Key Principles of the African Union



The Associated Press
Tuesday, July 9, 2002; 2:02 PM

The African Union inaugurated Tuesday is envisaged as a strong organization,
binding African nations together to help lift the continent from poverty and
instability. It aims to develop the continent through good governance and a
commitment to human rights. Here are some key details of the new
organization.

Main Principles:

– Working to achieve greater unity among Africa's nations.

– Accelerating the political and economic integration of the continent.

– Promoting peace, security and stability.

– Promoting democratic principles and good governance.

– Protecting human rights.

– Working for sustainable development to raise living standards across
Africa.

Key Institutions:

– A Peace and Security Council, which would be able to intervene to prevent
crimes against humanity in African countries.

– A Pan African Parliament, which would consist of elected representatives
from every member nation that can make recommendations but not laws.

– A Court of Justice, which would have jurisdiction over member states.

– A Central Bank, which aims to coordinate a single African economic policy.

– An Economic, Social, and Cultural Council, which would give civil society
a voice in the union.


© 2002 The Associated Press

_________________________________________________________________
MSN Photos is the easiest way to share and print your photos:
http://photos.msn.com/support/worldwide.aspx

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

To unsubscribe/subscribe or view archives of postings, go to the Gambia-L Web interface
at: http://maelstrom.stjohns.edu/archives/gambia-l.html
To contact the List Management, please send an e-mail to:
[log in to unmask]

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~