This week, the AU Monitor is calling for your contributions toward a Peoples’ Audit of the African Union (AU) (www.aumonitor.org/comments/413/).

The Audit Review panel was set up by the African Union in July in order to identify the areas where significant improvement has to be made to accelerate the African integration process. Having launched an official invitation for contributions to the review, the AU Monitor is asking our readers to contribute to this important review. We have uploaded the official terms of reference of the review as well as a background summary for your attention.

We ask that you forward this invitation for submissions, contributions, debate and discussion far and wide so that CSO, including and particularly social movements, grassroots organizations, trade unions and women’s rights groups etc., as well as citizens’ perspectives on the African Union and the Union Government influence the policy recommendations of the Review Panel.

Please submit all contributions directly to [email][email protected] with the subject heading “Peoples’ Audit” before October 26th, 2007.