[AU-Monitor] (June 25 - part 2) African Union Summit Update

[Hakima Abbas]

Launch of an African Citizens Passport

Today, several civil society organizations issued an African citizens  
passport to the Ghanaian Minister of Foreign Affairs Hon Nana Akuffo  
Addo in a pre-Summit Continental Conference organized by the AU  
Ghanaian Civil Society Coalition. The passport is a response to a  
growing demand by African citizens for an easing of restrictions on  
travel within Africa by African Governments as a pre-condition for  
African citizenship.

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launch_of_an_african_citizens_passport/


Continental Civil Society Conference

The Continental Civil Society Conference on the Proposed African  
Union Government, organized by the Ghanaian Civil Society AU  
Coalition, was held in Accra Ghana, June 22-23rd, 2007. 100 civil  
society organizations from 50 countries across Africa participated in  
this conference entitled “Accelerating Africa’s Integration and  
Development in the 21st Century: Prospects and Challenges of Union  
Government”. The intent of this conference was for civil society  
organizations (CSO’s) to convene and develop a harmonized approach to  
ensuring that the citizens of Africa are included in the formation of  
a unified African government.

Read more:
www.pambazuka.org/aumonitor/index.php/AUMONITOR/comments/ 
continental_civil_society_conference/


Civil Society Communiqué to the Assembly of the Heads of States

Today, June 23, civil society organisations from across Africa met  
during the Continental Conference organized by the AU Ghanaian Civil  
Society Coalition.  A communique entitled “From a “grand debate” to  
grand actions for a united Africa” was adopted and will be presented  
to the Assembly of Heads of States.  The communique states:  “There  
is a clear consensus among us in favour of rapidly accelerating  
continental integration in order to respond to current and future  
economic, political and social challenges. Accordingly, we support  
the proposal for the establishment of a Union Government.  We believe  
that the Union Government must be a People’s Union and must be built  
on values of participation and democracy in its construction and  
implementation at continental, regional and national level.”  Please  
find attached the full text of the Communique.
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