(PANA)-- African foreign ministers meeting on Thursday came under pressure from foreign partners on the need to correct the continent’s electoral flaws that have precipitated the kind of post-election crisis in Cote d’Ivoire.
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(PANA)-- With at least 25 general elections due to be held across Africa this year, various non-governmental agencies Friday challenged the African Union (AU) to boldly stand in defence of good governance in the continent, and to translate into concrete actions key decisions on peace and security.
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(Sudan Tribune)-- African nations should reconsider an en masse withdrawal from the International Criminal Court (ICC), a Sudanese official said today. The plea was made during a speech by the Sudanese state minister for foreign affairs Kamal Hassan Ali at the 18th Ordinary Session of the Executive Council in Addis Ababa.
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(Felix Njoku)-- The African Development Bank (AfDB) will participate in the 16th African Union (AU) heads of state and government summit, scheduled from 30-31 January 2011 in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, on the theme, ‘Towards greater unity and integration through shared values’.
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