Towards a People-Driven African Union

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Description

This report is the first independent, substantive and public assessment of the progress of the African Union. "Towards a People-Driven African Union: Current Obstacles and New Opportunities" analyses the preparations of African Union member-states, the AU Commission and civil society organisations for the twice-yearly AU summits. The main finding is that despite some welcome new opportunities for participation, the African Union's vision of �an Africa driven by its own citizens� remains largely unfulfilled. Detailed recommendations are offered to help deliver on this vision in future. Published by AFRODAD, AfriMAP and Oxfam, this report is endorsed by more than a dozen other organisations in Africa and elsewhere, and is based on interviews with more than 50 representatives of member-states, the AU Commission and civil society organisations in eleven African countries.

Informations

• Publié par: African Minds
• Date de parution: 29 décembre 2007
• Nombre de lectures: 1
• EAN13: 9781920489625
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 14 Mo

Extrait

UPDATED NOVEMBER 2007

January 2007 (Updated November 2007)

First published 2007 by the African Network on Debt and Development (AFRODAD), the Open Society Institute Africa Governance Monitoring and Advocacy Project (AfriMAP), and Oxfam GB.

Second edition published November 2007 by the African Network on Debt and Development (AFRODAD), the Open Society Institute Africa Governance Monitoring and Advocacy Project (AfriMAP), and Oxfam GB.

Copyright © 2007 African Network on Debt and Development, Open Society Initiative for Southern Africa and Oxfam GB.

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ISBN (softcover) 9781920051839 ISBN (Ebrary): 9781920489601 ISBN (MyiLibrary): 9781920489618 ISBN (Adobe PDF digital edition): 9781920489625

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C ONTENTS

Acknowledgements List of acronyms Preface: Background to this study

1. Findings and recommendations Member states Conduct of and follow-up to summits The AU Commission ECOSOCC Civil society

2. Background: The African Union

3. Preparation of AU summits at continental level Preparation of the agenda Distribution of documents to member states The role of the Permanent Representatives Committee Building consensus by region Conduct of the summit Follow-up to summit decisions

4. Preparations for summits by member states National structures responsible for foreign affairs Engagement with national parliaments Composition of national summit delegations

5. Regional economic communities and the African Union Civil society engagement with regional institutions

6. The African Union Commission: Outreach to civil society The African Citizens’ Directorate The African Union-Civil Society Organisation Forum The Women, Gender and Development Directorate and the Women’s Forum

7. The Economic, Social and Cultural Council Legal framework ECOSOCC interim national chapters Evaluation

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