African Union&#39;s NEPAD under scrutiny ahead of summit
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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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The African Union summit begins in Ghana and the idea of a pan-African government will be the main theme.
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Sudan&#39;s President Omar al-Beshir has cancelled plans to attend the July African Union summit because of the country&#39;s mourning following the accidental death of one of his close advisors.
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African Union leaders gathered in Ethiopia were set Saturday to discuss means of containing the violence in Kenya and Chad during a special meeting on the last day of their summit.
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Heads of the 15 states that sit on the African Union&#39;s (AU) Peace and Security Council (PSC) will hold a summit to discuss the situation in Ivory Coast on December 10, the organisation announced on Wednesday.
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African leaders struggled on Tuesday to  avoid a damaging split over moves to unite the continent under  one federal government.
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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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A number of African leaders are gathering in Johannesburg to discuss progress -- or lack of progress -- on meeting the goals of the New Partnership for African Development, or NEPAD.
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President Thabo Mbeki has urged delegates attending the Nepad Multi-Stakeholder Dialogue to &quot;speak frankly&quot; about finding solutions to challenges hindering the implementation of the plan.
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The chairman of the African Union is due to arrive in Kenya to try to end the country's political crisis.
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Tony Blair, the British prime minister, is in Ethiopia to chair a summit he hopes will turn Africa&#39;s problems into a global priority.
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POLOKWANE, South Africa Â As leaders of the ruling African National Congress huddled behind closed doors Monday to resolve tensions at a crucial conference, a senior party spokesman voiced concern at the level of dissent from members.
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African leaders and heads of international agencies on Friday urged the African Union&#39;s development program NEPAD to move forward to help accelerate the continent&#39;s integration and growth.
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WINDHOEK, February 15  (IPS) - The Southern African Development Community (SADC)  should engage in serious discussions to prevent the economic  partnership agreement (EPA) with the European Union from  destroying its regional integration efforts.
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The African Union will go ahead with a  fact-finding mission to Somalia on Monday to size up security  before a bigger African peace mission, officials said on  Sunday.
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Days before a UN deadline for Sudan to disarm and prosecute those responsible for violence in the country&#39;s Darfur region, nations are looking to the African Union
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African Union heads of state meet to discuss the conflicts in Ivory Coast and Sudan's Darfur region.