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African Summit refuses proposal to hold Commission's elections after three months
Date: 2016-07-18 12:48:01 GMT - Rwanda - Africa - SN:50 - ID:5280693
KIGALI, July 18 (MENA) - Participants in the 27th Ordinary African Summit on Monday turned down a proposal to hold elections to name the African Commission chairperson, his two deputies and eight commissioners in a meeting to be held after three ....
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Draft final communique of AU summit asserts respect for human rights, women empowerment
Date: 2016-07-18 11:13:50 GMT - Rwanda - Africa - SN:38 - ID:5279785
KIGALI, July 18 (MENA) - The draft final communique of the 27th African Union Summit, which will wrap up its activities in Rwanda on Monday evening, asserts respect for human rights and women empowerment in Africa, MENA learnt. The communique ....
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US Military installs Waldhauser as head of Africa Command
Date: 2016-07-18 11:11:32 GMT - USA - Africa - SN:37 - ID:5279985
WASHINGTON, July 18 (MENA) - Marine Gen. Thomas Waldhauser has been installed as the new head of US Africa Command. Waldhauser took over at a time of conflict and crisis in Africa, including in South Sudan and Libya, ABC News reported on ....
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African leaders confer on AU summit communique
Date: 2016-07-18 11:11:17 GMT - Rwanda - Africa - SN:36 - ID:5279949
KIGALI, July 18 (MENA) - African leaders met Monday on the fringe of the African summit currently held in Kigali, Rwanda, to discuss a communique that will be released at the end of the summit later today. The communique stresses respect for ....
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AU commission elections postponed
Date: 2016-07-18 11:11:07 GMT - Rwanda - Africa - SN:35 - ID:5279953
KIGALI, July 18 (MENA) - The African Union Commission has reportedly suspended the elections for a new chairperson as the three candidates failed to get two-thirds of the votes needed to win the four-year post. The new president will succeed ....
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Sisi takes part in closed session to elect chairman of AU Commission
Date: 2016-07-18 08:32:13 GMT - Rwanda - Africa - SN:15 - ID:5278785
KIGALI, July 18 (MENA) - President Abdel Fattah El Sisi and his African counterparts convened an in-camera meeting Monday to elect a new chairman of the AU commission, his deputy and commissioners. The new chairman should assume the top post for ....
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Abbas hails continuous support for Palestinian cause
Date: 2016-07-17 20:56:43 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:106 - ID:5276841
KIGALI, July 17 (MENA) - Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas hailed continuous support of the African Union for the Palestinian cause. Addressing a meeting of the AU summit in Kigali, Abbas reiterated preparedness for peace talks with Israel to ....
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South Sudan diplomat urges Egyptian support to end his country's crisis
Date: 2016-07-17 20:54:34 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:105 - ID:5276809
CAIRO, July 17 (MENA) - South Sudan's Ambassador in Cairo Anthony Louis Kon called on Egypt and the Arab League to support his country to overcome its current crisis. Addressing a news conference in Cairo, Kon reiterated rejection of any foreign ....
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Sisi affirms Egypt's keenness on achieving quantum leap in bilateral cooperation with Rwanda
Date: 2016-07-17 20:50:19 GMT - Rwanda - Africa - SN:103 - ID:5277489
KIGALI, July 17 (MENA) - President Abdel Fattah El Sisi on Sunday met with his Rwandan counterpart Paul Kagame on the sidelines of the 27th Ordinary Session of the African Union Assembly of Heads of State and Government, which kicked off in Kigali ....
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Xi sends congratulatory message to African Union summit
Date: 2016-07-17 19:55:06 GMT - China - Africa - SN:96 - ID:5277317
BEIJING, July 17 (MENA) - Chinese President Xi Jinping on Sunday sent a congratulatory message to the 27th summit of the African Union (AU), which kicked off Sunday in the Rwandan capital of Kigali, Xinhua news agency reported. Xi noted that the ....
