ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia, January 27, 2012/African Press Organization (APO)/ — The African Union Commission (AUC) and the Government of Australia have signed an agreement that will enable Australia to support the Institution and Capacity Building Programme of the Commission. The agreement was signed today, Thursday 26 January 2012, at the AU Headquarters by the Chairperson [...]

NEW YORK, January 27, 2012/African Press Organization (APO)/ — A U.S.-based journalist convicted on politicized terrorism charges in Ethiopia was sentenced to death in absentia today, while two other Ethiopian journalists received heavy prison sentences in connection with their coverage of banned opposition groups, according to news reports. Elias Kifle, exiled Ethiopian editor of the [...]

  26 January 2012 – The United Nations political chief today called for the establishment of a mechanism to address the myriad challenges facing countries in West Africa’s Sahel region, which, he said, include a humanitarian crisis, lack of socio-economic development, insecurity and the threat of terrorism. “To be able to deal with the challenges [...]

  26 January 2012 – The re-establishment of the United Nations political presence in Mogadishu will allow the world body to work more closely with Somalia during a crucial period in its peace process, the UN envoy to the country said today. On Tuesday Augustine P. Mahiga, the Secretary-General’s Special Representative, moved to the capital [...]