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Raising Citizens’ Voices & Enlarging the Space

Activity Report 2009 - 2012i

This is a progress report of the Oxfam International Liaison Office with the African Union (OI-AU) formally established through the signing of a Memorandum of Understandin ( MOU) with the African Union and a Host Agreement with the Government of Ethiopia. However, OI-AU started operating informally in 2007 following the sigining of the MOU with the African Union.

Liaison Office with The African Union

Raising Citizens’ Voices And Enlarging The Space

International

Acronyms. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . iii

Acknowledgement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

I. Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

II. Programs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

a. Capacity Building and Information Sharing. . . . . . . . . 4

i. Understanding the AU Training . . . . . . . . . 4

ii. Media and Advocacy Trainings. . . . . . . . . . . . 5

iii. Pan African Professional in Residence (Secondment) Program. . . 6

iv. Internship Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

b. Policy Space . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

i. CSO Participation in Annual AU Summits, Experts and

Ministerial Meetings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

ii. Civil Society Pre-Summits. . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

iii. Regular Policy Briefings to Ambassadors and Interactions with

Various Policy Organs and Departments of the African Union . 8

c. Key Impacts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

III. Key Priority Areas of Work for the Next 3 years . . . . . . . . 13

IV. Publications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Activity Report 2009 - 2012 ii

Contents

Activity Report 2009 - 2012iii

AfriMAP Africa Governance, Monitoring and Advocacy Project

AU African Union

AUC African Union Commission

CART Continental Advisory Research Team

CCP-AU Centre for Citizens’ Participation in the African Union

CIDO Citizens and Diaspora Directorate

CSO Civil Society Organization

DFID Department for International Development

ECOSOCC Economic, Social and Cultural Council of the African Union

EU European Union

FEMNET African Women’s Development and Communication Network

FES Friedrich Ebert Stiftung

IFAD International Fund for Agricultural Development

IRRI International Refugee Rights Initiative

ISS Institute of Security Studies

LRA Lord’s Resistance Army

NGO Non-Governmental Organization

OGB Oxfam Great Britain

OI Oxfam International

OI-AU Oxfam International Liaison Office with the African Union

PACJA Pan African Climate Justice Alliance

PAP Pan Africa Program

PSC Peace and Security Council

REC Regional Economic Community

SIDA Swedish International Development Agency

SOAWR Solidarity for African Women’s Rights

Acronyms

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Oxfam International Liaison Office with the African Union (OI-

AU) wishes to extend its deepest gratitude to its funding partners

for their support and assistance in the past three years, which

contributed towards the accomplishments that you will

read about in this report. Our greatest appreciation also

goes to our partners at the African Union Commission, the Member States

of the Union, civil society actors and stakeholders from individual organi-

zations and pan-African networks, as well as our colleagues from different

affiliates. The OI-AU work would not have been possible without the visionary think-

ing, leadership, and financial support from the following affiliates: Oxfam GB, Oxfam

America, Oxfam Novib, Oxfam Australia, Oxfam Intermon and Oxfam International

Secretariat.

A special thank you goes to the Oxfam GB Ethiopia program staff. We would also like

to commend the OI-AU staff who have showed a steadfast resolve in delivering on

the objectives set for the office.

In closing, we at the Oxfam International Liaison Office with the African Union- with

all who have a stake in our continued success- look forward to continue working to-

gether in support of African civil society and citizens to continue their engagement

with AU.

Désiré Assogbavi

Head of Office,

Oxfam International Liaison Office with the African Union

Acknowledgement

Activity Report 2009 - 2012

2 Activity Report 2009 - 2012

Our Mandate

Oxfam International Liaison office with the AU (OI-AU) works primarily to

raise citizens’ awareness of and engagement with the mechanisms of the

African Union and its Commission. Well informed citizens are not only pre-

pared to participate in the various policy spaces, but are also equipped to

advocate for positive change in the continent and influence the decision

making processes as respected stakeholders.

Functioning under Oxfam Pan Africa Program’s Strategic Framework, the

OI-AU is mandated to undertake the following : a) Capacity building and

support for African Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) as well as facilita-

tion of access to the African Union organs and decision making forums, b)

Engagement and support to the African Union Commission especially the

Peace and Security Department, and c) Representation, support and con-

tact management and liaison with the African Union for the three pillars of

the Pan Africa program namely; Gender Justice, Democratic governance

and Economic Justice and their partner organizations.

Our Theory of Change

We recognise that the primary agency for change in Africa lies with Africans

and indigenous organisations. To this end, we will continue to support a

strong and autonomous pan Africa campaigning force of pan African coali-

tions, alliances and social movements to articulate their change objectives

and work closely with their own members and partners at various levels.

It is the strong belief of the OI-AU office that the vision of a united and

stronger Africa can only be realized when its citizens are respected, aware,

engaged and encouraged to hold decision makers accountable. Concerted

public pressure and united political will is necessary at both continental

and national levels to make the AU a reality in the lives of ordinary citizens.

I. Introduction

3Activity Report 2009 - 2012

The Oxfam International Liaison Office as part and parcel of the larger Oxfam

Pan Africa Program (PAP) established since 2003 has identified a pan-African

campaigning model that demonstrates powerful multi-country coalitions

and alliances demanding change around the adoption and implementa-

tion of continental policy standards and international agreements that can

deliver faster and greater collective success on peace and security issues,

climate change, agriculture, gender justice, and health to name a few.

Working through the three key pillars, the Pan African Program Strategic

Plan emphasizes strong collaboration and partnerships between Oxfam

affiliates, coalitions, alliances and social movements to enhance the realiza-

tion of human rights and promote respect of fundamental freedoms across

the continent.

This report elaborates on the achievements that have been recorded under

the sub topics of Capacity Building and Information Sharing; Policy Space

with highlights of key Impacts. It also presents the ways forward; and the

publications produced by the office.

“The signing of the agree-

ment is significant as it marks

the formal establishment of

the first Non-State Actor’s

representation to the African

Union.

The establishment of our

Liaison Office should be seen

as evidence of Oxfam’s com-

mitment to support the AU in

creating better conditions for

all African people.”

Irungu Houghton

Pan Africa Director, Oxfam

At the signing of the Host

Agreement

H.E. Tekeda Alemu (State Minister, Ethiopia) and Irungu Houghton (Oxfam Pan Africa Director)

signing the Host Agreement (July 2009, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia)


A) Capacity Building and Information Sharing

When OI-AU started operating, it was evident that African civil soci-

ety, non-governmental organisations and other non state actors were,

and are still showing keen interest on a consistent basis to engage the

African Union; but there seemed to be lack of knowledge and adequate

information on the structures and the functioning of the AU and its various

organs.

To bridge this gap, and in accordance with the Oxfam Pan Africa Strategic

Framework, OI-AU embarked on supporting and accompanying these na-

tional organizations as well as pan-Africa networks to understand and build

their knowledge of the AU and its institutions. This was achieved through

various capacity building and information sharing activities. A few of the

many collaborative and often groundbreaking endeavours are highlighted

below.

i. Understanding the African Union Training

A brain child of the OI-AU, this project is one of the main opportunities for

fostering knowledge of the African Union key structures, organs and policy

space in African civil society, and an additional avenue for collaboration

with the African Union Commission

“The training which was held

in collaboration with Oxfam

International through the

Liaison Office with the African

Union in Addis Ababa,

generated great interest and

achieved important and

valuable results. It increased

CSO understanding of the AU

and its structures and

processes among civil

society. Conversely, it also

served to enhance similar

understanding within the

Commission and the Union

at large on the requirements,

roles and responsibilities of

the civil society and how their

activities can support the

AU and its Member States to

achieve peace, security and

development on the

continent.”

H.E. Jean Ping

Chairperson of the African

Union Commission

January 2012

II. Programs

Participants of “Understanding the AU” (April 2010, Kampala, Uganda)


Jointly conducted with the Citizens and Diaspora Directorate (CIDO) as its flagship capacity building activity

for the last two consecutive years in Uganda and Nigeria respectively, the trainings have enabled more than

100 participants from all five geographical regions of the continent to understand and highlight issues of

historic development and key current challenges of the AU, policy making processes, power dynamics within

Member States, key organs of the AU, and current strategic plan (including ongoing internal reforms), CSOs’

entry points (CIDO, ECOSOCC, PAP, Livingstone Formula)- all of which is crucial information needed for those

endeavouring to conduct advocacy at the African Union.

Key Result: This training has now become a standing item on the African Union official Annual Calendar. The

ultimate objective is for an establishment of an AU summer University which will provide this training every

year.

ii. Media and Advocacy Trainings

CSOs working on advocacy in particular are now confronted with the need to devise effective strategies to

influence policy making and public opinion through informed and innovative use of the media. On its part,

the media landscape is fast evolving and the emergence of the digital media outside of the mainstream media

has opened new opportunities and created demands for new knowledge and skills.

To better address this, OI-AU has facilitated and conducted innovative capacity building activi-

ties in partnership with Fahamu- purposely to train African CSOs in the use of media together with



advocacy techniques. The Media Training was structured with

a highly interactive format, involving review of case studies on

effective and ineffective use of media based on organizational experiences,

expert analyses of key trends and opportunities all geared towards building

and strengthening the capacity of 25 African CSO actors in the use of differ-

ent tools for effective media outreach.

Accordingly, the Advocacy training aimed at building the CSOs’ insight into

the process of planning and engaging on effective policy advocacy cam-

paign with the African Union and its organs as well as the Regional Eco-

nomic Communities(RECs). It further enhanced CSOs’ ability to write and

use evidence-based and targeted policy papers and briefs to influence the

policy making processes of the continental body and it various organs. The

training provided a rare opportunity for experience sharing on advocacy

and engagement amongst established, veteran activists’ and currently en-

gaged regional as well as pan-African networks interested to expand their

reach and do lobbying at the continental level. Official advocacy visits to

the various Addis Ababa based African Missions were organized and gave

the trainees real life opportunities to exercise the advocacy skills they learnt,

and set the OI-AU office in a very positive light, for organizing this type of

interaction between decision makers and African CSOs that have clear de-

mands and work tirelessly for change.

Key Result: Over 25 African CSO actors from all the regions of the

continent received advocacy and media training for an effective policy

advocacy campaign with the African Union.

“I had an opportunity, cour-

tesy of Oxfam, to go to the last

AU Summit in Addis Ababa. It

was a very positive meeting,

and I was able to meet with

many AU Ambassadors. I took

that opportunity to give them

information about what is

happening in Mogadishu. I

was asked by some Ambas-

sadors how I was able to get

to Addis Ababa all the way

from Mogadishu, I said it

was thanks to Oxfam Inter-

national. They all expressed

appreciation to Oxfam for

giving such an opportunity

to make a CSO representative

from Mogadishu available for

them. I am grateful to Oxfam

for giving me the opportunity

to make the case for women

and children affected by the

conflict in Somalia”.

Fartun Adan

Elman Human Rights Group

Mogadishu, SomaliaIn January 2011, over 25 Oxfam partners had face to face advocacy visits with 20 African Ambassadors. Here pictured is the visit to H.E Mrs. Kouvahe Amoko Virginie- Permanent

Representative of the Republic of Togo to Ethiopia and the African Union


iii. Pan African Professional in Residence (Secondment) Program

OI-AU designed and introduced this program in April 2010- with an aim to

enable members of African civil society to enhance their understanding of

the African Union, in order to have a more active role in influencing its poli-

cies and activities. The secondment also provides first hand opportunity to

interact with both the invited and created spaces for CSO engagement. The

participants of the secondment program have the opportunity to view the

process through which these spaces are accessed and how they can be used

to influence policy, and ultimately gauge the effectiveness of these spaces.

Since then, our office has successfully hosted three secondments from FAHA-

MU, Urgent Action Fund-Africa and Africa Network Campaign Education for

All (ANCEFA). Participants of this program have been beneficiaries of the op-

portunity to experience working in Addis Ababa and lobbying the African

Union Commission. It is our belief that this first-hand experience will not only

initiate or solidify existing working relationships with the continental body,

but will also inform the strategic planning and alliance work of the organi-

zation for the future. The participants commended the access and support

provided by the Oxfam staff during their three months stay in the office. Ad-

ditionally, they appreciated the high level access and lobbying opportunities

facilitated by Oxfam, which allowed for great insight and critical participation

in AU policy processes.

In addition, the secondment provided an opportunity for OI-AU staff to learn

in-depth about partner organizations and to work closely with other pan-

African professionals coming from different countries and backgrounds.

Key Result: A strong collaboration on projects that both Oxfam, partner

organisations and the AU have interest in.

iv. Internship Program

Our OI-AU office has also been the proud recipient of highly talented interns,

and in exchange provided a great working environment for young and in-

spired African students and professionals as part of its internship program.

A special agreement and collaboration exists between the highly renowned

“After spending three months

in the OI-AU office, I was able

to meet different stakeholders

who are interested in seeing

our continent move towards a

solid economic and ultimately

political integration. I was

also able to find out differ-

ent avenues through which

members of the civil society

can influence the working of

the African Union.”

Yves Niyiragira

Programme Officer,

AU Monitor initiative of

Fahamu


Princeton University (New Jersey, USA) for summer internships, which has so

far hosted students from Madagascar, Tunisia, Nigeria, in addition to intern-

ships offered to young professionals from Cameroon, Ethiopia, and Nigeria.

B) Policy Space

i. CSO Participation in Annual AU Summits,

Experts and Ministerial Meetings

OI-AU was the first non-state actor to establish a liaison office with the

African Union and thereby opening up the AU and its organs to greater CSO

engagement. In our last three years of existence, we have facilitated easy

access to AU Summits, Ministerial and Experts meetings at the AU for CSOs

and other partners. We do this through providing support to partners seek-

ing accreditation, policy analysis, documentation and financial support. The

office also facilitated pre and post summit analysis with allies for future influ-

encing moments.

To date, we have supported a total of more than 200 CSO actors to en-

gage in 6 AU Summits and 12 Expert and Ministerial meetings such as

the Annual Finance, Agriculture, Health and Gender Ministers meetings.

More recently OI-AU reached a record of providing support and policy

space to 77 CSO representatives from all over the continent to engage

their country delegations at the 18th African Union Summit-January 2012.

Key Result: Through OI-AU facilitation and accompaniment, Several CSOs

actors are now not only able to engage with greater ease but also have a bet-

ter understanding of how it works and the limitations imposed by political

and administrative policies and procedures.

ii. Civil Society Pre-Summits

OI-AU was instrunmental in co-organizing and co-funding the AU led CSO’s

pre-summit consultation held in Kampala in July 2010 on Maternal and infant

health and on conflict issues. The meeting adopted a series of recommenda-

tions that were channelled to the AU Summit and the Peace and Security

Council. Various supports was also given to the staff of Equality Now, Save

the Children, Open Society Initiative, SOAWR, ISS, CCP-AU, IRRI, FEMNET and

Zimbabwe Cross Border Traders Association to participate in the 17th and 18th

Summit of the AU in Malabo, Equatorial Guinea and Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.


iii. Regular Policy Briefings to Ambassadors, and Interactions with Various Policy Organs and Departments of the African Union

OI-AU has supported various organisations to hold face to face lobby and

advocacy meetings with Addis Ababa based Ambassadors on various issues

including peace and security, economic justice, gender justice and gover-

nance. These organisations include; The Darfur Consortium, International

Refugee Rights Initiative, Crisis Action, Solidarity for African Women Rights

(SOAWR), State of the Union Coalition (SOTU), and the African Forum on Small

Arms (AFOnSA), Elman Human Rights Group, including Oxfam affiliates/staff

among others.

Key Result: A total of more than 15 face to face lobby and advocacy meet-

ings with Addis Ababa based Ambassadors were held.

A few key highlights of our work in detail are as follows:

• OI Liaison Office with the AU accompanied partners to a face to face meeting with six Ambassadors which are members of the Peace and Security Council, briefed prior to the council’s meeting at the Presidential level in Kampala

• In collaboration with the Friedrich Ebert Foundation, 25 policy makers including 13 African parliamentarians brought to Addis Ababa to discuss MPs’ role to ensure implementation of AU decisions at the national level

• Oxfam and ISS representatives addressed the PSC in Livingston, Zambia and contributed in the discussion leading to the operationalization of Article 20 of the Peace and

“The Assembly of the African

Union, expresses its gratitude

to the AU partners who have

contributed financially and

technically to the implemen-

tation of the Year of Peace

and Security, in particular...

Oxfam..., for their support in

terms of outreach and

communication.”

15th African Union Summit,

2010 Kampala,

Uganda


Security Protocol- which deals with CSO engagement with the PSC, entitled the “Livingston Formula”

• A three day program marked the September 21 Peace Day celebrations, including a commemoration of Peace Day, training on the African Peace and Security Architecture for 15 NGO representatives, and deliberations and consensus on current gaps and modalities needed to enhance the civil society-Peace and Security Department relationship and collaboration

• Upontherequestof theSouthAfricanGovernment, theOI-AU office inducted six South African diplomatic trainees on the African Union and CSOs’ engagement

• Darfur Consortium supported to have a face to face with President Mbeki and his HighLevel Panel on Darfur

• OI-AU supported and accompanied the State of the Union Coalition to address the Pan African Parliament in Midrand, South Africa on the need to have Parliamentarians involved in the implementation of AU decisions

• OI-AU resourced newly elected ECOSOCC’s Peace and Security Cluster members on the Livingstone Formula mechanism in Abuja, Nigeria

• Oxfam International Executive Director- Jeremy Hobbs had a successful briefing meeting with the Prime Minister of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, H.E. Meles Zenawi and the African Union Commission Chairperson, Dr. Jean Ping

• A consortium of organizations expelled from Sudan including the International Rescue Committee, Save the Children, and Oxfam conducted an advocacy meeting on the issue of access in Sudan with the AUC Chairperson, Dr. Jean Ping

• Oxfam and AFOnSA (African Forum on Small Arms) had face to face meetings with 10 Ambassadors and briefed 20 representatives prior to the adoption of the African Common Position on a globally binding Arms Trade Treaty

• OI-AU made initial contact with DFID and SIDA which created an opportunity for 8 million Euro funding for the State of the Union Coalition

• UN Secretary General’s advisor on Africa has periodically solicited OI-AU to take part in its expert meetings that feed into its annual report on conflict in Africa


• Oxfam policy paper on Lord Resistance Army (LRA) used as working document by AU strategy meeting on countries affected by LRA

• OI-AUsupportedThePanAfricanYouthUnion(PYU)toaddressthe Head of States debate on Youth and Empowerment at the 17thOrdinary AU Summit in Malabo, Equatorial Guinea

• OI-AU facilitated an official handover of the State of the Union project document and the “Play for the Union Campaign” to the Deputy Chairperson of the African Union Commission in the recent AU January 2012 Summit

• OI-AU facilitated the launch of a report “Dangerous Delay: The Cost of the Late Response to the Drought in the Horn of Africa” in the presence of Addis Ababa based embassies and CSO representatives

• OI-AU accompanied Oxfam America’s Director- Ray Offenheiser meeting with the Director of the Peace and Security Department and the Head of Humanitarian Division at the African Union

• In response to the development of a new Strategic Concept for AMISOM and the step up in regional military action in Somalia, OI-AU brought a Somalia partner and its Somalia Policy Adviser to meet with key current and future Troop Contributing embassies (including Burundi, Uganda, and Sierra Leone, Nigeria, Rwanda), members of the PSC, as well as key partners (UN and bi-lateral) supporting the work of AMISOM and AU Peace Support Operations in the January 2012 Summit

• OI-AUfacilitatedthelaunchoftheAfrica2.0manifesto,co-hosted with President Obasanjo

• OI-AU support and work with the African Union was acknowledged by AU’s Chairperson Report to the 18th African Union Summit

• OI-AUandISSincollaborationwithotherpartnersorganizedpost African Union summit briefings for CSOs representatives, embassies, diplomats, academia and international organizations to reflect on the outcomes and decisions of the African Union


C) Key Impacts

Over the reported three years time, the OI-AU has been enabling, strengthening and accompanying key

coalitions, alliances and social movements to realize fundamental freedoms and human rights under the three

pillars stated by the strategic framework of the Oxfam Pan Africa Program. The three years concerted effort

produced unprecedented impacts on the policy and practices within the African Union as well as on many of

our partner organizations and coalitions. Here are some of the key highlights:

For the first time in its history, the African Union has decided to have a strong common position

leading to a globally binding Arms Trade Treaty. Oxfam and partner work and support around this

has resulted in the inclusion of civil society representatives in their official delegations as well as

the adoption of key issues as part of the African Common Position such as key risk

assessment criteria for arms transfer in Lome, Togo in September 2011. They have also

included CSOs in their delegations, ensuring that CSOs played a key role in the process.

Injected NGO and community perspectives on protection during deliberations on

Protection of Civilians by the AUC Interdepartmental Taskforce on the same, in particular by

stressing the need for engagement of communities in peacekeeping contexts.

For the first time, leaders of a number of organizations including the Chairperson of the

Peace and Security Cluster of ECOSOCC had a direct interaction with the Peace and Security

Department of the African Union to discuss issues related to early warning, the African

Standby Force and relationship with CSOs.

Following the Pan Africa Program’s initiative to track the implementation of the AU decisions

and to convene a high level meeting with Ambassadors on the matter, more than 10

countries have raised the issue of implementation of AU decisions as an agenda item of the

AU Summit.

An AU Presidential declaration of the AU summit in Uganda has formally acknowledged

Oxfam and other partners’ support to the work of the AU on the issues of peace and security.

With the OI-AU support, women survivors of conflicts from Sudan, Guinea and DRC gave direct

testimonies to the Peace and Security Council of the AU meeting at a special session.

OI-AU’s support and work with the African Union was acknowledged by AU’s Chairperson

Report of the 18th African Union Summit

Democratic Governance Gender Justice Right in Crisis Economic Justice


A. Capacity Building and Support to an African Centred Advocacy

• Identificationofpartnersforintensiveandsustainedsupportandaccompaniment

• ContinuetrainingaroundAUbasedAdvocacyandMedia

• PanAfricanProfessionalinResidenceProgram(Secondment)Program

• MobilizingroleandplatformforpolicydiscussionsbyawiderCSOs

• Information analysis, Policy briefs and Publications for the interest of the advocacy

community targeting key AU departments

B. Rights in Crisis

• Influencing the on-going policy formulation process and practices at Humanitarians Affairs

and Peace and Security Department

• Systematic engagement of the Peace and Security Council and Member States around

Oxfam International’s Rights in Crisis priority countries and focus on protection of civilians in

peace support operations

C. Strategic Support to 3 Pan Africa Program Pillars: Gender Justice, Economic Justice

and Democratic Governance

D. Governance: Continue Strategic Support for the State of the Union Coalition and liaison

with AU and Member States for the implementation of AU policies and standards at the

national level

III. Key Priority Areas of Work for the next 3 years


IV. Publications

Strengthening Popular Participation in the African Union- A Guide to AU Structures

& Processes

This guide, a joint publication

with AfriMap, is a tool to assist

activists to engage with AU poli-

cies and programmes. It describes

the AU decision-making process

and outlines the roles and respon-

sibilities of the various AU institu-

tions. This guide aims to help those

organizations that wish to engage

the AU but do not currently know

where to start by providing an

outline of key institutions and

processes and suggesting ways to

influence them.

AU PRC Poster

Co-published in collabo-

ration with the Commu-

nication and Information

Department of the AUC,

the yearly updated AU

PRC poster- will enable

all African CSO actors, ob-

servers and members of

the International and local

community to familiarise

themselves with the dis-

tinguished Ambassadors

who make up the AU PRC,

in order to facilitate the

lobbying and advocacy

work they plan.

The OI-AU Monthly Policy Brief

OI-AU Office has launched and been

publishing electronic monthly updates

since December 2009. The monthly

policy brief helps to inform affiliates and

partners on AU related activities and

opportunities for engagement. The

document also presents a policy analy-

sis on specific issues, makes suggestions

of possible advocacy tools, features a

partner’s profile and has a section on

understanding the AU process and

procedures. Currently, more than 1000

affiliates and partners receive the soft

copy of this monthly brief through a

list serve. This publication has been

lauded to be extremely informative and

remains to be the only one to be pro-

duced among the Oxfam sister advocacy

offices and Addis based AU liaison offices.


OI-AU Staff

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Yemisrach Kebede- Pan-Africa Alliance [email protected]

Liyu Dereje- Office Administrator [email protected]

Semiha Abdulmelik- Pan-Africa Policy Officer [email protected]

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