Is Accra set to reverse trend of elite African Union summits?

Thirty Ghanaian, regional and international faith-based, labour and advocacy organisations attended the 'Teach-in Workshop on the African Union: Understanding the African Union and Seizing Opportunities for Change'.

Meeting on 2 April in Accra, the organisations reviewed the African Union’s progress, discussed the proposal for continental government and generated plans for the forthcoming summit.

The meeting was organised by the Ghanaian Poverty and Growth Forum, The Global Call to Action Against Poverty – Ghana and the Organisation of African Trade Unions and supported by Oxfam, ActionAid International and the UN Millennium Campaign. The Heads of CIDO at the African Union Commission and the AU desk at the Ministry for Foreign Affairs also attended and spoke at the meeting.