Tuesday, January 23, 2007
The African Union Commission has published a report titled An AU Government: Towards the United States of Africa due for consideration at the forthcoming Heads of State summit in Addis Ababa, January 29-30, 2007. The summit will deliberate on whether to adopt the report. If adopted, AU Member states would have to agree on the necessary actions to be initiated at the national, regional and continental levels towards securing the objectives of a United States of Africa.
A civil society consultation convened on the sidelines of the World Social Forum on January 21 emphasised the need for civil society to review the AU report, generate a civil society response to it and dialogue with the AU and national governments on taking forward its recommendations. In this regard, feel free to send me any comments you may have on the report (herewith attached) using the following email address:
All comments received will be collated and passed on to those lobbying in Addis on the report’s consideration during the summit.
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Monday, January 22, 2007
The 6th Summit of the committee of participating Heads of State and Government of the African Peer Review Mechanism (APR Forum) is set for Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, on 28 January 2007. Attached is a draft programme of the summit. The programme of the NEPAD Heads of State and Government implementation committee is expected to be finalised before the end of this week.
Draft_APRM_programme].pdf
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Sunday, January 21, 2007
The African Union Commission has released a draft agenda of the eigth ordinary session due to take place in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia between January 29-30, 2007. The main highlights of session include: the election of the chairperson of the African Union Commission and bureaus of the Assembly, adoption of the 2007 budget, adoption of the special report titled An African Union Government: Towards the United States of Africa and consideration of integrating NEPAD into the AU structures. The eigth ordinary session will be preceded by the 13th ordinary session of the Permanent Representatives Committee running January 22-23 and the 10th ordinary session of the Executive Council, January 25-26.Draft_agenda_of_AU_eight_ordinary_session.pdf
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Saturday, January 20, 2007
An estimated 100,000 social activists are expected to converge in Kenya’s capital, Nairobi for the World Social Forum which officially begins today saturday, January 20. The WSF will be officially open at a public rally in Nairobi’s Uhuru Park at 2pm (Kenya time). The official opening will be preceded by a peace march expected to draw thousands of participants. It kicks off from Uhuru park and ends in Kibera—Africa’s most populous slum.
The World Social Forum which runs for the next five days ending January 25th will be held at the Moi International Sports Centre, Kasarani, located 14 kms from Nairobi’s central business district. Numerous tents have been set up at the complex to serve as meeting venues for an average 200 seminars and events expected to be convened every day throughout the event.
The theme of the five-day convocation is Peoples Struggles, People’s Alternatives. The WSF, which was first convened in 1998, has become an important signpost for social mobilisation and resistance against neo-liberalism and a strong platform for advocating alternative models of development which affirm equity and respect for people’s rights.
Key themes due to be discussed at the Nairobi event include free trade agreements, HIV and AIDS, peace and security, women’s rights, social mobilisation among others. Some of the participants expected at the WSF include former South African president Nelson Mandela, his Zambian counterpart Kenneth Kaunda and nobel laureates Desmond Tutu and Wangari Maathai.
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