Statement at the Conclusion of an IMF Staff Mission to Comoros
9 October 2012An International Monetary Fund (IMF) staff mission visited the Union of Comoros from September 22 to October 6, 2012, to conduct discussions on (…)
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African Women Parliamentarians Conference Concluded Today
9 October 2012The Pan-African Parliament’s (PAP) Annual Women Parliamentarians Conference, which was held under the theme “The Role of Parliamentarians in (…)
Summary of Agreements between Sudan and South Sudan
9 October 2012The Republic of Sudan and the Republic of South Sudan signed nine agreements on a range of issues that they have been negotiating since 2010 (…)
Violence in northern Mali becoming systematic
9 October 2012At the end of his four-day visit to Mali, Assistant Secretary-General for Human Rights Ivan Šimonović said that human rights abuses in the north (…)
First Bureau Meeting of the Second African Union Conference of Ministers Responsible for Mineral Resources Development kicks off today
9 October 2012The meeting of Senior Officials started today with the objective to review the business plan for the Africa Mineral Development Centre (AMDC), and (…)
New research vessel for Africa
9 October 2012For 20 years, the research vessel Dr Fridtjof Nansen has provided support for surveys of the fish resources off the coasts of more than 60 poor (…)
African Forum To Discuss Democracy, Elections, Diversity
9 October 2012The Eighth African Governance Forum (AGF-VIII) under the theme “Democracy, Elections and the Management of Diversity” will be officially opened in (…)
Pan African Parlement President and Bureau Meet with African Ambassadors Today
9 October 2012The Pan-African Parliament’s (PAP) President, Hon. Bethel Nnaemeka Amadi, today met with African Ambassadors and Diplomats accredited to the (…)
24th high-level meeting of Heads of UN Peace Missions in West Africa
9 October 2012The Heads of the United Nations (UN) Peace Missions in West Africa held their twenty-fourth high-level consultation in Dakar to review progress in (…)
IOM Introduces Psycho-Social Course in Libyan University to Aid War Victims
9 October 2012A group of 35 Libyan health, educational and social experts have become the first intake of a six-month IOM psycho-social course offered at the (…)
Namibia: “Unacceptable inequalities persist 20 years after independence”
9 October 2012“More than two decades after independence, Namibian society is still beset by unacceptable levels of inequality along the lines of gender, race, (…)
Chairperson of the African Union Commission (AUC) Concludes Official Visit to Kuwait
9 October 2012The Chairperson of the African Union Commission (AUC), Dr. Jean Ping, has concluded an official visit to the State of Kuwait at the invitation of (…)