Brief News

L’AFRIQUE
SOUTIENT LA CANDIDATURE DES EMIRATS ARABES UNIES A ABRITER LE SIEGE
DE L’IRENA
Addis
Abéba 4 mai 2009 -
M. Jean Ping Président de la Commission de l’Union
Africaine, a reçu, samedi 1er mai 2009, au siège de
l’Union Africaine à Addis Abéba, Ethiopie, une
délégation des Emirats Arabes Unies conduite par le
ministre des affaires étrangère, Son Altesse Sheikh
Abdellah Ben Zaid Al Nyan, venu solliciter le soutien des Etats
membres de l’Union Africaine pour la candidature de son pays à
abriter le siège de l’Agence Internationale pour
l’Energie Renouvelable (IRENA)

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Sheikh Abdellah Ben Zaid Al Nhyan, Minister of Foreign Affairs of UAE
visiting the AU Commission
01
MAY 2009

Africa
Supports United Arab Emirates’ Candidature to Host the Seat of
IARE
Addis
Ababa 4 May 2009 –
Mr. Jean Ping, Chairperson of the African Union Commission on
Saturday 1st May 2009, received in audience a delegation of the
United Arab Emirates, led by the Minister of Foreign Affairs, His
Royal Highness, Sheikh Abdellah Ben Zaid Al Nyan, who came to seek
the support of the African Union Member States with respect to the
candidature of his country to host the Seat of the International
Agency for Renewable Energy (IARE)

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The
Chairperson of the Commission of the African Union (AU), Mr. Jean
Ping, continues to follow closely the developments in Madagascar in
the light of the position of the AU as expressed by the Peace and
Security Council (PSC) at its 181st meeting, held in Addis Ababa on
20 March 2009.

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AU
COMMISSION CALLS ON AU MEMBER STATES TO BE ALERT TO POSSIBLE SWINE
INFLUENZA EMERGENCY IN AFRICA
Addis
Ababa, 30 April 2009 -
Recent incidences of the Swine influenza have caused alarm throughout
the world. As of 29th April, the Director General of the World Health
Organisation (WHO) issued a statement that Swine Influenza
constitutes a public health emergency of international concern. In
this regard, WHO has raised the alert from phase 4 to phase 5which
means that the disease can no longer be contained and concerns have
been expressed that it can become a global pandemic. Apart from
Mexico where it originated from, cases of the swine influenza have
been detected in Canada, New Zealand, United Kingdom, Spain,
Switzerland and Israel

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NOUVEAUX BUREAUX POUR LE DEPARTEMENT DE PAIX ET SECURITE
Addis
Abéba, le 29 avril 2009 - Une importante délégation
allemande composée d’ambassadeurs accrédités
dans différentes régions d’Afrique et conduite
par M. Peter Ammon, Secrétaire d’Etat en charge des
affaires étrangères, a procédé hier, au
siège de l’Union africaine à Addis Abéba,
Ethiopie, à la présentation de la maquette du bâtiment
que la coopération germanique (GTZ) offre au Département
de paix et de sécurité de l’Union africaine.

BUILDING PEACE AND SECURITY
The German
government has agreed to finance the construction of the new building
for the Peace and Security Department of the African Union (AU)
estimated to cost about 20 Million Euro. The new building will be
centrally located on the grounds of the AU in Addis Ababa, adjacent
to the AU’s new Conference Center.

INVITATION
FOR JOURNALISTS
The
African Union (AU) and the Embassy of the Federal Republic of Germany
invite journalists to attend the opening of the exhibition of
architectural designs for the new building for the Peace and Security
Department of the African Union. The German government has agreed to
cover the costs of about 20 Million Euro for the construction of the
new building.

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AFRICAN
UNION COMMISSION CALLS ON AFRICAN UNION MEMBER STATES TO BE ALERT
TO POSSIBLE SWINE INFLUENZA EMERGENCY IN AFRICA
Addis
Ababa, 30 April 2009 -
Recent incidences of the Swine influenza have caused alarm throughout
the world. As of 29th April, the Director General of the World Health
Organisation (WHO) issued a statement that Swine Influenza
constitutes a public health emergency of international concern. In
this regard, WHO has raised the alert from phase 4 to phase 5which
means that the disease can no longer be contained and concerns have
been expressed that it can become a global pandemic. Apart from
Mexico where it originated from, cases of the swine influenza have
been detected in Canada, New Zealand, United Kingdom, Spain,
Switzerland and Israel

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African
Experts of Integration Meet in Yaoundé to Discuss Regional and
Continental Integration.
Yaoundé
4 May2009 – African
Experts in the domain of integration, started brainstorming on Monday
4 May 2009, at the Yaoundé Conference Center, Cameroon, ahead
of the 4th Session of the African Union Conference of Ministers in
charge of Integration (COMAI IV), under the theme: “Partnership
on Integration in Africa”. Participants at the Experts
preparatory meeting include: Representatives of the Economic
Commission for Africa (ECA), African Development Bank (AfDB),
European Union (EU) and the International Labour Organisation (ILO).
The Experts are drawn from AU Member States.

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LUTTE
CONTRE LA MORTALITE MATERNELLE ET INFANTILE : L’UA
S’ENGAGE
Addis
Abeba, le 30 avril 2009 -
Les ministres de la santé de l’Union africaine (UA) se
réuniront en conférence du 04 au 08 mai 2009 au siège
de l’Union à Addis Abéba, Ethiopie, autour du
thème «Accès universel aux services de santé
essentiels et de qualité : Améliorer la santé de
la mère, du nouveau né et de l’enfant ».

COMBAT
MATERNAL AND INFANT MORTALITY: AU UNDERTAKES
  Addis Ababa,
30 April 2009 - Ministers of Health of the African Union (AU)
conference will meet from 04 to 08 May 2009 at Union Headquarters in
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, around the theme "Universal Access to
essential health services and quality: Improving the health of
mothers, newborn and child ".

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Emmanuel
Batamag