Summit focuses on United States of Africa plan
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Leaders of the African Union began a three-day summit here Sunday focused on plans to forge a confederation of states with an acknowledgement the continent&#39;s current system of governance had to improve.
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An African summit overran on Tuesday as the leaders struggled to avoid a damaging public split over moves to unite the continent under one federal government.
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A club of African leaders fighting for improved democracy and better governance came under the spotlight Friday ahead of a summit looking at transforming the 53-member African Union (AU) into a closer-knit federation.
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British Prime Minister Tony Blair wants  to use a farewell trip to Africa this week to build momentum  for a rich nation summit that will focus on Africa and to push  for a world trade deal, a spokeswoman said on Tuesday.
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President George W. Bush said on Tuesday he had approved plans to create a U.S. military command for Africa, a move that reflects increased U.S. strategic interest in the continent.
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Leaders of the African Union began mapping out plans to forge a closer federation of states at a summit in Ghana Sunday, acknowledging the continent&#39;s current system of governance had to improve.
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African leaders were struggling Tuesday to nail down an agreement on a roadmap for a closer union at the end of a summit which exposed deep rifts over how fast they should move towards integration.
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African leaders are to gather in Algiers to review the progress of the New Partnership for African Development (NEPAD), a wide-ranging strategy for ensuring good governance and building the economies of the world's poorest continent.
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President George W. Bush called  Africa a "continent of potential" on Thursday as he prepared to  visit one of the few regions where he can claim foreign policy  successes in a legacy dominated by the Iraq war.
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DAR ES SALAAM : African leaders gathered for their latest summit on conflict in Burundi, held in the wake of a massacre of Tutsi refugees for which Burundi&#39;s last active Hutu rebel group claimed responsibility.
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With Africa lagging behind in  global development goals and rich countries cutting aid,  leaders of multilateral financial institutions decided on  Friday it was time to mobilize resources to reduce extreme  poverty on the continent.
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A draft United Nations resolution on the Sudan crisis is scheduled to be discussed by security council members in New York today. It has been drawn up by the US and calls for the African Union monitoring force
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The United States said it was to set up a new US regional command to oversee military activities in Africa in a move reflecting US fears that some African nations may be harboring suspected terror groups.
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Heads of the 15 states that sit on the African Union's (AU) Peace and Security Council (PSC) will hold a summit to discuss the situation in Ivory Coast on December 10, the organisation announced.
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African Union heads of state Thursday began a three-day summit in Addis Ababa focused on the deadly crisis in Kenya and the challenges facing the body's peacekeeping missions.
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President George W. Bush will travel  to Africa in February to highlight efforts to boost economic  development and fight AIDS and other diseases, the White House  said on Friday.
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Progressive leadership in some African  states presents a big opportunity for development but donor  countries and especially the United States must respond, World  Bank President Paul Wolfowitz said on Monday.