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Jul 26, 20153 min read
Sister Michelle, Obama just had an Af-ROmance: Reflection note on President Obama & Public Benef
Still reflecting on aspects of Obama’s visit last week, three memories will probably linger on from a face to face encounter at the newly...
Apr 27, 20132 min read
Is South Africa expanding its power and influence over Africa?
Over the last few months, South African president Jacob Zuma has made trips to Chad, Algeria, Kenya and Nigeria, South Africa has hosted...
Dec 4, 20125 min read
The courage not to look away: Protecting women’s rights by strategic litigation
Presentation to the training in the use of strategic litigation workshop for lawyers from countries in east, southern, western Africa,...
Aug 23, 201214 min read
Three years before the deadline for realising the MDGs: What needs to be done to powerfully complet
Presentation to SIDA Annual Conference, Stockholm, 23 August 2013 By Irũngũ Houghton[i] Introduction As the cocoon regularly whispers to...
Aug 2, 20123 min read
Fourteen Pan African religious and development organisations react to UN Secretary-General Appointme
2nd August 2012 Fourteen Pan African religious and development organisations react to UN Secretary-General Appointment of the High Level...
Jul 13, 20123 min read
Murmurs in the corridors of the 21st Session of the AU Executive Committee
While the coverage of the AU Summit will undoubtedly be overshadowed by the fierce election of the Chairperson and worrying conflicts in...
Jul 11, 20127 min read
Press release July 11th: SOTU to name and shame Governments who fail to implement AU standards
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia July 11, 2012 “We will mobilize millions to name and shame African Governments who fail to implement AU standards,...
Jun 1, 20125 min read
Four Questions Answered: Which are the most important AU treaties and why are they so important? Wha
By Irũngũ Houghton Presentation to the 22 women and men Ambassadors playing for the union, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia...
Mar 7, 20122 min read
Reflecting on campaigning in Africa: Some reflections from Africans Act for Africa (AA4A)
It is six months since we galvanised African Governments to view the unfolding famine in the horn of Africa as their collective...
Oct 4, 20119 min read
Claiming Continental Rights within African Nation-States
This paper presented to the Oslo Governance Forum, October 4, 2011 by Irũngũ Houghton, Pan African Director, Oxfam Abstract Two...
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