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Booklet ; The African Union envisions and is striving for an integrated African economic social, cultural and political development agenda: A prosperous Africa at peace with itself and its partners. The New Partnership for Africa's Development (NEPAD) initiative integrated into the AUC process which makes a new beginning, aims to enable the continent to not only reduce poverty but also propel to meet the challenges of the 21st century. The AU also aims 'inter alia' to enhance its leadership role for the promotion of peace, security and good governance. These and other efforts are to be driven by Africa's own citizens, whom the AU hopes would become a healthy, skilled and dynamic force able to compete in the global market

This study looks at the uses and abuses of the National Youth Service (NYS) as a vehicle to attain national economic and social development for the youth in Zimbabwe. started in 2001, the NYS has in its short life span attracted both admirers and enemies both locally and externally. Whilst proponents of the NYS argue that it is the best way to integrate the youth fully in all aspects of the economy, in line with the dictates of the African Youth Charter, enemies have argued that the NYS has been nothing but an attempt to sacrifice developmental aspirations on the altar of political expediency. This study looks at the politics surrounding the implementation of the African Youth Charter, particularly article 15, which states that member states should institute NYS programmes to engender community participation and skills development for entry into the labour market. This paper asserts that the NYS in Zimbabwe was implemented before the adoption of the African Youth Charter in 2006 and that this has raised concern among the youth that no attempts have been made to harmonise the two. As a result, instances of the NYS being abused for partisan ends have been rife, leading to calls to rebrand the NYS in line with the provisions of the youth charter. Therefore, besides the issue of perception, this paper argues that lack of resources and discord within the unity government led to the failure by the government to fully implement the African Youth Charter in the Zimbabwean context.

The first section of this paper outlines the nature, extent and effect of AIDS in Africa. The human rights of many individuals infected with HIV are violated: they suffer stigmatisation, social rejection and discrimination. The second section of the paper introduces the African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights and reviews some of the Charter provisions which are of particular relevance in the context of AIDS, such as the articles dealing with discrimination and the rights to life, health, liberty, freedom of movement, work and education. Special attention is given to the unique Charter provisions which set out the duties of the individual. The text of the Charter is presented in the Appendix. (DÜI-Hff)

Chapter 1. Introduction -- Chapter 2. The African Charter as representing the African standard of human rights in the 21st century -- Chapter 3. Human Rights and Duties under the African Charter -- Chapter 4. Implementation and Compliance with the Charter rights -- Chapter 5. Challenges to States' Protection of Human Rights -- Chapter 6. Institutional Enforcement of the Charter: Challenges faced by the African Court and Commission -- Chapter 7. Institutional Enforcement of the Charter: Resolving the challenges faced by the African Court and Commission -- Chapter 8.Conclusion.

Charter ; We, the Heads of African States and Governments assembled in the City of Addis Ababa,Ethiopia,Convinced that it is the inalienable right of all people! to control their own destiny,Conscious of the fact that freedom, equality, justice. and dignity are essential objectives for the achievement of the legitimate aspirations of the African peoples