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NEW AFRICAN The bestselling pan-African magazine, founded in 1966

JULY 2012 ISSUE 519 WWW.AFRICASIA.COM

10 Ten years of the African Union

The African Union is 10 years old this month. We take an in-depth look at how Africa’s paramount body evolved as the successor to the OAU, analysing its successes, challenges, failures, and future prospects.

BAFOUR’S BEFS 8 Why are we so blessed?

COVER STORY: TEN YEARS OF THE AU 10 The hurdles and the triumphs 16 From OAU to the AU 20 Why the AU is courting its Diaspora 24 Africa’s future has never looked brighter 26 Kwame Nkrumah: ‘The people of Africa are crying for unity’ 32 Julius Nyerere: ‘Without unity, there is no future for Africa’ 36 Ngugi wa Thiongo: ‘Time for Africa to reclaim the black body’ SPECIAL REPORT: ICC DEBATE 42 Is Africa on trial? 48 Braveheart speaks 50 A court to benefit Africa’s victims’ 51 Fatou Bensouda takes office

THE INTERVIEW 52 Maada Bio:

‘Why I want to be president’ NEM TRE 54 The curse of the Internet

COUNTRY REPORT: RWANDA 57 Going green, going clean FEATURES 68 Nigeria: Disaster from the skies 72 Kenya: The travails of Raila Odinga 74 Zimbabwe: Human rights under the microscope 76 Malawi: Banda's first 100 days 78 Diego Garcia: Winds of change 80 South Sudan: First birthday amidst heightened tensions NA MARKETS 84 Agriculture: Ensuring food security in Africa 86 Ecobank AGM hails Arnold Ekpe OPINION 87 What a responsible media can do HEALTH 88 Ethiopia: Making strides in health delivery

BACK TO THE FUTURE 90 The time of our lives