To many discerning adults, the recent African Union meeting in Accra (1st – 3rd July 2007) was a sullen splendour of sadness and another opportunity gone.
Long, long, long ago - long before Leonardo da Vinci of Italy flew the first air craft from a mountain top and crushed in a valley and got hurt badly, the legendary African Lizard had fallen off the tallest tree in the world and crushed on the ground without being hurt at all!
Current African Union (AU) Chairperson, H.E. President John Agyekum Kufuor of Ghana
At the 7th Ordinary Session held in Banjul, The Gambia, the Assembly of the African Union Heads of State and Government reaffirmed its decision to hold its 9th Ordinary Session in Accra, Ghana. Accordingly, the 9th Ordinary Session of the Assembly of the African Union Heads of State and Government would be held from 1st to 3rd July 2007
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and the African Union chairperson Monday appointed an experienced official from Burkina Faso as the new joint AU-UN Chief Mediator for Darfur as they seek new momentum in their efforts to resolve the five-year conflict.
The African Union Commission’s Peace and Security Council on Tuesday demanded the immediate and unconditional withdrawal of Eritrean troops from Djibouti territory.
The African Union Commission has extended the mandate of the African mission in Somalia (AMISOM) for an additional six months with effect from 17 July, APA learnt here on Tuesday.
MISSION Africa Incorporated, a non-denominational religious group, yesterday organized prayers in Accra for the restoration and development of the African continent as part of this year’s African Union Day.
A VISIT to the Accra Central Business District (ACBD), depicted that traders were observing the African Union Day.Most of the stores at the Makola market remained closed unlike other days when the market is noisy and bustling with activity.