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1.	Malawi to assume AU presidency
	Author: Aljazeera News	Date Written: 8 February 2010
	Primary Category: AU/NEPAD	Document Origin: Aljazeera and agencies
	Secondary Category: Southern Region	Source URL: http://english.aljazeera.net/news/africa
	Key Words: Malawi, AU, presidency,
	Summary & Comment: The president of Malawi will assume the rotating presidency of the African Union. "The time has come for Africa to develop Africa," Mutharika said in his acceptance speech. The UN chief cautioned States to "guard against the manipulation of established processes to retain power." DN
2.	Another great African dream has vanished with NEPAD
	Author: J. Okungu, Kampala; A.Ashine, Addis Ababa	Date Written: 8 February 2010
	Primary Category: AU/NEPAD	Document Origin: New Vision & Daily Nation
	Secondary Category: Africa General	Source URL: http://www.ukzn.ac.za
	Key Words: NEPAD, dissolved, African dream,
	Summary & Comment: African Union leaders have approved the establishment of the NEPAD Planning and Coordinating Agency to replace NEPAD. It seems that the dissolution of NEPAD follows sharp criticism: that NEPAD could not deliver a single project during the whole last decade. DN
3.	AfriMAP and Oxfam launch guide to the African Union
	Author: AfriMAP, Addis Ababa	Date Written: 27 January 2010
	Primary Category: AU/NEPAD	Document Origin: Open Society Institute & Oxfam International
	Secondary Category: Africa General	Source URL: http://www.afrimap.org
	Key Words: AU, guide, AfriMAP, Oxfam, civil society, participation,
	Summary & Comment: Le français suit. A new guide on the Pan African organization declares the African Union must be accessible to its citizens. L'Union africaine devrait renforcer la participation populaire selon le nouveau guide des organisations panafricaines. DN
4.	Obama’s national security policy towards Africa: The first year
	Author: Daniel Volman	Date Written: 20 January 2010
	Primary Category: AU/NEPAD	Document Origin: Pambazuka News 466
	Secondary Category: Africa General	Source URL: http://www.pambazuka.org
	Key Words: Obama, national security policy, AFRICOM,
	Summary & Comment: US President Obama is maintaining the militarised action in Africa of his predecessors over the past decade. Believing in a global war on terror and pragmatic political concerns to retain oil supplies, his approach to Africa is to assert US military might there. DN
5.	Guinea-Conakry: Commission of the African Union report
	Author: Communique, Jean Ping	Date Written: 18 January 2010
	Primary Category: AU/NEPAD	Document Origin: Africa Press Organisation
	Secondary Category: Western Region	Source URL: http://appablog.wordpress.com
	Key Words: Guinea-Conakry, peace and security, democracy
	Summary & Comment: In this communique, the Chairperson of the Commission of the African Union welcomes the positive evolution of the situation in Guinea and the progress made towards ending the crisis in the country. He reiterates the AU’s support for the crisis’ mediator, President Blaise Compaore, and salutes the Agreement signed in Ouagadougou on 15 January 2010. . . . [expand]
6.	AU declares 2010 Year of Peace and Security
	Author: Yves Niyiragira	Date Written: 12 January 2010
	Primary Category: AU/NEPAD	Document Origin: AU Monitor
	Secondary Category: -none-	Source URL:
	Key Words: AU, African Year of Peace,
	Summary & Comment: The Year of Peace and Security is an opportunity for African people, leaders, and institutions to review current efforts at peace in partnership with the international community. DN
7.	The African Union: Challenges of globalization, security, and governance
	Author: Samuel Makinda & Wafula Okumu	Date Written: 17 December 2009
	Primary Category: AU/NEPAD	Document Origin: Action Focus via Amazon
	Secondary Category: Africa General	Source URL: http://www.amazon.org
	Key Words: African Union, governance, security, globalization, progress
	Summary & Comment: A much needed book by two exprienced African writers. It covers the development from the OAU, and the current plans within the AU, and ideas on what further steps are needed to implement them. Jk