Tag: AU
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Finance Ministers meet to discuss African Union financing progress
Committee of ten (10) African Ministers of Finance convene in Kigali to discuss the implementation of 0.2% import levy by member states towards Financing of the African Union. The African Union Commission in collaboration with the Ministry of Finance and Economic Planning of the Republic of Rwanda is organizing a meeting of the Committee of…
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Lack of funding is threatening peacekeeping mission in Somalia – AU
Lack of funding is threatening the operations of the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM), an African Union (AU) official said Thursday. Francisco Madeira, Special Representative of the Chairperson of the AU Commission for Somalia and Head of AMISOM, said the inadequate funding threatened the operations of peacekeepers and the Somali security forces. “Without funding,…
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Slave Trade, Human Trafficking: AU, EU must collaborate to tackle menace in Libya – Onyeama
The Minister of Foreign Affairs Geoffrey Onyeama has called for a joint declaration by the African Union and European Union on the issue of slave trade and other crimes against humanity in Libya. Onyeama who made the call at the Ministerial meeting of the just concluded 5th African Union- European Union Summit in Abidjan, Cote…
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Buhari formally agrees to lead AU anti-corruption crusade – Presidency
President Muhammadu Buhari has accepted his nomination to lead the African Union, AU, on its anti-corruption crusade. His acceptance to spearhead the crusade with the theme, ‘2018 AU Theme on the Fight against Corruption’ was contained in a letter of appreciation addressed to President of Guinea, Alpha Conde. TheNewsGuru.com reports that Buhari was nominated by…
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AU endorses Buhari to champion fight against corruption
African Leaders on Tuesday unanimously endorsed President Muhammadu Buhari to champion the fight against corruption in the African Union. TheNewsGuru.com reports that the endorsement came at the end of the 29th Ordinary Session of the Assembly of AU in Addis Ababa. President Buhari is expected to lead the AU summit scheduled for 2018 entitled: “Winning…
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Nigeria takes over from Zambia as Chair, AU Peace and Security Council
Nigeria has officially assumed the one-month rotational chairmanship of the African Union Peace and Security Council (PSC). Nigeria’s Permanent Representative to the AU, Bankole Adeoye, took over from Susan Sikaneta, the Permanent Representative of Zambia, who held the Presidency for the month of June. Adeyemo, in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN)…
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EU, AU reaffirm commitment to Paris Agreement
The European Union (EU) and the African Union (AU) have reaffirmed their strong commitment to full implementation of the Paris agreement, and call on all partners to keep up the momentum created in 2015. Ahead of the COP23 in November they pledge to work together to finalize the Paris Agreement work programme. Climate change and…
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Cyber security: Africa gets Internet security guidelines
The Internet Society and the African Union Commission on Wednesday unveiled a new Internet Infrastructure Security Guidelines for Africa. According to a statement by Mr Michelle Anekeya, the society’s Communications Officer, the guideline was launched at the ongoing African Internet Summit, taking place in Nairobi. He said the 3-day summit, which started on Wednesday, May…
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Gambia Crisis: Nigeria not appreciated by AU in peacekeeping role
The just concluded African Union, AU summit ended without a mention of the gallantry role the President Muhammadu Buhari administration and the Nigerian troops played in solving the political imbroglio of the tiny West African nation. Speakers at the summit took time to appreciate efforts made by Mauritania and Guinea for persuading for President Yahya…
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Morocco to join AU after 33years of denouncing membership
Morocco is set to rejoin the African Union during the 28th African summit scheduled for Jan. 30 to Jan. 31 in Addis-Ababa, after leaving the pan African organisation three decades ago. In 1984, Morocco decided to withdraw from the Organisation of African Unity, which later became the AU, over the admission of the Sahrawi Arab…