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29 January 2018
www.dw.com
A single African air transport market, promises to fight corruption and plans to address the continent's crises dominated the African Union summit. But with a full agenda for 2018, how much will the AU manage?
29 January 2018
www.nan.ng
The African Union (AU) and the United Nations (UN ) have signed framework agreements for the Implementation the agenda for sustainable development.
29 January 2018
www.afrikeco.com
Secrétaire-General : Pour les Nations-unies le partenariat le plus important est le partenariat avec l'Union Africaine.
29 January 2018
www.csmonitor.com
Africa’s leaders ended a summit Jan. 29 with a new statistic on their thoughts: By 2063, the continent will see a tripling of the number of working-age people, to nearly 2 billion. The increase will far surpass the increase in all of Asia, India, and China. To create jobs for Africa’s coming population bulge, the leaders decided to focus their efforts this year on the one big obstacle to economic...
29 January 2018
allafrica.com
A high level public- private sector dialogue on ways of supporting and promoting private-sector led growth in Africa will take place on Tuesday, January 30, 2018 in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
29 January 2018
https://www.iol.co.za
President Jacob Zuma on Sunday said women were hard working and made better leaders because they did not start wars.
Zuma was speaking at a breakfast on equal access of African women to high-level positions at the African Union and in the United Nations system, held on the sidelines of the 30th African Union Summit in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
29 January 2018
www.afrikeco.com
Remarques à la presse après la signature d'un partenariat entre les Nations-Unies et l'Union Africaine :
Secrétaire-General : Pour les Nations-unies le partenariat le plus important est le partenariat avec l'Union Africaine.
28 January 2018
www.laverite.mg
D’après la secrétaire exécutive de la commission économique des Nations unies pour l’Afrique, Vera Songwe, qui est intervenue lors de la 32ème session ordinaire du conseil exécutif de l’Union africaine à Addis-Abeba, la corruption fait perdre chaque année une somme de 148 milliards de dollars à l’Afrique, un montant qui représente environ 25 % de son Pib moyen.
28 January 2018
www.xinhuanet.com
UN Secretary--General Antonio Guterres on Sunday called for strengthening partnership with the African Union (AU) on fighting corruption.
28 January 2018
www.africanews.com
Addressing the 30th session of the African Union Summit in Addis Ababa, the United Nations Secretary General, Antonio Guterres, has advised European nations and other Western powers to ‘use facts not myths’ when formulating policies to deal with African migrants.
28 January 2018
www.laverite.mg
D’après la secrétaire exécutive de la commission économique des Nations unies pour l’Afrique, Vera Songwe, qui est intervenue lors de la 32ème session ordinaire du conseil exécutif de l’Union africaine à Addis-Abeba, la corruption fait perdre chaque année une somme de 148 milliards de dollars à l’Afrique, un montant qui représente environ 25 % de son Pib moyen.
28 January 2018
http://tass.com
Modern terrorism has become an unprecedented threat to peace and security, UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres said on Saturday during an African Union meeting in the Ethiopian capital of Addis Ababa.
28 January 2018
www.ena.gov.et
UN Secretary-General, António Guterres urged African countries to exert more effort to improve women’s engagement in leadership.
28 January 2018
http://aa.com.tr
UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres on Sunday said the intergovernmental organization is reviewing its strategy of peacekeeping.
28 January 2018
www.lusakatimes.com
The 30th ordinary session of the assembly of the Heads of State and Government of the African Union (AU) summit has opened in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, with special attention to fighting corruption in order to uphold Africa’s vision in achieving development.
28 January 2018
www.fanabc.com
Addis Ababa, January 28, 2018 (FBC) – The 30th Ordinary Session of the Assembly of Heads of State and Government of the African Union (AU) kicked off in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia today.
The Summit is being held under the theme “Winning the Fight against Corruption: A Sustainable Path to Africa’s Transformation.”
28 January 2018
www.dw.com
A single African air transport market, promises to fight corruption and plans to address the continent's crises dominated the African Union summit. But with a full agenda for 2018, how much will the AU manage?
28 January 2018
www.xinhuanet.com
ADDIS ABABA, Jan. 27 (Xinhua) -- The UN Secretary General, Antonio Guterres, said on Saturday his organization will convene a summit of heads of counterterrorism agencies to tackle terror threats in Africa.
28 January 2018
www.trtworld.com
Tens of thousands have died and nearly four million South Sudanese have been driven from their homes as warring parties continue to tear apart the fledgeling country which gained independence in 2011.
28 January 2018
www.worldbulletin.net
United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres on Saturday said the food insecurity is on the rise and Africa is the continent most affected by it.
28 January 2018
dailypost.ng
The AU and UN have signed a Framework Agreement for the Implementation of Agenda 2063 and the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development at the 30th AU Summit in Addis Ababa.
28 January 2018
sunnewsonline.com
The UN Secretary-General António Guterres said after signing the agreement that strong cooperation with the AU was essential for the UN to be able to fulfill its mandate.
The UN chief said the new agreements would help bolster the collaboration between the two organisations on a range of global issues.
28 January 2018
http://abcnews.go.com
The leaders of the United Nations and the African Union urged stronger international cooperation at the opening Sunday of the African Union summit in the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa.
28 January 2018
https://apanews.net
The United Nations Secretary General António Guterres said the global body needs to come up with a new approach to peacekeeping across the world.
28 January 2018
www.independent.co.ug
For Africa to combat the threat of transnational terrorism on the continent, it must employ a multi-dimensional approach, President Yoweri Museveni has said.