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African Development Forum III, March 3-8, 2002

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'Why Do African Leaders Hate Their Own People?'

Nigerian Chidi Anselm Odinkalu (above) is attending ADF III in Addis. In his speech on Tuesday, March 5, he asked delegates a controversial question that set tongues wagging in the corridors after the session.

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We Must Involve the Grassroots - Adedeji

There is no evidence of any serious debate on either the African Union or Nepad, even in national parliaments, complains former ECA boss, Adebayo Adedeji. He says both plans "emerged from the highest political level without any serious and sustained effort to consult with stakeholders and key actors."

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	Rapporteurs Summary Report
	UN's Africa Chief Sees 'Momentum'
	The African Diaspora
	'Ecowas Can Point Way Forward'
	Civil Society Worried by AU Plans

'Integration is Africa's Greatest Challenge'

Ethiopia's President Meles Zenawi says regional integration is "the premier political and economic challenge facing Africans."

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K.Y. Amoako (center), Executive Secretary of the UNECA with his deputy, Lalla Ben Barka (right) and adviser, Bob Berg

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Views From Our Debates on the African Union

Africa: Dissolve Internal Barriers, Africa Told		Times of Zambia
West Africa: Ecowas Chief Speaks on West Africa and African Integrations [interview]		IRIN
Africa: Call for Rapid African Integration		BuaNews
Africa: ADF III Consensus Statement Sets Tough Integration Agenda for African Union [press release]		United Nations Economic Commisson for Africa
West Africa: Ecowas Totally Opposed to Armed Insurrection, Says New Chief [interview]		allAfrica.com
Africa: Amoako Cautiously Optimistic About African Union and Regional Integration [interview]		allAfrica.com
Africa: Nepad is Not Competing With OAU And AU: Zuma		BuaNews
Uganda: Africa Needs One Voice - Nsibambi		Monitor
Africa: Durban to Host African Union Inaugural Summit		Business Day
South Africa: Mobilise, Organise Youth for Sustainable Development: Pahad		BuaNews
Africa: Rapporteurs Summary Report, Monday, 4 March:		ECA
Africa: 'African Integration Process Must Involve All Stakeholders'		Daily Monitor
Africa: Africa Must Accelerate Regional Integration - Amoako		allAfrica.com
Africa: "Lessons of Integration in Latin America" [document]		ECA
Africa: Effective Infrastructure Policies To Foster Integrated Economic Development [document]		ECA
Africa: The architecture for peace and security in Africa [document]		ECA
Africa: Building an Effective African Union [document]		ECA
Africa: Reports from ADFIII Plenary Sessions 2, 3 and 4		ECA
Africa: The Importance of an African Union to HIV/Aids [document]		Af-Aids Forum
Africa: Civil Society Organizations Express Discomfort Over African Union		Daily Monitor
Africa: Accelerating the Pace of Regional Integration in Africa - The Challenges Ahead		ECA
Africa: Challenges for the African Union [document]		ECA
Africa: Pre-ADF III Events: Meetings of African Union Symposium, Transport Experts [press release]		ECA
Africa: UN's Africa Chief Sees 'Momentum' Towards African Union [document]		ECA
South Africa: Syspro Donates Software for World Summit On Sustainable Development		ITWeb
Africa: Integration a High Stakes Game Requiring Urgent Decisions [press release]		ECA
South Africa: Zuma in Addis Ababa for Conference		BuaNews
South Africa: WSSD Youth Summit in Johannesburg		BuaNews
South Africa: Ukrainian Deputy State Secretary Arrives		BuaNews
Africa: Rapporteurs Summary Report, Monday, 4 March:		ECA
Africa: On-Line Service to Provide Opportunities for Dialogue		ACIS
Africa: UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan Urges "Coalition for Responsible Prosperity" [press release]		UN
Africa: The African Diaspora; Prototype Pan-Africanists Or Parochial Village-Aiders?		ECA
Africa: Peace And Security Dimensions Of The African Union [document]		ECA
Africa: Analytical And Empirical Evidence Of Trade Policy Effects Of Regional Integration; Implications For Africa [document]		ECA
Africa: Reflection On African's Historic And Current Initiatives For Political And Economic Unity [document]		Nigerian Institute of Social and Economic Research (NISER)
Africa: Annual Report On Integration In Africa 2002 [document]		ECA
Africa: 'Ecowas Can Point the Way Forward'		allAfrica.com
Africa: 'The Boundaries Are Holding Us Back' [interview]		allAfrica.com
Africa: G8 Plan of Action for Africa [editorial]		Vanguard
Africa: Ministers' Strategy for Successful Sustainable Development [press release]		Commonwealth
Africa: On-Line Regional Integration Discussion Launched Ahead Of ADF III		ECA
Africa: JHB Transport Receives Massive Cash Injection for WSSD		BuaNews
Africa: Pretoria to Host African Union Summit		BuaNews
South Africa: World Summit Organisers Call for Volunteers		BuaNews
Africa: Nepad Not Just About Money says G8 official		SAPA
Africa: 'Africa's Firm Commitment to Credible Poll Critical'		Business Day
Africa: We Can't Be Held Hostage to Threats - Lekota		BuaNews
Africa: African Success Through African Ownership [opinion]		Office of Tony Colman MP, House of Commons
Africa: National Sovereignty No Excuse for Leaders' Whims: Mbeki		SAPA
Africa: WTO Chief Says Trade Round Offers Hope for Africa		Business Day
Africa: No More Excuse for Wrongdoing - Mbeki		SAPA
Africa: G-8 Chiefs Plan Backing for Nepad At SA Meeting		Business Day
Africa: 'The Leaders are Catching Up with the People' [interview]		allAfrica.com
Africa: Drums Are Beating for Nepad		BuaNews
Africa: WTO Praises Nepad, Mbeki		Business Day
Africa: Low Commitment, No Cash - is the AU Any Different from the OAU?		allAfrica.com
South Africa: WTO Director-General Praises Pretoria		BuaNews
Africa: Obasanjo in Paris, Stresses Common World Security, Prosperity		This Day
Africa: African Leaders Woo G8		Monitor
Africa: WTO Boss warns Africa		EA Standard
East Africa: EAC members plan political union - Moi		EA Standard
East Africa: EA for Political Union, Says Moi		Nation
Nigeria: Bankers Call for Harmonisation of Monetary And Fiscal Policy		Vanguard
Africa: Blair and Chirac must require transparency of resource revenues as a key to African development [press release]		Global Witness
Africa: Critical Issues Get Attention		BuaNews
Africa: Can Trade Help Reduce Poverty in Poor Countries? [editorial]		ACIS
Southern Africa: SADC Council of Ministers Meeting in Zanzibar [press release]		South African Government
Africa: New Highway to Promote African Consciousness		BuaNews
South Africa: Deputy President Excited About Nepad France Meeting		BuaNews
Southern Africa: World Economic Forum Needs Good News From Southern Africa		Business Day
Africa: Towards the African Union : A Development Perspective [document]		OAU
Uganda: Africans And Constitutions: Genius And Much Madness [book review]		Monitor
Africa: Mbeki Set To Push Nepad To World Leaders At World Economic Forum		SAPA

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