Tuesday, November 12, 2002

Back from Bamako: Thoughts about NEPAD The small conference in Bamako was very stimulating, and I am still trying to wrap my head around how we can use IT to fascilitate the growth of the African judiciaries as well as make communications between African governments easier. Since I live in Bulgaia, I have a keen interest in the development of the EU. I wonder if an EU-style union - with guarantees for citizens rights and economic and monetary union will someday take place in Africa? The African Union's NEPAD program seems to be heading in this direction with its peer review mechanism and focus on sustainable development. Would it be possible for the AU to leapfrog the EU and use some truly modern methods of conducting their affairs to avoid building a very large and possibly unweildy governing apparatus? 11:38:13 AM

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