Ebola Virus Killed 25 People in RDC
28 October 2012As of 24 October 2012, 52 cases (35 laboratory confirmed, 17 probable) with Ebola haemorrhagic fever (EHF) have been reported in the Democratic (…)
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Misuse of aid funds in Uganda
28 October 2012Aid funds that were intended to go towards reconstruction efforts in northern Uganda have been misused. This misuse of funds was discovered by the (…)
Côte d’Ivoire: Time to put an end to the cycle of reprisals and revenge
26 October 2012More than 200 people including members of former President Laurent Gbagbo’s Front Populaire Ivoirien (Ivorian Popular Front, FPI) have faced (…)
The Paris Club Agrees on a Near-Total Cancellation of the Debt of The Republic of Guinea
26 October 2012Representatives of the Paris Club creditor countries met with representatives of the Government of the Republic of Guinea on 25 October 2012 and (…)
The African Union condemns the attack on the Al-Yarmook arms and ammunition factory in Khartoum
26 October 2012The Chairperson of the Commission of the African Union (AU), Dr. Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma,today, received the Permanent Representative of the (…)
The African Union appoints Mr. Pierre Buyoya as its high representative for Mali and the Sahel
26 October 2012The Chairperson of the Commission of the African Union (AU), Dr. NkosazanaDlamini-Zuma, has today appointedthe former President of the Republic of (…)
OECD and ATAF strengthen tax co-operation with Africa
25 October 2012The OECD and the African Tax Administration Forum (ATAF) have signed a Memorandum of Co-operation, agreeing to work together to improve tax (…)
AU-UN Special Representative discusses situation in Darfur with Chairperson of the AU Commission
25 October 2012UNAMID Acting Joint Special Representative and Joint Chief Mediator a.i., Aïchatou Mindaoudou, met with the new Chairperson of the African Union (…)
Africa Can Feed Itself, Earn Billions, and Avoid Food Crises by Unblocking Regional Food Trade
25 October 2012A new World Bank report says that Africa’s farmers can potentially grow enough food to feed the continent and avert future food crises if (…)
Draft Roadmap for Implementation of The African Solidarity Initiative (ASI)
24 October 2012The African Union Commission (AUC) and the New Partnership for Africa’s Development (NEPAD) Agency are hosting a three-day high-level meeting in (…)
Commission Chairperson Assures The Three Member States of African Union Support
24 October 2012The African Union (AU) will continue to do everything in its power to resolve the situation between Sudan and South Sudan, as well as that in (…)
16 Somali journalists have been killed this year
24 October 2012The Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Somalia, Dr. Augustine P. Mahiga deplores the recent targeted attacks against Somali (…)