Claiming continental rights within the Nation-state Irungu Houghton
CHANGING CONTEXT Overall economic growth but deepening disparities Shrinking arena for conflict, expanding development autocracies Expanding Multilateralism: From norms building to compliance
STATE OF THE UNION COALITION Nine national compliance reports completed for Cameroon, Egypt, Ghana, Kenya, Mozambique, Nigeria, Rwanda, Senegal and South Africa, combined pop of 450 million Reports generally welcomed, commitments to review status of outstanding ratifications, propositions accepted and invitations to work in new countries (Ethiopia) Attributable policy impact on July 2010 Executive Council decision calling for “civil society to assist with the advocacy and sensitization of members states” and recognition that implementation critical to “upholding the integrity of Summit decisions” in January 2011 Assembly debate on shared values.
Making an Electoral Issue out of the Lack of Medicines in Malawi Mobilisation of 14,000 people at events many of them women given their central role as care-givers, 1,000 petition signatories, over 25% participation by MHEN members in high-level and grassroots lobbying, budgetary allocation to health increased from 8 to 21% of total budget at height of campaign, public acknowledgement by Minister of Health and campaigning MPs,
AFRICANS ACT 4 AFRICA: SOME RESULTS IN 20 DAYS AA4A frames what becomes the benchmark for financial success (US$50m) US$43 out of 50million with specific financial asks for each African Government 12 Regional, national and Pan African coalitions and Councils come together 35 African musicians voluntarily participate, record and tweet HoS AA4A video shown to the Heads of States AA4A become the first choice for media 1500 FB Friends within 2 weeks Policy-brief used and publicly recognised by AUC Chairperson and AU Envoy for Somalia
Towards a responsibility formula for African giving AfricansAct4Africa Scorecard on African Governments contributions to the Horn of Africa (v25.08.11) N African Governments o. (alphabetically)
Agreed Schedule of Actual Region/Regi Contributions to Percentage Assessed amount onal bloc AU (2010) Contribution contribution pledged
Balance
1Algeria
NORTH
13.27
13.27%
6,635,00010,000,000
2Angola
SADC
3.82
3.82%
1,910,000
3Bénin
ECOWAS
0.40
0.40%
200,000
4Botswana
SADC
1.01
1.01%
505,000
5Burkina Faso
ECOWAS
0.48
0.48%
240,000
6Burundi
EAC
0.06
0.06%
30,000
7Cameroun
ECCAS
1.86
1.86%
930,000
8Cape Verde Central African 9 Republic
ECOWAS
0.11
0.11%
55,000
ECCAS
0.11
0.11%
55,000
10Chad
ECCAS
0.28
0.28%
140,000
11Comores
NORTH
0.03
0.03%
15,000