• Гідрологія і Гідрометрія
• Господарське право
• Економіка будівництва
• Економіка природокористування
• Економічна теорія
• Земельне право
• Історія України
• Кримінально виконавче право
• Медична радіологія
• Методи аналізу
• Міжнародне приватне право
• Міжнародний маркетинг
• Основи екології
• Предмет Політологія
• Соціальне страхування
• Технічні засоби організації дорожнього руху
• Товарознавство продовольчих товарів

The brief content of the lecture

1. On May, 1963 Conference of State and Government Heads of African states adopted Charter of the OAU (Organization of African Unity). All African states, including of Madagascar and Mauritania were members of it.

Aims of the OAU were:

- assistance to unification and solidarity of African states;

- cooperation for increasing of living standards of African people;

- protection of sovereignty;

- territorial intact and independence;

- liquidation of colonialism in Africa;

- cooperation in policy and diplomacy, defense and security, economy, education and culture, public health and food provision, science and technique.

Charter principles:

- equality;

- non-interference to internal affairs of each other;

- respect of sovereignty, territorial intact and right on Independence;

- peaceful regulation all contradictions by negotiations;

- blame of political subversive activity;

- struggle for liberation of dependent African territories;

- following to non-alignment policy.

On September 9, 1999 Heads of African states and governments adopted Declaration about foundation of African Union. In 2000 Conference on Security, Stability, Development and Cooperation adopted Declaration. Summit in Loma (2000) adopted Constitutional Act. Document about new partnership of African development as a Program of the AU on Summit in Lusaka was adopted in 2001.

Structure of the AU:

1. Assembly of State and Government Heads;

2. Executive Council (special ministers appointed governments entered to it);

3. Commission of the AU, consists of Chairman, his deputy and 8 commissions on supporting peace and security, political questions, infrastructure and energetic, social problems, human resources, science and technology, trade, agriculture, economics);

4. Committee of permanent representatives;

5. Pan African Parliament;

6. Economic and Social Council;

7. Court of the AU;

8. Seven Technical Committees: agriculture, finance, trade and custom, technology and energetic, transport and communication, public health and social problems, education and culture;

9. Secretariat.

Financial institutes:

a. African Central Bank (elaborates program of transference on unique African currency – afro).

b. African Monetary Fund.

c. African Investment Bank

53 states are members of the AU. Working languages are Arabic, English, French. Secretariat is situated in Addis-Ababa.

2. ECOWAS was formed in Lagos in 1975. Aim of the ECOWAS is acceleration of economic development of Western African states by foundation of common market, liquidation of barriers in trade-economic sphere, development of agriculture, industry, improvement of monetary system, cooperation in political sphere, foundation of peacemaking forces in region.

15 states are members of the ECOWAS.

Structure:

1. Conference of State Heads – is a high body and meets ones in year;

2. Council of Ministers;

3. Parliament of Community;

4. Economic and Social Council consists of experts and is a Consultative organ;

5. Court of Community;

6. Bank of Development and Investment;

7. Executive Secretariat is situated in Abuja.

3. Economic and Monetary Union of the Western Africa was formed in 1994. Heads of W.A. States adopted decision about formation of Monetary Union.

Benin, Burkina-Faso, Guinea-Bissau, Coute d’Evour, Mali, Nigeria, Senegal, Togo.

Integration in next spheres: coordination in economic, trade, finance and custom, cooperation on development of regional infrastructure, transport and telecommunication; mutual development of agriculture and decision of ecological problems, cooperation in energetic, culture and tourism.

Structure:

- Conference of State and Government Heads;

- Council of Ministers;

- Commission (Executive organ);

- Court;

- Parliamentary Committee.

Special Autonomy Institutes: Central Bank of Western African States and Western African Development Bank.

4. African Development Bank was formed in 1964, 77 states are members of it: Africa, Northern and Southern America, Europe and Asia.

ADB assistances to financial cooperation of African states, financial aid of economic and social development, program of financial supporting and technical aid. Head-Quarter is situated in Abidjan.

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