Jason McLure (Newsweek)—Britain’s American colonies did it. Europe’s nations did it. Can Africa’s disparate countries form their own political union? Jean Ping, the 67-year-old chairman of the African Union Commission, believes they can, despite the troubled history of African unity.
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Rebecca Torr (Gulf Daily News)—Africa could be the breadbasket for the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) - providing valuable water and food supplies to the entire region, a Bahraini expert claimed yesterday.
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Wallace Mawire (The Zimbabwean)-- In a move reflecting recognition of the important role women play in African societies, the African Union (AU) is planning to adopt a new gender policy to promote women’s empowerment and non-discrimination.
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(PANA)--A regional summit on Burundi’s long peace process will hold 4 December in Bujumbura, Burundian presidency spokesperson Léonidas Hatungimana said on Thursday.
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