What is the New Partnership for African Development (NEPAD)?
NEPAD [conceived by five African presidents] lays out new rules of the road for African leaders. For too long Africans have suffered from corruption, mismanagement of resources, repression of women, and oppression of citizens in general. The new theme that many African leaders are espousing is not to come to the West with a begging bowl, but to come with something to offer. If they get control of their economies and their governments, and if they begin to recognize women’s rights and human rights, then when they need support from the West they will have earned it. They believe this is a good bargain and everybody wins. Once Africa gets back on its feet everybody benefits, because the West can make use of the Africa’s vast resources and so can Africa. Can you explain what the African Union (AU) is and what it is doing to fight corruption and human rights abuses? The AU is the successor to the Organization of African Unity (OAU). The OAU’s mission was to fight and end colonialism and apa
