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

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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.