ETHIOPIA: A special summit of the African Union meets in Addis Ababa to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Organization of African Unity

Record ID: 863182

  • Title: ETHIOPIA: A special summit of the African Union meets in Addis Ababa to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Organization of African Unity
  • Date: 25th May 2013
  • Summary: ADDIS ABABA, ETHIOPIA (MAY 25, 2013) (REUTERS) VARIOUS EXTERIORS OF AFRICAN UNION BUILDING VARIOUS OF SECURITY OUTSIDE BUILDING DELEGATES INSIDE ETHIOPIAN PRIME MINISTER HAILEMARIAM DESALEGN WALKING THROUGH ENTRANCE HALL PRESIDENT OF ZIMBABWE, ROBERT MUGABE, WALKING IN U.S. SECRETARY OF STATE, JOHN KERRY, WALKING IN KERRY AND ETHIOPIAN FOREIGN MINISTER TEWODROS ADHANOM WALKING TO CONFERENCE ROOM MALI PRESIDENT, DIONCOUNDA TRAORE, WALKING IN IVORY COAST PRESIDENT ALASSANE OUATTARA WALKING IN (ON THE RIGHT, STRIPED TIE) FORMER NIGERIAN PRESIDENT OLUSEGON OBASANJO (GREEEN HAT) WALKING WITH PRESIDENT OF THE DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO, JOSEPH KABILA PRESIDENT OF BRAZIL, DILMA ROUSSEFF (RED DRESS), WALKING IN
  • Embargoed: 9th June 2013 13:00
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  • Location: Ethiopia
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  • Country: Ethiopia
  • Topics: International Relations
  • Reuters ID: LVAC433S3E9VRS6RBYLQU6OP5A95
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  • Story Text: Fifty years ago, the Organization of African Unity was founded to work towards the unification of Africa. The organisation later developed into the African Union, or AU.
    On Saturday (May 25), leaders from Africa and around the world arrived in the Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa - where the AU has its headquarters - to celebrate the anniversary.
    U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and President of Brazil Dilma Rousseff were among the foreign dignitaries who attended.
    Latin America's leading economy has launched a drive to expand its economic ties with Africa, a sign of how crises in the rich world are pushing faster-growing emerging economies to trade and invest among themselves, economists say.
    The BRICs countries - comprising Brazil, China, India and Russia - are now Africa's largest trading partners and its biggest new group of investors. BRICs-Africa trade is seen eclipsing $500 billion by 2015, according to Standard Bank.
    A number of countries in the continent are seen to be very close to China and the U.S wants to strengthen its relationship with the continent with John Kerry's visit.
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