G8 Summit - The Africa Action Plan


As for the African leaders who attended the Summit, they are committed to making NEPAD a keystone of the African Union (AU). Meant to be a regional power bloc along the same lines as the European Union, the AU replaces the former Organization of African Unity. A commitment to “promoting democratic principles, good government and popular participation and good governance” is outlined in the Constitutive Act of the AU. However, it remains to be seen whether the organization can retain the democratic goals outlined in its Constitution and NEPAD when countries such as Libya are members. It also remains to be seen whether the African people will ultimately support NEPAD, and whether western leaders will follow through on the glowing promises outlined in the Africa Action Plan.

Further Reading:
Africa Action Plan – The official G8 communique
http://www.g8.gc.ca/kan_docs/afraction-e...

Democracy in Africa – Issues and Case Studies, by World Views
http://www.igc.apc.org/worldviews/awpgui...

The Constitutive Act of the African Union
http://www.sudmer.com/CEN-SAD/Constituti...

CNN interview with Moammar Gadhafi – Interestingly, the revolutionary Libyan leader was the driving force behind the creation of the African Union
http://www.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0207/14/s...

More on the African Union, from the CBC
http://cbc.ca/cgi-bin/templates/view.cgi...

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