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Kenya: Reform or We Will Not Cooperate, AU Tells ICC
The Star, 1 February 2014
THE African Union has demanded reforms at the International Criminal Court's office of the Prosecutor by the end of April or they will stop cooperating with the court. Read more »
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Africa: Africa Warns Hague Court Over Ties With NGOs
Capital FM, 31 January 2014
The African Union (AU) has given the International Criminal Court (ICC) until April 30 to come up with a plan on how to get The Office of the Prosecutor (OTP) in order, or risk a… Read more »
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Central African Republic: Donors Pledge Funds
DW, 1 February 2014
At a donor's summit led by the African Union, 60 nations have come together to raise money for crisis-stricken Central African Republic. An estimated one million people have been… Read more »
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Africa: AU - Standby Force Needed to Respond to Conflicts
VOA, 31 January 2014
The African Union summit wrapped up Friday with a call to fast-track an African standby force to better respond to conflicts across the continent. AU leaders say the recent… Read more »
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Africa: AU Leaders Strive for Peaceful Continent
SAnews.gov.za, 1 February 2014
The two-day African Union summit closed in Ethiopia on Friday night with a renewed pledge by leaders to work towards a prosperous Africa free from conflicts and poverty. Read more »
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Govt of Liberia, 31 January 2014
At the 22nd Session of the Assembly of the African Union, taking place in the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa, President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf has presented the Final Report of the… Read more »
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Nigeria: State Pledges U.S.$1.5 Million to Support AU Mission in CAR
Vanguard, 1 February 2014
Nigeria on Saturday pledged 1.5 million US dollars at an international donor summit at the AU headquarters in Addis Ababa to support African-led International Mission (MISCA) in… Read more »
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Africa: Not the Africa We Want
Zimbabwe Independent, 31 January 2014
PRESIDENT Robert Mugabe and colleagues from across the continent are in Ethiopia for the African summit where this year there is a nascent buzz phrase "Agenda 2063: The Africa We… Read more »
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Africa: 'Keep Dirty Hands Off Africa'
The Herald, 1 February 2014
Africa should avoid entering "horse and rider" economic arrangements that only benefit other nations while leaving the continent poorer, President Mugabe has said. Read more »
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Nigeria: Charges African Leaders On MDGs
Daily Trust, 1 February 2014
President Goodluck Jonathan has called on African leaders to remain focused on the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). Read more »
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Zimbabwe: Mugabe Rallies Africa As He Seeks EU Invite
New Zimbabwe, 2 February 2014
PRESIDENT Robert Mugabe has rallied the backing of fellow African leaders in his bid to force an invitation to the EU-African Union summit set for Brussels in April this year. Read more »
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South Africa: President Zuma Returns From the the 22nd AU Summit
Govt of SA, 2 February 2014
President Jacob Zuma has this evening, 01 February 2014, returned to South Africa from Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, where he was on a working visit to attend the 22nd Ordinary Session of… Read more »
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Angola: Vice President Back to Luanda From Addis Ababa
ANGOP, 2 February 2014
Angola's vice president of Republic Manuel Vicente returned Saturday from Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, where he attended the 22nd Summit of Heads of State and Government of the African… Read more »
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Africa: Africa Must Speak With a Single Voice
AIM, 1 February 2014
African countries are insisting that they must continue to work in a united fashion and speak with a single voice in negotiations with bodies from outside the continent, Mozambican… Read more »
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Africa: Haiti Seeks Admission Into AU
The Herald, 1 February 2014
"Even though it's situated in the Americas, Haiti still has strong roots in Africa. All the heroes who fought for the country's independence during the 1804 revolution were… Read more »
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Africa: Leaders Pledge to End Hunger by 2025
FAO, 31 January 2014
FAO Director-General José Graziano da Silva today welcomed a breakthrough commitment by African heads of state to end hunger on the continent by 2025. Read more »
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Africa: AU Credibility Questioned After Appointing Mugabe to Top Post
SW Radio, 31 January 2014
The credibility of the African Union (AU) is being questioned after Robert Mugabe was this week appointed to a top position, which puts him in line to take over the AU chairmanship… Read more »