18th AU summit concludes with package of agreements

Laaska News Jan 31, 2012                    + Related Articles

18th AU SUMMIT 2012 – Photo RM

ADDIS ABABA, Jan. 31 (Xinhua) — The 18th African Union (AU) summit ended here Tuesday in the Ethiopian capital with adoption of a series of agreements concerning Africa’s economic, political and security issues.

First ever Global African Diaspora Summit comes in May: AU

Laaska News Jan 31, 2012

ADDIS ABABA, Jan. 31 (Xinhua) — African Union (AU) leaders agreed Tuesday to launch a first ever Global African Diaspora Summit on May 25 in South Africa.

AU leaders, meeting in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, asked the AU Commission and South Africa to collaborate for a successful diaspora summit.

Jean Ping maintains his position until next summit as AUC election postponed

Laaska News Jan 30, 2012       “Election of AUC chairperson” – More Related Articles.

 

AU Summit 2012 – Phto: RM

ADDIS ABABA, Jan. 30 (Xinhua) — The outgoing African Union Commission (AUC) Chairman Jean Ping will maintain his position until next AU summit, as AUC election was postponed due to fierce competition, said diplomatic sources here on Monday.

AUC chief hails African initiatives on Somalia, other regional issues

Laaska News Jan 30, 2012

ADDIS ABABA, Jan. 30 (Xinhua) — The outgoing president of the African Union (AU) Commission Jean Ping, a Gabonese national who is seeking re-election in a contest with South Africa’s Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma, on Sunday gave the assessment of his first term in office, outlining the successes and the challenges.

AU chief denounces tragic interventions by foreign armies in Africa

Laaska News Jan 30, 2012

ADDIS ABABA, Jan. 30 (Xinhua) — Outgoing African Union (AU) President Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo, who is also the president of Equatorial Guinea, on Sunday denounced the “tragic military interventions by foreign armies in Africa.”

New AU President elected

Laaska News Jan 30, 2012

An African summit convening in Addis Ababa has elected a new President of the African Union. He is President Thomas Boni Yayi of Benin.

Somalia peace process nears critical stage as election draws close

Laaska News  Jan 30, 2012

by Ronald Ssekandi

ADDIS ABABA, Jan. 29 (Xinhua) — Efforts to end decades of war in Somalia are nearing a critical stage as the Horn of Africa country is to hold general elections in August.

London Conference on Somalia should define commitments in support of peace process: Jean Ping

Laaska News Jan 30, 2012

ADDIS ABABA, Jan. 28 (Xinhua) — The London Conference on Somalia, scheduled for Feb. 23, should define commitments in support of peace process of Somalia, Chairperson of the African Union Commission (AUC) Jean Ping said here Saturday, ahead of the 18th African Union (AU) summit.

AU summit opens in Addis Ababa

Laaska News Jan 29, 2012

The 18th African Union summit opened on Sunday in the Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa in the first such top-level meeting since the death of one of the organization’s founding fathers, Muammar Gaddafi.

Backgrounder: Basic facts about African Union, Highlights of agenda for 18th AU summit

Laaska News Jan 28, 2012
 Backgrounder: Highlights of agenda for 18th AU summit
 AU’s new conference center to be inaugurated 
Backgrounder: Basic facts about African Union

ADDIS ABABA, Jan. 28 (Xinhua) — The African Union (AU) will kick off its 18th summit on Sunday at its headquarter in the Ethiopian’s capital of Addis Ababa with the theme of “Boosting Intra-African Trade.”

AU expresses concern over Somalia’s TFP crisis

ADDIS ABABA, Jan. 17 (Xinhua) — Chairperson of the African Union Commission (AUC) Jean Ping expressed concern over the lingering dispute in the Transitional Federal Parliament (TFP) of Somalia, the AU said.

Vital African Union-UN partnership can be strengthened further, Security Council told – UN News

UNITED NATIONS,12 January 2012 –The collective efforts by the United Nations and the African Union in peace and security matters are having an important impact on the continent, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon told the Security Council today, while stressing the need to further strengthen this vital partnership.

Somalia:Security Council urges reliable support for African peacekeepers in Somalia – UN News

 

A Burundian sniper serving with the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM). UN Photo/Stuart Price

UNITED NATIONS,11 January 2012 –The Security Council today called for predictable, reliable and timely resources to support the African Union (AU) peacekeeping mission in Somalia to strengthen its capability to help the country’s transitional government implement its commitments to restore peace and stability.

SOMALIA:Djibouti peacekeeping contingent arrives in Somalia

Laaska news  Dec. 20, 2011

MOGADISHU, Dec. 20 (Xinhua) — Somalia’s northern neighbor Djibouti sent 200 soldiers as part of the African Union peacekeeping mission in the war-torn Horn of African nation, a top government official said on Tuesday.

WAR IN SOUTHERN SOMALIA:Kenya Operation in Somalia gets UN nod + Related Articles

Laaska news  Dec. 9, 2011

Kenya’s military operation in Somalia has received crucial backing from the United Nations.

UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon said the war against Al-Shabaab militia was necessary to restore peace and stability in the war-torn country and the region.

NAIROBI:Kenya plays down diplomatic spat with Sudan

Laaska news  Nov. 29,2011

By Chrispinus Omar and David Musyoka

NAIROBI, Nov. 29 (Xinhua) — Kenya on Tuesday played down the diplomatic spat after a high court ruling that Nairobi should arrest Sudan’s president if he was in the East African country.

A statement from Kenya’s Foreign Minister Moses Wetangula said the current dispute would not undermine existing cordial relations between the two

Somalia:U.S. wants to see regional groups lead fight against Al-Shabaab

Laaska news  Nov.22,2011

WASHINGTON, Nov. 21 (Xinhua) — The United States said on Monday that regional groups should take the lead in fighting Al-Shabaab, an al Qaeda-backed militia group in Somalia.

Situation in Somalia:Recent developments offer unique opportunity to consolidate security in Somalia – AU

Laaska news  Nov.21,2011

ADDIS ABABA, Nov. 20 (Xinhua) – The Peace and Security Council of the African Union said the recent developments in Somalia, in particular the forced withdrawal of Al-Shabaab from Mogadishu and the operation being undertaken by Kenya, offer a

AFRICA: AU, ICRC deliberate on protection of civilians in armed conflicts, violences in Africa

Laaska News  Nov. 15,2011      AU/ICRC  Seminar – protection of civilians

ADDIS ABABA, Nov. 14 (Xinhua) — The African Union (AU) and the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) on Monday held their 11th edition of bi-annual seminar at the AU Headquarters in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, with a theme on protection of civilians.

Kenya, Somalia seek int’l aid for internal displaced Somalis

Laaska News  Nov. 2 ,2011
By Christine Lagat
NAIROBI, Nov. 1 (Xinhua) — Kenyan and Somali governments on Tuesday appealed for humanitarian support to help internal displaced Somalis who are facing acute food shortages.