs, left Brussels Saturday for Addis Ababa, the [...] Full text...

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African leaders selected for panel on Cote d'Ivoire crisis

29 january 2011 - 16:48:30
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Union will select the respective heads of state chairing the five regional economic [...] Full text...

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NEPAD seeks upgraded focus on Africa's economic reform

22 january 2011 - 15:27:19
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The New Partnership for Africa's Development (NEPAD) has identified 35 "high-level" economists to advise African [...] Full text...

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Ethiopia set to host NEPAD meeting

11 january 2011 - 18:42:49
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - The 41st meeting of the New Partnership for Africa’s Development (NEPAD) steering committee of the Africa [...] Full text...

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Ethiopia fixes price of major commodities

07 january 2011 - 14:58:38
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Ethiopian government Friday fixed prices on major commodities in an attempt to end soaring [...] Full text...

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Ethiopia's biggest hydropower plant resumes operation after 11 months

28 december 2010 - 18:24:15
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Ethiopia's biggest hydropower plant, without a dam, Gilgel Gibe II (GII), has resumed operation after [...] Full text...

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Ethiopia hikes interest rates to boost construction

08 december 2010 - 16:14:46
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Ethiopia's Central Bank says it hiked interest rates to boost domestic savings, deal with a [...] Full text...

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Ethiopian PM attends G20 Summit in South Korea

11 november 2010 - 15:01:00
Addis Ababa- Ethiopia (PANA) -- Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles Zenawi and his Ind ian counterpart, Manmohan Singh, who are in [...] Full text...

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UN advisory group says climate change financing "challenging"

05 november 2010 - 19:47:00
New York- US (PANA) -- A high-level advisory group convened by the UN Secretary-G eneral, Ban Ki-moon to mobilize finance [...] Full text...

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CJP calls for release of Ethiopian journalist

30 october 2010 - 09:02:00
New York- US (PANA) -- The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ), a US-based med ia media watchdog, is calling upon [...] Full text...

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African Union targets naval force

29 october 2010 - 19:02:00
Addis Ababa- Ethiopia (PANA) -- The African Union (AU) should develop a naval capability to deal with the hazardous waste [...] Full text...

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African leaders say bureaucracy impedes access to climate funds

14 october 2010 - 14:25:00
Addis Ababa- Ethiopia (PANA) -- African leaders have called for a new system of financial management to ease access to [...] Full text...

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Norway says no climate actions without financing

13 october 2010 - 13:22:00
Addis Ababa- Ethiopia (PANA) -- Norwegian Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg said on Wednesday the world would likely not be able [...] Full text...

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Ethiopian govt signs fresh peace pact with rebels

12 october 2010 - 16:46:00
Addis Ababa- Ethiopia (PANA) -- The Ethiopian government signed an agreement with the Ogadeni National Liberation Front (ONLF) Tuesday, saying [...] Full text...

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EU hails release of Ethiopian opposition leader

11 october 2010 - 10:04:00
Addis Ababa- Ethiopia (PANA) -- European Union's Foreign Affairs Chief Catherine Ashton has praised the release of Ethiopian opposition leader [...] Full text...

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Opposition leader freed in Ethiopian after two years in jail

06 october 2010 - 11:46:00
Addis Ababa- Ethiopia (PANA) -- Ethiopian opposition leader Birtukan Mideksa was released Wednesday after serving nearly two years in prison [...] Full text...

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Ethiopia's new cabinet list

05 october 2010 - 15:44:00
Addis Ababa- Ethiopia (PANA) -- Below is the list of cabinet ministers announced Tuesday by the new Ethiopian Prime Minister, [...] Full text...

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Ethiopian PM forms new cabinet, replaces foreign minister

05 october 2010 - 15:28:00
Addis Ababa- Ethiopia (PANA) -- Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles Zenawi Tuesday nam ed a new cabinet, appointing a senior ruling [...] Full text...

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BREAKING NEWS: Meles Zenawi names new cabinet in Ethiopia

05 october 2010 - 11:11:00
Addis Ababa- Ethiopia (PANA) -- Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles Zenawi has named a new cabinet, appointing a new Foreign Minister, [...] Full text...

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Ethiopian Premier sworn in for third term

04 october 2010 - 14:50:00
Addis Ababa- Ethiopia (PANA) -- Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles Zenawi took a fres h oath of office on Monday, following [...] Full text...

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Ethiopian PM to name new cabinet Monday

01 october 2010 - 18:30:00
Addis Ababa- Ethiopia (PANA) -- Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles Zenawi, whose ruling party won a landslide victory in the 23 [...] Full text...

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Sudan's referendum takes pivotal spot in global diplomacy

26 september 2010 - 11:09:00
Addis Ababa- Ethiopia (PANA) -- The 9 January, 2011 referendum vote that would decide the future of Sudan's former rebel [...] Full text...

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Copenhagen Climate Change Summit effort in vain - Kibaki

14 september 2010 - 13:05:00
Nairobi- Kenya (PANA) -- Kenyan President Mwai Kibaki Tuesday urged parliamentari ans from the 54 Commonwealth countries to lobby their [...] Full text...

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Rwandan President sworn in for second term

06 september 2010 - 17:58:00
Kigali- Rwanda (PANA) -- Rwandan Head of State, Paul Kagame, was sworn in Monday for a second seven-year term as [...] Full text...

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Kibaki receives regional backing for hosting El-Bashir

01 september 2010 - 19:46:00
Nairobi- Kenya (PANA) -- Kenyan President Mwai Kibaki has received total support from African leaders for hosting wanted Sudanese leader [...] Full text...

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Ethiopia set to end dependence on food aid in 5 years

12 august 2010 - 14:52:00
Addis Ababa- Ethiopia (PANA) -- By the end of a five-year â?Growth and Transform ation Planâ? (GTP)", Ethiopia will end [...] Full text...

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African leaders agree on action plan to boost Somali force

27 july 2010 - 16:10:00
Kampala- Uganda (PANA) -- African leaders have agreed on concrete steps to tackle the insecurity in Somalia after a three-day [...] Full text...

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Ex-British PM Gordon Brown outlines dreams for Africa's growth

25 july 2010 - 10:37:00
Kampala- Uganda (PANA) -- The Immediate past British Prime Minister, Gordon Brown, on Saturday offered a rare praise to African [...] Full text...

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Ethiopia's PM retains NEPAD leadership despite challenge

24 july 2010 - 17:53:00
Kampala- Uganda (PANA) -- Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles Zenawi, one of Africa's most visible leaders, automatically retained the leadership of [...] Full text...

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African leaders permit NEPAD to monitor aid pledges

24 july 2010 - 11:08:00
Kampala- Uganda (PANA) -- African leaders kicked off debate on Saturday on role o f the New Partnership for Africaâ?s [...] Full text...

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IGAD condemns Kampala attack, urges urgent military support to Somalia

13 july 2010 - 16:37:00
Addis Ababa- Ethiopia (PANA) -- East Africaâ?s leading regional security groupin g, the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD), on Tuesday [...] Full text...

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Palestinian President gives conditions for direct peace talks with Israel

07 july 2010 - 15:22:00
Addis Ababa- Ethiopia (PANA) -- Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Wednesday said his administration was ready for direct peace talks [...] Full text...

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IGAD leaders authorise Somali troop surge in new offensive

05 july 2010 - 14:12:00
Addis Ababa- Ethiopia (PANA) -- East African leaders Monday ordered the urgent deployment of 2,000 peacekeepers to Somalia, to be [...] Full text...

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Somali President seeks urgent strategy to end crisis

05 july 2010 - 13:54:00
Addis Ababa- Ethiopia (PANA) -- Somalia's President Sheikh Sharif Ahmed told a re gional African heads of state meeting here [...] Full text...

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IGAD wants AU to appoint prominent personality on Somalia

05 july 2010 - 11:50:00
Addis Ababa- Ethiopia (PANA) -- Leaders of the Inter Governmental Authority on Development (IGAD) meeting here Monday will ask the [...] Full text...

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Ethiopia offers amnesty to eastern rebel movement for peace

26 june 2010 - 13:33:00
Addis Ababa- Ethiopia (PANA) -- Ethiopian officials announced an amnesty for lead ers of the rebel Ogaden National Liberation Front [...] Full text...

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Ruling party officially confirmed winner of Ethiopia polls

21 june 2010 - 18:09:00
Addis Ababa- Ethiopia (PANA) -- Although already known to the world, the result of the 23 May elections in Ethiopia [...] Full text...

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Ethiopia's peace score improves, international survey shows

12 june 2010 - 15:01:00
Addis Ababa- Ethiopia (PANA) -- Ethiopia has showed the greatest rise in peacefulness in 2009 among 149 countries studied, according [...] Full text...

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Ethiopian rebels claim control of oil fields

30 may 2010 - 11:31:00
Addis Ababa- Ethiopia (PANA) -- Ethiopiaâ?s separatist movement, the Ogaden Nati onal Liberation Front (ONLF), said on Sunday that it [...] Full text...

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Ethiopian PM walks tight rope after landslide victory

27 may 2010 - 16:24:00
Addis Ababa- Ethiopia (PANA) -- Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles Zenawi has said hi s victory speech on Tuesday was carefully [...] Full text...

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AU observers say Ethiopian elections meet African standards

26 may 2010 - 19:21:00
Addis Ababa- Ethiopia (PANA) -- African Union (AU) observers said on Wednesday th at Ethiopiaâ?s national elections were free and [...] Full text...

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Opposition vows to challenge single-party era in Ethiopia

26 may 2010 - 18:57:00
Addis Ababa- Ethiopia (PANA) -- Ethiopian opposition leaders have called for a re -run of the countryâ?s elections and vowed [...] Full text...

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'Ethiopian PM will not crack down on opposition'

26 may 2010 - 18:42:00
Addis Ababa- Ethiopia (PANA) -- Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles Zenawi, fresh from a landslide electoral victory that has swept him [...] Full text...

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Sudanese leader congratulates Ethiopian PM over landslide victory

26 may 2010 - 11:51:00
Addis Ababa- Ethiopia (PANA) -- Sudanese President Omar al Bashir has congratulat ed Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles Zenawi for his [...] Full text...

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Ethiopian PM leads victory rally

25 may 2010 - 14:42:00
Addis Ababa- Ethiopia (PANA) -- Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles Zenawi on Tuesday led nearly a quarter of a million party [...] Full text...

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Ethiopian PM wants int'l community to respect 'Ethiopians' decision

25 may 2010 - 14:18:00
Addis Ababa- Ethiopia (PANA) -- Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles Zenawi on Tuesday called on the international community to respect his [...] Full text...

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Ethiopiaâ?s ruling party headed for landslide victory

24 may 2010 - 19:17:00
Addis Ababa- Ethiopia (PANA) -- Ethiopiaâ?s ruling Revolutionary Democratic Fron t (EPRDF) won a landslide in the parliamentary elections, sweeping [...] Full text...

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Ethiopian voters calmly await election results

24 may 2010 - 13:01:00
Addis Ababa- Ethiopia (PANA) -- Ethiopia's capital Addis Ababa was calm and peace ful Monday as the country await Sunday's [...] Full text...

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