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Tag Archives: OAU
African unity and the myth of sovereignty
by Christopher Rutledge AS THE leaders of Africa gathered 50 years after the founding of the Organisation of African Unity (OAU), Africans went about their daily struggle to put food on the table. I was starkly reminded of the widening … read more
Posted in Article, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Liberia, Libya, Mali, Nigeria, Op-ed, Senegal, Somali, South Africa, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Tagged Addis Ababa, African Union, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Joyce Banda, Kwame Nkrumah, Malawi, OAU, Organisation of African Unity
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Celebrating the African renaissance
Giulia Bonacci The Organization of African Unity marks its 50th anniversary today amid not just the search for solidarity across a continent but for a vision of a global Africa Africa unite! Unite for the benefit for the benefit of … read more
Posted in Article, Comoros, Cote d'Ivoire, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Libya, Mali, Niger, Nigeria, Op-ed, Senegal, Somali, South Africa, South Sudan, Sudan, Swaziland, Zimbabwe
Tagged Addis Ababa, African Union, Ethiopia, Indepth Africa Magazine, Liberia, OAU, Organisation of African Unity, Pan-Africanism
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50th founding anniversary of Organization for African Unity marked in Ethiopia
Chinese President Xi Jinping’s special envoy and Vice Premier Wang Yang addresses a ceremony to mark the 50th anniversary of the founding of the Organization for African Unity (OAU), in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, May 25, 2013. (Xinhua/Meng Chenguang) Hailemariam … read more
Posted in Article, Burkina Faso, Djibouti, East Africa, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Liberia, Libya, Mali, Nigeria, Op-ed, Somali, South Africa, South Sudan, Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Tagged Addis Ababa, African Union, Ethiopia, Hailemariam Desalegn, IndepthAfrica, Kenneth Kaunda, OAU, Organisation of African Unity, Xi Jinping
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Is the African Union equipped to serve Africa’s people for another 50 years?
Georges Nzongola-Ntalaja, guardian.co.uk Delegations from African countries listen to Haile Selassie in Addis Ababa in 1963 at the conference that set up the African Union. Photograph: AFP The African Union (AU) is now 50 years old. Amid the celebrations this … read more
Posted in Article, Cote d'Ivoire, Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Libya, Nigeria, Op-ed, Sierra Leone, Somali, South Africa, South Sudan, Sudan, Tunisia, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Tagged African National Congress, African Union, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Julius Nyerere, OAU, Organisation of African Unity, Pan-Africanism, South Africa
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Africa at 50: Redefining African Solidarity
On May 25, Africa celebrates its Golden Jubilee! The mortar which has been binding the several countries’ slates on the political map of the African continent has been the solidarity established by founding fathers against colonialism. It is the solidarity … read more
Africa: The Birth of the OAU
column Ghana’s first president, Kwame Nkrumah, was a passionate believer in African unity, and a living link with the historic Pan-African movement which had promoted solidarity among people of African descent everywhere against colonialism and racism. Earlier Pan-Africanists had identified … read more
Posted in African Union (AU), Article, Cameroon, Congo, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Morocco, Nigeria, Op-ed, Somali, South Africa, South Sudan, Sudan, Zimbabwe
Tagged African Union, Gamal Abdel Nasser, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Kwame Nkrumah, MPLA, OAU, Pan-Africanism, South Africa
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OAU/AU and the question of Western Sahara
Sidi M. Omar INTRODUCTION Western Sahara is the last African decolonisation case on the agenda of the United Nations. It has been on the UN list of the Non-Self-Governing Territories since 1963 when it was under Spanish colonial rule. The … read more
Ethiopia: African Union 50th Anniversary to Kick-Off
Preparations are well underway in Ethiopia for the celebration of the 50th Anniversary of the African Union. The Golden Jubilee will be celebrated with a variety of programs ranging from cultural shows panel discussions, documentary films, outdoor and indoor music … read more
Dire effect of neglect by AU of TPLF abuses
by Roble Ababya The dismal performance of the AU (African Union), since its establishment officially in Durban on the 9th of July 2002, is aDire effect of neglect by AU of TPLF abuses burning issue especially to genuine intellectuals who … read more
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