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Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Heads of State and Government constituting the Orientation Committee (HSGOC) of the New Economic Partnership for Africa's Development (NEPAD) started their 28th meeting here Saturday, underlining the need for all African countries to strengthen the modest gains of the continent in the fields of agriculture and infrastructure development
©- - 26 january 2013 - 09:45:26 - thread African Union (414 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Congolese rebel movement, M23, has continued to threaten the city of Goma, in eastern DRC, despite its purported withdrawal from the city, Congolese Minister of Foreign Affairs, Cooperation and Francophonie Raymond Tshibanda said Thursday in the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa
©- - 25 january 2013 - 22:11:01 - thread African Union (181 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – Mauritian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Cooperation and International Trade, Arvin Boolel, Thursday in the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa, expressed his country’s willingness to host a conference for the reconstruction of the conflict-stricken Madagascar
©- - 25 january 2013 - 17:10:10 - thread African Union (197 words)


Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenyan President Mwai Kibaki left Friday for Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, for a a three-day official visit, the Presidential Press Service (PPS) said
©- - 25 january 2013 - 16:49:12 - thread African Union (196 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – Armed groups in eastern DRC have been denying international charities easy access to conflict-affected people living in the areas they control, Emmanuel Kabengele of the National network for security sector reform, said on Friday in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
©- - 25 january 2013 - 14:56:26 - thread African Union (190 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – African heads of state and government, for the 20th ordinary summit of the African Union (AU), must take bold steps towards peace in eastern DR Congo, the international humanitarian agency, Oxfam, said Friday
©- - 25 january 2013 - 14:39:25 - thread African Union (592 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The donors' conference slated to hold in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 29 January, aims to raise US$500 million to support ongoing efforts to assist Mali to restore its sovereignty over the northern part of the country that was seized by armed Islamist groups last year, PANA learnt from sources close to the organisers here Friday
©- - 25 january 2013 - 13:12:35 - thread African Union (271 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Following are Friday's exchange rates for the Mauritian rupee: Currency Buying Selling Australian Dollar 30
©- - 25 january 2013 - 12:18:46 - thread African Union (116 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - African leaders must be held accountable to make sure the continent benefits from natural resources currently being exploited by foreign conglomerates, a senior official of the UN Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) said here Friday
©- - 25 january 2013 - 11:26:58 - thread African Union (546 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - African leaders started arriving in the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa, Friday, for Sunday's African Union (AU) summit that is expected to deal with renewed conflicts in the Central African Republic (CAR), Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, Mali, Somalia as well as Sudan and South Sudan
©- - 25 january 2013 - 09:36:57 - thread African Union (617 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - An exhibition showing the atrocities of the war in northern Mali and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DR Congo) has opened in the main hall of the new headquarters of the African Union (AU) in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia,
©- - 24 january 2013 - 15:34:46 - thread African Union (209 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Following are Thursday's exchange rates for the Mauritian rupee: Currencies Buying Selling US Dollar 30
©- - 24 january 2013 - 14:03:57 - thread African Union (110 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - As African nations mark the 50th anniversary of their unity this year, they should give the continent's young people hope for and a stake in the future, African Union (AU) Commission Chairperson Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma said here Thursday
©- - 24 january 2013 - 10:38:40 - thread African Union (324 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – The trial opens in Port-Louis on Friday of 12 Somali pirates captured by US forces on 5 January, official sources told PANA on Wednesday In Port-Louis
©- - 23 january 2013 - 22:13:56 - thread African Union (169 words)


Bamako, Mali (PANA) – Malian interim president, Dioncounda Traoré, leaves Bamako on Saturday for the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa, for the African Union summit of heads of State and donors' conference for Mali, official sources told PANA
©- - 23 january 2013 - 20:15:22 - thread African Union (91 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - On the eve of the 20th African Union (AU) Assembly, a coalition of over 350 civil society organisations from Sudan, South Sudan and across Africa has appealed to African leaders to do all that is possible to end the violence and restore peace to the people of Southern Kordofan and Blue Nile in Sudan Meeting here Wednesday, the coalition said the war that has raged between the Government of Sudan and the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement-North (SPLM-N) for over 18 months cannot be allowed to claim more lives and endanger the chances of peace in the wider region
©- - 23 january 2013 - 19:49:25 - thread African Union (734 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The creation of a Continental Free Trade Area (CFTA), one of the landmark declarations adopted by African leaders to bolster trade by 2017, will depend on the progress made by African regional blocs over the next year, a senior African Union (AU) official said Wednesday
©- - 23 january 2013 - 12:54:12 - thread African Union (361 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Following are Wednesday's exchange rates for the Mauritian rupee: Currency Buying Selling Australian Dollar 30
©- - 23 january 2013 - 12:45:44 - thread African Union (115 words)


Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Following are Tuesday's exchange rates for the Mauritanian ouguiya: Currencies Buying Selling Euro 396
©- - 22 january 2013 - 15:57:00 - thread African Union (123 words)


Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The Mauritanian government has strongly condemned the hostage-taking by terrorists at the gas complex In Amenas in South-eastern Algeria
©- - 22 january 2013 - 13:09:57 - thread African Union (113 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Following are Tuesday's exchange rates for the Mauritian rupee: Currency Buying Selling Australian Dollar 30
©- - 22 january 2013 - 11:08:32 - thread African Union (116 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Union (AU) has promised a strong response to the Algerian hostage crisis which led to the killing dozens of captives, Commissioner for Peace and Security Ramtane Lamamra said Tuesday
©- - 22 january 2013 - 07:11:58 - thread African Union (352 words)


Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Mauritania's regulatory Supreme Media and Audiovisual Authority (HAPA) has accused two media organisations in the country of serving as propaganda tools to terrorists, after they carried messages from the terrorists who took hostages at a gas plant in Algeria
©- - 21 january 2013 - 16:32:48 - thread African Union (138 words)


Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Ethiopia's Haile Gebrselassie, one of the greatest athletes of all time, will return to the Austrian capital and compete in the half marathon, which will be staged parallel to the Vienna City Marathon on 14 April, according to the online RaceNewsService
©- - 21 january 2013 - 15:12:43 - thread African Union (215 words)


Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Following are Monday's exchange rates for the Mauritanian Ouguiya: Currency Buying Selling Euro 397
©- - 21 january 2013 - 12:14:56 - thread African Union (108 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - African Ambassadors accredited to the African Union (AU) Monday kicked-started a preparatory meeting ahead of this month's AU Summit in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, outlining priorities that include building on strategic partnerships to advance continental trade in the wake of the global economic slowdown
©- - 21 january 2013 - 12:02:16 - thread African Union (410 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Following are Monday's exchange rates for the Mauritian rupee: Currency Buying Selling Australian Dollar 30
©- - 21 january 2013 - 10:48:29 - thread African Union (115 words)


Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria's President Goodluck Jonathan will leave the capital city of Abuja Monday on a trip that will take him to Switzerland for the World Economic Forum (WEF) and Ethiopia for the African Union (AU) Summit, the presidency said in a statement made available to PANA here Sunday
©- - 20 january 2013 - 15:19:40 - thread African Union (502 words)


Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) – The French-initiated operation to flush out jihadists from northern Mali and the taking of hostages by suspected Al-Qaeda members in the In Amenas gas plant in Algeria were given wide coverage by Mauritanian newspapers this week
©- - 19 january 2013 - 13:49:43 - thread African Union (220 words)


Montevideo, Uruguay (PANA) - The seventh ministerial meeting of the South Atlantic Peace and Cooperation Zone (ZPCSA), held in Montevideo, Uruguay, on Tuesday and Wednesday, has welcomed the appointment of Ramos Horta as the new special envoy of the UN secretary general to Guinea Bissau
©- - 18 january 2013 - 18:02:27 - thread African Union (202 words)


Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) – Mauritanian president Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz, who has just ended a working visit to Abu Dhabi, has gone on to France for a medical check, a communiqué issued by Mauritanian presidency indicated indicated here Friday
©- - 18 january 2013 - 14:01:21 - thread African Union (79 words)


Luanda, Angola (PANA) - The chairperson of the African Union Commission, Nkosazana Dlamini- Zuma, arrived here Friday for a brief working visit to Angola
©- - 18 january 2013 - 12:17:44 - thread African Union (138 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Following are the latest exchange rates for the Mauritian rupee, as published here Friday by the Mauritian commercial bank: Currency Buying Selling Australian Dollar 30
©- - 18 january 2013 - 12:01:48 - thread African Union (126 words)


Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) - Ahead of the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations starting in South Africa Saturday, the Confederation of African Football (CAF) and the African Union (AU) have underscored the role of football in promoting peace, education and stability on the continent
©- - 18 january 2013 - 07:57:58 - thread African Union (330 words)


Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - The operating licences of 236 Bureaux de Change (BDC) in Nigeria have been withdraw by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), local media reports indicated Thursday, quoting a circular from the bank
©- - 17 january 2013 - 12:09:38 - thread African Union (333 words)


Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) – Following are the latest exchange rates for the Mauritanian Ouguiya, as published here Thursday by the nation’s central bank: Currency Buying Selling Euro 395
©- - 17 january 2013 - 11:41:58 - thread African Union (145 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Following are the latest exchange rates for the Mauritian rupee, as published here Thursday by the Mauritian commercial bank: Currency Buying Selling Australian Dollar 30
©- - 17 january 2013 - 10:55:31 - thread African Union (127 words)


Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - The African Union (AU) Chair and Benin president, Thomas Boni Yayi, on Wednesday called on Africans to break the jinx of coups and war and enthrone democracy, the only way to change a legitimate government
©- - 17 january 2013 - 10:54:00 - thread African Union (192 words)


Nouakchott, Mauritanian (PANA) – Mauritanian religious leaders have condemned the ongoing war waged by Mali’s interim government and France to recapture Northern Mali from Islamist groups, PANA learnt from religious sources
©- - 16 january 2013 - 16:19:12 - thread African Union (235 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Following are Wednesday's foreign exchange rates for the Mauritian rupee against some foreign currencies, as issued in Port-Louis
©- - 16 january 2013 - 14:11:04 - thread African Union (128 words)


Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Mauritanian Ouguiya's exchange rates for Wednesday are as follows: Currency Buying Selling Euro 397
©- - 16 january 2013 - 12:24:57 - thread African Union (121 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Union (AU) has renewed the mandate of its force in Somalia (AMISOM) for six months, pending a review of its operational structure to secure more dependable funding and operational status, the Peace and Security Council (PSC) said Tuesday
©- - 15 january 2013 - 18:57:17 - thread African Union (399 words)


Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) – Following are Tuesday's foreign exchange rates for the Mauritanian Ouguiya, published here Tuesday by Mauritanian Central Bank (BCM)
©- - 15 january 2013 - 15:43:55 - thread African Union (143 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Following are the latest exchange rates for the Mauritian rupee, as published here Tuesday by the Mauritian federal bank: Currency Buying Selling Australian Dollar 30
©- - 15 january 2013 - 11:05:04 - thread African Union (128 words)


Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) – Mauritania has deployed troops at the eastern part of the country bordering Malian regions, after the launch of the French-Malian operation aimed at flushing out Islamist terrorist groups who seized the northern part of the country last year, security sources told PANA on Monday
©- - 14 january 2013 - 21:26:20 - thread African Union (134 words)


Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) – Following are the latest exchange rates for the Mauritanian Ouguiya, as published here Monday by the nation’s central bank
©- - 14 january 2013 - 12:12:04 - thread African Union (144 words)