It's about time. However, this sentence is rather frightening: ""The resources of Africa will be the major sustenance for the world in the decades to come.""

Make the world pay. Trust no one. None of this, "I'll gladly pay you Tuesday for a hamburger today." 

On 06/07/10, Ademola Iyi-Eweka  <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

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> > Subject: [voices of Edo Women] Nigeria: An African seat on UN Security Council -- AU/NEPAD
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> > Title: Nigeria: An African seat on UN Security Council 
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> > Date: 6/1/2010 
> > Source: The Vanguard 
> > Source Website: www.afrika.no(http://www.africafiles.org/database/www.afrika.no) 
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> > African Charter Article# 13: Every citizen shall have the right to participate freely in the government of their country and to equal access of public services . 
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> > Summary & Comment: Ahead of negotiation at the United Nations General Assembly, this month to find a synthesis of the
> >  proposal for a permanent seat for Africa in the Security Council, President Goodluck Jonathan and President Nicholas Sarkozy supported immediate United Nations Security Council reformation to include Africa as permanent member. DN 
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> > President Jonathan addressed a closed door session of Heads of State, made up of over 57 leaders on the security situation in Africa. He drew global attention to the need for Africa's permanent representation through Nigeria in the Council. Jonathan spoke as the French President, Mr. Sarkozy, insisted that "the UN Security Council must be reformed and Africa must have permanent member representation. This Summit shall take position and step forward to achieve this." Vanguard gathered that President Jonathan's address, which was not available to journalists covering the summit, centered on crucial roles Nigeria had been playing in peace keeping operations across the world and the need to reward Nigeria with a permanent seat in the Security Council.
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> > In an emotion-laden speech, the French President said it was long overdue for Africa to take its rightful position in world governance and called on world leaders to wake up to the reality. Sarkozy said: "There should be no hypocrisy; we can no longer manage the 21st century all alone. Africa is our future and the continent must no longer be excluded. It is no longer possible to address major world issues without the presence of Africa. Our destiny is inseparable. "The failure of Africa will be the tragedy of Europe and it must be noted that it is only 12 kilometres that separate our shores. The resources of Africa will be the major sustenance for the world in the decades to come."
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> > The French President who called for closer ties between Africa and his country and the Europe at large to achieve this goal, however, paid tribute to African Union and ECOWAS as well as other Africa regional and sub-regional organizations for their efforts at maintaining peace and security in the continent. He stressed the necessity to institutionalize democracy, human rights, rule of law, peace, and security in the African component countries for the achievement of the goal, declaring that "France wants to be the ally of Africa; together we can build the world governance for the 21st century of ours". The convener of the summit, Sarkozy, said more than 200 business men from Africa were invited and were waiting for concrete resolutions that would come up for partnership.
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> > In his remarks, host of the next summit in 2012, President Hosni Mubarak of Egypt, thanked Sarkozy for his position, noting that the importance of the Summit was underscored by the new challenges that had emerged on the continent. Mubarak decried the situation whereby Africa was made to bear the brunt of global international crisis that the continent was not responsible for its cause, saying that "the future of Africa lies in the hands of Africans and the continent would best decide its allies and collaborators". 
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> > President Jonathan was expected to address the summit in camera on the subject of peace keeping and conflict resolution in the African region. Jonathan was nominated to talk on the topic by the convener of the summit, President Sarkozy, because of the pivotal role Nigeria played in peace, security and conflict resolution in Africa and the world at large. Earlier before the opening session of the Summit, President Jonathan held closed-door bi-lateral meetings with Presidents Jacob Zuma of South Africa, Mubarak of Egypt, and the Prime Minister of Kenya, Raila Odinga.
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