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Since its founding, the African Union (AU) has positioned itself as a unifying force for economic integration, conflict resolution, and continental self-determination. However, recent developments—including interstate tensions and shifting global dynamics—have raised questions about the organization's effectiveness and direction. When the 2025 AU Summit convened in February 2025, critical discussions on Africa's political and economic future took center stage. The conversations revolved around the implementation of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), responses to regional security challenges, and African representation in global governance institutions . Yet, internal divisions and leadership struggles threaten the AU's ability to represent Africa's diverse interests on the world stage.  Mvemba is joined by Dr. Solomon Dersso, adjunct professor at the University of Cape Town and founding director of Amani Africa, to analyze the AU's evolving role, the implications of the 2025 Summit, and the challenges facing the organization in maintaining unity and effectiveness.

Regional analysts are calling for the swift implementation of resolutions made at the recently concluded African Union (AU) summit in Ethiopia. The summit was dominated by discussions on escalating conflicts in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and Sudan, as well as concerns over the impact of U.S. aid cuts on the continent. Timothy Obiezu reports from Abuja.

In this episode of The Horn, guest host Nazanine Moshiri is joined by Liesl Louw-Vaudran, Crisis Group's Senior Advisor to the African Union (AU), to talk about the upcoming elections for the AU Commission Chairperson. They unpack the chair's mandate, the challenges faced by the current officeholder, Moussa Faki Mahamat, and his track record. With the race heating up, they examine the three leading candidates – Mahmoud Ali Yusuf (Djibouti), Raila Odinga (Kenya), and Richard Randriamandrato (Madagascar) – exploring their leadership styles and how each could shape the AU's future. The conversation delves into the AU's struggles in resolving conflicts across Africa, particularly in the Horn, Sudan, and Somalia, and how the next chair could strengthen its peace efforts. They also discuss the AU's funding challenges as Western donors shift priorities and how the organisation can strengthen its role on the global stage.Click here to listen on Apple Podcasts or Spotify. For more on the topics discussed in this episode, check out our Africa Union page Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

South Africa TODAY assumes the presidency of the G20. This is seen as a historic opportunity for South Africa to reshape global governance in a way that reflects the aspirations and challenges of the Global South. The Group of Twenty or G20 is an intergovernmental economic forum comprising Canada, China, France, Germany, India, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Russia, Saudi Arabia, South Korea, Turkey, UK and US, as well as the European Union (EU), and recently the African Union (AU). This is the first time an African economy leads the G20 for a rotational, one-year term. Brazil held the G20 Presidency during 2024 and South Africa will at the end of its term hand over the G20 Presidency to the United States of America. The Presidency says during its G20 stewardship, South Africa will seek to provide strategic direction in establishing a more equitable, representative and fit-for-purpose international order, in-line with the main multilateral processes under the United Nations. To look at what South Africa and Africa can benefit from President Cyril Ramaphosa's stewardship of the G20 for coming year.  Bongiwe Zwane spoke to Busisiwe Mavuso, CEO of Business Leadership SA and Dr Azar Jammine, Director and Chief Economist at Econometrix. 

Listen to the Sun. Oct. 20, 2024 special edition of the Pan-African Journal: Worldwide Radio Broadcast hosted by Abayomi Azikiwe, editor of the Pan-African News Wire. The  episode features our PANW report with dispatches on some of the many pressing and burning issues of the day including events involving alternatives to information and analsysis on African and Asian affairs. Later we review recent developments within the African Union (AU) member-states. Finally, we provide detailed information on events in West Asia.

In his address to the IIEA, Ambassador Javier Niño Pérez discusses the evolving partnership between the European Union (EU) and the African Union (AU). This discussion highlights the partnership's commitment to multilateralism to reduce global inequalities, strengthen solidarity, promote international cooperation, and fight and mitigate climate change. Ambassador Niño Pérez also looks towards the upcoming EU-AU Summit in 2025, where leaders from Europe and Africa will continue to shape this important relationship. About the Speaker: Ambassador Javier Niño Pérez is the Head of Delegation for the EU Delegation to the African Union, a position he has held since January 2024. Previously, he held various positions within the European External Action Service (EEAS) and the European Commission, including Director/Deputy Managing Director for Americas, Head of Division for US and Canada, and Head of Division in Turkey. He has served as an Ambassador in Haiti and Cuba and has held various positions within the Political and Economic Sections of European Commission Delegations in Trinidad & Tobago and Burkina Faso. Ambassador Niño Pérez holds a M.A. in Advanced Political Studies from the College of Europe in Bruges, an LL.M. in European Law from the Free University of Brussels, and a degree in Law from the University of Valladolid.

Listen to the Sat. June 22, 2024 edition of the Pan-African Journal: Worldwide Radio Broadcast hosted by Abayomi Azikiwe, editor of the Pan-African News Wire. This episode features our PANW report with dispatches on the continuing resistance inside the Gaza Strip; Lebanon's Hezbollah is intensifying its attacks on the IOF; Niger has annuled its contract with a French-owned mining firm; and the African Union (AU) is supporting the request by Somalia to extends its peacekeeping mission in the Horn of Africa state. June is Black Music Month and we will focus on Ethiopian Jazz artist Mulatu Astatke. In the second and third hours we will listen to a panel discussion on the situation in Palestine.

Listen to the Thurs. June 6, 2024 special edition of the Pan-African Journal: Worldwide Radio Broadcast hosted by Abayomi Azikiwe, editor of the Pan-African News Wire. This episode features our PANW report with dispatches on the growing economic ties between the Russian Federation and the African Union (AU) member-states; it has been verified that United States bombs struck a displacement camp in central Gaza; Hamas has responded in detail to the statements made recently by U.S. President Joe Biden; and the Lebanese resistance has targed IOF barracks. In the second and third hours we review the breaking news from the war in Palestine.

The African Union (AU) emerged on the global stage in 2002, a pivotal moment in African history. With a vision to create an "integrated, prosperous and peaceful Africa, driven by its own citizens and representing a dynamic force in the global arena,” In this episode, we explore the historical context of the AU's formation, its links to the Pan-African movement, and what the future holds for the continent under the AU. Follow us on IG: itsacontinentpod and Twitter: itsacontinent. It's a Continent (published by Coronet) is available to purchase: ⁠⁠itsacontinent.com/book⁠⁠ We're on Buy me a Coffee too:⁠⁠ https://www.buymeacoffee.com/itsacontinent⁠⁠ Visit our website:⁠⁠ itsacontinent.com⁠⁠ Artwork by Margo Designs:⁠⁠ https://margosdesigns.myportfolio.com⁠⁠ Music provided by Free Vibes:⁠⁠ https://goo.gl/NkGhTg⁠⁠ Warm Nights by Lakey Inspired: https://soundcloud.com/lakeyinspired/... Creative Commons — Attribution 3.0 Unported— CC BY 3.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/... Sources for further reading: · Britannica, T. Editors of Encyclopaedia (2020, February 14). African Union. Encyclopedia Britannica. https://www.britannica.com/topic/African-Union · The African Union: Pan-Africanism, Peacebuilding and Development by Timothy Murithi · OAU Charter - https://au.int/sites/default/files/treaties/7759-file-oau_charter_1963.pdf · The African Union: Autocracy, Diplomacy and Peacebuilding in Africa edited by Tony Karbo and Tim Murithi · African Union - https://au.int/en Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Georg Lennkh in conversation with Thuli MadonselaSOUTH AFRICAS NEW ROLE IN INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS   Today, South Africa plays a leading political and economic role on the African continent. The country is committed to resolving intra-African conflicts and strengthening regional organizations such as the African Union (AU) and the Southern African Development Community (SADC). In the global economy, South Africa plays a mediating role between industrialized and developing countries. In international organizations such as the United Nations, the G20 and the World Trade Organization (WTO), South Africa sees itself as an advocate for Africa's interests. In 2023, South Africa held the presidency of the BRICS states, an informal group of emerging economies. The fact that more than half of South Africa's population lives below the national poverty line is a cause for concern. The black population is particularly affected. There is hardly any other country in the world where income and wealth are distributed as unequally as in South Africa. South Africa is also intervening on a geopolitical level. Since the beginning of the Gaza war, the country has been one of the fiercest critics of the Israeli military operation. It has called on the International Court of Justice (ICJ), the main UN legal body responsible for settling disputes between states, to classify Israel's actions in the Gaza Strip as „genocide“. South Africa has also submitted an urgent appeal to the ICJ to ensure that Israel allows more humanitarian aid into the embattled Gaza Strip. One of the most knowledgeable experts on historical and current developments in the country is the former Public Protector of South Africa and former founder of the Thuma Foundation for Democracy Leadership and Literacy, Thuli Madonsela. Prof. Madonsela is the director of the Centre for Social Justice(CSJ) in the Faculty of Law at Stellenbosch University, the Law Trust Research Chair Professor of Law in Social Justice Studies and a member of the African Academy of Sciences. She was recently appointed to the UN Scientific Advisory Board and as Chairperson of Cities Alliance. She is a member of the International Anticorruption Advisory Council and Global Justice Leaders. Prof. Madonsela was one of the drafters of the Constitution and a key participant in the conceptualization and drafting of several laws, including the Promotion of Administrative Justice Act. She also helped draft a number of international human rights instruments and country reports. Georg Lennkh, former Austrian Special Envoy for Africa  and former EU Special Representative in Chad, board member of the Kreisky Forums

Democracy in Question? is brought to you by:• Central European University: CEU• The Albert Hirschman Centre on Democracy in Geneva: AHCD• The Podcast Company: scopeaudio Follow us on social media!• Central European University: @CEU• Albert Hirschman Centre on Democracy in Geneva: @AHDCentre Subscribe to the show. If you enjoyed what you listened to, you can support us by leaving a review and sharing our podcast in your networks!  GlossaryTigray War (03:21 or p.1 in the transcript)Between 2020 and 2022, Ethiopia fought a war with militants from its northernmost region of Tigray, then under the control of the Tigrayan People's Liberation Front (TPLF). The conflict was one of the deadliest in recent world history and drew international attention for a preponderance of alleged war crimes, human rights abuses, and ethnic cleansing in Tigray. The war formally ended in November 2022; Tigray was left in ruins, and its capital was turned over to the federal government. Due to the conflict, 5.1 million Ethiopians became internally displaced in 2021 alone, a record for the most people internally displaced in any country in any single year at the time. Thousands also fled to Sudan and other countries in the region. By the time the Pretoria peace agreement took effect, the Tigray War and its associated humanitarian disaster had killed approximately 600,000 people. In late 2022, humanitarian groups were permitted to meaningfully operate in Tigray for the first time since November 2020. source African Union(11:37 or p.4 in the transcript)African Union (AU), intergovernmental organization, was established in 2002, to promote unity and solidarity of African states, to spur economic development, and to promote international cooperation. The African Union (AU) replaced the Organization of African Unity (OAU). The AU's headquarters are in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. The OAU was established on May 25, 1963, and its activities included diplomacy (especially in support of African liberation movements), mediation of boundary conflicts and regional and civil wars, and research in economics and communications. The OAU maintained the “Africa group” at the United Nations (UN) through which many of its efforts at international coordination were channeled. The OAU was instrumental in bringing about the joint cooperation of African states in the work of the Group of 77, which acts as a caucus of developing nations within the UN Conference on Trade and Development. In 2000, in a move spearheaded by Libyan leader Colonel Muammar al-Qaddafi, it was proposed that the OAU be replaced by a new body, the African Union. The African Union was to be more economic in nature, similar to the European Union, and would contain a central bank, a court of justice, and an all-Africa parliament. A Constitutive Act, which provided for the establishment of the African Union, was ratified by two-thirds of the OAU's members and came into force on May 26, 2001. After a transition period, the African Union replaced the OAU in July 2002. In 2004 the AU's Pan-African Parliament was inaugurated, and the organization agreed to create a peacekeeping force, the African Standby Force, of about 15,000 soldiers. source 

Listen to the Sun. Feb. 18, 2024 special edition of the Pan-African Journal: Worldwide Radio Broadcast hosted by Abayomi Azikiwe, editor of the Pan-African News Wire. The episode features our regular PANW report with dispatches on the condemnation of Israel by the African Union (AU) at their summit in Ethiopia; fighting is intensifying in Gaza and Khan Younis; Hezbollah took control of an IDF drone; and the Sudanese military factions are now engaging in sabatoge. In the second and third hours we continue our focus on African American History Month with a segment on the Nat Turner rebellion of 1831. Later we look back on the Black Seminole Wars against the United States government during the early decades of the 19th century. Finally, we listen to excerpts from an address delivered by African American playwright, journalist and public intellectual Lorraine Hansberry in June 1964 in New York City.

African leaders concluded the 37th Summit of the African Union (AU) in Addis, Ethiopia on Sunday. The meeting took place as the continent is confronted with a myriad of military and political crises. AU Commission Chair Moussa Faki Mahamat urged leaders to address the continent's many conflicts and coups. Joseph Kioko, a Kenyan political analyst, tells VOA's James Butty, the AU's policy of non-interference in the internal affairs of member countries presents an inherent contradiction for the body.

Listen to the Fri. Feb. 16, 2024 special edition of the Pan-African Journal: Worldwide Radio Broadcast hosted by Abayomi Azikiwe, editor of the Pan-African News Wire. The program features our regular PANW report with dispatches on the statement made by the Lebanese resistance on the current state of clashes with the IOF; Palestine is continuing to face a worsening war situation; the humanitarian crisis in the Republic of Sudan is being addressed in an international conference in France; and figures are now available for the economic growth of African Union (AU) member-states during the previous year. In the second and third hours we listen to a panel discussion on the situation in Palestine.

Listen to the Sun. Jan. 21, 2024 special edition of the Pan-African Journal: Worldwide Radio Broadcast hosted by Abayomi Azikiwe, editor of the Pan-African News Wire. This episode features our regular PANW report with dispatches on Day 107 of the siege upon Gaza; United States President Joe Biden is fueling a regional war in West Asia; Ethiopians are celebrating an Orthodox holiday in the Horn of Africa state; and the Republic of Sudan has withdrawn from the regional Inter-Governmental Authority on Development (IGAD). In the second hour we look at the costs of the siege upon Gaza. Then there is an assessment of the recent elections in Taiwan and its impact on relations with mainland People's Republic of China. Later we listen to an interview with Vice Prime Minister and Minister of Defense of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Jean Pierre Bemba. Finally, we review the character of relations between the African Union (AU) and the People's Republic of China.

The Group Of The World's 20 Leading Economies has admitted the African Union (AU) as a permanent member, a development termed by many as a “later than never” acknowledgement of Africa's relevance on the global stage. Until now, South Africa was the bloc's only G20 member and the AU had advocated for full membership for seven years in its quest to gain meaningful roles among the global bodies and also accord the 55 member states access to reforms in the global financial system such as the World Bank which had hitherto played a passive role in cushioning Africa's debt profile. The AU's G20 membership which was granted following a concession at the 18th G20 heads of state and government summit in New Delhi, India, is expected to see Africa get investment and political interest from a new generation of global powers beyond the U.S. and the continent's former European colonists.This show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/4581134/advertisement

Listen to the Sun. Sept. 17, 2023 special edition of the Pan-African Journal: Worldwide Radio Broadcast hosted by Abayomi Azikiwe, editor of the Pan-African News Wire. This episode features our regular PANW report with dispatches on the humanitarian disaster in Derna, Libya where the continuing impact of the floods are causing enormous challenges; the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has pledged to allocate a loan to the Kingdom of Morocco that is reeling from a recent earthquake which has killed thousands; Ethiopia has praised the China-led Belt and Road Initiative (BRI); and United States hegemony is being fought by progressive forces around the world. In the second hour we look at the full membership of the African Union (AU) in the Group of 20 (G20). Later, we explore the issues which will be addressed at the upcoming 78th United Nations General Assembly in New York City. Finally, we review the visit of Democratic People's Republic of Korea leader Kim Jong Un to the Russian Federation. 

Listen to the Sat. Sept. 9, 2023 edition of the Pan-African Journal: Worldwide Radio Broadcast hosted by Abayomi Azikiwe, editor of the Pan-African News Wire. The program features our PANW report with dispatches on the earthquake in the North African state of Morocco where over 1,300 have been killed; the African Union (AU) has been admitted for full membership within the Group of 20 (G20) meeting in New Delhi, India; France is continuing to lose status in West Africa; and the Southern Africa region is working to halt ozone depletion. In the second hour we look in detail at the recent decision to admit the AU as a member of the G20. We then examine the recently held Africa Climate Summit held in Nairobi, Kenya. Finally, we acknowledge the 60th anniversary of the racist bombing of the Birmingham 16th Street Baptist Church which killed four African American girls and later two boys in mid-Sept. 1963.

Listen to the Sat. July 29, 2023 edition of the Pan-African Journal: Worldwide Radio Broadcast hosted by Abayomi Azikiwe, editor of the Pan-African News Wire. The episode features our regular PANW report with dispatches on the military coup in Niger and its impact on Africa and the western states; the Russia-Africa Summit was held in St. Petersburg where issues related to food insecurity, neo-colonialism and the Ukraine war were discussed; the Ethiopian Human Rights Commission has reported on its work inside the Horn of Africa state; and the African Union (AU) and the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has sent a delegation to Liberia to monitor preparations for the upcoming elections. In the second hour we look at the recent military coup in Niger and its significance in the broader regional and international context. We then examine some of the developments surrounding the Russia-Africa Summit in St. Petersburg. Finally, we look back on the mass struggles of African Americans six decades ago in the pivotal year of 1963.

Listen to the Sun. July 16, 2023 special edition of the Pan-African Journal: Worldwide Radio Broadcast hosted by Abayomi Azikiwe, editor of the Pan-African News Wire. The program features our regular PANW report with dispatches on the cooperation in the education sector between the United Republic of Tanzania and the People's Republic of China; the Angolan Central Bank is addressing the rising rates of inflation inside the country; the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) is working with African states on peaceful transitions; and the African Union (AU) is developing new approaches to public education. In the second hour we cover the recent statement by Republic of Zimbabwe President Emmerson Mnangagwa warning the imperialist states to refrain from interference in the upcoming national elections. We then listen to a rare archival audio file featuring Lorraine Hansberry, James Baldwin and Langston Hughes discussing the situation involving African American writers during the early 1960s. We then hear from the African National Congress (ANC) National Executive Committee reporting on the upcoming BRICS Summit in the Republic of South Africa as well as the NEC assessment of the state of local governments inside the country.

Listen to the Mon. June 19, 2023 special edition of the Pan-African Journal: Worldwide Radio Broadcast hosted by Abayomi Azikiwe, editor of the Pan-African News Wire. The episode features our regular PANW Report with dispatches on the African Leaders Peace Initiative to Ukraine and Russia; Somalia is coming to grips with the drawdowns of troops from the African Union Transition Mission in Somalia (ATMIS); there has been an international donors conference to raise funds for humanitarian relief in wartorn Republic of Sudan; and the Inter-governmental Authority on Development (IGAD) is intensifying its cooperation with the African Union (AU). In the second hour we look in detail at the African Leaders Peace Initiative to end the war in Ukraine which took place over the weekend. Our final segments continue the commemoration of Black Music Month with focuses on the Orchestra Baobab from Senegal as well as two legendary guitar players, Wes Montgomery and Detroit's own Kenny Burrell. 

Listen to the Sat. June 10, 2023 edition of the Pan-African Journal: Worldwide Radio Broadcast hosted by Abayomi Azikiwe, editor of the Pan-African News Wire. The program features our regular PANW report with dispatches on the announcement by the African Union (AU) that the continent is now working towards introducing a single currency for the region; several people have been reportedly killed in an explosion in the Horn of Africa state of Somalia; the Sudanese military structures fighting for control of the country have announced another 24-hour ceasefire; and the suspended Nigerian Governor of the Central Bank has been arrested by the authorities just days after the inauguaration of the new President Bola Tinubu. We will continue our month-long focus on Black Music Month with tributes to Rex Cardinal Lawson, Milt Jackson and Ray Brown. Also we look in-depth at the role of the BRICS states and the formation of the New Development Bank targeting emerging economies.

Listen to the Sat. June 3, 2023 edition of the Pan-African Journal: Worldwide Radio Broadcast hosted by Abayomi Azikiwe, editor of the Pan-African News Wire. The program features our PANW report with dispatches on the African Union (AU) peace plan to end the fighting in the Republic of Sudan; unrest has continued in the West African state of Senegal in response to the conviction of an opposition leader earlier in the week; a foreign ministers meeting is taking place in the Republic of South Africa in preparation for the upcoming BRICS Summit in July; and the Nigerian Labor Congress (NLC) has announced a strike to protest the cancellation of fuel subsidies by the new government. In the second hour we look in detail at the developments in Sudan, Senegal and the BRICS preparatory meeting in South Africa. Finally, we begin our month-long series in recognition of Black Music Month. In this first episode we pay tribute to Dr. Nico Kasanda of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) along with the early architects of the post-World War II African American popular music.

Listen to the Mon. May 29, 2023 special edition of the Pan-African Journal: Worldwide Radio Broadcast hosted by Abayomi Azikiwe, editor of the Pan-African News Wire. The program features a PANW report with dispatches on the continuing security crisis in the Republic of Sudan; the United Nations has warned that several geopolitical regions are suffering enormous food deficits to the point of near starvation; Republic of South Africa President Cyril Ramaphosa has appointed an investigator to examine the allegations made by United States imperialism surrounding arms sales to the Russian Federation; and the Federal Republic of Nigeria has inaugurated the new President Bola Tinubu. In the second and third hours we conclude our month-long commemoration of the 60th anniversary of the founding of the Organization of African Unity (OAU), the forerunner to the African Union (AU). We will listen to a rare archival interview with Cuban-Argentinian revolutionary and Pan-Africanist Che Guevara which was conducted in Dec. 1964. Finally, we listen to a rare archival radio broadcast of a debate involving Malcolm X during Feb. 1965.

Listen to the Sat. May 27, 2023 edition of the Pan-African Journal: Worldwide Radio Broadcast hosted by Abayomi Azikiwe, editor of the Pan-African News Wire. The program features our regular PANW report with dispatches on the letter sent by Sudanese Armed Forces Gen. Abdel Fattah al-Burhan to United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres asking for the institution's envoy to be withdrawn from the country amid the continuation in fighting; the Somalian government has received pledges of security support from Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov; Senegalese opposition forces have clashed with the police leaving one person dead; and the German parliament has agreed for their troops to remain in Mali for another year. In the second and third hours we will continue our commemoration of Africa Liberation Day, the 60th anniversary of the formation of the Organization of African Unity (OAU), the predecessor of the African Union (AU). We feature an exclusive interview aired internationally with former South African President Thabo Mbeki in Guinea-Conakry for the annual lecture program in his name. Finally, we review the contributions of Dr. Kwame Nkrumah in the struggle for Pan-Africanism.

In conversation with Mr Lloyd Kuveya Africa Day is celebrated annually on May 25th to commemorate the founding of the Organisation of African Unity (OAU), now the African Union (AU) created on May 25th, 1963. Today marks the 60th anniversary of the OAU-AU and the day is intended to celebrate and acknowledge the successes of the African Union in the fight against colonialism and apartheid, as well as the progress that Africa has made while reflecting upon the common challenges that the continent faces in a global environment. Celebrations on May 25th recite the annual commemorations of Africa's independence, freedom and liberation. On this episode, in celebration of Africa Day 2023, Africa Rights Talk chats with Mr Lloyd Kuveya on the significance of Africa Day for unity, peace, security, and development in Africa. He highlights that Africa Day is a day to celebrate the principles of African unity, the evolution of the principles of the African Union and the key achievements of the African Union. He iterates that the African Union provides mechanisms such as African Peer Review Mechanism (APRM), the Pan-African Parliament (PAP) as well as the African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights (ACHPR) to resolve conflicts and bring states together to hold each other accountable on human rights protection and adherence to the rule of law. He expresses excitement for the acceleration of economic unity and integration through the Acceleration of African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) implementation, a theme for this year's celebration to promote intra-Africa trade, investments and accessible borders to the African people towards the achievement of Agenda 2063.   Lloyd Kuveya is the Assistant Director at the Centre for Human Rights, at the University of Pretoria. He obtained his LLB from the University of Zimbabwe and LLM in Human Rights and Democratisation in Africa from the University of Pretoria. Mr Kuveya is an avid human rights advocate with research interests in international law, human rights law, rule of law, litigation and advocacy.  He was the Executive Director of the Zimbabwe Human Rights NGO Forum from October 2015 to May 2017. Before taking up his position at the Centre, Lloyd was Regional Researcher and Advocacy Manager with Amnesty International. Also, he was the Senior Legal Advisor for the International Commission of Jurists from 2013-2015 and Regional Advocacy Manager for the Southern Africa Litigation Centre from 2007-2013. Mr Kuveya is passionate about advocacy for human rights in Africa and developing human rights mechanisms for human rights promotion and protection in Africa.    Watch this episode on our Youtube channel.                This conversation was recorded on 22 May 2023.   Music and news extracts: Inner Peace by Mike Chino https://soundcloud.com/mike-chinoCreative Commons — Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported — CC BY-SA 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/b...Music promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/0nI6qJeqFcc  limitless https://stock.adobe.com/za/search/audio?k=452592386  

Listen to the Sat. May 20, 2023 edition of the Pan-African Journal: Worldwide Radio Broadcast hosted by Abayomi Azikiwe, editor of the Pan-African News Wire. The program features our regular PANW report with dispatches on the dismissal by the head of the Sudanese Armed Forces, General Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, of his adversary over the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), Mohamed Hamdan Degalo, from the Sovereign Council; Tanzania has requested another 25,000 school desks for students across the country; the state of Zambia is raising awareness about the prevelance of gender based violence; and the African Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (ACDC) is digitzing its data base to resolve the continuing problems of public health across the continent. In the second hour we listen to an United Nations press briefing on the burgeoning humanitarian crisis inside the Republic of Sudan where fighting between the RSF and SAF has resulted in hundreds of deaths and thousands of people being displaced. Finally, we continue our commemoration of the 60th anniversary of the formation of the Organization of African Unity (OAU), the predecessor of the African Union (AU). We will review an address delivered by Malcolm X (El Hajj Malik Shabazz) in New York City right after his trip to Africa and the Middle East during 1964.

Listen to the Sun. May 14, 2023 special edition of the Pan-African Journal: Worldwide Radio Broadcast hosted by Abayomi Azikiwe, editor of the Pan-African News Wire. The program features our regular PANW report with dispatches on the continuing conflict in the Republic of Sudan where one of the latest victims of the violence is reknowned vocalist Shaden Gardood; 33 people have been reportedly killed in fighting in the West African state of Burkina Faso; Botswana has placed a ban on the export and import of grain and sorghum in this Southern Africa state; and in Ghana, the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) party has selected former President John Mahama as its candidate for the 2024 national elections. In the second hour we listen to a report on the controversy surrounding allegations made by the United States ambassador to South Africa claiming that the African National Congress (ANC) government is selling arms to the Russian Federation. We will also listen to an engagement by ANC President Cyril Ramaphosa with the party leadership in the KZN province. Finally, we continue our focus on the upcoming 60th anniversary of the founding of the Organization of African Unity (OAU), the predecessor to the African Union (AU). We will feature a rare archival audio file from March 6, 1960 of a panel discussion with the leader of the Tanzania Revolution and future President Julius Nyerere along with Eleanor Roosevelt, Barbara Ward, Ralph Bunche and Erwin Canham at Brandeis University in Massachusetts.   

Listen to the Sat. May 13, 2023 edition of the Pan-African Journal: Worldwide Radio Broadcast hosted by Abayomi Azikiwe, editor of the Pan-African News Wire. The program features our regular PANW report with dispatches on the Jeddah Declaration which was signed after talks between the two warring military structures in the Republic of Sudan; the Malawian High Court has ruled that students can wear dreadlocks in schools; Somalia has been hit by catastrophic floods in recent days; and in Mauritania the people are participating in a national election. In the second hour we go into details over the impact of the clashes in Sudan where the Armed Forces and the Rapid Support Forces have been fighting for four weeks. In the final segment we examine the history related to the upcoming 60th anniversary of the formation of the Organization of African Unity (OAU), the predecessor to the African Union (AU). We will listen to rare archival audio file of Dr. Kwame Nkrumah speaking in the United States in late 1958. Finally, we hear an audio news report on historical developments in the East African state of Kenya during the early post-colonial period in the 1960s.

Listen to the Sun. May 7, 2023 special edition of the Pan-African Journal: Worldwide Radio Broadcast hosted by Abayomi Azikiwe, editor of the Pan-African News Wire. The episode features our regular PANW report with dispatches on the continuing internal crisis in the Republic of Sudan and its implications for the African continent; a Kenyan pastor is being held in detention after over 100 of his followers have died; several Nigerian girls who were kidnapped nearly a decade ago have been returned to their families; and United States President Joe Biden is losing electoral support among his party adherents including African Americans. In the second hour we examine in detail the unfolding security situation in the Republic of Sudan despite the beginning of talks between the two leaders of the military structures which have clashed for the last three weeks. Finally, we will focus on the upcoming 60th anniversary of the formation of the Organization of African Unity (OAU), the forerunner to the African Union (AU). In this segment we examine the legacies and contributions of Dr. W.E.B. Du Bois in the early phases of the Pan-African Movement along with Dr. Kwame Nkrumah focusing on his political ascendancy in the Gold Coast (Ghana) in 1957 and the historic First All-African People's Conference in Accra during Dec. 1958.

Listen to the Sat. May 6, 2023 edition of the Pan-African Journal: Worldwide Radio Broadcast hosted by Abayomi Azikiwe, editor of the Pan-African News Wire. The program features our PANW report with dispatches on the continuing security crisis in the Republic of Sudan as talks are underway in Saudi Arabia between the military commanders of the Rapid Support Forces and the Sudanese Armed Forces; German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has held talks with Kenyan President William Ruto over enhancing trade in the energy sector; the military leaders of the West African state of Mali have announced the planned holding of a referendum on the future of the country; and United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres visited Burundi to hold discussions on developments in neighboring Democratic Republic of Congo. In the second hour we look more in detail at events unfolding in the Republic of Sudan. Finally, this month represents the 60th anniversary of the formation of the Organization of African Unity (OAU), the predecessor to today's African Union (AU). On May 25, 1963, Africa Liberation Day, more than 30 independent states gathered in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia to formulate a continental organization. In this segment we present a rare archival interview with June Milne on the contributions of Dr. Kwame Nkrumah, the former president of Ghana and the founder of modern Africa.

On 18-19 February, the African Union (AU) held its annual heads of state summit in the AU Headquarters in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. This event marked the culmination of a year of active diplomatic engagements across the African continent against the backdrop of the war in Ukraine and its global fallout. The two-day summit was highly anticipated. The continent is facing an array of outside actors jostling for influence as global divisions mount, a multitude of conflicts and crises internally, and an insecure financial future, with much of its funding coming from external backers such as the European Union and their shifting priorities. In order to better tackle the challenges facing the continent in the years ahead, many observers are now calling for fast-tracking the institutional reforms of the AU.This week on The Horn, Alan Boswell speaks with Liesl Louw-Vaudran, Crisis Group's senior adviser to the AU, about the highlights of the 2023 AU Summit, the union's overall progress and the challenges facing it. They discuss the AU's bid for permanent African seats on the UN Security Council and its possible accession to the G20. They also dive into the AU's position against coups, the crisis in the Great Lakes region and its mediating role in the conflict in Ethiopia. They touch on the organisation's original ambition, its focus on peace and security, as well as the structural impediments it faces, such as member state sovereignty, decision-making difficulties and external funding. Finally, they discuss ways in which the AU can adapt to better fulfil its mandate.For more in-depth analysis of some of the topics discussed in this episode, make sure to check out our Africa Program page, and our briefing Eight Priorities for the African Union in 2023. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Democracy in Question? is brought to you by:• Central European University: CEU• The Albert Hirschman Centre on Democracy in Geneva: AHCD• The Podcast Company: Novel Follow us on social media!• Central European University: @CEU• Albert Hirschman Centre on Democracy in Geneva: @AHDCentreSubscribe to the show. If you enjoyed what you listened to, you can support us by leaving a review and sharing our podcast in your networks!  DiQ S6 EP4Ken Opalo on the Prospects of Democracy in AfricaGlossaryWhat is the African Union?(31:02 or p.8 in the transcript)African Union (AU), formerly (1963–2002) Organization of African Unity, is an intergovernmental organization, established in 2002, to promote unity and solidarity of African states, to spur economic development, and to promote international cooperation. The African Union (AU) replaced the Organization of African Unity (OAU). The AU's headquarters are in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. The OAU was established on May 25, 1963, and its activities included diplomacy (especially in support of African liberation movements), mediation of boundary conflicts and regional and civil wars, and research in economics and communications. The OAU maintained the “Africa group” at the United Nations (UN) through which many of its efforts at international coordination were channeled. The OAU was instrumental in bringing about the joint cooperation of African states in the work of the Group of 77, which acts as a caucus of developing nations within the UN Conference on Trade and Development. The principal organ of the OAU was the annual assembly of heads of state and government. In 2000, in a move spearheaded by Libyan leader Colonel Muammar al-Qaddafi, it was proposed that the OAU be replaced by a new body, the African Union. The African Union was to be more economic in nature, similar to the European Union, and would contain a central bank, a court of justice, and an all-Africa parliament. A Constitutive Act, which provided for the establishment of the African Union, was ratified by two-thirds of the OAU's members and came into force on May 26, 2001. After a transition period, the African Union replaced the OAU in July 2002. In 2004 the AU's Pan-African Parliament was inaugurated, and the organization agreed to create a peacekeeping force, the African Standby Force, of about 15,000 soldiers. sourceWhat is the Sahel Crisis?(33:18 or p.9 in the transcript)The central Sahel region, which includes the countries of Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger, is facing one of the fastest growing displacement crises in the world. More than 2.7 million people have been forced to flee their homes and at least 13.4 million are in dire need of humanitarian assistance. People began fleeing the central Sahel region in 2011 after an outbreak of violence in Northern Mali. Poverty, unemployment, and the presence of armed groups in rural areas of Northern Mali all contributed to an increase in forced displacement. Armed groups have rapidly expanded, spreading violence to central parts of the country and to neighboring countries, such as Burkina Faso and Niger. As a result of the conflict, millions of families have been displaced across the region, including 650,000 people uprooted in 2019 alone. Approximately 1.8 million people have been internally displaced. In Burkina Faso, at least 1 million people – approximately 5 percent of the country's population- have fled violence inside the country in the past year, many seeking refuge in areas that are also affected by violence and poverty. Armed conflict, economic insecurity, and the adverse effects of climate change are some of the biggest challenges affecting the region. Indiscriminate attacks against civilians and public infrastructure – including schools and health facilities – have threatened the lives of millions of people and their livelihoods. The conflict has claimed more than 6,500 lives in the last year and threatens to leave at least 7.4 million people suffering from acute malnutrition. source

Listen to the Sun. Feb. 12, 2023 special edition of the Pan-African Journal: Worldwide Radio Broadcast hosted by Abayomi Azikiwe, editor of the Pan-African News Wire. This episode features our regular PANW report with dispatches on the public statement made by the African Union (AU) encouraging the continuation of dialogue related to the Ethiopian peace accord signed in Pretoria and Nairobi during late 2022; the Ethiopian Orthodox Church has postponed a demonstration after meeting with Prime Abiy Ahmed; reports from Niger say that a number of soldiers have been killed by rebel fighters inside this West African state; and the governments of the Republic of Sudan and the Russian Federation have held talks on plans for a joint Red Sea development project. In the second and third hours we continue our focus on African American History Month. We look back on the life, times and contributions of Hallie Quinn Brown (1850-1949), an African American Women's historian, organizer and public speaker. Finally, we review the role of Langston Hughes (1901-1967) in African American history, social sciences and culture as a poet, playwright, composer and public intellectual.

Since the beginnings of independence, a number of African nations have been plagued by repeated coup d'états. Within the African Union (AU), there has been a concerted effort to break this cycle through the official adoption of an 'anti-coup norm', by which the AU is mandated to suspend a member state and restore constitutional order following a coup. Supporters of this stance see it as strengthening democracy in Africa, while critics argue that it has served to prop up existing regimes. But there has been little analysis of what the AU's attempts to 'restore constitutional order' have meant for individual African states. In Undoing Coups: The African Union and Post-coup Intervention in Madagascar (Zed Books, 2020), Dr. Antonia Witt looks at the legacy of the AU's intervention in Madagascar following the 2009 'Malagasy crisis', one of the increasingly relevant yet under-researched cases of non-Western intervention in Africa. Dr. Witt looks at the ways in which international intervention reconfigured the political order in Madagascar, how it facilitated the power struggle within the Madagascan elite and prevented more profound political change. It also considers what the example set by the Madagascan intervention means for the wider international order in Africa and the powers attributed to African international actors such as the AU. This interview was conducted by Dr. Miranda Melcher whose doctoral work focused on post-conflict military integration, understanding treaty negotiation and implementation in civil war contexts, with qualitative analysis of the Angolan and Mozambican civil wars. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/new-books-network

Since the beginnings of independence, a number of African nations have been plagued by repeated coup d'états. Within the African Union (AU), there has been a concerted effort to break this cycle through the official adoption of an 'anti-coup norm', by which the AU is mandated to suspend a member state and restore constitutional order following a coup. Supporters of this stance see it as strengthening democracy in Africa, while critics argue that it has served to prop up existing regimes. But there has been little analysis of what the AU's attempts to 'restore constitutional order' have meant for individual African states. In Undoing Coups: The African Union and Post-coup Intervention in Madagascar (Zed Books, 2020), Dr. Antonia Witt looks at the legacy of the AU's intervention in Madagascar following the 2009 'Malagasy crisis', one of the increasingly relevant yet under-researched cases of non-Western intervention in Africa. Dr. Witt looks at the ways in which international intervention reconfigured the political order in Madagascar, how it facilitated the power struggle within the Madagascan elite and prevented more profound political change. It also considers what the example set by the Madagascan intervention means for the wider international order in Africa and the powers attributed to African international actors such as the AU. This interview was conducted by Dr. Miranda Melcher whose doctoral work focused on post-conflict military integration, understanding treaty negotiation and implementation in civil war contexts, with qualitative analysis of the Angolan and Mozambican civil wars. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/political-science

Since the beginnings of independence, a number of African nations have been plagued by repeated coup d'états. Within the African Union (AU), there has been a concerted effort to break this cycle through the official adoption of an 'anti-coup norm', by which the AU is mandated to suspend a member state and restore constitutional order following a coup. Supporters of this stance see it as strengthening democracy in Africa, while critics argue that it has served to prop up existing regimes. But there has been little analysis of what the AU's attempts to 'restore constitutional order' have meant for individual African states. In Undoing Coups: The African Union and Post-coup Intervention in Madagascar (Zed Books, 2020), Dr. Antonia Witt looks at the legacy of the AU's intervention in Madagascar following the 2009 'Malagasy crisis', one of the increasingly relevant yet under-researched cases of non-Western intervention in Africa. Dr. Witt looks at the ways in which international intervention reconfigured the political order in Madagascar, how it facilitated the power struggle within the Madagascan elite and prevented more profound political change. It also considers what the example set by the Madagascan intervention means for the wider international order in Africa and the powers attributed to African international actors such as the AU. This interview was conducted by Dr. Miranda Melcher whose doctoral work focused on post-conflict military integration, understanding treaty negotiation and implementation in civil war contexts, with qualitative analysis of the Angolan and Mozambican civil wars. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/world-affairs

Since the beginnings of independence, a number of African nations have been plagued by repeated coup d'états. Within the African Union (AU), there has been a concerted effort to break this cycle through the official adoption of an 'anti-coup norm', by which the AU is mandated to suspend a member state and restore constitutional order following a coup. Supporters of this stance see it as strengthening democracy in Africa, while critics argue that it has served to prop up existing regimes. But there has been little analysis of what the AU's attempts to 'restore constitutional order' have meant for individual African states. In Undoing Coups: The African Union and Post-coup Intervention in Madagascar (Zed Books, 2020), Dr. Antonia Witt looks at the legacy of the AU's intervention in Madagascar following the 2009 'Malagasy crisis', one of the increasingly relevant yet under-researched cases of non-Western intervention in Africa. Dr. Witt looks at the ways in which international intervention reconfigured the political order in Madagascar, how it facilitated the power struggle within the Madagascan elite and prevented more profound political change. It also considers what the example set by the Madagascan intervention means for the wider international order in Africa and the powers attributed to African international actors such as the AU. This interview was conducted by Dr. Miranda Melcher whose doctoral work focused on post-conflict military integration, understanding treaty negotiation and implementation in civil war contexts, with qualitative analysis of the Angolan and Mozambican civil wars. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/african-studies

Season 5, Episode 2: This season we are talking about multilateralism. What it is, what it's good for, and also what it's not. After looking at the big picture through the lens of the United Nations in episode one, this episode takes us to the regional level. U.S. Ambassador to the African Union Jessica Lapenn joined Dr. Kelly McFarland to explain how the African Union (AU) functions, why the U.S. was the first non-African nation to establish a permanent mission to the AU, how the AU tackles issues of peace and security differently than the UN, and where regional institutions and the United Nations can best work together.    Ambassador Lapenn was sworn-in as the U.S. Ambassador to the African Union and the U.S. Permanent Representative to the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa on August 27, 2019. She most recently served as the Chargé d'Affaires at the U.S. Mission in South Africa. Prior to this, she served as the Chief of Staff to the Under Secretary of State for Civilian Security, Democracy and Human Rights at the Department of State in Washington, D.C. She was Deputy Chief of Mission at the U.S. Embassy in Kigali from 2012-2014. Ambassador Lapenn entered the U.S. Foreign Service in October 1994. Her overseas tours have included Jeddah, Riyadh, Paris, Tbilisi, Baghdad, and Jerusalem. In Jerusalem, she was the Chief of the Political Section at the U.S. Consulate General, and at the U.S. Embassy in Tbilisi, she was responsible for regional refugee assistance and policy in the South Caucuses and Central Asia.   Episode recorded: November 16, 2022 Produced by Daniel Henderson and Kelly McFarland.  Episode Image: African Union Headquarters in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Solen Feyissa on Unsplash Diplomatic Immunity: Frank and candid conversations about diplomacy and foreign affairs Diplomatic Immunity, a podcast from the Institute for the Study of Diplomacy at Georgetown University, brings you frank and candid conversations with experts on the issues facing diplomats and national security decision-makers around the world.  Funding support from the Carnegie Corporation of New York.  For more, visit our website, and follow us on Twitter @GUDiplomacy. Send any feedback to diplomacy@georgetown.edu.    

Listen to the Sat. Dec. 24, 2022 edition of the Pan-African Journal: Worldwide Radio Broadcast hosted by Abayomi Azikiwe, editor of the Pan-African News Wire. This episode features our PANW report with dispatches on the continuing demand for a permanent seat for Africa on the United Nations Security Council; Kenya has announced that the country will ship food assistance to nearby Republic of South Sudan; South Africa is celebrating the festive season amid ongoing problems with energy supply; and in the aftermath of the U.S.-Africa Summit an editorial in the Zimbabwe state media raises serious questions about the approach of Washington to the continent's leaders. In the second hour we look back on the 55th anniversary of the historic Massey Lectures delivered by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. over the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) in late 1967. We also listen to the acceptance speech by the re-elected African National Congress (ANC) President Cyril Ramaphosa at the conclusion of the 55th National Elective Conference in South Africa. Finally, we hear the year-end briefing from the African Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on the status of public health in the African Union (AU) member-states.

Listen to the Sat. Sept. 24, 2022 edition of the Pan-African Journal: Worldwide Radio Broadcast hosted by Abayomi Azikiwe, editor of the Pan-African News Wire. The program features our regular PANW report with dispatches on the speech delivered by the Chadian foreign minister to the United Nations General Assembly 77th Session where she called for a permanent seat for African Union (AU) member-states on the Security Council; Mali's prime minister in his address condemned France and called for a new world security and economic order; the memoirs of one of the early figures in the Kenyan independence movement have been recently released; and the East African state of Uganda has enhanced monitoring on its borders in light of an outbreak of Ebola Virus Disease (EVD). In the second and third hours we listen to the speeches of several leaders at the United Nations General Assembly being held this week in New York City. Addresses by Mali, Barbados, South Africa and Kenya will be reviewed.

Listen  to the Sun. Sept. 18, 2022 special edition of the Pan-African Journal: Worldwide Radio Broadcast hosted by Abayomi Azikiwe, editor of the Pan-African News Wire. The program features our regular PANW report with dispatches on the discussions held in Washington, D.C. between South African President Cyril Ramaphosa and his United States counterpart Joe Biden; China maybe able to assist the African Union (AU) member-states in the fight against climate change on the continent; the Kenyan government has clarified their position on the Western Saharan struggle for independence after a tweet which was posted by the recently-elected President William Ruto; and the Benin government is pleased with the depiction of its history in the Hollywood film "The Woman King". In the second and third hours we look back on the 113th anniversary of the birth of Dr. Kwame Nkrumah (1909-1972), the former leader of Ghana and founder of modern Africa during the post-World War II period through the early 1970s. We feature a rare archival interview with Nkrumah's research assistant June Milne along with speeches and interviews by the Pan-Africanist and Socialist theoretician.

Listen to the Sun. July 31, 2022 special edition of the Pan-African Journal: Worldwide Radio Broadcast hosted by Abayomi Azikiwe, editor of the Pan-African News Wire. This episode features our regular PANW report with dispatches on the recently signed maritime agreement in Russia which takes into account the military threat from the Pentagon and NATO; South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has closed the 6th African National Congress (ANC) Policy Conference; the West African state of Senegal is holding legislative elections this weekend; and the United Nations is relaxing its arms embargo on the Central African Republic. In the second hour we look at the significance of Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov's visit to several African Union (AU) member-states. In addition, we look at the impact of the European energy crisis on the AU region. We review the concluding remarks of South African President Cyril Ramaphosa to the ANC Policy Conference. Finally, we listen to excerpts from the World Health Organization (WHO) briefing on monkeypox and other public health challenges internationally.

Listen to the Sat. July 23, 2022 edition of the Pan-African Journal: Worldwide Radio Broadcast hosted by Abayomi Azikiwe, editor of the Pan-African News Wire. This episode features our PANW report with dispatches on the July 31 commemorations of Pan-African Women's Day as organized by the African Union (AU); the AU has issued a common energy policy to encompass the entire continent; the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has condemned an attack carried out at military barracks near the capital of Mali; and yet another demonstrator has been killed by Sudanese security forces. In the second hour we listen to an address delivered by Republic of South Africa President Cyril Ramaphosa at the 15th National Congress of the South African Communist Party (SACP). Finally, we look back at the significance of the 55th anniversary of the Detroit 1967 Rebellion.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has called Africa "a hostage" of Russia's war during an address to the African Union (AU) on Monday nearly ten weeks after he first asked to address the continental body. African countries have been divided in their response to Russia's war in Ukraine. Hundreds of Zimbabwe's public sector health workers have gone on strike over low wages and poor working conditions following a worsening economic crisis that has seen thousands of health workers leave public service in the last three years. (Image: President Zelensky in Kyiv. Credit: Getty)

Listen to the Mon. May 30, 2022 special edition of the Pan-African Journal: Worldwide Radio Broadcast hosted by Abayomi Azikiwe, editor of the Pan-African News Wire. This is the final episode of our three part series for African Liberation Weekend, commemorating the 59th anniversary of the formation of the Organization of African Unity (OAU), the predecessor of today's African Union (AU). The program features our PANW report with dispatches on the impact of western sanctions against Russia on the international food chain supply; the South Sudan government has criticized the administration in Ghana for imposing an arms embargo on the country; there was an announcement by the military regime in the Republic of Sudan that the state of emergency has been lifted; and a former presidential candidate in Egypt has been sentenced to 15 years in detention. In the second and third hours we look at the armed phase of the African Revolution and the role of the Republic of Cuba.

Listen to the Sat. May 28, 2022 edition of the Pan-African Journal: Worldwide Radio Broadcast hosted by Abayomi Azikiwe, editor of the Pan-African News Wire. This is the first program in our Africa Liberation Weekend series commemorating the 59th anniversary of the founding of the Organization of African Unity (OAU), the predecessor of today's African Union (AU), founded in 2002. We will feature our PANW report with dispatches on the call by the Chair of the AU, Senegal President Macky Sall, for western states to lift sanctions against the Southern African state of Zimbabwe; Tunisia has placed travel bans on several leading opposition politicians; Algeria is concerned about the security status of the North African state amid escalating jihadist attacks on the continent; and rebels in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) have attacked a military base. In the second hour we look at the origins of the Pan-African Movement through the voice of esteemed scholar/activist Dr. W.E.B. Du Bois. We also will listen to discussions around the significance of Africa Day this year related to journalism, economic development and food security. Finally, we hear an address by Dr. Kwame Nkrumah, the founder of modern Ghana and Africa.

Although Africa “pollutes less” as a continent than others such as Europe or the Americas, it's suffering disproportionately from the impact of climate change, with drought and flooding having a profound impact on food security and agriculture. Ibrahima Cheikh Diong, a UN Assistant Secretary-General, and Director-General of the African Risk Capacity Group, a specialised agency of the African Union (AU) managed by the World Food Programme (WFP), was recently in Dubai taking part in the Entrepreneurship and Investment Forum there. UN News's Anshu Sharma caught up with him on the sidelines of the event. In this interview, he speaks about what the region needs to do in terms of disaster risk reduction and the five-year early warning plan to boost climate action in the African continent.

Although Africa “pollutes less” as a continent than others such as Europe or the Americas, it's suffering disproportionately from the impact of climate change, with drought and flooding having a profound impact on food security and agriculture. Ibrahima Cheikh Diong, a UN Assistant Secretary-General, and Director-General of the African Risk Capacity Group, a specialised agency of the African Union (AU) managed by the World Food Programme (WFP), was recently in Dubai taking part in the Entrepreneurship and Investment Forum there. UN News's Anshu Sharma caught up with him on the sidelines of the event. In this interview, he speaks about what the region needs to do in terms of disaster risk reduction and the five-year early warning plan to boost climate action in the African continent.