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Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Union (AU) has welcomed the UN arms embargo imposed on the Central African Republic (CAR) as well as the travel restrictions and freezing of assets of CAR individuals and entities as designated by the UN Security Council
©- - 31 january 2014 - 07:38:09 - thread African Union (370 words)


Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - A workshop to launch a voluntary national service programme in Mauritania kicked off on Thursday in Nouakchott
©- - 30 january 2014 - 17:29:50 - thread African Union (126 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – People displaced as a result of the conflict in Central African Republic (CAR) is currently put at nearly 900,000, including about 500,000 in Bangui, the capital, with 100,000 camping at the airport, according to the latest report of the African Union Commission (AUC) Chairperson, Dr
©- - 30 january 2014 - 16:48:36 - thread African Union (381 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – Set to carry out its three-year Strategic Plan, the African Union Commission (AUC) said Thursday it was committed to improve both internal and external communication with stakeholders of the Union
©- - 30 january 2014 - 15:04:08 - thread African Union (262 words)


Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Mohamed Ould Boilil, member of the ruling Union for the Republic (UPR), has been elected the new president of Mauritania's chamber of Deputies for a five-year term, PANA learnt here Thursday from official sources
©- - 30 january 2014 - 14:19:23 - thread African Union (171 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – For most of African countries, agriculture constitutes the development battlefield where they can win the war on poverty, hunger and indignity, the newly-elected African Union Chairperson, Mauritanian President Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz, said here Thursday
©- - 30 january 2014 - 14:17:52 - thread African Union (313 words)


Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The Mauritanian Ouguiya depreciated slightly against the Euro and the CFA Franc but remained stable against the US Dollar, according to the foreign exchange rates issued by the Mauritanian central bank Thursday
©- - 30 january 2014 - 13:09:35 - thread African Union (150 words)


Balaclava, Mauritius (PANA) - World kick-boxing champion (under 54kg) Fabrice Bauluck and weightlifter Shalinee Valaydon were named the best sportspersons for 2013 in Mauritius Wednesday night, at the 28th edition of the National Sports Awards in Balaclava, northern Mauritius
©- - 30 january 2014 - 12:03:55 - thread African Union (160 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - African countries should speak with one voice on the basis of a common position in defining the nature of international development cooperation for the next decades, Ethiopian Prime Minister Hailemariam Dessalegn said here Thursday
©- - 30 january 2014 - 11:44:51 - thread African Union (450 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Mauritanian President Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz was Thursday unanimously elected new Chairperson of the African Union (AU) Assembly in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
©- - 30 january 2014 - 11:39:18 - thread African Union (62 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - South Africa's President Jacob Zuma has expressed his country’s gratitude to member countries of the African Union (AU) for standing by the South African people during their struggle for majority rule and the death of the nation’s founding father, Nelson Mandela
©- - 30 january 2014 - 11:37:31 - thread African Union (188 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Following are Thursday's foreign exchange rates for the Mauritian Rupee, as issued by the Mauritian commercial bank: Currency Buying Selling Australian Dollar 25
©- - 30 january 2014 - 08:41:28 - thread African Union (117 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - After extensive consultations with the various sectors of the African civil society and the Diaspora over the last four months, the African Union Commission (AUC) is finalising the draft continental agenda on the Africa they want by 2063, the Commission has reported
©- - 30 january 2014 - 08:39:54 - thread African Union (538 words)


Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - President Jacob Zuma on Wednesday presented South Africa's third progress report on the implementation of the country's National Programme of Action to the 20th Summit of the African Peer Review Mechanism (APRM) Forum Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
©- - 30 january 2014 - 07:48:56 - thread African Union (362 words)


Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - The Burundian president, Pierre Nkurunziza, is due in Addis Ababa Wednesday where he attend the 22th ordinary session of the African Union (AU) heads of state and government, according to official communique issued here
©- - 29 january 2014 - 15:34:18 - thread African Union (87 words)


Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Anti-slavery campaigner Biram Oul Dah Ould Abeid, has announced his candidacy for the Mauritanian presidential election, scheduled for June, PANA reported from here Wednesday
©- - 29 january 2014 - 15:13:33 - thread African Union (154 words)


Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The Congolese President, Denis Sassou Nguesso, was due Wednesday in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, to take part in the 22th ordinary session of the Summit of the African Union (AU) heads of state and government, scheduled for 30-31 January, PANA reported
©- - 29 january 2014 - 14:41:25 - thread African Union (108 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – Equatorial Guinea has become the 34th participating country of the African Peer Review Mechanism (APRM) after President Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo signed here Wednesday his country’s accession to the mechanism
©- - 29 january 2014 - 14:22:01 - thread African Union (440 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - African countries now finance a significant share of their infrastructure projects with domestic resources, after such resources accounted for 47 percent of the total amount expended on projects in 2012, Carlos Lopes, Executive Secretary of the UN Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), said here Wednesday
©- - 29 january 2014 - 12:03:42 - thread African Union (445 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Africa’s premier human rights bodies have asked the African Union (AU) to declare 2016 the continent's human rights year marking a veritable watershed in its human rights trajectory
©- - 29 january 2014 - 11:45:42 - thread African Union (358 words)


Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Following are Wednesday's exchange rates for the Mauritanian Ouguiya: Currency Buying Selling Euro 410
©- - 29 january 2014 - 10:19:42 - thread African Union (122 words)


Brussells, Belgium (PANA) - EU Commissioner for Development Andris Piebalgs will attend the African Union (AU) Summit due to open Thursday in the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa, the EU said in a statement obtained by PANA here Wednesday
©- - 29 january 2014 - 10:09:16 - thread African Union (104 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - South Africa and Niger are among the 10 countries elected Tuesday in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, as new members of the African Union (AU) Peace and Security Council for a two-year term, PANA reported Wednesday, quoting diplomatic sources here
©- - 29 january 2014 - 10:05:13 - thread African Union (281 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Despite the progress made over the last decade in the implementation of programmes under the New Partnership for Africa’s Development (NEPAD), participating countries should have clarity of objectives and focus in order to ensure greater success, according to Ethiopian Prime Minister Hailemariam Dessalegn
©- - 29 january 2014 - 09:58:55 - thread African Union (309 words)


Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - South Africa's President Jacob Zuma is in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, ahead of the African Union (AU) summit which gets underway Thursday, under the theme: "2014 - Year of Agriculture and Food Security in Africa, Marking the 10th Anniversary of Comprehensive Africa Agriculture Development Programme"
©- - 29 january 2014 - 08:44:49 - thread African Union (259 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Following are Wednesday's foreign exchange rates for the Mauritian Rupee, as issued by the Mauritian commercial bank: Currency Buying Selling

 Australian Dollar 25
©- - 29 january 2014 - 08:38:21 - thread African Union (117 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – The African Union Peace and Security Council (PSC) has called on the international community to provide the necessary support to Madagascar to help the country consolidate the “remarkable gains” it has made
©- - 28 january 2014 - 22:29:45 - thread African Union (437 words)


Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria's President Goodluck Jonathan will leave Abuja on Wednesday for Addis Ababa where he will attend the 22nd Summit of the African Union Heads of State and Government which begins in the Ethiopian capital Thursday, a presidency press statement indicated here Tuesday
©- - 28 january 2014 - 19:34:59 - thread African Union (291 words)


Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudanese President Omar Al-Bashir was due in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, Tuesday to participate in the 22nd ordinary session of the African Union (AU) summit holding 30-31 January, official sources told PANA
©- - 28 january 2014 - 16:29:17 - thread African Union (84 words)


Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Mauritanian president Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz on Tuesday met the manager of Islamic Development Bank (IDB) group, Mohamed Ali, with their discussions focusing on a power project in the Mauritanian capital, Nouakchott
©- - 28 january 2014 - 16:28:22 - thread African Union (227 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – Africa’s governance landscape has changed dramatically over the past decade with more multiparty elections than military coups, but the continent is not yet out of the woods, according to the African Union (AU)’s Commissioner for Political Affairs, Aisha Abdullahi
©- - 28 january 2014 - 14:46:29 - thread African Union (275 words)


Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Mauritanian President Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz Tuesday left Nouakchott for Addis Ababa to attend the African Union (AU) Summit scheduled for later this week in the Ethiopian capital, PANA reported
©- - 28 january 2014 - 12:24:34 - thread African Union (73 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - African countries need to act as one in implementing the continent’s programme for infrastructure development, which was approved by the Assembly of the African Union (AU) in January 2012, AU Commission Deputy Chairperson Erastus Mwencha said here Tuesday
©- - 28 january 2014 - 10:59:04 - thread African Union (475 words)


Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The Mauritanian Ouguiya fell slightly against the Euro and the CFA Franc but remained stable against the US Dollar, according the foreign exchange rates issued by the Mauritanian central bank Tuesday
©- - 28 january 2014 - 10:53:53 - thread African Union (148 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Following are Tuesday's exchange rates for the Mauritian Rupee, as issued by the Mauritian commercial bank: Currency Buying Selling Australian Dollar 25
©- - 28 january 2014 - 08:59:33 - thread African Union (116 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - African Union Commission (AUC) chairperson Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma Monday urged political leaders on the continent to build inclusive and tolerant societies if they want to put an end to civil wars and other violent conflicts
©- - 27 january 2014 - 12:30:22 - thread African Union (310 words)


Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The Mauritanian Ouguiya remained stable against the Euro, the US Dollar and the CFA Franc, according to the foreign exchange rates issued by the Mauritanian central bank Monday: Currency Buying Selling Euro 410
©- - 27 january 2014 - 11:41:11 - thread African Union (141 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – For Africa to ensure sustained and inclusive GDP growth of at least 7 percent, agriculture and agro-processing are critical factors that all African countries must take seriously this year, the African Union Commission (AUC) Chairperson, Dr
©- - 27 january 2014 - 10:01:49 - thread African Union (356 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The following are the latest foreign exchange rates for Mauritian Rupee as issued by the Mauritian commercial bank Monday
©- - 27 january 2014 - 09:37:37 - thread African Union (119 words)


Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Air Transport Ministers from Mauritania, Mali and Niger gathered here Sunday to iron out details in their quest to establish a sub-regional airline, PANA learnt from official sources
©- - 26 january 2014 - 20:13:28 - thread African Union (123 words)


Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Mauritanian President Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz, on Sunday opened a new Investment Forum, designed to stimulate the Mauritanian and Arab private sector to revive their national economies through the implementation of ambitious development plans
©- - 26 january 2014 - 17:45:51 - thread African Union (230 words)