“When we started restoring the soil, we realized the area at risk was much wider than we initially thought,” explains Elvis Paul Tangem, the African Union’s GGW coordinator. “We had few funds to push the initiative as much as we wanted to. There was skepticism among investors, who ...
The Convention has been ratified by 47 of the 55 member states of the African Union (AU). In a statement on Thursday, the UNHCR reiterated its warm welcome to the milestone for the Convention adopted on Sept. 10, 1969 as the world's first regional refugee protection treaty and the regiona...
In 1969, the Organization of African Union published the “Pan African Cultural Manifesto.” In it, they called cultural expressions “the cement of every social group.” People had been calling African art “primitive” since the 19th century. Scholars refused to consider African art as “fine ...
The G20 final statement, released a day before the summit formally closes, was less sharply worded over the war than one issued during last year's meeting in Bali. It said members reiterated their national positions resolutions adopted at the United Nations, and called on "all states must act...
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The Chairperson of the African Union (AU) Commission, Mr. Moussa Faki Mahamat, paid a visit to France a few days after accepting the ‘resignation’ of his Chief of Staff and Chief Advisor, Mr. El Ghassim Wane. The Chairperson’s presence in Paris was simultaneously announced on Twitter....
The African Union (AU) is a 53 member federation consisting of all of Africa's states except Morocco. The union was formed, with Addis Ababa, Ethiopia as its headquarters, on 26 June 2001. The union was officially established on 9 July 2002 as a successor to the Organisation of African ...
The African continent has got its own agenda. By the time the African Union celebrates its centenary in 2063, we should really come out of poverty, and become an advanced and more integrated economy. Most of the colonized countries are in Africa and we find ourselves of that colonialism. The...
The United States, which was historically an ally of Ethiopia, is expressing its discontent with the ongoing violence and the involvement of Eritrea. At this point, it is hard to discern a real strategic approach by the international community. The European Union and China, which have big econo...
Rwandan President Paul Kagame said that the free trade agreement "stands only weeks away from entry into force, thanks to the accelerating pace of ratification," during the 32nd African Union (AU) assembly summit held last month. Kagame commended Guinea-Bissau for signing the instrument during th...