Nigerian Times

16 Nov 2011 11:04 Africa/Lagos CAHOSCC: “Africa should speak with one voice in articulating its demands” Ping ADDIS ABABA, November 16, 2011/location>)/ -- The African Union Commission (AUC), through the Department of Rural Economy and Agriculture, hosted the Meeting of the Committee of African Heads of State and Government on Climate Change (CAHOSCC) today Wednesday 16 November 2011, at the African Union Headquarters, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Chaired by H.E Meles Zenawi, Prime Minister of the Federal Republic of Ethiopia and the Coordinator of CAHOSCC, the meeting considered the key messages from the Special Session of the African Ministerial Council on Environment (AMCEN), held in Bamako, Mali in September 2011, in respect of Africa's effective participation at COP17/CMP7. During the opening session, Mr. Jean Ping, Chairperson of the African Union Commission reported that the interest amongst Africans on climate change deliberations as very tense. “To us all climate change is a ...

Researchers have found that the incidence of African civil war could increase roughly 55 percent by 2030, leading to 390,000 more battle deaths if future wars are as deadly as recent wars. Photo Credit: UC Berkeley News . 14 Nov 2011 12:00 Africa/Lagos Committee of African Heads of State and Government on Climate Change (CAHOSCC) meeting ADDIS ABABA, November 14, 2011/location>)/ -- The Commission of the African Union will be hosting the Meeting of the Committee of African Heads of State and Government on Climate Change (CAHOSCC) on Wednesday 16 November 2011, at the African Union Headquarters, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. As mandated by the AU Assembly of Heads of State and Government held in Malabo, Equatorial Guinea in July 2011, the CAHOSCC meeting will consider the key messages reviewed and refined by the Special Session of the African Ministerial Council on Environment (AMCEN) held in Bamako, Mali in September 2011. The meeting will also deliberate on the state of play of the globa...

14 Jun 2011 14:15 Africa/Lagos Remarks by Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton at African Union, June 13, 2011, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia WASHINGTON, June 14, 2011/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- Remarks by Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton at African Union, June 13, 2011, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia SECRETARY CLINTON: Good afternoon. It is a great honor to join you here in Addis Ababa and to address the African Union. I want to thank Chairperson Ping, members of the African Union Commission, ambassadors to the AU, representatives of United Nations agencies, and, most of all, representatives of the nations and people of Africa. Thank you for the opportunity to be here with you. It is good to be back in Africa, and it is a singular honor to address this body. During the past few days, I have traveled to Zambia, Tanzania, and now Ethiopia, meeting with leaders and citizens who are rising to meet challenges of all kinds with creativity, courage, and skill. And I am pleased to c...

Google celebrates Africa Day, the annual commemoration on May 25 of the 1963 founding of the Organisation of African Unity (OAU), when leaders of 30 of the 32 independent African states signed a founding charter in Addis Ababa , Ethiopia . In 1991, the OAU established the African Economic Community , and in 2002 the OAU established its own successor, the African Union . However, the name and date of Africa Day has been retained as a celebration of African unity. 25 May 2011 20:44 Africa/Lagos Address by Dr Jean Ping, African Union Commission Chairperson on the occasion of the commemoration of Africa Day / Wednesday 25 May 2011 ADDIS ABABA, May 25, 2011/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- Address by Dr Jean Ping, African Union Commission Chairperson on the occasion of the commemoration of Africa Day Your Excellency the President of the Republic of Equatorial Guinea, Chairperson of the African Union; Your Excellency the Prime Minister of the Republic of India; Your Majesty; Y...

29 Nov 2007 21:15 Africa/Lagos Malaria Community Applauds Clinton's $1 Billion a Year Pledge; Invites Other Candidates to Make Malaria Commitments ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia, Nov. 29 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- U.S. Presidential candidate Hillary Clinton today pledged to expand the U.S. government commitment to malaria to US$1 billion a year if elected, setting the goal of ending malaria-related deaths in Africa by the end of her second term. The campaign said this funding would be in addition to U.S. government support of malaria control through the World Bank and the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria, which finances the majority of malaria control efforts around the world. Health ministers, heads of agencies, and other leaders in the global fight against malaria gathered in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia this week for the 13th Roll Back Malaria Board Meeting reacted to the news. "The Roll Back Malaria Partnership applauds Hillary Clinton's bold commitment to f...