African Union Diaspora Task Team Moves to Galvanize the African Diaspora

World African Diaspora Union
AU & Diaspora Leaders Commit Rebuilding & Citizenship
NYC - September 22 2011. “What’s in your hand?” asserted Dr. Leonard ‘Kweku’ Jeffries as he welcomed the delegation of African Union and African Diaspora leaders to the historic Schomburg Research Center in Harlem. The delegation included His Excellency Dr. Jean Ping, Chair of the African Union, President Abdoulaye Wade of Senegal and other presidents and representatives of African governments. Dr. Jeffries ope
RHAW Pan African Ministers
African Diaspora Leaders to hold Special Session at AU Office in WDC
Atlanta. The RHAW Pan African Ministers, World African Diaspora Union (WADU) and other key African organizations will participate in the second annual African Diaspora-Strategy Session on the African Union (ADISSAU) on Friday, June 17, 2011 at the African Union (AU) Office in Washington, D.C. The June 2011 meeting will include African ambassadors and representatives of major African Diaspora organ
New York. The Reverend Jesse Jackson of the RainbowPush Coalition cautioned African leaders “not to celebrate (African freedom) too soon” during his remarks at the African Union Africa Day gathering at the United Nations on May 31, 2011. The Africa Day tribute was co-sponsored by the African Union, National Conference of Black Mayors, the World African Diaspora Union (WADU), Constituency for Africa (CFA), Institute of the Black World (IBW) 21, United African Congress and Give Them a Hand Foundat
At this very moment several Western powers and their Arabs lackeys have started an attack on one of the most progressive minded governments in Africa. We must be clear that the attack on Libya is an attack on Africa. One of the reasons that the French, the United States, and Britain could not get an agreement from the Africans Union to bomb Libya is because the political intelligence of African leaders has grown tremendously since the crises in Sudan, Cote d’Ivoire, Tunisia, and Egypt.
Last week, in Pretoria, South Africa, the current and past administrative capital of the country, there was a meeting sponsored by the South African government based on its 2006 mandate from the African Union to hold several conferences in and about the African Diaspora in order to identify what makes the Diaspora tick. This was all related to the AU's 2003 invitation to the African Diaspora to come and join that organization to assist in unifying the Afric
Last week, in Pretoria, South Africa, the current and past administrative capital of the country, there was a meeting sponsored by the South African government based on its 2006 mandate from the African Union to hold several conferences in and about the African Diaspora in order to identify what makes the Diaspora tick. This was all related to the AU's 2003 invitation to the African Diaspora to come and join that organization to assist in unifying the Afric
THE PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE TO THE AFRICAN DIASPORA 12/18/2010
Most beloved Sisters and brothers of WADU and the world:
Much progress has been achieved in 2010 by internationally spreading the brand name of WADU as shown by invitations to send WADU representatives to international functions
such as the recent Festival in Senegal where we were strongly
represented not merely as attendants but as participants. We are beginning to
show our maturity by self examination
MESSAGE TO THE PAN AFRICAN COMMUNITY
On October 21-22, 2010, a very important meeting was held in New York City hosted by The AfricanUnion delegation to the United Nations. That gathering was important for a number of reasons, one of which is that it was the most recent attempt by the AU to reach out to elements of the African descendant community in the USA regarding bringing the African Diaspora into a sustained partnership with the AU. Below are four summary perspectives from that gathering,
World African Diaspora Union (WADU) ;
“We need citizenship to rebuild our Ancestral Homeland” emphasized Baba John Watusi Branch, Chief Secretariat of the World African Diaspora Union (WADU) while returning from Senegal, just one of his 100 plus business
missions to Africa over the last four decades.
“Dual-citizenship is the utmost concern and aspiration of the African Diaspora
now residing in Africa contributing their skills and investments to empower
Africa.” Baba Watusi Branch will be part o