Towards a people-driven African Union : current obstacles & new opportunities.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Kane, Ibrahima.

Contributor:

Mbelle, Nobuntu.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

African Union.

Regionalism (International organization)--Africa.

Regionalism (International organization).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (80 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

[Harare] : AfriMAP : AFRODAD : Oxfam, 2007.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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.

Contents:

Cover; Title page; Copyright page; Contents; 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

8. AUTONOMOUS CIVIL SOCIETY ENGAGEMENT WITH THE AFRICAN UNION Preparatory meetings; Observer status and accreditation; Parallel meetings; Host government obstruction; 9. KEY DECISIONS AT SUMMITS IN 2006; The Draft Charter on Democracy, Elections and Governance; The Hissène Habré case; Decision on the presidency of the African Union; Annual Activity Report of the African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights; The Draft Single Legal Instrument on the Merger of the African Court on Human and Peoples' Rights and the Court of Justice of the African Union

The seat of the African Court on Human and Peoples' Rights 10. UPDATE: JANUARY-NOVEMBER 2007; Introduction; The creation of the Union Government; The election of commissioners; Developments on the Economic, Social and Cultural Council (ECOSOCC); Civil society participation at the Accra summit; INDIVIDUALS CONSULTED FOR THIS REPORT; ORGANISATIONS INVOLVED; ENDNOTES; Back Cover

Notes:

"January 2007 ; (Updated November 2007)".

"Researched and written by Ibrahima Kane and Nobuntu Mbelle"--Acknowledgements.

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Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9786613905772

9781283593328

1283593327

9781920489625

1920489622

9781920489601

1920489606

OCLC:

867784194

Publisher Number:

https://doi.org/10.47622/9781920051839