The History of Africa

The Quest for Eternal Harmony

Second Edition

Student Resources: Part VII

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Further Reading

The time for consolidation

Africamasterweb.com. African Union Anthem. Retrieved 26 November 2012. http://www.africamasterweb.com/AuAnthem.html

African Union. Accra Declaration, Assembly of the Union at its 9th Ordinary session in Accra, Ghana, 1–3 July 2007. Retrieved 30 January 2014. http://www.au.int/en/content/accra-1-3-july-2007-%E2%80%93-assembly-african-union-ninth-ordinary-session

African Union. African Union Member States. Retrieved 30 January 2014. http://www.au.int/en/member_states/countryprofiles

African Union. "Decision on the Report of the Executive Council on the Audit of the Union and the Report of the Ministerial Committee on the Union Government, Doc. Assembly/Au/8(X)" (PDF). Retrieved 26 November 2012. http://www.au.int/en/sites/default/files/ASSEMBLY_EN_31_JANUARY_2_FEBRUARY_2008_AUC_TENTH_ORDINARY_SESSION_DECISIONS_AND_DECLARATIONS.pdf

African Union Summit (2012). Inauguration of the new African Union Conference Center. Directorate of Information and Communication. African Union Commission (28 January 2012). Press release No 13 / 18th AU Summit : http://summits.au.int/en/sites/default/files/28%2001%202012_18SUMMIT_PR_INAUGURATION.pdf

Afrimap.org. Study on an African Union Government: Towards a United States of Africa, 2006. See also, Decision on the Union Government, Doc. Assembly/AU/2(VII). Retrieved 30 January 2014. http://www.afrimap.org/english/images/report/AU_update_Nov07.pdf

el-Dakhakhni, F. (2013). AU grants Palestine observer status. Egypt Independent. Retrieved 30 January 2014. http://www.egyptindependent.com/news/au-grants-palestine-observer-status

Embassy of Serbia in Ethiopia. Bilateral Relations. Retrieved 30 January 2014. http://addisababa.mfa.gov.rs/us.php

HaitiLibre.com. Haiti–Diplomacy: Haiti becomes a member of the African Union. Haiti News, The haitian people's voice. Retrieved 26 November 2012. http://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-4863-haiti-diplomacy-haiti-becomes-a-member-of-the-african-union.html

International Relations and Cooperation. Republic of South Africa. The Role of the Regional Economic Communities (RECs) as the Building Blocks of the African Union prepared by the South African Department of Foreign Affairs.Retrieved 26 November 2012. http://www.dfa.gov.za/docs/2003/au0815.htm

Kazworld.info. Kazakhstan was granted an observer status in the African Union. Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Kazakstan. Retrieved 30 January 2014. http://kazworld.info/?p=33413

Mazama, A. (2012). Africa in the 21st Century: Towards a New Future. New York, NY: Routledge. http://www.routledge.com/9780415514712/

Mbeki, T. (9 July 2002). "Launch of the African Union, Address by the Chairperson of the AU, President Thabo Mbeki". ABSA Stadium, Durban, South Africa: africa-union.org. Retrieved 8February 2009. http://www.au2002.gov.za/docs/speeches/mbek097a.htm

Minister of Foreign Affairs of Latvia. Latvia becomes observer to African Union. Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Latvia. 14 November 2013. Retrieved 30 January 2014. http://www.mfa.gov.lv/en/news/press-releases/2012/january/11-3/

Republic of Turkey Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Press Release Regarding The Participation Of H.e. Mr. Bekir Bozdağ, Deputy Prime Minister Of The Republic Of Turkey, In The 18th Ordinary Session Of The Assembly Of The African Union". Retrieved 30 January 2014. http://www.chicago.cg.mfa.gov.tr/ShowAnnouncement.aspx?ID=142473

Sudan Tribune. African Union demands end to military strikes on Libya, skips Paris meeting. 19 March 2011. Archived from the original on 21 March 2011. Retrieved 21 March 2011 http://www.sudantribune.com/spip.php?article38339

Chapter 14

Weblinks

  1. Gamal Abdel Nasser Website
    http://nasser.bibalex.org/home/main.aspx?lang=en
  2. Sir Dawda Kairaba Jawara. Encyclopaedia Britannica
    http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/301838/Sir-Dawda-Kairaba-Jawara
  3. Leopold Senghor Dies at 95; Senegal’s Poet of Negritude. New York Times
    http://www.nytimes.com/2001/12/21/world/leopold-senghor-dies-at-95-senegal-s-poet-of-negritude.html
  4. Patricia Lumumba: The Most Important Assassination of the 20th Century. The Guardian
    http://www.theguardian.com/global-development/poverty-matters/2011/jan/17/patrice-lumumba-50th-anniversary-assassination
  5. Nigerian Civil War (1967-1970). BlackPast.org
    http://www.blackpast.org/gah/nigerian-civil-war-1967-1970
  6. Biafra: Thirty Years On. BBC News Africa
    http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/596712.stm
  7. Who Said Gaddafi Had to Go? London Review of Books
    http://www.lrb.co.uk/v33/n22/hugh-roberts/who-said-gaddafi-had-to-go
  8. Genocide in Rwanda. United Human Rights Council
    http://www.unitedhumanrights.org/genocide/genocide_in_rwanda.htm
  9. Africana Age: Negritude. Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture
    http://exhibitions.nypl.org/africanaage/essay-negritude.html
  10. Negritude. Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy
    http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/negritude/
  11. Zimbabwe African People’s Unions Website
    http://www.zapu.org/
  12. Zimbabwe African National Union Patriotic Front Website
    http://www.zanupf.org.zw/
  13. Sudan Peoples’ Liberation Movement Website
    http://www.splmtoday.com/
  14. Sudan Peoples’ Liberation Movement. Sudan Tribune
    http://www.sudantribune.com/spip.php?mot128

Audio/Video

  1. Dafur and the Crisis of Governance in Sudan. Cornell University Africana Library.
    http://africana.library.cornell.edu/africana/lecture/darfur.html
  2. Patrice Lumumba, 50 Years Later: Remembering the U.S.-Backed Assassination of Congo’s First Democratically-Elected Leader (Clip). Democracy Now
    http://www.democracynow.org/2011/1/21/patrice_lumumba_50_years_later_remembering
  3. Fela Anikulapo-Kuti and Egypt 80: Live at the Zenith, Paris in 1984 (Clip). Fela Kuti.
    http://youtu.be/Z7OB9W0cAzs
  4. John Garang: A Conversation on Sudan (Excerpt). NPR.
    http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4496451
  5. Arab Racism in the Sudan: The Untold Story. W4W Productions
    http://youtu.be/U73RLxUveHY

Images

  1. President of Rwanda, Paul Kagame at 2009 World Economic Forum on Africa © World Economic Forum/ CC-BY-SA-2.0

Documents

  1. Patrice Lumumba’s Last Letter, 1960
    http://www.blackpast.org/patrice-lumumbas-letter-pauline-lumumba-1960
  2. “40+ Years Later…The War Hasn’t Ended.” Philip U. Effiong
    http://www.philip-effiong.com/40-Years-Later.pdf

Chapter 15

Weblinks

  1. Cheikh Anta Diop Public Lecture. Council for the Development of Social Science Research in Africa
    http://www.codesria.org/spip.php?page=article&id_article=7&connect=ag
  2. The Mourid Brotherhood. Toubanc.org
    http://www.toubanc.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=52&Itemid=59
  3. Senegal’s Mourides: Islam’s Mystical Entrepreneurs. BBC News Africa
    http://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-14344082
  4. African Union Official Website
    http://www.au.int/en/
  5. Africa and the Arab Spring: Raising Citizens’ Democratic Expectations. One.org
    http://www.one.org/us/2011/11/15/africa-and-the-arab-spring-raising-citizens-democratic-expectations/
  6. What the Arab Spring Can Learn from Sub-saharan Africa. Open Democracy
    http://www.opendemocracy.net/jimmy-kainja/what-arab-spring-can-learn-from-sub-saharan-africa
  7. A Technical Body of the African Union. The New Partnership for Africa’s Development (NEPAD)
    http://www.nepad.org/
  8. Special Summit of the African Union on HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria. African Union
    http://au.int/en/content/special-summit-african-union-hivaids-tuberculosis-and-malaria-abuja-nigeria
  9. AIDS: How South Africa is Beating the Epidemic. The Christian Science Monitor
    http://www.csmonitor.com/World/Africa/2013/0623/AIDS-How-South-Africa-is-beating-the-epidemic
  10. Senegalese President Abdoulaye Wade’s Rise and Rule. BBC News Africa
    http://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-16905528
  11. Profile: Abdoulaye Wade. Aljazeera
    http://www.aljazeera.com/news/africa/2012/01/2012127162041955479.html
  12. Kony 2012: What’s the Real Story? The Guardian
    http://www.theguardian.com/politics/reality-check-with-polly-curtis/2012/mar/08/kony-2012-what-s-the-story

Audio/Video

  1. Touba: Documentary Film Trailer
    http://www.toubafilm.com/trailer/
  2. 50 Years of African Unity: The State of the Union and the Prospects for a United Africa. W4W Productions
    http://youtu.be/LCjJZLEjfBg
  3. The Arab Spring: A Year of Revolution. NPR (Excerpt)
    http://www.npr.org/2011/12/17/143897126/the-arab-spring-a-year-of-revolution
  4. Nelson Mandela Death: A Look at South Africa’s First Black President. New York Times
    http://youtu.be/wKbpqv-4Ku0
  5. Nelson Mandela’s Obituary Read By His Grandson. CBS News
    http://www.cbsnews.com/videos/nelson-mandelas-obituary-read-by-his-grandson/
  6. Wole Soyinka’s Tribute Poem to Mandela, “No! He Said.” SaharaTV
    http://youtu.be/yApwROIQm7o

Documents

  1. Celebrating Success: Africa’s Voice Over 50 Years. United Nations Economic Commission for Africa
    http://www.uneca.org/sites/default/files/publications/au_50thcompendium_eng.pdf
  2. African Union Handbook 2014
    http://www.au.int/en/sites/default/files/MFA%20AU%20Handbook%20-%20Text%20v10b%20interactive.pdf
  3. Africa and the Arab Spring: A New Era of Democratic Expectations. Africa Center for Strategic Studies
    http://africacenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/ASR1_Final.pdf
  4. Michael Sidibe, Executive Director of UNAIDS: New York Forum for Africa Speech
    http://www.unaids.org/sites/default/files/media_asset/20140523_SP_EXD_Libreville_en.pdf
  5. OMEGA Plan for Africa, H.E. Mr. Abdoulaye Wade, President of the Republic of Senegal. Southern Africa Region Poverty Network
    http://www.sarpn.org/NEPAD/Omega.pdf
  6. Nelson Mandela is an Ancestor: Personal Statement by Dr. Molefi Kete Asante
    Document 15.6