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Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The International Criminal Court (ICC) should not be allowed to continue treating Africa and Africans in a condescending manner, the chair of the AU Executive Council, who is also Ethiopia’s Foreign Affairs Minister, Dr
©- - 11 october 2013 - 14:13:53 - thread União Africana (704 words)


Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - President Jacob Zuma is leading a South African delegation to the Extraordinary Summit of the African Union in Addis Ababa on Saturday
©- - 11 october 2013 - 10:15:42 - thread União Africana (236 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Expressing relief over the release of Libyan Prime Minister Ali Zeidan by kidnappers in the nation's capital, Tripoli, the Chairperson of the African Union Commission, Dr
©- - 11 october 2013 - 09:21:59 - thread União Africana (178 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - African Foreign Affairs Ministers who constitute the Executive Council of the African Union (AU) converge on the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa, Friday for a one-day extraordinary session to discuss the continent’s relationship with the International Criminal Court (ICC)
©- - 11 october 2013 - 08:40:23 - thread União Africana (176 words)


Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - South Africa's ruling African National Congress (ANC) may have instructed President Jacob Zuma to back the clamour for the bloc withdrawal of African nations from the International Criminal Court (ICC)
©- - 08 october 2013 - 12:32:25 - thread União Africana (330 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Determined to lay the foundation for strategic measures for prevention and response to sexual violence in Africa, the African Union (AU) is convening a three-day high-level consultation of experts here this week to work out a framework of action to allow victims to access justice and end impunity
©- - 07 october 2013 - 06:53:00 - thread União Africana (535 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Africa’s relationship with the International Criminal Court (ICC) will be the theme of discussion at a one-day extraordinary summit of the African Union (AU) due to take place here on 12 Oct
©- - 05 october 2013 - 08:00:13 - thread União Africana (160 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Seventh Joint Annual Consultative Meeting between the African Union Peace and Security Council (AUPSC) and the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) is due to be held here 8 October, 2013, the AU Commission announced Friday
©- - 04 october 2013 - 14:32:16 - thread União Africana (128 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – Despite the continued efforts to devise innovative approaches taken by the African Union (AU) and the United Nations to address complex challenges to peace and security in Africa, their approaches are not underpinned by a shared strategic vision and remain ad hoc, the AU Peace and Security Council (PSC) said in a statement here Wednesday
©- - 25 september 2013 - 15:52:54 - thread União Africana (536 words)


Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria's main opposition All Progressives Congress (APC) has urged the African Union (AU) to lead a continental action to check the worsening cases of terrorism in the continent
©- - 25 september 2013 - 12:40:52 - thread União Africana (401 words)


New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and Chairperson of the African Union (AU) Commission Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma on Sunday in New York discussed ways to further strengthen the relationship between the two organisations
©- - 23 september 2013 - 06:07:09 - thread União Africana (223 words)


New York, US (PANA) - The Second Vice-President of the International Criminal Court (ICC), Judge Cuno Tarfusser, has responded, on behalf of the ICC President, Judge Sang-Hyun Song, to a letter from the African Union (AU) which raised issues on the ongoing ICC proceedings against the Kenyan President, Mr
©- - 20 september 2013 - 18:39:36 - thread União Africana (346 words)


New York, US (PANA) - The UN and the African Union (AU) have agreed to strengthen the protection of conflict-affected children in Africa where, despite progress, grave child rights violations continue to thrive
©- - 19 september 2013 - 17:31:24 - thread União Africana (347 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Underlining its emphasis on having a people-driven organisation in line with the established tradition, the African Union Commission (AUC) Thursday invited members of the African civil society and Diaspora to apply for participation as observers at the next AU Summit
©- - 19 september 2013 - 12:46:55 - thread União Africana (256 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – Though some successes have confirmed the importance and relevance of the Joint Africa-European Union Strategy (JAES), progress in some areas, particularly at operational and technical levels, has been unequal, a senior official of the African Union Commission (AUC) said Wednesday
©- - 18 september 2013 - 14:51:39 - thread União Africana (512 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Following the recent appointment of African Union (AU) Commissioner for Peace and Security Ambassador Ramtane Lamamra as Algeria's Minister of Foreign Affairs, AU Commission (AUC) Chairperson Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma has taken charge of the key AU organ
©- - 18 september 2013 - 07:56:14 - thread União Africana (168 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - African Union Commission (AUC) Chairperson Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma has congratulated AU Commissioner for Peace and Security Ramtane Lamamra for his appointment as Minister of Foreign Affairs of Algeria
©- - 14 september 2013 - 08:09:54 - thread União Africana (244 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Peace and Security Council (PSC) of the African Union (AU) has re-emphasised the need for all parties in the Egyptian conflict “to eschew all forms of violence and uphold the spirit of dialogue, inclusivity and national reconciliation”
©- - 14 september 2013 - 07:57:16 - thread União Africana (160 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Ethiopia Friday strongly condemned the terror attack on Sheikh Ahmed Mohamed Islam ‘Madobe’, leader of the Interim Jubba Administration in Southern Somalia, and his motorcade by Al Shabaab rebels
©- - 13 september 2013 - 13:25:54 - thread União Africana (231 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Africa’s top political and economic institutions have joined forces, with backing from the International Labour Organisation (ILO), to improve employment prospects for the continent’s bulging youth population, it was officially announced here Wednesday
©- - 11 september 2013 - 07:50:25 - thread União Africana (370 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The International Contact Group on Madagascar (ICG-M) has welcomed the African Union (AU) decision to immediately lift targeted sanctions against 109 Malagasy political actors, including President Andry Rajoelina
©- - 09 september 2013 - 13:22:53 - thread União Africana (243 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Sudan’s decision to indefinitely suspend the shutdown of the transportation and processing of oil from South Sudan is encouraging, according to African Union Commission Chairperson Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma
©- - 06 september 2013 - 09:43:05 - thread União Africana (174 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Peace and Security Council (PSC) of the African Union (AU) has appealed to the international community to provide emergency humanitarian assistance to Madagascar to help the Indian Ocean island country cope with the problems caused by this year’s poor rice crop and the locust invasion
©- - 06 september 2013 - 09:39:04 - thread União Africana (567 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - In its bid to assist African Rift Valley countries in the development of geothermal energy resource, the African Union Commission (AUC) and the Icelandic International Development Agency (ICEIDA) have signed a memorandum of understanding for cooperation in the field
©- - 05 september 2013 - 08:26:42 - thread União Africana (401 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Union Commission (AUC) and the Economic Community of Central African States (ECCAS) have jointly appealed to the UN Security Council to authorise financial and logistical support for the African-led International Support Mission in the Central African Republic (AFISM-CAR)
©- - 04 september 2013 - 09:32:55 - thread União Africana (448 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – Argentina has re-opened its embassy in Ethiopia in order to work closely with the African Union (AU) “on very important issues”, the South American country’s newly-appointed ambassador, Gustavo Grippo, disclosed
©- - 03 september 2013 - 14:40:52 - thread União Africana (361 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Union (AU) has welcomed the agreement between the Federal Government of Somalia (FGS) and the Jubba Interim Administration to establish the modalities of administration and governance in three southern regions of the war-ravaged Horn of Africa country
©- - 29 august 2013 - 16:37:22 - thread União Africana (244 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - An African Union (AU) High-Level Panel for Egypt Wednesday embarked on a week-long mission to the North African country, in pursuance of the relevant pronouncements of the AU Peace and Security Council (PSC) on the situation there
©- - 28 august 2013 - 12:45:04 - thread União Africana (215 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Pan African University has received a major boost with a grant support of US$45 million from the African Development Bank (AfDB), according to a statement from the African Union received by PANA on Thursday
©- - 22 august 2013 - 17:18:47 - thread União Africana (529 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - African Union Commission Chairperson Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma has felicitated with Muslims as they celebrate the end of the holy month of Ramadan
©- - 09 august 2013 - 08:27:57 - thread União Africana (156 words)


Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - An African Union (AU) conference aimed at complementing ongoing efforts to improve the health of African citizens and reduce maternal and newborn mortality is underway in Johannesburg, South Africa
©- - 02 august 2013 - 10:02:00 - thread União Africana (379 words)


Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire (PANA) – Rising from their meeting in Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire, Wednesday, sports experts, tasked with working out the agenda for the fifth conference of the African Sports ministers, have pledged further commitment to the development of sports in Africa and recommended that special attention to be given to athletics
©- - 24 july 2013 - 16:19:26 - thread União Africana (231 words)


Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire (PANA) - The African Union (AU) Commission and the International Planned Parenthood Federation (IPPF) will hold a discussion on the theme 'Sport and HIV/AIDS' on the sidelines of the fifth AU conference of Sports Ministers in Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire, 22-26 July
©- - 21 july 2013 - 15:12:05 - thread União Africana (205 words)


Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire (PANA) - An experts’ meeting will be held here Monday ahead of Thursday's African Union (AU) conference of Sports Ministers at the same venue
©- - 21 july 2013 - 15:02:00 - thread União Africana (190 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Union (AU) Thursday joined the rest of the world in wishing former South African President Nelson Mandela ''a happy and healthy'' 95th birthday,which coincides with the annual commemoration of the Nelson Mandela International Day
©- - 18 july 2013 - 15:07:26 - thread União Africana (371 words)


Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The African Union (AU) Special Summit on HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria ended in Abuja Tuesday, with African leaders recommitting themselves to the declaration they made in 2001 to increase health sector funding in order to end the scourge of the diseases
©- - 16 july 2013 - 17:13:43 - thread União Africana (721 words)


Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The African Union (AU) Special Summit on HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria got underway here Monday, with host President Goodluck Jonathan challenging his fellow African leaders to look inward in the search of solutions to HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, malaria and other related infectious diseases
©- - 15 july 2013 - 16:44:57 - thread União Africana (558 words)


Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The World Health Organization (WHO) said in Nigeria’s capital, Abuja, on Sunday that a vaccine for malaria may just be three years away
©- - 14 july 2013 - 17:44:37 - thread União Africana (655 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Chairperson of the African Union Commission (AUC) Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma has strongly condemned ''the senseless and unprovoked attack'' by unidentified gunmen on the African Union/UN Hybrid Mission in Darfur (UNAMID) peacekeepers Saturday in which seven Tanzanian peacekeepers were killed and 17 others wounded
©- - 14 july 2013 - 10:59:18 - thread União Africana (184 words)


Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria is planning a new intervention plan on malaria in order to boost the country's anti-malaria programme, according to Health Minister Onyebuchi Chukwu
©- - 14 july 2013 - 00:11:40 - thread União Africana (505 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Union (AU) on Friday suspended Egypt's membership of the 54-member bloc, saying the overthrow of President Mohammed Morsi constitutes an unconstitutional change of government
©- - 05 july 2013 - 12:07:22 - thread União Africana (304 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - African leaders have vowed to end hunger on the continent by 2025 by sustaining the momentum of the Comprehensive Africa Agriculture Development Programme (CAADP)
©- - 03 july 2013 - 15:05:45 - thread União Africana (465 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - With nearly a quarter of Africa’s population still undernourished, the African Union (AU) will, from 30 June, host a two-day high-level international meeting here to focus on renewing partnership for a unified approach to end hunger in the continent
©- - 19 june 2013 - 08:20:07 - thread União Africana (443 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Union (AU) Peace and Security Council (AUPSC) and the European Union (EU) Political and Security Committee (EUPSC) have called for full implementation of the Framework Agreement for Peace, Security and Cooperation in DR Congo and the Great Lakes region, signed here on 24 February 2013
©- - 12 june 2013 - 12:20:04 - thread União Africana (206 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Avoiding a shutdown on landlocked South Sudan’s oil pipeline that runs through Sudan to the sea is currently the focus of the African Union (AU) efforts to ease tension between the two countries, AU Commission Chairperson Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma said here Wednesday
©- - 12 june 2013 - 12:01:56 - thread União Africana (332 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Sudan and South Sudan have been urged to address the issue of disputed and claimed border areas, recognising that their agreement could provide an important platform for cross-border cooperation in the framework of regional cooperation and integration
©- - 12 june 2013 - 09:19:52 - thread União Africana (344 words)