A statue of Emperor Haile Selassie I was unveiled on Sunday, February 10, at the African Union headquarters in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.The commemoration was part of events marking the 32nd Ordinary Session of the Assembly of the African Union (AU). The assembly meeting is a culmination of statutory meetings where heads of state discuss AU […]
The dream of a united Africa started way before the formulation of the Organisation of African Unity (OAU) in 1963 following an intervention by the Emperor of Ethiopia, Haile Selassie I in Addis Ababa. In the early 1960s, when independence was sweeping throughout the colonized continent, liberation fighters and independence heroes were loosely speaking about a
By Kwesi Baako Africa is touted by many as the ‘rising star’; the continent with new opportunities and the place with abounding possibilities for investment. It has also -perhaps in equal measure- gained a certain notoriety for underdevelopment, political instability and social stagnation. Many forums have been sponsored and held by ‘development partners’ but little
