By Manish Chand | Mon, Jul 23, 2012
Addis Ababa, July 23 (IANS) It's a dream come true for African women, says Litha Musyimi-Ogana, the African Union's chief pointsperson on gender issues as she hails the election of the first female head of the AU Commission, saying more women in positions of power spur the continent's resurgence.
"We are extremely elated about the election of Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma, who has broken the glass ceiling by becoming the first elected woman head of the AU Commission. It's good news for Africa and for the African women," Musyimi-Ogana, director, women, gender and Read More
Nos últimos dias 15 e 16 de julho aconteceu na cidade de Adis Abeba, Etiópia, a 19ª Cúpula da União Africana. O evento, que contou com a presença de chefes de Estado da maioria dos países do continente, teve como tema o aumento do comércio intra-africano e foi marcado pela eleição da sul-africana, Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma, para a presidência da mais importante entidade diplomática do continente.
A União Africana foi criada em 2002, em substituição à Organização da Unidade Africana (OUA), fundada em 1963, por líderes como o ganense Kwame Nkrumah, o egípcio Gamal Nasser e o Read More
Adis Abeba – O continente africano dá mais um passo histórico na busca pela igualdade de gênero e avanço das mulheres em cargos de poder. Ontem, 15, foi eleita na cidade de Adis Abeba, Etiópia, a primeira mulher para presidir a União Africana, a mais importante instituição diplomática do continente.
A sul-africana Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma é médica de formação, foi ministra da saúde de 1994 a 1998 no governo de Nelson Mandela – sendo a primeira gestora de saúde no pós apartheid – além de ter servido como ministra das Relações Exteriores nos governos de Thabo Mbeki e Kgalema Read More
Acontece nos próximos dias 15 e 16 de Julho, na cidade de Adis Abeba, Etiópia o 19 º Encontro da União Africana que reunirá chefes de Estado de 54 países africanos para discutir soluções para a integração e segurança do continente. A União Africana é a maior instância diplomática do continente e mantém diversas instituições de cunho econômico, social e militar. O tema dessa Assembléia é "Promover comércio intra-Africano" e o objetivo é estabelecer uma zona de livre comércio continental até 2017.
O Conselho Executivo, composto por ministros das relações exteriores e funcionários do governo, terá, entre outros assuntos, o Read More
Adis Abeba – Para muitos, o continente africano ainda é visto apenas como uma fonte de recursos naturais e de economias dependentes de suas antigas colônias. Contudo, essa visão está cada vez mais sendo questionada e novas perspectivas para o desenvolvimento africano estão se abrindo, com investimentos em pesquisas no campo da ciência e tecnologia.
Para aumentar a produção científica dentro do continente africano e criar projetos que possam desafiar essa lógica, foi criada a Comissão de Recursos Humanos, Ciência e Tecnologia da União Africana, como sede em Adis Abeba. O órgão, coordenado pelo matemático beninense, Jean Pierre O. Read More
By Manish Chand | Mon, Jul 16, 2012
Addis Ababa : The guessing game is over. In what was touted as the mother of all contests in the continent, South Africa's Home Minister Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma, a doctor and anti-apartheid icon, has won a tightly-contested vote to become the first woman head of the African Union (AU) Commission.
She beat the incumbent, Jean Ping of Gabon, after several rounds of voting Sunday night. The vote was preceded by fiercely partisan politicking and polarization between the Francophone Africa, which was rooting for Ping, a former Gabonese foreign minister, and the Anglophone Read More
By Christine Chisha | Mon, Jul 16, 2012
The launch of the African Union (AU) is a major event in the contemporary history of the continent. In July 1999, the Assembly of Heads of State and Government of the Organization of African Unity (OAU) decided to accelerate the process of economic and political integration of the continent.
AU commissioner for Economic Affairs Dr. Maxwell Mkwezalamba said the organization has grown since its establishment in terms of mandate and transformation from OAU to AU.
He said OAU formed in 1963 focused mostly on politics, to eliminate the last vestiges of colonialism and apartheid, strengthen unity and Read More
By Manish Chand | Tue, Jul 17, 2012
Ababa : It was midnight drama, intrigue and last-minute deal-making at the Chinese-built new building of the African Union as rival camps upped the stakes for the AU's top job, which has been won by South Africa's Home Minister Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma.
African leaders, who are in the Ethiopian capital for the 19th biannual AU summit, finally gathered in the conference hall of the AU new building Sunday evening for the first round of voting for the post of the AU Commission chair, the 54-nation bloc's chief executive head.
The continent has never Read More
By Christine Chisha | Sat, Jul 14, 2012
GOING by the theme of the 19th Africa Union summit ‘Boosting intra-Africa trade’ the Zambian and Ethiopian government has signed two bilateral agreements.
The two governments signed agreements focusing on the economical, scientific and technical cooperation. The other agreement is the draft protocol on establishing of bilateralconsultation in multilateral affairs.
The bilateral agreements will benefit both countries in conducting exchange of information, expertise, and study tours between development institutions and business communities.
Minister of Foreign Affairs Given Lubinda who signed on behalf of the Zambian government said the two countries need to enhance and strengthen intra- Africa diplomatic relations Read More
By Sheila Naturinda | Fri, Jul 13, 2012
Even though agriculture and infrastructure weren’t as such a priority in the 70s, today women have developed new and fresh dynamics to empower them, facilitate and enhance them run agriculture.Agriculture is the backbone of almost all African states and women play a larger role in the sector and the outcomes of agriculture into trade help the development of the continent with women as key drivers of the trade.
The 19th ordinary summit is held under the theme;" Boosting intra-African trade."
At the ongoing African Union in the Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa, women under Read More