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Today in a village in Zambia, a woman will walk 5 kilometers to reach her one hectare maize or potato plot. Using a hoe or cutlass, she will carefully tend her crops, slashing away weeds and straightening potato tendrils, whilst praying for the rain which will be two weeks late. For without rain, she may not be able to harvest the usual 2.1 metric tons per hectare, part of which feeds her family...

Addis Ababa: January 28, 2014 (FBC) The African Union Commission will, during the on-going summit of the African Union in Addis Ababa, present the Agenda 2063 Framework document.

At the Official Launch of the Women’s Peace, Security and Cooperation Framework for the Democratic Republic of Congo and the Great Lakes, dubbed, the ‘framework of hope’, Carlos Lopes, Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Africa underscored that women, who make up the majority of the population must participate in conflict resolution and sustainable peace building processes, as it...

The Minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation, José Manuel García-Margallo, took part in the African Union's Executive Council Meeting, held as part of the 22nd Summit of this regional organisation. The African Union promotes the economic and political integration of the continent.

The NEPAD-AUC publication was presented by the AUC Commissioner for Rural Economy and Agriculture Mrs Tumusiime Rhoda Peace and NEPAD Chief Executive Officer Dr Ibrahim Mayaki. The Publication is a state of the art, defining the key priorities and opportunities to advance agriculture. It is developed within the context of sustaining the CAADP momentum and especially to inform decisions on key...

l’occasion du lancement officiel du Cadre de coopération, de la paix et de la sécurité pour les femmes en République démocratique du Congo et dans les Grands Lacs, surnommé le «cadre de l’espoir», Carlos Lopes, Secrétaire exécutif de la Commission économique pour l’Afrique a souligné que les femmes, qui constituent la majorité de la population doivent participer à la résolution des conflits et...

ADDIS ABABA - African Union Commission chairperson Dr Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma has declared 2014 year of agriculture.

Le secrétaire exécutif de la Commission économique des Nations Unies pour l'Afrique (CEA) a souligné lundi matin la situation d'insécurité alimentaire persistante en Afrique et proposé une stratégie de 6R pour développer l'agriculture africaine lors de la 24e session ordinaire du Conseil exécutif qui réunit les ministres des Affaires étrangères africains, en prélude au 22e sommet...

The 24th ordinary session of the Executive Council of the African Union was opened today with two of Africa's troubled states, South Sudan and Central African Republic taking the focus of attention. On South Sudan the Chairperson of the Commission Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma called on both parties "to fully implement" the two documents signed last week as pace remained fragile in...

Addis Ababa, 23 January 2014 (ECA) - At the 23rd consultative meeting on gender mainstreaming in the African Union that commenced in Addis Ababa, Thursday, Mr. Carlos Lopes, Executive Secretary of the UN Economic Commission for Africa said that food security is within reach and that “Africa can and should feed Africa”.

Le lundi 27 janvier 2014 s’est ouverte à Addis Abéba en Ethiopie la 24e session ordinaire du Conseil Exécutif de l’Union Africaine. Cette rencontre qui réunit les ministres des Affaires Etrangères des pays membres de l’Union, se tient en prélude à la tenue de la 22e session ordinaire de la Conférence de l’Union prévue les 30 et 31 janvier prochains. Le Burkina Faso est représenté à cette session...

African Union Commission Chairperson Nkosazana Dhlamini-Zuma on Monday called on Africa to deepen economic integration in order to eradicate widespread hunger and poverty on the continent.

The Executive Secretary of the UN Econonmic Commission for Africa, Carlos Lopes has revealed that about 226 million out of an estimated 1.033 billion people or one out of every five Africans face food security.Lopes said this was in spite of the improved agriculture harvest on the continent over the past years.

The African Union has declared 2014 year of agriculture. The declaration was made by the AU Commission chairperson, Dr Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma, while opening the African Foreign Affairs ministers’ meeting in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Monday. “For Africa to ensure sustained and inclusive growth of 7 per cent and higher, agriculture and agro-processing are critical, since it constitutes a large part of...

ADDIS ABABA, Jan. 27 (Xinhua)-- African Union Commission Chairperson Nkosazana Dhlamini-Zuma on Monday called on Africa to deepen economic integration in order to eradicate widespread hunger and poverty on the continent.

Lopes told the 24th Ordinary Session of the African Union (AU) Executive Council that the misconception of food security as a replacement for poverty reduction must be debunked.

Geneva: Inequality between men and women in Africa leads to economic inefficiency and under-performance, UNCTAD and World Bank experts said at an event examining the role of women in trade and development on the continent. Policy-makers do not often adequately recognize the role that women played in trade and overlooked the distinct impact that trade and trade policy may have on women and men....

The declaration was made by the AU Commission chairperson, Dr Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma, while opening the African Foreign Affairs ministers' meeting in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Monday.

Speaking during the opening of the African Union (AU) executive council meeting in Addis Ababa this morning, UN under-secretary-general Carlos Lopes quoted Mandela, saying countries on the continent seek to achieve “an Africa where there would be work, bread, water and salt for all”.

The 24th ordinary session of the Executive Council of the African Union was opened today with two of Africa's troubled states, South Sudan and Central African Republic taking the focus of attention.