{"id":8037,"date":"2013-05-25T09:52:13","date_gmt":"2013-05-25T09:52:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/president-kagame-in-ethiopia-for-au-50th\/"},"modified":"2013-05-27T23:30:43","modified_gmt":"2013-05-27T23:30:43","slug":"president-kagame-in-ethiopia-for-au-50th","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/president-kagame-in-ethiopia-for-au-50th\/","title":{"rendered":"President Kagame in Ethiopia for AU 50th Annivasary"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>{{President Paul kagame has joined other African leaders at the opening of celebrations for the 50th jubilee of the continental bloc; African Union.}}<\/p>\n<p>African Union Chairman and Ethiopian Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn, in a speech to open the ceremony, said the celebrations are aimed at &#8220;creating a continent free from poverty and conflict and an Africa whose citizens enjoy a middle income status.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>54-member AU is the successor of the Organisation of African Unity (OAU), established amid the heady days as independence from colonial rule swept the continent in 1963.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;While our founders met for the formation of the OAU at the dawn of the independence period 50 years ago, it is fitting that we are meeting here today at a time when Africa is rising,&#8221; Hailemariam added.<\/p>\n<p>Leaders said the celebrations would boost the movement to support pan-Africanism.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;When we therefore talk about African solutions to African problems, it is because we know that we can only permanently silence the guns if we act in solidarity and unity,&#8221; AU Commission chief Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We committed ourselves to honour this historic commemoration by having celebrations that are memorable, that are across the globe&#8230; and that will leave a long legacy.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>African leaders were joined by UN leader Ban Ki-moon, Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff and US Secretary of State John Kerry, while French President Francois Hollande and China&#8217;s Vice Premier Wang Yang were expected to attend celebrations later.<\/p>\n<p>Mass dancing troupes are set to perform musical dramas later Saturday to some 10,000 guests in a giant hall in the Ethiopian capital.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"spip-document spip-document-2810 aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/jpg\/bvc.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"spip-document spip-document-2807 aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/jpg\/hoip-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"spip-document spip-document-2808 aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/jpg\/dser-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"spip-document spip-document-2809 aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/jpg\/bcvt.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"spip-document spip-document-2811 aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/jpg\/polk.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"spip-document spip-document-2812 aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/jpg\/lp.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>{{President Paul kagame has joined other African leaders at the opening of celebrations for the 50th jubilee of the continental bloc; 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