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1.	African Union Monitor: The Zimbabwe crisis deteriorates
	Author: Weekly Roundup: Issue 162, 2008	Date Written: 17 December 2008
	Primary Category: AU/NEPAD	Document Origin: AU Monitor
	Secondary Category: -none-	Source URL: http://www.aumonitor.org
	Key Words: AU Monitor, Zimbabwe, crisis, CCP-AU,
	Summary & Comment: Index: the up-coming 12th summit of the African Union in Addis Ababa January 26 - February 3, 2009, Zimbabwe, climate change, food security, a death penalty-free continent, a communal fund held by the African Development Bank for education, science and technology programmes, and a call for papers on India-East Africa relations. DN
2.	AU Summit on Burundi peace process
	Author: Weekly Roundup: Issue 161, 2008	Date Written: 11 December 2008
	Primary Category: AU/NEPAD	Document Origin: African Union Monitor
	Secondary Category: Africa General	Source URL: http://www.pambazuka.org
	Key Words: Burundi, AU, peace process,
	Summary & Comment: Here is the weekly overview of African Union related issues: Burundi peace process, observer mission to Ghana re elections, gender disparity in member States, ILO report about women not benefiting from the continent’s economic boom, farmers, the United States of Africa, and SADC. DN
3.	Idea for pan-African science fund gains ground
	Author: Linda Nordling, Abuja	Date Written: 10 December 2008
	Primary Category: AU/NEPAD	Document Origin: SciDev.Net
	Secondary Category: Africas Image: Contemporary Issues	Source URL: http://www.scidev.net/en/sub-suharan-africa
	Key Words: AU, pan-African, science fund,
	Summary & Comment: As a mechanism to coordinate pan-African funds and pay for science, education, and technology programmes the African Union hopes to set up a communal fund held by the African Development Bank and open to contributions from international donors and African governments. The ADB is waiting for the outcome of a feasibility study expected by March 2009. . . . [expand]
4.	Can the African Union intervene in Zimbabwe?
	Author: Dr Wafula Okumu	Date Written: 8 December 2008
	Primary Category: AU/NEPAD	Document Origin: Institute for Security Studies
	Secondary Category: Zimbabwe	Source URL: http://www.issafrica.org
	Key Words: Zimbabwe, AU, support, intervene,
	Summary & Comment: In this thorough overview the author comes to two important conclusions: "only the Zimbabwean people can liberate themselves from their “liberator,” and "the best the international community can do is support and supplement their noble 'second liberation struggle'. The AU Heads of State and Government might well decide to suppor . . . [expand]
5.	Experts say land reforms vital in fight against poverty
	Author: Correspondent, Addis Ababa	Date Written: 5 December 2008
	Primary Category: AU/NEPAD	Document Origin: Daily Monitor , Kampala
	Secondary Category: Africa General	Source URL:
	Key Words: AU, experts, land reforms, poverty, MDGs,
	Summary & Comment: Experts from the African Union, the UN Economic Commission for Africa, and the Africa Development Bank underline the urgent need to build solid partnerships for land policy and reforms in order to address poverty, food security, and general stability issues as well as issues of state sovereignty over land, unequal distribution of land resources, th . . . [expand]
6.	Peer Review progress, but many miss the AU Forum meeting
	Author: Steven Gruzd, Diplomatic Pouch	Date Written: 29 October 2008
	Primary Category: AU/NEPAD	Document Origin: South African Institute of International Affairs
	Secondary Category: Africa General	Source URL: http://www.saiia.org.za
	Key Words: AU, APRM, Forum, Ethiopia, Kenya, Nigeria,
	Summary & Comment: The author concludes that African Peer Review Mechanism Forum meetings need political will, belief, and personal commitment to make them work. Forums decoupled from AU Summits are problematic. Of the 28 leaders expected those of only seven nations showed up. Algeria and Angola sent papers on elections. DN
7.	African Peer Review Monitor focuses on APRM and civil society
	Author: various	Date Written: 15 October 2008
	Primary Category: AU/NEPAD	Document Origin: Partnership Africa Canada
	Secondary Category: Africa General	Source URL: http://www.pacweb.org/e;
	Key Words: APRM, civil society, Sharm El Sheik, AU, Nepad,
	Summary & Comment: Le francais suit. This is the 6th issue of the APRM Monitor focusing on the African Peer Review Mechanism (APRM) and civil society. Twenty-nine countries have formally acceded to the African Peer Review Mechanism. Voici le sixième numéro du Moniteur du MAEP, un bulletin d’information sur le Mécanisme africain d’évaluation par les pairs (MAEP) et la . . . [expand]