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	Organisation of African Unity - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Organisation of African Unity (OAU) or Organisation de l'Unité Africaine (OUA) was established on May 25, 1963.
		It was disbanded July 9, 2002 by its last chairman, South African Thabo Mbeki and replaced by the African Union.
		Its intended purpose was to promote the unity and solidarity of the African States and act as a collective voice for the continent.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Organization_of_African_Unity (515 words)

	A/RES/40/20. Co-operation between the United Nations and the Organization of African Unity
		Requests the Secretary-General to continue to keep the Organization of African Unity informed periodically of the response of the international community to those special programmes of economic assistance and to continue to co-ordinate efforts with all similar programmes initiated by that organization; 17.
		Reiterates the determination of the United Nations, in co-operation with the Organization of African Unity, to intensify its efforts to eliminate colonialism, racial discrimination and apartheid in southern Africa; 19.
		Reaffirms its willingness to co-operate with the Organization of African Unity and its organs in the implementation of resolutions and decisions of mutual concern; 22.
	www.un.org /documents/ga/res/40/a40r020.htm (848 words)

	The World Factbook 2004 -- Field Listing - Background
		The decision by the International Hydrographic Organization in the spring of 2000 to delimit a fifth ocean, the Southern Ocean, removed the portion of the Indian Ocean south of 60 degrees south.
		In 1966 the Marxist South-West Africa People's Organization (SWAPO) guerrilla group launched a war of independence for the area that was soon named Namibia, but it was not until 1988 that South Africa agreed to end its administration in accordance with a UN peace plan for the entire region.
		The decision by the International Hydrographic Organization in the spring of 2000 to delimit a fifth ocean, the Southern Ocean, removed the portion of the Pacific Ocean south of 60 degrees south.
	www.brainyatlas.com /fields/2028.html (15472 words)

	1995 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Summer - Iraq disarmament crisis: According to UNSCOM, the unity of the UN Security Council begins to fray, as a few countries, particularly France and Russia, are starting to become increasingly more interested in making financial deals with Iraq than disarming the country.
		November 22 - Eilat, Israel, Egypt, and much of the North African Mediterranean is struck by the strongest earthquake in Israel's history - 7.2 mw.
		The Ebola virus kills 244 Africans in Kikwit, Zaire in Central Africa.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/1995 (4148 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		The Africans were the forgotten ones in Seattle, and they held their tongues and their dignity.
		African countries must take responsibility to combat their marginalisation, but without shame we must also say the world cannot set aside such an enormous swathe of humanity and live with a clear conscience.
		In the interactive part of the session, South African deputy president Jacob Zuma said the format and processes of the WTO did not allow for a good exchange of views as discussions in the WTO were in a negotiating mode.
	www.globalpolicy.org /socecon/un/unctad15.htm (1569 words)

	www.africa-union.org
		At the invitation of the African union, Representatives of the Government of Sudan, the Sudan Liberation Movement/Army and the Justice and Equality Movement, met at the AU Headquarters from 15 to 17 July 2004 to deliberate on conditions towards a comprehensive political settlement of the crisis in the Darfur region.
		The Chairperson of the African Union Commission condemns the recent incursion and aggression by the Israeli Defence Forces on Palestinian civilians at the Rafah refugee camp that have resulted in the death of 50 Palestinians, the vast majority of whom were women and children.
		The African Union today in N’Djamena, submitted comprehensive Proposals for the establishment of a Ceasefire Commission and the deployment of African Military Observers in Darfur to monitor, investigate and verify allegations of violations of the Humanitarian Ceasefire Agreement signed on 8 April 2004 by the Sudanese Parties in N’Djamena, Chad.
	www.africa-union.org /News_Events/Press_Releases.htm (5666 words)

	FrontPage magazine.com :: Dead Cannibal by Michael Radu
		After becoming chairman of the OAU in 1975, Amin was able to use that platform to rant about Israeli "racism" and other causes.
		The chairman's values were assumed to be "African" because he was president of a member state.
		Blame the West for not stopping Africans from butchering Africans, and have the UN establish a court to try the perpetrators.
	www.frontpagemag.com /Articles/ReadArticle.asp?ID=9417 (1135 words)

	African travel and wildlife news for June 1997
		Zimbabwe's president Robert Gabriel Mugabe is the new chairman of the Organization of African Unity - the OAU.
		As soon as the announcement was made, Zimbabwe's vice chairman for the Communal Area Management Programme for Indigenous Resources, Jerry Gotora, led a large section of celebrators in singing Ishe Komborera Africa (God Bless Africa), the current South African national anthem.
		By downlisting the elephants, Cites has demonstrated that it is not an organization that punishes those that successfully manage their resources, Botswana's minister of commerce and industry, George Kgoroba, said.
	www.ultimateafrica.com /jun97.htm (2138 words)

	United Nations Documents on Apartheid
		While the primary responsibility of the South African Government for maintaining law and order is not questioned, there is a growing recognition that political leaders across the spectrum also have a responsibility to actively discourage violence on the part of their supporters.
		In order to help the South African police improve its investigative policies and procedures, and the skills of its personnel, police officers of various countries with the requisite skills and experience should be invited to South Africa to observe and, as appropriate, advise South African police personnel on the conduct of investigations.
		We are deeply appreciative of similar initiatives that individual countries, non-governmental organizations, local communities and even single individuals have taken, as part of their contribution to the common effort to deny the apartheid system all international sustenance.
	www.anc.org.za /un/undocs3b.html (19358 words)

	UGA African American Studies (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		African Americans have played a vital role in the history and culture of their country since its founding.
		An important part of the curriculum at the Institute for African American Studies is devoted to creative research on the lives and work of prominent African Americans and to placing them within their cultural context.
		African Americans have criticized Washington for what they saw as his overly-deferential attitude to his white benefactors and for his position that university education was basically irrelevant for fls, who should concentrate on vocational training.
	www.uga.edu /~iaas/History.html (5251 words)

	A/RES/40/50. Question of Western Sahara
		Welcomes the efforts of the current Chairman of the Organization of African Unity and the Secretary-General of the United Nations to promote a just and definitive solution of the question of Western Sahara; 5.
		Reaffirms the determination of the United Nations to co-operate fully with the Organization of African Unity with a view to implementing the relevant decisions of that organization, in particular resolution AHG/Res.104 (XIX); 7.
		Invites the Secretary-General of the Organization of African Unity to keep the Secretary-General of the United Nations informed of the progress achieved in the implementation of the decisions of the Organization of African Unity relating to Western Sahara; 9.
	www.un.org /documents/ga/res/40/a40r050.htm (281 words)

	University for a Night: Olusegun Obasanjo's Plenary Remarks
		I was the Chairman of the Group of 77.
		President Thabo Mbeki of South Africa was the Chairman of the Non-Aligned Movement and President Abdelaziz Bouteflika of Algeria was the Chairman of the Organization of African Unity, as it was known then.
		The three of us were mandated by the different organizations that we were chairing to do something about the plight of the developing world and particularly about Africa.
	www.synergos.org /universityforanight/03/obasanjo.htm (1564 words)

	news (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		The Ethiopian official reiterated his country's commitment to the peaceful resolution of the Ethio-Eritrean border conflict in line with the OAU framework agreement and modalities for the implementation of the agreement that were adopted by the OAU summit in Algiers in last July.
		The health sector activities involved construction of 275 toilets and 15 health posts while construction of five veterinary clinics, the transplanting of 26.8 million fruit and vegetable seedlings were also carried out in the agricultural sector.
		According to Ato Teshome Asfaw, project evaluation and follow-up export in the department, some of these humanitarian organizations are the German Technical Cooperation Agency, the Housing Project for Displaced peoples from Eritrea, Medicines Sans Frontiers and the organization for the Rehabilitation and Development of Amhara State.
	www.ethiopiafirst.com /news/2000/news593.html (346 words)

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		Abdelaziz Bouteflika, President of the People's Democratic Republic of Algeria, current Chairman of the Organization of African Unity, the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia requested a series of clarifications regarding the "Technical Arrangements for the Implementation of the OAU Framework Agreement and its Modalities".
		This was intended to provide the practical measures necessary for the Implementation of the Framework Agreement and of the Modalities endorsed by the 35th ordinary session of the Assembly of Heads of State and Government of the OAU, strongly supported by the UN Security Council and accepted as they are by the Parties.
		The OAU salutes the understanding reached by the Personal envoy of the current Chairman with His Excellency the President of the State of Eritrea and His Excellency the Prime Minister of the Federal Republic of Ethiopia, respectively, that the document containing the Technical Arrangements is not open to amendment.
	www.dehai.org /conflict/oau/oau_clarif_ethio_ques.html (3655 words)

	Seatini Bulletin 3.4
		The same unity with respect to the distasteful right is used to smother radical voices who threaten both the right, and the centre-left.
		As the secretary-general of the Organisation of African Unity (OAU), Salim A. Salim, said during the opening ceremonies, "Little urgency is given to our problems, and when assistance is rendered, it is relatively too little and often delayed.
		Grassroots and NGO delegates were upset about the sponsorship of corporate giants Chevron and Monsanto of specific summit events and the appearance of Kenyan President Daniel arap Moi as the only African head of state to address the meeting.
	www.seatini.org /bulletins/b03-04.htm (3902 words)

	Toasts at the State Dinner for President Moussa Traore of Mali
		And indeed all of us are very proud of that African heritage and are eager to learn more about the African cultures from which they came.
		I salute you as a good friend, a great leader of your people, and as the Chairman of the Organization of African Unity.
		Thus, the Organization of African Unity has been calling for the convening of an international conference on that issue.
	www.reagan.utexas.edu /archives/speeches/1988/100688d.htm (849 words)

	Ketumile Masire - Former President of Botswana (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		During his tenure of office, he was Chairman of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) and Co-Chairperson of the Global Coalition for Africa, a position he still holds today.
		He served as Chairman of Eminent Personalities (IPEP) of the Organization of African Unity (OAU) Committee Investigating the Circumstances Surrounding the 1994 Rwanda Genocide from 1998 to 2000.
		He was a Member of the Commonwealth Observer Group to the Nigeria Assembly and Presidential Elections in 1999, and from 2000 to 2003 he was Facilitator for the Inter-Congolese National Dialogue.
	www.clubmadrid.org /cmadrid/index.php?id=353 (534 words)

	Fourth Report of the Secretary-General of the United Nations Mission in Sierra Leone. Part II. (19 May 2000)
		Koroma, the Chairman of the Commission for the Consolidation of Peace and leader of AFRC/ex-SLA, made several public statements in which he urged his followers and other to take up arms and defend Freetown.
		To ensure proper control and unity of command, I believe that all international forces in Sierra Leone, with the exception of those sent for a brief period for strictly national purposes, should be integrated into UNAMSIL.
		Obviously, this aspect of the peace process requires a re-evaluation of its assumptions, organization and implementation mechanisms, which is to be undertaken in full coordination with national and international stakeholders.
	www.ess.uwe.ac.uk /SierraLeone/sierraleone7a.htm (4271 words)

	UNIDO - UNIDO: a significant partner (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		In the OAU Chairman's message delivered by the Ambassador of Burkina Faso Thomas Sanon, Mr Compaore said, "UNIDO remains a significant partner for our national and sub-regional policies through the transfer of technology, educational training, promotion of the private sector, more active participation of women in development, environmental protection, etc.
		Several African countries are soon going to benefit from the new integrated programs and service modules.
		During this meeting, the African heads of State strongly reaffirmed the priorities for the continent, namely peace abd sustainable development.
	www.unido.org /en/doc/3729 (466 words)

	African Studies Center :: Former Zambian President Kenneth David Kaunda to Speak February 27
		In 1992 he founded the Kenneth Kaunda Peace Foundation, an organization dedicated to the establishment of peace and conflict resolution on the continent.
		In addition to his efforts in Zambia, Dr. Kaunda was in the forefront of the efforts to liberate all of Africa, serving as the President of the Pan-African Freedom Movement for East, Central and Southern Africa (Pafmesca) in 1962 and as Chairman of the Organization of African Unity (OAU) from 1970 to 1973.
		He is currently the Balfour African President in Residence at Boston University's African Presidential Archives and Research Center.
	www.isop.ucla.edu /africa/article.asp?parentid=3280 (315 words)

	Untitled Document
		Author's Note: The chairman of the Organization of African Unity initiated a complaint in the UN based on Israel's "act of aggression" against Uganda.
		Guyana strongly condemned Israel for its aggression against the fl African country of Uganda.
		It was being argued that the principle of sovereignty was subordinate to the principle of human freedom and that Israel had the right, whenever it chose, to violate the sovereignty of other States in order to secure the freedom of its own citizens.
	home.att.net /~slomansonb/Entebbe.html (1552 words)

	Institute for African Development - News (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		President Kenneth David Kaunda is currently the Balfour African President in Residence at Boston University's African Presidential Archives and Research Center.
		Formerly an educator, Dr. Kaunda began his political career as the founder and Secretary of the Lubwa Branch of the ANC in 1950.
		In addition to his efforts in Zambia, Dr. Kaunda was in the forefront of the efforts to liberate all of Africa, serving as the President of the Pan-African Freedom Movement for East, Central and Southern Africa (Pafmesca) in 1962 and as Chairman of the Organization of African Unity (OAU) from 1970-1973.
	www.einaudi.cornell.edu /AFRICA/news/index.asp?id=436&show=archive (283 words)

	science and religion: global perspectives, June 4 - 8, 2005, Philadelphia, PA \|\| Speakers
		Among the prizes and honorary degrees he has received are the Claude Harris Leon Foundation Achievement Award, the Gold Medal of the South African Association for the Advancement of Science, and the Star of South Africa Medal, which was presented to him in 1999 by President Nelson Mandela.
		Prior to graduate school, Grassie worked for ten years in religiously-based social service and advocacy organizations in Washington, D.C; Jerusalem, Israel; Berlin, Germany; and Philadelphia, PA. He is the recipient of a number of academic awards and grants from the American Friends Service Committee, the Roothbert Fellowship, and the John Templeton Foundation.
		He was Headmaster of Malvern College (1971-82), Chief Master of King Edward's School, Birmingham (1982-91) and Chairman of the Headmasters Conference in 1987.
	www.metanexus.net /conference2005/speakers.asp (5288 words)

	Burundi: Recent Documents
		Also participating in the Regional Summit were the Prime Minister of Ethiopia, Meles Zenawi, in his capacity as the current Chairman of the Organization of African Unity (OAU), the Prime Minister of Burundi, Antoine Nduwayo, and the OAU Secretary General, Dr. Salim Ahmed Salim.
		Tuesday's summit was attended by the presidents of Burundi, Tanzania, Kenya, Rwanda and Uganda, the former Tanzanian president Julius Nyerere, OAU secretary-general, Salim Ahmed Salim and the OAU chairman, Prime Minister Meles Zenawi of Ethiopia.
		It is the failure to address these issues in the Great Lakes region, and also in other African countries, that has resulted in the increasing figure of nine million refugees and internally displaced people in the African continent.
	www.africa.upenn.edu /Urgent_Action/apic_7596.html (2012 words)

	Fourth World Bulletin, Spring/Summer 1996
		In the spring of 1992, the Sudanese Army launched a major military campaign that resulted in an intense round of fighting and eventually brought the SPLA to peace talks that were convened in Abuja, Nigeria.
		The Abuja talks (which later became referred to as "Abuja I") were sponsored by the Nigerian dictator Ibrahim Babangida, who at that time was also Chairman of the Organization of African Unity (OAU), which was (and is) adamantly opposed to secession anywhere in Africa, including Sudan.
		Garang continued to propose the preservation of Sudan's territorial integrity and the formation of a new "democratic, secular government." Machar again stood publicly (but allegedly falsely) for the fragmentation of Sudan into two independent states, and the liberation of southern Sudan from Arab Islamist rulers.
	carbon.cudenver.edu /public/fwc/Issue10/Africa/sudan-3.html (645 words)

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