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Africa Integration Day, 7 July 2020 th #AfricaIntegration 7 July www.au.africa Publishing information This work is published under the sole responsibility of the Internet https://au.int/sa African Union Commission / AU Directorate of Information Twitter @_AfricanUnion and Communication and the Department of Trade and Industry. Editing Department of Trade and Industry/ The user can copy, download or print the contents of Directorate of Information and Communication this book for individual use, including excerpts from this guidebook for non-commercial use for presentations, Design blogs, websites and teaching materials, provided that the Ira Olaleye, Eschborn, Germany user acknowledges the author of the Guideline and does not infringe on the copyright of the author. All requests for Photo credits public and commercial use and translation rights should be Back cover: AU building in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. © African submitted to [email protected] Union. All other photos: see information below photo Suggested citation: Brochure on the commemoration of Africa Integration Day, 7 July 2020. African Union, Addis Maps Ababa, 2020 The maps printed here are intended only for information purposes and in no way constitute recognition under © African Union Commission international law of boundaries and territories. AU nor the Authors accept any responsibility for these maps being Addis Ababa, June 2020 entirely up to date, correct or complete. All liability for any damage, direct or indirect, resulting from their use is Supported by the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale excluded. Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH through the German Ministry of Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ). Addis Ababa, June 2020 African Union Commission P.O. Box 3243 Roosevelt Street Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Tel +251 11 551 3822 Fax +251 11 551 9321 AU anthem Let us all unite and celebrate together O Sons and Daughters of Africa The victories won for our liberation Flesh of the Sun and Flesh of the Sky Let us dedicate ourselves to rise together Let us make Africa the Tree of Life. To defend our liberty and unity. Let us all unite and toil together O Sons and Daughters of Africa To give the best we have to Africa Flesh of the Sun and Flesh of the Sky The cradle of mankind and fount of culture Let us make Africa the Tree of Life. Our pride and hope at break of dawn. Let us all unite and sing together O Sons and Daughters of Africa To uphold the bonds that frame our destiny Flesh of the Sun and Flesh of the Sky Let us dedicate ourselves to fight together Let us make Africa the Tree of Life. For lasting peace and justice on earth. 3 Africa’s journey towards an integrated of the Continent noting that integration Background continent is closely linked to its was a prerequisite for the economic Leaders’ vision of a strong and united emancipation of Africa. continent following its fragmentation during the second Conference of Berlin The enabling instruments for the in 1884. continental integration agenda included: Even as African countries were • the Resolutions and Declarations of preparing to accede to national Algiers of 1968 and the Addis Ababa sovereignty, there was a recognition Declarations of 1970 and 1973, that as newcomers in the international recognizing economic integration of Africa Must Unite system, their strength and survival lay the Continent as a prerequisite for in their unity. the realisation of the OAU; Dr. Kwame Nkrumah As Dr. Kwame Nkrumah, then • the Lagos Plan of Action for the President of the Republic of Ghana Economic Development of Africa and one of the Founding Fathers of the 1980 – 2000, and most important; Organisation of African Unity (OAU) forcefully put in a monumental piece, • the Treaty Establishing the African “Africa Must Unite.” African Leaders’ Economic Community of 1991 aspiration, vision and commitment (Abuja Treaty). The Abuja Treaty to continental integration led to the represents a landmark legal creation of the OAU in 1963. framework as it outlines in a very comprehensive way the roadmap Soon after the creation of the OAU, towards achievement of Africa’s African Leaders embarked on several full integration by creating a single initiatives and adopted several key market with a common currency instruments to realise the integration (African Economic Community). 4 At the dawn of the 21st Century three The Founding Fathers of the OAU in 1963 Abbé Fulbert Youlou, Abdirascid important Decisions significantly Scermarch, Abubakar Tafawa Balewa, strengthened the movement towards Ahmadou Babatoura Ahidjo, Ahmed Ben Bella, Ahmed Sékou Touré, Apollo the goal of Pan-African political and Milton Obote, Coutoucou Hubert Maga, economic integration. The first was David Dacko, El Ferik Ibrahim Abboud, Félix Houphouët-Boigny, François the Decision to transform the OAU Ngarta Tombalbaye, Gabriel Léon M’ba, Gamal Abdel Nasser Hussein, Grégoire into the African Union (AU) in 2001 and Kayibanda, Habib Bourguiba, Haile the second was the Decision to fast Selassie I, Hamani Diori, Hassan II, Joseph Kasa-Vubu, Julius Kambarage Nyerere, track the Establishment of the African Kwame Nkrumah, Léopold Sédar Senghor, Continental Trade Area in 2012. The Maurice Yaméogo, Milton Margai, Modibo Keïta, Mohammad Idris al-Sanousi, third was the adoption in January 2015, Moktar Ould Daddah, Mwambutsa IV of Agenda 2063: The Africa We Want, Bangiricenge, Philibert Tsiranana, Sylvanus Epiphanio Olympio, William V. S. Tubman. which encapsulates the Pan African Photos: © African Union Vision of “An integrated, prosperous and peaceful Africa, driven by its own citizens, representing a dynamic force in the international arena.” The Agreement Establishing the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), which entered into force on 30 May 2019, aims to significantly accelerate growth of Intra-Africa trade signing of the Abuja Treaty] and use trade more effectively as an engine of growth and sustainable development by doubling intra-Africa trade, strengthening Africa’s common voice and policy space in global trade Young African Leaders Initiative. Photo: © Flickr, creative commons/GPA Photo Archive, licensed under CC BY 2.0 negotiations. It is a flagship programme 5 of Agenda 2063: The Africa We Want. It will be a tool to boost intra- Africa trade and provide opportunities for industry, manufactures, small and medium sized enterprises, youth and women. During the launch of the operational phase of the AfCFTA in Niamey, Niger on 7 July 2019, AU Heads of States and Government decided that 7 July of each year be designated as African worker at a manufacturing factory in Awassa Industrial “the Africa Integration Day” without Park in Ethiopia: the future life in Industry 4.0. Photo: © African Union it being a holiday to commemorate the operationalisation of the AfCFTA Agreement and popularise economic integration across the Continent as a lever of inclusive sustainable development. 7 July of each year be designated as ‘the Africa Integration Day ’ AU Heads of States Launch of the Operational Phase of the AfCFTA. Photo: © African Union and Government 6 This is a day on which Africans on What is the Continent and in the Diaspora solemnly observe and celebrate the achievements of the AfCFTA in the the Africa preceding year; fully aware that the destiny of the AfCFTA is in their Integration hands and reminding themselves and reaffirming their commitment Day? to continue the journey towards the African Economic Community established by the Treaty Establishing the African Economic Community. Photo: © Flickr, creative commnons/ALAMAU 2018, licensed under CC BY 2.0 7 As Africa continues its journey towards • Disseminate and popularise the Why structural transformation through the AfCFTA vision the new mindset AfCFTA, one of the most important among all segments of African element of this transformation is mind- society, both on the continent and in an Africa set change. the diaspora with a view to increase their participation in the realisation Integration Africa Integration Day seeks to: of Africa structural transformation and its inclusive and sustainable Day? • Celebrate the AfCFTA and its economic development as outlined achievement, as a powerful tool in Agenda 2063: The Africa We that will shape Africa’s future, by Want. increasing trade and investment, creating job opportunities for millions • Galvanise and mobilise Africans of Africans, and in this respect, within the continent and abroad offering alternatives to young African around the subsequent steps entrepreneurs. towards the Establishment of the African Economic Community. 12th Pan-African Parliament Conference on Women’s Rights on the margins of the 3rd Ordinary Session of the fifth Parliament of the PAP (October 2019). Photo: © Pan African Parliament 8 The 33rd Ordinary Session of the c. Seminars at national, regional How is Summit of AU Heads of States and and continental levels, panel Government held on 9 and 10 February discussions, symposia, briefings 2020 in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, called to students; the Africa upon Member States to come up with commemorative activities to observe d. Art, book and photo exhibitions Integration and celebrate the achievements and competitions; of AfCFTA in the preceding year. Day commem- Celebratory activities can include: e. Film screenings; a. Issuance of Joint Statement by f. Media and social media orated? Chairperson of the African Union, campaigns, interviews and Leader of the African Continental supplements in national and Free Trade Area and Chairperson pan-African media; of the African Union Commission;
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