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
By Sheila Naturinda | Sat, Jul 14, 2012
Corridor talks about lobbying, and the eventual political showdown over who will be the next chair of the African Union Commission was close to throwing into doubt the other meaningful deliberations at the ongoing Addis Ababa summit.
Even as official meetings went on, bilateral on the candidacy of the two antagonists in the race were being talked about- silently and in other corners sometimes loudly.
The different council meetings did discuss situations in Mali, civil conflicts in Somalia, hostilities between Sudan and South Sudan, and the current and most current situation in the Read More
By Christine Chisha | Sun, Jul 15, 2012
THE United Nations (UN) says it is impressed with the growth of democracy in Africa and free press many nations are enjoying and giving its citizen a chance to vote in decades. Deputy UN Secretary –General Jan Eliasson said Africa is now a home of thriving democracies, where elections are peaceful and the press is free.
“The voices of the people are heard and respected all over the continent. What Africa needs next is a global solidarity to create jobs, generate
growth and stop preventable deaths,” he said. Mr Eliasson said the UN is a close partner not Read More
By Manish Chand | Fri, Jul 13, 2012
Addis Ababa, July 13 (IANS) The 19th African Union summit has kicked off in this Ethiopian capital with all eyes set on intense lobbying for what is touted as the 'mother of all contests' for the executive head of the 54-nation bloc that seeks to find African solutions for African crises.
It's a two-way contest between incumbent Jean Ping, a former foreign minister of Gabon, and South Africa's Home Minister Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma, a former wife of President Jacob Zuma, for the coveted post of the chairperson of the AU commission, the preeminent decision-making body of the Read More