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Africa:
AU to Establish Peace Fund to Fight Terrorism and Promote Stability
New Times, 21 July 2016
The African Union has drawn up a plan to help step up terrorism fight through the establishment of a joint funding initiative expected to kick off in 2017, once the modalities… Read more »
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Ethiopia:
AU Endorses Roadmap to Eliminate Malaria By 2030
Ethiopian Herald, 20 July 2016
- Alliance acknowledges Ethiopia's key malaria control interventions Read more »
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South Sudan:
AU Backs Call for 'Robust' African Force
VOA, 13 July 2016
The African Union has backed a request for African troops with a robust mandate to reinforce U.N. peacekeepers in South Sudan. The AU summit meeting in Rwanda's capital… Read more »
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Africa:
AU Summit Ends With New Resolve to Foster Efficiency, Self-Reliance
New Times, 19 July 2016
The 27th African Union Summit in Kigali closed Monday with a commitment to fast track initiatives designed to make the African Union Commission (AUC) financially independent. Read more »
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Africa:
Kigali Summit Approves Proposal On Funding
SNA, 18 July 2016
The African Union summit , currently on session, in Rwandan capital, Kigali, from July 17- 18, headed by Chadian President Idriss Deby, the current chairman of the Union approved,… Read more »
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Africa:
Heads of State Push for Full African Financing of AU Activities
Focus, 18 July 2016
The African Heads of State gathered in Kigali for the African Union (AU) summit have adopted a new model to fully finance the AU activities. Read more »
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Africa:
Kigali Summit Marks Shift in How AU Does Business
New Times, 19 July 2016
Last week this column asked a question: how different will the AU Summit in Kigali be? We can now safely answer: it has been different and was bound to be. Read more »
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Kenya:
Forum to Discuss Ways to Improve Economy, Development
Nation, 16 July 2016
Heavy security and traffic pressure is expected around Nairobi as the city hosts the 14th United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (Unctad) from this morning. Read more »
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Africa:
African Leaders Discuss New Funding Proposals Today
New Times, 16 July 2016
African Heads of state and Government are today set to discuss ways to reduce reliance on donors to fund African Union's activities, particularly peacekeeping missions. Read more »
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Africa:
African Union Explains Delayed Response to Crises
New Times, 16 July 2016
The African Union has admitted to late response to conflicts across the continent, citing challenges in funding and bureaucratic procedures. Read more »