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 Multi- lateralism: 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 (v ) N o. African Governments (alphabetically) Region/Regi onal bloc Agreed Schedule of Contributions to AU (2010) Percentage Contribution Assessed contribution Actual amount pledgedBalance 1AlgeriaNORTH %6,635,00010,000,000 2AngolaSADC %1,910,000 3BéninECOWAS %200,000 4BotswanaSADC %505,000 5Burkina FasoECOWAS %240,000 6BurundiEAC %30,000 7CamerounECCAS %930,000 8Cape VerdeECOWAS %55,000 9 Central African RepublicECCAS %55,000 10ChadECCAS %140,000 11ComoresNORTH %15,000