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1 Dec 2011 00:56 Africa/Lagos Experts at Congressional Hearing Warn of Threat to U.S. from Nigeria-Based Boko Haram, Link to AQIM PR Newswire WASHINGTON, Nov. 30, 2011 Cite danger of expanding terrorist ties across Africa's Sahel, flooded by Libyan arms WASHINGTON, Nov. 30, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- At a hearing today of the House Committee on Homeland Security's Subcommittee on Counterterrorism and Intelligence, experts warned that the Nigeria-based militant group, Boko Haram, is posing an emerging threat to U.S. interests and the U.S. homeland. The panel also heard compelling evidence that Boko Haram has established links to al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM), which is expanding a broad network of terrorist ties to militant groups across Africa's Sahel, including Somalia-based al-Shabaab, al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP), and members of the separatist Polisario Front based in Algeria. "The U.S. intelligence community has underestimated the threat po...

7 Oct 2011 11:51 Africa/Lagos Visit of the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria H.E. Goodluck Jonathan to the Headquarter of the African Union ADDIS ABABA, October 7, 2011/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- The Chairperson of the African Union Commission (AUC) Dr. Jean Ping received and welcomed H.E. Mr. Goodluck Jonathan, President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria at the headquarters of the African Union today, Friday 07 October, 2011, and appreciated the role Nigeria is playing and the manner in which it is contributing to the African Union. On this occasion, President Jonathan expressed satisfaction at the way the AUC is dealing with the challenges of peace and security on the continent, particularly in Sudan, Somalia among others. Mr. Jonathan stressed the need for all Africans to work together for a better Africa, and to be able to tackle all the challenges Africa is facing, “Now it is the era of peace and stability”, he noted. In his welcome statement, the AU Commissi...

President Goodluck Jonathan 11 Jul 2011 16:46 Africa/Lagos President Jonathan canvasses speedy ratification, domestication of AfricanCconvention on IDPS ABUJA, July 11, 2011/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- The current ECOWAS Chairman and President of Nigeria, Dr. Goodluck Jonathan has called on ECOWAS Member States to ratify and domesticate the African Union (AU) Convention on Humanitarian Assistance and Internal Displacement so as to strengthen their collective capacity to address the challenges of Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in West Africa. Addressing the first Ministerial Conference on Humanitarian Assistance and Internal Displacement in West Africa at the ECOWAS Commission on Thursday, 7th July 2011, the President said although at the sub-regional level, ECOWAS Member States have a relief and support architecture, there was the need to strengthen existing mechanisms through the ratification of the AU convention. The AU text also known as the Kampala Convention was adop...

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...

25 May 2008 17:29 Africa/Lagos Africa day - great reasons to celebrate this Africa day! London, 25 May/GNN/ -- DEPARTMENT FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT News Release issued by The Government News Network on 25 May 2008 DFID MEDIA BRIEFING Every year, the African Union celebrates Africa Day. This year, people in the UK will join in the celebrations at the Mayor's event in Trafalgar Square on Monday 26th May. It is a chance to celebrate success across the continent and the contribution African people and countries make to our world. The continent still faces many ongoing challenges but aid from the UK - funded by British people through the Department for International Development (DFID) - is having a real impact towards changing Africa people's lives for the better. Here are just a few of the successes we can be proud of: 1. Combating preventable diseases in Kenya... Malaria is one of the biggest killers of children across Africa. It kills more than three children every m...

16 May 2008 17:03 Africa/Lagos African Diplomatic Corps Launches Its 2008 Africa Week Celebration and Commemorates the 45th Anniversary of the African Union WASHINGTON, May 16 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The African Diplomatic Corps (ADC), the group of ambassadors that represent 53 African countries in the United States of America, will announce its Africa Week Celebration and commemorate the 45th Anniversary of the African Union (AU) on Tuesday, May 20, 2008 at 2 p.m. at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C. The ADC is working collectively to update Americans on 21st Century Africa. Most Americans are unaware of Africa's progress, development and opportunities and have mainly been exposed to doom and gloom images of the Continent. African diplomats and U.S. elected officials will be on hand for media interviews to discuss the growth of the African continent and mark the uniting of African countries that form the AU. WHAT: Press Conference to officially launch the Afric...