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2009-01-06T12:26:00+00:00

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Burundi, Uganda Threaten to Leave Somalia

2009-01-05T12:58:00+00:00

(PANA)--Burundi and Uganda have threatened to withdraw their troops from Somalia, if the African Union (AU) fails to urgently strengthen its peacekeeping mission in Horn of Africa nation, security sources told PANA in Bujumbura.

Africa’s Financial Consolidation

2009-01-05T06:37:01+00:00

(PANA)—African finance ministers are due here for a brainstorming meeting at which they are expected to discuss the consolidation of the continental financial markets to effectively tackled the global financial crisis.

Climate Change Proposal yet to Gain Foothold

2009-01-05T06:33:01+00:00

Wambi Michael (IPS)—Africa’s bid to expand carbon-trading mechanisms and create rewards for sustainable farming practices on the continent made little headway at the recently concluded climate change conference in Poznań, Poland.

Guinean Junta Plays down AU Sanctions

2008-12-30T19:03:00+00:00

(PANA)--The Monday decision taken at the emergency meeting of the African Union’s peace and security council to suspend Guinea following last Tuesday’s military coup a few hours after the death of President Lansana Conte is being played down by the new military authorities in the country.

Peacekeepers Murdered in Darfur

2008-12-30T19:01:00+00:00

(PANA) - The African Union chief, Jean Ping has strongly condemned the murder of a Senegalese peacekeeper in the war-ravaged Darfur.

Somali Needs New President Urgently

2008-12-30T18:59:01+00:00

(PANA) - African Union Commission Chief Jean Ping said Tuesday the Somali parliament should meet urgently to pick a new President to lead the Transitional Federal Government after President Abdullahi Yusuf’s resignation.

Aid Campaign for Zimbabwe and DRC

2008-12-30T18:53:00+00:00

(SANF)—Member states in southern Africa have agreed to launch an urgent international campaign to mobilise financial and material resources for Zimbabwe and the Democratic Republic of Congo.

PSC on Guinea

2008-12-30T13:21:00+00:00

Press Release—The Peace and Security Council of the African Union (AU), at its 165th meeting held on 29 December 2008, adopted the following decision on the situation in the Republic of Guinea following the coup d’Etat that occurred in that country on Wednesday 24 December 2008:

AU on the Situation in Gaza

2008-12-30T13:18:01+00:00

Press Release—The Commission of the African Union (AU) is following with great concern the prevailing situation in the Gaza Strip.