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AU: Africa’s advance toward a better future
The launch of the African Union (AU) in South Africa in July, replacing the 39-year-old Organisation of African Unity (OAU), has given a fresh impetus to Africa’s development agenda. The historic event is a culmination of the aspirations expressed 40 years ago by Africa’s founding fathers and visionaries such as Ghana’s Kwame Nkrumah and Julius Nyerere of Tanzania. read

Water Dome to highlight importance of water at World Summit
The United Nations World Summit on Sustainable Development (WSSD) which will be held from 26 August - 4 September 2002 in Johannesburg will bring together tens of thousands of participants, including heads of state and government, delegates and leaders of NGOs and the business community. read

Role and composition of SADC national committees As part of the two-year restructuring exercise which started last year, the amended SADC Treaty requires that member states form National Committees to, among other responsibilities, facilitate the participation of member states in SADC activities and improve communication with the Secretariat in Gaborone. This article reviews the role and composition of these national committees. read

NEPAD: The challenges ahead
Anew chapter has been opened in African history with the launch on 9 July of the African Union and formal adoption of its implementation plan, the New Partnership for Africa’s Development (NEPAD). Touted as a home-grown development plan, NEPAD is the new hope for Africa, a continent whose myriad of problems, self-inflicted or otherwise, have been well documented. The challenges ahead are many. read