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2. ActivityReport2009-2012i
This is a progress report of the Oxfam International Liaison Office with the African Union (OI-AU) formally
established through the signing of a Memorandum of Understandin ( MOU) with the African Union and a Host
Agreement with the Government of Ethiopia. However, OI-AU started operating informally in 2007 following
the sigining of the MOU with the African Union.
Liaison Office with
The African Union
Raising Citizens’ Voices And Enlarging The Space
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3. Acronyms. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . iii
Acknowledgement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
I. Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
II. Programs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
a. Capacity Building and Information Sharing. . . . . . . . . 4
i. Understanding the AU Training . . . . . . . . . 4
ii. Media and Advocacy Trainings.. . . . . . . . . . . 5
iii. Pan African Professional in Residence (Secondment) Program.. . 6
iv. Internship Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
b. Policy Space . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
i. CSO Participation in Annual AU Summits,Experts and
Ministerial Meetings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
ii. Civil Society Pre-Summits. . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
iii. Regular Policy Briefings to Ambassadors and Interactions with
Various Policy Organs and Departments of the African Union . 8
c. Key Impacts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
III. Key Priority Areas of Work for the Next 3 years . . . . . . . . 13
IV. Publications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
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Contents

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AfriMAP Africa Governance,Monitoring and Advocacy Project
AU African Union
AUC African Union Commission
CART Continental Advisory Research Team
CCP-AU Centre for Citizens’Participation in the African Union
CIDO Citizens and Diaspora Directorate
CSO Civil Society Organization
DFID Department for International Development
ECOSOCC Economic,Social and Cultural Council of the African Union
EU European Union
FEMNET African Women’s Development and Communication Network
FES Friedrich Ebert Stiftung
IFAD International Fund for Agricultural Development
IRRI International Refugee Rights Initiative
ISS Institute of Security Studies
LRA Lord’s Resistance Army
NGO Non-Governmental Organization
OGB Oxfam Great Britain
OI Oxfam International
OI-AU Oxfam International Liaison Office with the African Union
PACJA Pan African Climate Justice Alliance
PAP Pan Africa Program
PSC Peace and Security Council
REC Regional Economic Community
SIDA Swedish International Development Agency
SOAWR Solidarity for African Women’s Rights
Acronyms

5. 1
Oxfam International Liaison Office with the African Union (OI-
AU) wishes to extend its deepest gratitude to its funding partners
for their support and assistance in the past three years, which
contributed towards the accomplishments that you will
read about in this report. Our greatest appreciation also
goes to our partners at the African Union Commission, the Member States
of the Union, civil society actors and stakeholders from individual organi-
zations and pan-African networks, as well as our colleagues from different
affiliates.The OI-AU work would not have been possible without the visionary think-
ing, leadership, and financial support from the following affiliates: Oxfam GB, Oxfam
America, Oxfam Novib, Oxfam Australia, Oxfam Intermon and Oxfam International
Secretariat.
A special thank you goes to the Oxfam GB Ethiopia program staff. We would also like
to commend the OI-AU staff who have showed a steadfast resolve in delivering on
the objectives set for the office.
In closing, we at the Oxfam International Liaison Office with the African Union- with
all who have a stake in our continued success- look forward to continue working to-
gether in support of African civil society and citizens to continue their engagement
with AU.
Désiré Assogbavi
Head of Office,
Oxfam International Liaison Office with the African Union
Acknowledgement
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Our Mandate
Oxfam International Liaison office with the AU (OI-AU) works primarily to
raise citizens’ awareness of and engagement with the mechanisms of the
African Union and its Commission. Well informed citizens are not only pre-
pared to participate in the various policy spaces, but are also equipped to
advocate for positive change in the continent and influence the decision
making processes as respected stakeholders.
Functioning under Oxfam Pan Africa Program’s Strategic Framework, the
OI-AU is mandated to undertake the following : a) Capacity building and
support for African Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) as well as facilita-
tion of access to the African Union organs and decision making forums, b)
Engagement and support to the African Union Commission especially the
Peace and Security Department, and c) Representation, support and con-
tact management and liaison with the African Union for the three pillars of
the Pan Africa program namely; Gender Justice, Democratic governance
and Economic Justice and their partner organizations.
Our Theory of Change
We recognise that the primary agency for change in Africa lies with Africans
and indigenous organisations. To this end, we will continue to support a
strong and autonomous pan Africa campaigning force of pan African coali-
tions, alliances and social movements to articulate their change objectives
and work closely with their own members and partners at various levels.
It is the strong belief of the OI-AU office that the vision of a united and
stronger Africa can only be realized when its citizens are respected, aware,
engaged and encouraged to hold decision makers accountable. Concerted
public pressure and united political will is necessary at both continental
and national levels to make the AU a reality in the lives of ordinary citizens.
I. Introduction

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The Oxfam International Liaison Office as part and parcel of the larger Oxfam
Pan Africa Program (PAP) established since 2003 has identified a pan-African
campaigning model that demonstrates powerful multi-country coalitions
and alliances demanding change around the adoption and implementa-
tion of continental policy standards and international agreements that can
deliver faster and greater collective success on peace and security issues,
climate change, agriculture, gender justice, and health to name a few.
Working through the three key pillars, the Pan African Program Strategic
Plan emphasizes strong collaboration and partnerships between Oxfam
affiliates, coalitions, alliances and social movements to enhance the realiza-
tion of human rights and promote respect of fundamental freedoms across
the continent.
This report elaborates on the achievements that have been recorded under
the sub topics of Capacity Building and Information Sharing; Policy Space
with highlights of key Impacts. It also presents the ways forward; and the
publications produced by the office.
“The signing of the agree-
ment is significant as it marks
the formal establishment of
the first Non-State Actor’s
representation to the African
Union.
The establishment of our
Liaison Office should be seen
as evidence of Oxfam’s com-
mitment to support the AU in
creating better conditions for
all African people.”
Irungu Houghton
Pan Africa Director, Oxfam
At the signing of the Host
Agreement
H.E. Tekeda Alemu (State Minister, Ethiopia) and Irungu Houghton (Oxfam Pan Africa Director)
signing the Host Agreement (July 2009, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia)

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A) Capacity Building and Information Sharing
When OI-AU started operating, it was evident that African civil soci-
ety, non-governmental organisations and other non state actors were,
and are still showing keen interest on a consistent basis to engage the
African Union; but there seemed to be lack of knowledge and adequate
information on the structures and the functioning of the AU and its various
organs.
To bridge this gap, and in accordance with the Oxfam Pan Africa Strategic
Framework, OI-AU embarked on supporting and accompanying these na-
tional organizations as well as pan-Africa networks to understand and build
their knowledge of the AU and its institutions. This was achieved through
various capacity building and information sharing activities. A few of the
many collaborative and often groundbreaking endeavours are highlighted
below.
i. Understanding the African Union Training
A brain child of the OI-AU, this project is one of the main opportunities for
fostering knowledge of the African Union key structures, organs and policy
space in African civil society, and an additional avenue for collaboration
with the African Union Commission
“The training which was held
in collaboration with Oxfam
International through the
Liaison Office with the African
Union in Addis Ababa,
generated great interest and
achieved important and
valuable results. It increased
CSO understanding of the AU
and its structures and
processes among civil
society. Conversely, it also
served to enhance similar
understanding within the
Commission and the Union
at large on the requirements,
roles and responsibilities of
the civil society and how their
activities can support the
AU and its Member States to
achieve peace, security and
development on the
continent.”
H.E. Jean Ping
Chairperson of the African
Union Commission
January 2012
II. Programs
Participants of “Understanding the AU” (April 2010, Kampala, Uganda)

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Jointly conducted with the Citizens and Diaspora Directorate (CIDO) as its flagship capacity building activity
for the last two consecutive years in Uganda and Nigeria respectively, the trainings have enabled more than
100 participants from all five geographical regions of the continent to understand and highlight issues of
historic development and key current challenges of the AU, policy making processes, power dynamics within
Member States, key organs of the AU, and current strategic plan (including ongoing internal reforms), CSOs’
entry points (CIDO, ECOSOCC, PAP, Livingstone Formula)- all of which is crucial information needed for those
endeavouring to conduct advocacy at the African Union.
Key Result:This training has now become a standing item on the African Union official Annual Calendar. The
ultimate objective is for an establishment of an AU summer University which will provide this training every
year.
ii. Media and Advocacy Trainings
CSOs working on advocacy in particular are now confronted with the need to devise effective strategies to
influence policy making and public opinion through informed and innovative use of the media. On its part,
the media landscape is fast evolving and the emergence of the digital media outside of the mainstream media
has opened new opportunities and created demands for new knowledge and skills.
To better address this, OI-AU has facilitated and conducted innovative capacity building activi-
ties in partnership with Fahamu- purposely to train African CSOs in the use of media together with
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advocacy techniques. The Media Training was structured with
a highly interactive format, involving review of case studies on
effective and ineffective use of media based on organizational experiences,
expert analyses of key trends and opportunities all geared towards building
and strengthening the capacity of 25 African CSO actors in the use of differ-
ent tools for effective media outreach.
Accordingly, the Advocacy training aimed at building the CSOs’insight into
the process of planning and engaging on effective policy advocacy cam-
paign with the African Union and its organs as well as the Regional Eco-
nomic Communities(RECs). It further enhanced CSOs’ ability to write and
use evidence-based and targeted policy papers and briefs to influence the
policy making processes of the continental body and it various organs. The
training provided a rare opportunity for experience sharing on advocacy
and engagement amongst established, veteran activists’ and currently en-
gaged regional as well as pan-African networks interested to expand their
reach and do lobbying at the continental level. Official advocacy visits to
the various Addis Ababa based African Missions were organized and gave
the trainees real life opportunities to exercise the advocacy skills they learnt,
and set the OI-AU office in a very positive light, for organizing this type of
interaction between decision makers and African CSOs that have clear de-
mands and work tirelessly for change.
Key Result: Over 25 African CSO actors from all the regions of the
continent received advocacy and media training for an effective policy
advocacy campaign with the African Union.
“I had an opportunity, cour-
tesy of Oxfam, to go to the last
AU Summit in Addis Ababa. It
was a very positive meeting,
and I was able to meet with
many AU Ambassadors. I took
that opportunity to give them
information about what is
happening in Mogadishu. I
was asked by some Ambas-
sadors how I was able to get
to Addis Ababa all the way
from Mogadishu, I said it
was thanks to Oxfam Inter-
national. They all expressed
appreciation to Oxfam for
giving such an opportunity
to make a CSO representative
from Mogadishu available for
them. I am grateful to Oxfam
for giving me the opportunity
to make the case for women
and children affected by the
conflict in Somalia”.
Fartun Adan
Elman Human Rights Group
Mogadishu, Somalia
In January 2011, over 25 Oxfam partners had face to face advocacy visits with 20 African
Ambassadors. Here pictured is the visit to H.E Mrs. Kouvahe Amoko Virginie- Permanent
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iii. Pan African Professional in Residence
(Secondment) Program
OI-AU designed and introduced this program in April 2010- with an aim to
enable members of African civil society to enhance their understanding of
the African Union, in order to have a more active role in influencing its poli-
cies and activities. The secondment also provides first hand opportunity to
interact with both the invited and created spaces for CSO engagement. The
participants of the secondment program have the opportunity to view the
process through which these spaces are accessed and how they can be used
to influence policy, and ultimately gauge the effectiveness of these spaces.
Since then, our office has successfully hosted three secondments from FAHA-
MU, Urgent Action Fund-Africa and Africa Network Campaign Education for
All (ANCEFA). Participants of this program have been beneficiaries of the op-
portunity to experience working in Addis Ababa and lobbying the African
Union Commission. It is our belief that this first-hand experience will not only
initiate or solidify existing working relationships with the continental body,
but will also inform the strategic planning and alliance work of the organi-
zation for the future. The participants commended the access and support
provided by the Oxfam staff during their three months stay in the office. Ad-
ditionally, they appreciated the high level access and lobbying opportunities
facilitated by Oxfam, which allowed for great insight and critical participation
in AU policy processes.
In addition, the secondment provided an opportunity for OI-AU staff to learn
in-depth about partner organizations and to work closely with other pan-
African professionals coming from different countries and backgrounds.
Key Result: A strong collaboration on projects that both Oxfam, partner
organisations and the AU have interest in.
iv. Internship Program
Our OI-AU office has also been the proud recipient of highly talented interns,
and in exchange provided a great working environment for young and in-
spired African students and professionals as part of its internship program.
A special agreement and collaboration exists between the highly renowned
“After spending three months
in the OI-AU office, I was able
to meet different stakeholders
who are interested in seeing
our continent move towards a
solid economic and ultimately
political integration. I was
also able to find out differ-
ent avenues through which
members of the civil society
can influence the working of
the African Union.”
Yves Niyiragira
Programme Officer,
AU Monitor initiative of
Fahamu

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Princeton University (New Jersey, USA) for summer internships, which has so
far hosted students from Madagascar, Tunisia, Nigeria, in addition to intern-
ships offered to young professionals from Cameroon, Ethiopia, and Nigeria.
B) Policy Space
i. CSO Participation in Annual AU Summits,
Experts and Ministerial Meetings
OI-AU was the first non-state actor to establish a liaison office with the
African Union and thereby opening up the AU and its organs to greater CSO
engagement. In our last three years of existence, we have facilitated easy
access to AU Summits, Ministerial and Experts meetings at the AU for CSOs
and other partners. We do this through providing support to partners seek-
ing accreditation, policy analysis, documentation and financial support. The
office also facilitated pre and post summit analysis with allies for future influ-
encing moments.
To date, we have supported a total of more than 200 CSO actors to en-
gage in 6 AU Summits and 12 Expert and Ministerial meetings such as
the Annual Finance, Agriculture, Health and Gender Ministers meetings.
More recently OI-AU reached a record of providing support and policy
space to 77 CSO representatives from all over the continent to engage
their country delegations at the 18th
African Union Summit-January 2012.
Key Result: Through OI-AU facilitation and accompaniment, Several CSOs
actors are now not only able to engage with greater ease but also have a bet-
ter understanding of how it works and the limitations imposed by political
and administrative policies and procedures.
ii. Civil Society Pre-Summits
OI-AU was instrunmental in co-organizing and co-funding the AU led CSO’s
pre-summit consultation held in Kampala in July 2010 on Maternal and infant
health and on conflict issues. The meeting adopted a series of recommenda-
tions that were channelled to the AU Summit and the Peace and Security
Council. Various supports was also given to the staff of Equality Now, Save
the Children, Open Society Initiative, SOAWR, ISS, CCP-AU, IRRI, FEMNET and
Zimbabwe Cross BorderTraders Association to participate in the 17th
and 18th
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iii. Regular Policy Briefings to Ambassadors, and
Interactions with Various Policy Organs and
Departments of the African Union
OI-AU has supported various organisations to hold face to face lobby and
advocacy meetings with Addis Ababa based Ambassadors on various issues
including peace and security, economic justice, gender justice and gover-
nance. These organisations include; The Darfur Consortium, International
Refugee Rights Initiative, Crisis Action, Solidarity for African Women Rights
(SOAWR), State of the Union Coalition (SOTU), and the African Forum on Small
Arms (AFOnSA), Elman Human Rights Group, including Oxfam affiliates/staff
among others.
Key Result: A total of more than 15 face to face lobby and advocacy meet-
ings with Addis Ababa based Ambassadors were held.
A few key highlights of our work in detail are as follows:
• OI Liaison Office with the AU accompanied partners to a face
to face meeting with six Ambassadors which are members of
the Peace and Security Council, briefed prior to the council’s
meeting at the Presidential level in Kampala
• In collaboration with the Friedrich Ebert Foundation, 25 policy
makers including 13 African parliamentarians brought to
Addis Ababa to discuss MPs’ role to ensure implementation of
AU decisions at the national level
• Oxfam and ISS representatives addressed the PSC in
Livingston, Zambia and contributed in the discussion leading
to the operationalization of Article 20 of the Peace and
“The Assembly of the African
Union, expresses its gratitude
to the AU partners who have
contributed financially and
technically to the implemen-
tation of the Year of Peace
and Security, in particular...
Oxfam..., for their support in
terms of outreach and
communication.”
15th African Union Summit,
2010 Kampala,
Uganda

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Security Protocol- which deals with CSO engagement with
the PSC, entitled the“Livingston Formula”
• A three day program marked the September 21 Peace Day
celebrations, including a commemoration of Peace Day, training
on the African Peace and Security Architecture for 15 NGO
representatives, and deliberations and consensus on current gaps
and modalities needed to enhance the civil society-Peace and
Security Department relationship and collaboration
• Upon the request of the South African Government, the OI-AU
office inducted six South African diplomatic trainees on the
African Union and CSOs’engagement
• Darfur Consortium supported to have a face to face with
President Mbeki and his HighLevel Panel on Darfur
• OI-AU supported and accompanied the State of the Union
Coalition to address the Pan African Parliament in Midrand, South
Africa on the need to have Parliamentarians involved in the
implementation of AU decisions
• OI-AU resourced newly elected ECOSOCC’s Peace and
Security Cluster members on the Livingstone Formula
mechanism in Abuja, Nigeria
• Oxfam International Executive Director- Jeremy Hobbs had a
successful briefing meeting with the Prime Minister of the
Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, H.E. Meles Zenawi
and the African Union Commission Chairperson, Dr. Jean Ping
• A consortium of organizations expelled from Sudan
including the International Rescue Committee, Save the
Children, and Oxfam conducted an advocacy meeting on the
issue of access in Sudan with the AUC Chairperson, Dr. Jean Ping
• Oxfam and AFOnSA (African Forum on Small Arms) had face
to face meetings with 10 Ambassadors and briefed 20
representatives prior to the adoption of the African Common
Position on a globally binding Arms Trade Treaty
• OI-AU made initial contact with DFID and SIDA which
created an opportunity for 8 million Euro funding for the
State of the Union Coalition
• UN Secretary General’s advisor on Africa has periodically
solicited OI-AU to take part in its expert meetings that feed
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• Oxfam policy paper on Lord Resistance Army (LRA) used as
working document by AU strategy meeting on countries
affected by LRA
• OI-AU supportedThe Pan AfricanYouth Union (PYU) to address the
Head of States debate on Youth and Empowerment at the
17th
Ordinary AU Summit in Malabo, Equatorial Guinea
• OI-AU facilitated an official handover of the State of the
Union project document and the “Play for the Union Campaign”
to the Deputy Chairperson of the African Union Commission in
the recent AU January 2012 Summit
• OI-AU facilitated the launch of a report “Dangerous Delay:
The Cost of the Late Response to the Drought in the Horn of
Africa” in the presence of Addis Ababa based embassies and
CSO representatives
• OI-AU accompanied Oxfam America’s Director- Ray
Offenheiser meeting with the Director of the Peace and
Security Department and the Head of Humanitarian Division
at the African Union
• In response to the development of a new Strategic Concept
for AMISOM and the step up in regional military action in Somalia,
OI-AU brought a Somalia partner and its Somalia Policy Adviser to
meet with key current and future Troop Contributing
embassies (including Burundi, Uganda, and Sierra Leone, Nigeria,
Rwanda), members of the PSC, as well as key partners (UN and
bi-lateral) supporting the work of AMISOM and AU Peace Support
Operations in the January 2012 Summit
• OI-AU facilitated the launch of the Africa 2.0 manifesto, co-hosted
with President Obasanjo
• OI-AU support and work with the African Union was
acknowledged by AU’s Chairperson Report to the 18th
African
Union Summit
• OI-AU and ISS in collaboration with other partners organized post
African Union summit briefings for CSOs representatives,
embassies, diplomats, academia and international organizations
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C) Key Impacts
Over the reported three years time, the OI-AU has been enabling, strengthening and accompanying key
coalitions, alliances and social movements to realize fundamental freedoms and human rights under the three
pillars stated by the strategic framework of the Oxfam Pan Africa Program. The three years concerted effort
produced unprecedented impacts on the policy and practices within the African Union as well as on many of
our partner organizations and coalitions. Here are some of the key highlights:
For the first time in its history, the African Union has decided to have a strong common position
leading to a globally binding Arms Trade Treaty. Oxfam and partner work and support around this
has resulted in the inclusion of civil society representatives in their official delegations as well as
the adoption of key issues as part of the African Common Position such as key risk
assessment criteria for arms transfer in Lome, Togo in September 2011. They have also
included CSOs in their delegations, ensuring that CSOs played a key role in the process.
Injected NGO and community perspectives on protection during deliberations on
Protection of Civilians by the AUC Interdepartmental Taskforce on the same, in particular by
stressing the need for engagement of communities in peacekeeping contexts.
For the first time, leaders of a number of organizations including the Chairperson of the
Peace and Security Cluster of ECOSOCC had a direct interaction with the Peace and Security
Department of the African Union to discuss issues related to early warning, the African
Standby Force and relationship with CSOs.
Following the Pan Africa Program’s initiative to track the implementation of the AU decisions
and to convene a high level meeting with Ambassadors on the matter, more than 10
countries have raised the issue of implementation of AU decisions as an agenda item of the
AU Summit.
An AU Presidential declaration of the AU summit in Uganda has formally acknowledged
Oxfam and other partners’support to the work of the AU on the issues of peace and security.
With the OI-AU support, women survivors of conflicts from Sudan, Guinea and DRC gave direct
testimonies to the Peace and Security Council of the AU meeting at a special session.
OI-AU’s support and work with the African Union was acknowledged by AU’s Chairperson
Report of the 18th
African Union Summit
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A. Capacity Building and Support to an African Centred Advocacy
• Identification of partners for intensive and sustained support and accompaniment
• Continue training around AU based Advocacy and Media
• Pan African Professional in Residence Program(Secondment) Program
• Mobilizing role and platform for policy discussions by a wider CSOs
• Information analysis, Policy briefs and Publications for the interest of the advocacy
community targeting key AU departments
B. Rights in Crisis
• Influencing the on-going policy formulation process and practices at Humanitarians Affairs
and Peace and Security Department
• Systematic engagement of the Peace and Security Council and Member States around
Oxfam International’s Rights in Crisis priority countries and focus on protection of civilians in
peace support operations
C. Strategic Support to 3 Pan Africa Program Pillars: Gender Justice, Economic Justice
and Democratic Governance
D. Governance: Continue Strategic Support for the State of the Union Coalition and liaison
with AU and Member States for the implementation of AU policies and standards at the
national level
III. Key Priority Areas of Work for the next 3 years

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IV. Publications
Strengthening Popular
Participation in the African
Union- A Guide to AU Structures
& Processes
This guide, a joint publication
with AfriMap, is a tool to assist
activists to engage with AU poli-
cies and programmes. It describes
the AU decision-making process
and outlines the roles and respon-
sibilities of the various AU institu-
tions.This guide aims to help those
organizations that wish to engage
the AU but do not currently know
where to start by providing an
outline of key institutions and
processes and suggesting ways to
influence them.
AU PRC Poster
Co-published in collabo-
ration with the Commu-
nication and Information
Department of the AUC,
the yearly updated AU
PRC poster- will enable
all African CSO actors, ob-
servers and members of
the International and local
community to familiarise
themselves with the dis-
tinguished Ambassadors
who make up the AU PRC,
in order to facilitate the
lobbying and advocacy
work they plan.
The OI-AU Monthly Policy Brief
OI-AU Office has launched and been
publishing electronic monthly updates
since December 2009. The monthly
policy brief helps to inform affiliates and
partners on AU related activities and
opportunities for engagement. The
document also presents a policy analy-
sis on specific issues, makes suggestions
of possible advocacy tools, features a
partner’s profile and has a section on
understanding the AU process and
procedures. Currently, more than 1000
affiliates and partners receive the soft
copy of this monthly brief through a
list serve. This publication has been
lauded to be extremely informative and
remains to be the only one to be pro-
duced among the Oxfam sister advocacy
offices and Addis based AU liaison offices.

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OI-AU Staff
Desire Assogbavi- Head of Office
desire.assogbavi@oxfaminternational.org
Yemisrach Kebede- Pan-Africa Alliance Officer
yemisrach.kebede@oxfaminternational.org
Liyu Dereje- Office Administrator
Liyu.dereje@oxfaminternational.org
Semiha Abdulmelik- Pan-Africa Policy Officer
semiha.abdulmelik@oxfaminternational.org
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