Five quick wins for H.E. Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma, incoming AU Commission Chairperson
As Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma takes office in Addis next week as the first woman leader of the African Union Commission next week, I would...
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Oct 4, 20124 min read
Oxfam challenge African leaders and World Bank to stop land grabs
African leaders and World Bank must freeze land-based acquisition deals for one year Land equivalent to the size of Cameroon or Kenya was...
Oct 1, 20121 min read
Published Land Grabs Letter to the Financial Times
Response to Monday’s FT article “Palm oil producers face challenges in Africa” 24th September 2012 http://m.ft.com/cms/s/0/e4389d42-07db-...
Sep 12, 20123 min read
The Challenge of Unequal Growth and Exclusive Governance
Comments to the AU Conference of African Union Ministers in charge of Youth Development, 12-14 September 2012, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia...
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,...
Jul 10, 20122 min read
Media events planned for the July 2012 AU Summit
AU SUMMIT JULY 2012 MEDIA ADVISORY FOR CSO EVENTS 11th July – “Play for the Union” press conference Organisers: State of the Union...
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...
May 24, 20123 min read
Hey, what could come after the MDGs?
Presentation notes by Irũngũ Houghton, Oxfam Pan Africa Director All Africa Parliamentary Conference on Parliaments, the MDGs and the...
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...
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