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Iceland photos and info (Free subscription) | 01/12/2008
Britain's American colonies did it. Europe's nations did it. Can 's disparate countries form their own political union? , the 67-year-old chairman of the , believes they can, despite the troubled history of African unity. Ping, who left his post as Gabon's foreign minister to take the helm of the pan-African body earlier this year, brings a unique personal history to the job. In the 1930s his...
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MSNBC.com: Newsweek World News (Free subscription) | 01/12/2008
Britain's American colonies did it. Europe's nations did it. Can 's disparate countries form their own political union? , the 67-year-old chairman of the , believes they can, despite the troubled history of African unity. Ping, who left his post as Gabon's foreign minister to take the helm of the pan-African body earlier this year, brings a unique personal history to the job. In the 1930s his...
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Global Security (Free subscription) | yesterday
... to strengthen its badly understaffed AMISOM peacekeeping mission.African Union Commission Chairman Jean Ping and Peace and Security Commission chief Ramtane Lamamra were in Cairo for talks with leaders of the League of Arab States. Commissioner Lamamra is to fly on to New York later this week to consult with the U.N. Security Council and Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon.The hastily-arranged...
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Net News Publisher (Free subscription) | 24/11/2008
Jean Ping, the Chairperson of the African Union (AU) Commission has pledged to dispatch an envoy to Guinea Bissau to assess the situation following an attempt on President Joao Bernardo Vieira’s life by renegade soldiers. In a telephone conversation, Ping informed Vieira that the AU was closely following developments in the West African country. Ping reiterate the [...]
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Net News Publisher (Free subscription) | 13/11/2008
The Chairperson of the African Union (AU) Commission, Jean Ping, has lauded the resumption of diplomatic relations between Sudan and Chad. “The AU views this development as a positive step towards normalization of relations between the two countries taken in accordance with the decision reached during the last meeting of the Ministerial Contact Group in Asmara, [...]
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People Daily (Free subscription) | 06/11/2008
African Union Commission Chairperson Jean Ping on Wednesday congratulated Barack Obama on his election as the first African American president. In a statement from the AU headquarters, Ping pledged his personal commitment "to continue to work closely with the new administration to further deepen the cultural and historical ties that bind Africa and the United States." While looking...
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Globe and Mail (Free subscription) | 01/11/2008
African Union leaders have suggested calling a regional summit to try to resolve the crisis in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, the United Nations said yesterday.A UN statement said Tanzanian President Jakaya Kikwete, who is AU chairman, and AU Commission chief Jean Ping had made the proposal in telephone talks with UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon.
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IOL (Free subscription) | 01/11/2008
... said Tanzanian President Jakaya Kikwete, who is African Union chairman, and AU Commission chief Jean Ping had proposed in telephone talks with UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon that a regional summit should be held over the conflict.Nkunda, who says he is fighting to defend the Tutsi minority in Congo's east, abandoned a January peace deal and has called for a neutral mediator to negotiate.An...
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euronews24 (Free subscription) | 01/11/2008
... said Tanzanian President Jakaya Kikwete, who is African Union chairman, and AU Commission chief Jean Ping had proposed a regional summit in telephone talks with U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon.Two days ago, Tutsi rebel leader, General Laurent Nkunda, declared a ceasefire after his forces fought to the gates of Goma, forcing back Congo's army and U.N. peacekeepers.On Friday, taking...
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Reuters (Free subscription) | 01/11/2008
... said Tanzanian President Jakaya Kikwete, who is African Union chairman, and AU Commission chief Jean Ping had proposed a regional summit in telephone talks with U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon.Two days ago, Tutsi rebel leader, General Laurent Nkunda, declared a ceasefire after his forces fought to the gates of Goma, forcing back Congo's army and U.N. peacekeepers.On Friday, taking...
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San Diego Union (Free subscription) | 01/11/2008
... to try to calm the situation. Tanzanian President Jakaya Kikwete, who heads the African Union, and Jean Ping, head of the AU Commission, both suggested calling a regional summit, possibly in Tanzania or Ethiopia, said Michael Meyer, Ban's director of communications. The region has been mired in conflict as rebels under the leadership of Laurent Nkunda have approached Goma, the largest...
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Mail & Guardian (Free subscription) | 30/10/2008
... the UN, the European Union, the African Union and the United States, among others.AU chairperson Jean Ping said he "strongly condemns these terrorist attacks, which came at a time of renewed efforts ... to bring about lasting peace, security and reconciliation".A UN-brokered plan to bring moderate opposition members into government has gathered political momentum but had little impact...
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ireland.com (Free subscription) | 30/10/2008
... the European Union, the African Union (AU) and the United States, among others. AU chairman Jean Ping said he "strongly condemns these terrorist attacks, which came at a time of renewed efforts ... to bring about lasting peace, security and reconciliation". A UN-brokered plan to bring moderate opposition members into government has gathered political momentum but had little impact...
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All Africa (Free subscription) | 20/10/2008
President Isaias Afwerki today received and held talks with a delegation from the African Union headed by Mr. Jean Ping, Chairperson of the Union.
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All Africa (Free subscription) | 22/10/2008
... poverty and hunger, by the target date of the 2015, if the food crisis is not addressed," Dr Jean Ping said while opening a meeting here in Addis Ababa.Adopted by the United Nations in 2001 as key targets for the developing world, Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) aims to reduce by half the percentage of people who live on less than $1.00 a day (now adjusted to $1.25 to reflect...
