scholarly journals Pan-African Union

1967 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 5-5
Keyword(s):  
African Union ◽  
Pan African

African Union launches a pan-African anti-malaria campaign

The Lancet ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 392 (10142) ◽  
pp. 109
Author(s):  
John Zarocostas
Keyword(s):  
African Union ◽  
Pan African

Beyond the African Unification Debate: Why is Pan-African Unity Still a Distant Dream?

2019 ◽  
pp. 15-21
Author(s):  
Sengulo Albert Msellemu ◽  
Hamisi Mathias Machangu
Keyword(s):  
African Diaspora ◽  
African Union ◽  
African Unity ◽  
Kwame Nkrumah ◽  
Pan African ◽  
The Future ◽  
Organization Of African Unity

The idea of the Unification of Africa is not one that should be easily discarded. It is an idea, however, that has experienced major difficulties for those seeking to implement it. Originating in the African Diaspora, it was taken up by figures such as Kwame Nkrumah and Julius Nyerere. In its first decades, the project of African unity was institutionalised in the Organization of African Unity. The OAU passed through many vicissitudes and was always a conceptual and political battleground divided between those who wanted swift and speedy unification of African states, and those who favoured more cautious approaches. In a period where the OAU has given way to the African Union, the authors make an impassioned plea for the continuation of the unification projection into the future, even if in a more sober manner more attuned to the complexities of a diverse continent.

People who run African affairs: staffing and recruitment in the African Union Commission

2020 ◽  
Vol 58 (3) ◽  
pp. 461-481
Author(s):  
Thomas Kwasi Tieku ◽  
Stefan Gänzle ◽  
Jarle Trondal
Keyword(s):  
International Relations ◽  
Public Administration ◽  
Senior Management ◽  
Decision Makers ◽  
African Union ◽  
Archival Studies ◽  
International Affairs ◽  
Short Term ◽  
Pan African ◽  
Executive Body

AbstractThis study contributes to the field of International Public Administration (IPA) and the emerging area of Informal International Relations (IIR) by examining the politics of staffing and recruitment of the African Union Commission (AUC). Although the AUC has become a major political player in international affairs, there is a dearth of knowledge about the civil servants who work for the AUC and who run this paramount pan-African executive body. To address the void, this paper draws on a survey of 137 AUC staff, archival studies and interviews to explore recruitment of AUC staff. Combining organisational theory and informality as analytical lenses, the study demonstrates that, first, many informal international practices (IIPs) are embedded in AUC recruitment processes. Second, the AUC is composed largely of short-term, contracted staff. Finally, it shows that the AUC is dependent on lower-ranked personnel or that it is bottom-heavy. Many of these lower-ranked officials are intimately involved in the making of AUC policies and decisions, putting into question the assumption in existing scholarship that decision-makers of IOs are primarily reliant on top-ranked A-level officials (senior management).

Nkrumahism, Agenda 2063, and the Role of Intergovernmental Institutions in Fast-tracking Continental Unity

2017 ◽  
Vol 53 (4) ◽  
pp. 629-642 ◽  
Author(s):  
Babatunde Fagbayibo
Keyword(s):  
African Union ◽  
Implementation Plan ◽  
Fast Tracking ◽  
Pan African ◽  
Agenda 2063

The doctrinal relationship between Nkrumahism and the African Union Agenda 2063 informs the basis of this article. If continental supranationalism remains the end product of both processes, the question then is to what extent are intergovernmental institutions positioned to achieve this? In addressing this point, the article discusses the roles the two key intergovernmental institutions, the African Union Commission and the Pan-African Parliament, can both play in deepening the integration agenda, and more specifically, the implementation plan of Agenda 2063. The article argues that the existent configuration of both institutions prevents any meaningful advancement towards a deepened integrative agenda. It then proffers ways of counteracting this.

The African Union’s Role in the Governance of Offshore Freshwater Aquifers

2016 ◽  
Vol 31 (4) ◽  
pp. 620-651 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nicholas N. Kimani
Keyword(s):  
Legal Issues ◽  
Future Generations ◽  
Governance Structures ◽  
African Union ◽  
Regulatory Oversight ◽  
Pan African ◽  
Access To Technology ◽  
Maritime Strategy ◽  
Freshwater Aquifers

Scientific insights have revealed the existence of undersea freshwater aquifers off the coasts of some African States and elsewhere, which present possibilities for exploitation. The question arises as to whether, or to what extent, the formal governance structures of the African Union (au) and its relevant maritime strategic frameworks adequately provide for their regulatory oversight. The study highlights relevant provisions of the Constitutive Act of the African Union and its related protocols, as well as the 2050 Africa’s Integrated Maritime Strategy. While the au could facilitate the development of pan-African governing arrangements, important legal issues remain outstanding in relation to the applicable judicial mechanism, operationalizing agreed courses of action, facilitating access to technology, implementing appropriate environmental safeguards and clarifying landlocked States’ rights. Suggestions are also made for further study. Addressing these issues could greatly facilitate efforts to design and optimise governing arrangements for the benefit of future generations.

scholarly journals Pan-Africanism in the 21st century: African union and the challenges of cooperation and integration in Africa

2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 283-311
Author(s):  
Sharkdam Wapmuk
Keyword(s):  
21St Century ◽  
Free Trade Area ◽  
African Union ◽  
African Unity ◽  
Economic Community ◽  
Secondary Sources ◽  
Trade Area ◽  
Pan African ◽  
Pan Africanism ◽  
Agenda 2063

The paper examines the extent to which Pan-Africanism and Pan-African vision of promoting African unity, cooperation and integration has been achieved under the African Union (AU) in the 21st century. It also assesses the challenges of cooperation and integration under the AU. The paper adopted a qualitative approach, while data was gathered from secondary sources and analysed thematically. It notes that the quest for African cooperation and integration is not new, but dates back to philosophy and vision of Pan-Africanism and Pan-African movement from the 1950s and 1960s. This movement later took roots in the continent and championed the struggle of Africans and peoples of African descent for emancipation and the restoration of their dignity, against slavery, colonialism and all forms of racism and racial exploitation, and to overcome developmental challenges. After independence, the Pan-African movement found concrete expression in the establishment of the Organization of Africa Unity (OAU) in 1963, and later transformed to the African Union (AU) in 2002. These continental organisations have served at platforms for the pursuit of Africa cooperation and integration and addressing post-independence challenges with varying successes. The paper revealed that AU’s Pan-African agenda in the 21st century including the African Economic Community (AEC), AU Agenda 2063, and the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), are not without challenges. Addressing these challenges holds the key to achieving the continental goal of unity and achieving the vision and goals pan-Africanism in the 21st century in Africa.

The Pan African Parliament and the African Union

2011 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 23-42 ◽  
Author(s):  
Siphamandla Zondi
Keyword(s):  
African Union ◽  
Pan African

scholarly journals Exploring the Challenges and Possibilities of Pan African International Police Cooperation

2019 ◽  
Vol 6 (4) ◽  
pp. 43-53
Author(s):  
Gerald D. Gyamfi
Keyword(s):  
Information Technology ◽  
Police Officers ◽  
African Union ◽  
Police Cooperation ◽  
Intelligence Sharing ◽  
Pan African ◽  
Political Interference ◽  
Advanced Information Technology ◽  
Global Peace ◽  
International Police Cooperation

In the promotion of global peace and security, police cooperation is considered one of the major pillars. This exploratory qualitative study focuses on the possibilities and challenges that should be overcome in the quest to practicalize the implementation of security policies and other legal instruments relating to police cooperation and collaboration in Africa. Twenty-five top police officers and other security experts in Ghana were selected as participants using snowball approach. The participants were interviewed for their views on international police cooperation focusing on cooperation among the various police forces in Africa. The outcome of the study revealed that the major challenges include financial constraints, language barriers, political interference, and problems associated with information technology systems. Recommendations made to overcome most of the challenges include strengthening the African Union Police (AFRIPOL), intelligence sharing with the aid of advanced information technology, and promoting research on police effectiveness on the African continent.

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