First working draft of a protocol to the 2003 African Union Convention on Preventing and Combating Corruption (AUCPCC) on private civil actions against corruption with comments and background footnotes

Ivorian-Moroccan relations are not new because the diplomatic relations between the two countries have been established since August 16, 1962, but the interest of Morocco for Côte d'Ivoire has considerably strengthened during the royal visit of 19-21 March 2013 in Côte d'Ivoire, the first, since the beginning of his reign in 1999. Morocco is now refocusing its foreign policy on sub-Saharan Africa after the failure of Maghreb integration. This rapprochement resulted in Morocco's return to the African Union and its accession to ECOWAS.

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THE ROLE OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT IN STRENGTHENING DEMOCRACY

Journal of Law Society and Development ◽

10.25159/2520-9515/1091 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 3 (1) ◽

pp. 115-131

Author(s):

Mbuzeni Mathenjwa

Keyword(s):

European Union ◽

Local Government ◽

United Nations ◽

Public Interest ◽

Legal Status ◽

African Union ◽

African Countries ◽

The Status ◽

Administrative Units

The place and role of local government within the structure of government in Africa has attracted much public interest. Prior to and after independence, African countries used local government as the administrative units of central governments without their having any legal status, to the extent that local authorities were under the strict control of central governments. The autonomy of local government is pivotal in the democratisation of a country. The United Nations, European Union and African Union have adopted treaties to promote the recognition and protection of local government in the state parties’ constitutions. Accordingly, this article explains the status of local government in Africa and its impact on strengthening democracy in African states.

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The African Union: Pan-Africanism, Peacebuilding and Development, Timothy Murithi

Africa Today ◽

10.2979/aft.2008.54.3.133 ◽

2008 ◽

Vol 54 (3) ◽

pp. 133-136

Author(s):

Joseph Jusuf Bangura

Keyword(s):

African Union ◽

Pan Africanism

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Regional integration and free movement in Central Africa Integración regional y libre circulación en África Central L'intégration régionale et la libre circulation en Afrique centrale

Regions & Cohesion ◽

10.3167/reco.2013.030307 ◽

2013 ◽

Vol 3 (3) ◽

pp. 123-140 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Guy Marcel Nono

Keyword(s):

Social Policy ◽

Regional Integration ◽

Central Africa ◽

Regional Level ◽

Free Movement ◽

African Union ◽

Colonial History ◽

Political Debate ◽

Politique Sociale ◽

Afrique Centrale

A pillar of African emergence and an important issue of political debate that is central to regional integration, free movement is however not yet acquired in Central Africa. Yet a glance at the pre colonial history invites us to believe that Central Africa has been an area of free movement. The recognition of a right that cannot be realized only by an agreement leads to the Central African states pledging to work together in the context of regional integration by recognizing their citizens' right to full mobility. This contribution highlights the efforts, challenges and prospects of free movement in Central Africa by reference to the African Union framework, and asks if the legal and institutional framework of free movement in Central Africa has led to the emergence of a social policy supportive of free movement at the sub regional level. Spanish La libre circulación de personas es un pilar del África emergente, un tema importante en el debate político, un punto central de la integración regional, y sin embargo todavía intangible en África Central. No obstante, una mirada a la historia precolonial nos invita a pensar que África Central ha sido un espacio de libre circulación. El reconocimiento de un derecho que no puede realizarse sólo por un acuerdo, conduce a que los Estados de África Central se comprometan a trabajar juntos en el marco de la integración regional para reconocer el derecho de sus ciudadanos a la movilidad total. Esta contribución destaca los esfuerzos, desafíos y perspectivas de la libre circulación en África Central en referencia con el marco de la Unión Africana, y se pregunta si el marco legal e institucional de la libre circulación en África Central ha llevado a la aparición de una política social que apoye la libre circulación a nivel subregional. French Pilier de l'émergence de l'Afrique, enjeu des débats politiques et de l'intégration, la libre circulation n'est pas encore un acquis en Afrique Centrale. Pourtant, un regard porté sur l'histoire précoloniale nous invite à croire que l'Afrique centrale a été un espace de libre circulation. La reconnaissance d'un droit ne pouvant se faire que par l'objet d'un accord, les États d'Afrique Centrale se sont engagés dans le choix d'une histoire à réaliser ensemble dans le cadre de l'intégration, en consacrant dans des pactes communautaires la pleine mobilité de leurs ressortissants. Cette contribution met en évidence les efforts, défis et perspectives de la libre circulation en Afrique centrale par référence au cadre de l'Union africaine, et pose la question de savoir si le cadre juridique et institutionnel de la libre circulation en Afrique centrale a conduit à l'émergence d'une politique sociale en faveur de la libre circulation au niveau sous régional.

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