Addis Ababa: India will remain a trusted partner of Africa, working with it for the "economic and social empowerment" of its people, Vice President Hamid Ansari said in Addis Ababa on Sunday. "Our approach is not intrusive and non-prescriptive but consultative and above all, responsive to Africa's assessment of its needs," said Ansari, who is visiting Ethiopia to attend the 50th Golden Jubilee Celebration of African Union (AU).
The event, themed "Pan-Africanism and African Renaissance", is being attended by about 75 heads of state, including of 54 African countries.
The celebration, which started on Sunday, will include year-long festivities to mark the significance of its establishment.
Ansari said the development partnership between India and Africa has been illuminated by all experience in nation building, reinvigorating and multi-dimensional scope which has today been taken forward under the India-Africa Summit process. ...
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03:59 AM, May 27, 2013
Johannesburg: The African Union (AU) has admitted South Sudan as its 54th member, marking another recognition for the world's newest nation. The African Union said it received the requisite number of written communications, including from Sudan, supporting the admission of South Sudan to the continental body as the 54th AU Member State. South Sudan got its independence from Sudan on July 9 following decades of conflict that left millions dead....
04:40 PM, Jul 29, 2011
New Delhi: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Saturday greeted the people of South Sudan on their proclamation of independence and extended all possible assistance from India. In a letter to President General Salva Kiir Mayardit of South Sudan, he also applauded the new nation s commitment to addressing all outstanding issues with North Sudan in an amicable and peaceful manner. "India stands ready to share its development experience and extend...
05:47 PM, Jul 09, 2011
Mogadishu: A spokesman for African Union peacekeepers backing Somalia's fragile government says his forces are on high alert a day after a suspected female suicide bomber killed the country's interior minister. Maj Paddy Ankunda said on Saturday that the AU force is on alert after al-Qaida-linked militants of al-Shabab vowed to carry out "brazen attacks deep inside enemy territory. Interior Minister Abdishakur Sheik Hassan was killed Friday in an explosion...
03:39 PM, Jun 11, 2011
Beijing: China on Wednesday called for an immediate ceasefire in Libya and the initiation of political measures to resolve the crisis in the country, Xinhua reported. "It is a top priority for related parties to reach a ceasefire to avoid greater humanitarian disasters and solve the Libya crisis through political means including dialogue and negotiation," said Yang while meeting with Abdul Ati Al-Obidi, special envoy of the Libyan government. China...
01:43 AM, Jun 09, 2011
Tripoli: Muammar Gaddafi is ready for a truce to stop the fighting in his country, visiting South African president said on Monday after meeting the Libyan ruler, but he listed familiar Gaddafi conditions that have scuttled previous cease-fire efforts. The South African president. Jacob Zuma, said Gaddafi is ready to accept an African Union initiative for a cease-fire that would stop all hostilities, including NATO airstrikes in support of rebel...
07:10 AM, May 31, 2011
Tripoli: A delegation of African leaders said on Sunday that their Libyan counterpart, Muammar Gaddafi, accepted their "road map" for a cease-fire with rebels, whom they will meet on Monday. They met hours after NATO airstrikes battered Gaddafi's tanks, helping Libyan rebels push back government troops who had been advancing quickly toward the opposition's eastern stronghold. The African Union's road map calls for an immediate cease-fire, cooperation in opening channels...
07:19 AM, Apr 11, 2011
Mogadishu: Somali gunmen disguised in army uniforms stormed a hotel popular with government officials on Tuesday and a legislator said at least 15 parliamentarians were killed. Hardline al Shabaab Islamists linked to al Qaeda have waged a three-year insurgency against the fragile Western-backed government and control most of Mogadishu. There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the attack. "They have slaughtered 15 MPs. We are surrounding the hotel area....
04:29 PM, Aug 24, 2010
New Delhi: Top Indian batsman Gautam Gambhir on Monday described his knock of 97 in the World Cup final against Sri Lanka as the most important innings of his career though it was not the best. Gambhir top-scored with a gutsy 97 from 122 balls which set up the historic win for India after openers Sachin Tendulkar and Virender Sehwag were out cheaply. "The 97 in the World Cup final...
05:59 PM, Jan 11, 2008
