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1.	AU leaders should tackle agriculture
	Author: Richard Cornwell	Date Written: 22 June 2009
	Primary Category: AU/NEPAD	Document Origin: Institute for Security Studies
	Secondary Category: Economic Justice	Source URL:
	Key Words: AU, agriculture, CAADP, sustainable,
	Summary & Comment: If the AU's essential goals of economic diversification, job creation, and poverty alleviation are to be realised this report emphasises that the continent needs to give greater attention to the agriculture sector. To promote sustainable development it suggests opportunities to create regional agriculture links that are integrated with other e . . . [expand]
2.	The APRM Monitor 7 / Le Moniteur du MAEP 7
	Author: Bernard Taylor	Date Written: 15 June 2009
	Primary Category: AU/NEPAD	Document Origin: Partnership Africa Canada
	Secondary Category: -none-	Source URL: http://www.pacweb.org
	Key Words: PAC, APRM Monitor, civil society, MAEP,
	Summary & Comment: Le francais suit. The seventh issue of the APRM Monitor, a bulletin focusing on the African Peer Review Mechanism and civil society. Le septième numéro du Moniteur du MAEP, un bulletin d'information sur le Mécanisme africain d'évaluation par les pairs et la société civile. DN
3.	Presidents of Venezuela & African Union discuss Africa-South America Summit
	Author: James Suggett, Mérida,	Date Written: 10 June 2009
	Primary Category: AU/NEPAD	Document Origin: Venezuelanalysis.com
	Secondary Category: -none-	Source URL: http://www.venezuelanalysis.com
	Key Words: AU, Venezuela, South America Summit,
	Summary & Comment: The president of the African Union, Gabonese economist and politician, Jean Ping, met with Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez in Caracas to prepare for the Africa-South America Summit in Caracas in September. DN
4.	Experts to define private sector, civil society roles in NEPAD
	Author: UN Economic Commission for Africa, Addis Ababa	Date Written: 29 May 2009
	Primary Category: AU/NEPAD	Document Origin: Affiliated Network for Social Accountability
	Secondary Category: Economic Justice	Source URL: http://www.ansa-africa.net
	Key Words: NEPAD, AU, civil society, private sector
	Summary & Comment: The African Union Commission, the ECA and the NEPAD Secretariat are meeting to define the role of the private sector and civil society organizations as key partners and stakeholders in accelerating the implementation of NEPAD programmes and projects and to articulate policy measures that accelerate their involvement in NEPAD implementation at regio . . . [expand]
5.	Forty-six years on, continent can be optimistic about the future
	Author: Opinion, Stephen Asiimwe, Kampala	Date Written: 25 May 2009
	Primary Category: AU/NEPAD	Document Origin: New Vision
	Secondary Category: -none-	Source URL: http://www.afrika.no
	Key Words: Africa Liberation Day, OAU, AU,
	Summary & Comment: May 25, is African Liberation Day, a time to celebrate the signing of the charter that established the Organisation of the African Unity in 1963. Following the political liberation of South Africa the OAU became the African Union that pledges solidarity and unity in the continuing struggle for the economic, cultural and social liberation of Africa. . . . [expand]
6.	Africa, have you ratified the AU Protocol of Women’s Rights?
	Author: Beverley Nambozo	Date Written: 15 May 2009
	Primary Category: AU/NEPAD	Document Origin: Pambazuka News 432
	Secondary Category: Gender	Source URL: http://www.pambazuka.org/en
	Key Words: AU, women, Protocol,
	Summary & Comment: The African Regional Director of Equality Now tells how the AU Protocol is a practical, advocacy tool for women and girls’ rights. As of December 2008, 26 countries have ratified it. Guinea Bissau was the last to do so. DN
7.	Regional crises, regional solutions
	Author: E. K. Bensah, TWN-Africa	Date Written: 12 May 2009
	Primary Category: AU/NEPAD	Document Origin: African Agenda Issue Vol 12 No 1 2009
	Secondary Category: Africa General	Source URL: http://www.twn.org
	Key Words: Regional crises, solutions, ECOWAS,
	Summary & Comment: "The fragile nature of Africa’s democracy often calls into question the ability of regional institutions to mediate the crisis it triggers"; however, the author concludes that significant, robust, regional mechanisms offer hope that the development of healthy, democratic sub-regions are possible. Thanks to African Agenda for giving permis . . . [expand]