Celebrating 50 Years of African Union

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1 Celebrating 50 Years of African Union Report on commemorations in Copenhagen on 20 October 2013 Verner Kristiansen ApS Celebrating 50 Years of African Union: Ambassadors of AU Member States in Copenhagen, Head of African Department of the Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs Ms Birgitte Markussen and Ugandan Speaker of Parliament Ms Rebecca Kadaga

2 Introduction This note summarises the outcome of public diplomacy ambitions to communicate the message of Pan- Africanism and African Renaissance to the Danish public making the 50th anniversary of the African Union the point of departure for a cultural programme involving members of the African community as well as the Danish public. Celebrations took place in Copenhagen on Sunday 20 October 2013 on the eve of a Global Green Growth Forum attracting notabilities including the Chairman of the African Union H E Hailemariam Desalegn of Ethiopia and the Chairman of the African Development Bank Mr Donald Kaberuka. Celebrations were hosted by embassies of AU member states in Copenhagen with financial support from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Demark and organisational support from development advisors Verner Kristiansen ApS. Ambassador of Burkina Faso, H E Monique Ilboudo welcomes reception guests in the Ceremonial Hall at the National Museum of Denmark Programme elements The programme was developed jointly with the group of ambassadors from AU member states in Copenhagen and included three elements of a) Friendly football match an AU- EU Battle of unions, b) Reception with historical exhibition and musical entertainment, and finally c) Film screening, described below. The programme for the event is annexed this note. 2

3 A: Friendly Battle of unions The first element of the celebration was an untraditional public diplomacy event in the form of a friendly football match between diplomatic staff of embassies of AU and EU member states in Copenhagen. Male and female staff from all embassies of AU and EU member states was encouraged to participate. While one female from the Ugandan Embassy was registered to participate, on the day, nine male players made up the AU team, representing embassies of Uganda, Burkina Faso and Cote d Ivoire. The EU team was composed of seven male players from embassies of Germany, UK, Cyprus and the Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The match, while intense, was conducted in a friendly manner and supervised by referee Ken Foltmar from the national football association (DBU). About 50 enthusiastic spectators ensured a positive and vibrant atmosphere during the game. Gold medals were presented to the EU team by H E the Ambassador of South Africa and silver medals to the AU team by H E the Algerian Ambassador. 3

4 B: Reception with cultural programme The second element was a networking reception, held in the Ceremonial Hall (Festsalen) of the National Museum. The reception was opened by a short introduction by moderator of the day, Mr Verner Kristiansen, followed by a welcoming speech by H E Ambassador Monique Ilboudo of Burkina Faso and words of congratulation by Head of the Africa Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Denmark Ms Birgitte Markussen. Participants were then allowed half an hour for informal networking and inspection of the photo exhibition From OAU to AU provided by the Algerian Embassy and including articles from the Danish press from 1963 covering events in Addis Ababa through a Danish lens. A musical performance followed by acclaimed Gambian Kora player Dawda Jobarteh before the final speech of the day by celebrated Danish film producer Vibeke Windeløv introduced the topic of African cinematography. Moderator Verner Kristiansen provides a programme overview An overwhelming number of 218 people had signed up for the event through the customised registration link in the publicity material. An estimated 180 persons participated in the reception, the vast majority of who stayed for the full duration of the reception. Participants included a broad spectrum of categories ranging from members of the diplomatic corps over Danish civil society organisations to representatives of research institutions and interested members of the general public, including a few museum guests who happened to pass by. 4

5 C: Film screening The third and final programme element of the celebration was the screening of African short films and presentation of the upcoming Afrowood Film Festival (AFF) scheduled to take place in Copenhagen on November South African Ambassador H E Samkelisiwe Mhlanga in conversation with celebrated film producer Vibeke Windeløv during the reception Two short films selected by the group of embassies of AU member states in Copenhagen, One more vote for Obama by Mama Keita of Guinea Conakry and 2000 Generation Africa by Gaston Kabore of Burkina Faso, opened the screening session. Then followed the presentation of the Afrowood Film Festival by principal organiser Mr Chrislan Treasure in an interview with Mr Verner Kristiansen, before clips from four films to be screened at the festival were presented. Approximately participants took part in the film screening. 5

6 Publicity In line with the publicity plan prepared for the event, a number of media institutions were contacted with a view to increase awareness and have the celebration covered in newspapers, TV and magazine articles. Selection of contacted media was based on a media search of previous coverage of the AU anniversary and an assessment of potential interest, and included Ritzau, Dagbladet Information, Berlingske, Magasinet Udvikling, Mellemfolkeligt Samvirke Newsletter, Danmarks Radio, and TV 2 Lorry. While these efforts did not lead to coverage of the event, partly due to the event taking place on the last Sunday of the school autumn break, the event was successfully announced in calendars and news sections on a number of different websites, increasing awareness as well as participation on the day. Websites announcing the celebration included: (MFA of Denmark) (U- landsnyt) (Centre for Culture and Development) (NGO Forum) (Facebook profile) (Africa in Denmark) Furthermore, targeted invitations were sent to a number of selected individuals with known interest in development issues in general and African Union affairs in particular. A list of 218 registered participants is considered very satisfactory for an event of the character. A full list of registrations is annexed this note 6

7 Annex A Programme 7

8 Annex B List of registrations First name Last name Organisation Verner Kristiansen Verner Kristiansen ApS Rune Lamberth Verner Kristiansen ApS Crawfurd Jacob Crawfurd Media Mante Makauskaite Centre of African Studies Anne Grete Camara Børn uden Grænser Jo Camara Brn uden Grænser Jevgenija Kovaliova Center of African studies student, the M.A.D. project founder Ann Langwadt University of Copenhagen Sascha Klocke Centre of African Studies, Københavns Universitet Christian Hundahl Cecilia Kleimert Davis Emmanuel TANDEN Maj Manczak WWF David kendal UM Djamal Boussari Alliance Benin Denmark Riziki Babingwa Vad film production Lene Christensen Petra Bujtás CAS, University of Copenhagen Sune Christensen Student at CAS Feridah Rose Preben Elhøj Tidligere MONUC Lærke Ackrey Pedersen Steen Pedersen DANTAN Sofie Johansen none Aisha Lolila Jensen NNN Gavin Shepherd CAS, Copenhagen University Camilla Østbirk BØRNEfonden Nikolaj Harris UM Jonas Schwarz Lausten Seismonaut Ulla Dreisler Private Povl Anker Andersen Globale Seniorer Eddie Kool Ngobi Busoga Cultural Heritage Trust N. Fatou Ndiaye Netværk for indvandrere i Gladsaxe Hans-H. Christensen Christensen&co. Birgitte Markussen Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs GUSTAVO LOPEZ VERDENSKULTURCENTRET Tambwe Tumba Tanden Erik Buch Procida Danish Commercial Center Nigeria Kjeld Aakjær FN-forbundet Mette Sofie Bovin Anthropologist 24 years in West Africa Alfred Tamakloe &Guest Radio Vesterbro Mzi Sipamla South African need I say more lol Jevgenija Kovaliova CAS student Kamal ahamada Kristian Lund Kofoed Radikale Venstre Sira Støhrmann DJØF Connie Dupont IBIS 8

9 HASSE FERROLD INTERNATIONAL CLUB COPENHAGEN & PRESS bafiogo adama les voix du sable et des glaces Zydrune Vaskeviciene Lithuanian Embassy abdi ibrahim somaliland/dansk venskab Ibrahim Grada The Consulate General of Libya in Copenhagen H.E. Mr. Abdelhamid Boubazine Algerian Embassy Mohamed Boukerch Algerian Embassy Amira Aouachria Algerian Embassy Laoucine Chabane Algerian Embassy Mouloud Kadem Algerian Embassy Youcef Amrani Algerian Embassy Salim Benmekki Algerian Embassy Feodora Af Rosenborg Algerian Embassy Larbi Charef Algerian Embassy Edgar Calba Algerian Embassy Soo Anna Loldrup Krusegaard Algerian Embassy Kadi Pussak Københavns Kommune Laura Kirkegaard AIDS-Fondet Karina Seiffert Ane Djørup Line Kvalheim Masterstudent Center for African studies University of Copenhagen Kaja Laane Estonian Embassy Santino David Okwera Danish Uganda Friendship Demetris Embassy of Cyprus Mohamed Rahba Algerian Embassy Bierlich Bernard (Dr.) International Health Dialogue - consultant of global health Johanna Hood (+2) RUC Monica Mahona DANTAN Jette Jensen DANTAN H.E. Bomer Pasaribu Indonesian Embassy Sari Ena Lubis Indonesian Embassy Sarah Osman Hayah Strategies Farouk Hirzalla United Nations Adrian Hughes Danmarks Radio Fumie Arimizu UNOPS Jacques Matthiessen Passepartout Theatre Production Belinda Vrapi Unops YU HUANG UNOPS Vivian Cintron UNOPS Eftychia Kalogeraki UNOPS Esther Asinde Uganda Embassy Taniele Gofers UNOPS Lasse Bach Andersen Copenhagen Business School Meddie Muganga Uganda Embassy Danny Ssozi Uganda Embassy Wycliff Kiwanuka Uganda Embassy Steen Cadan Imternational journalist Iona Eberle 9

10 Chrislan Manengs Afrowood Film Festival Lawrence sheyi BTiTV Solution Stephen King Afrowood Film Festival Monique Ilboudo Embassy of Burkina Faso Flavien William Nezien Embassy of Burkina Faso Martine Eliane Ouedraogo Embassy of Burkina Faso Jeanne Marie Balkoulga Embassy of Burkina Faso Manli Prosper Embassy of Burkina Faso Gasuguru Nicole Embassy of Burkina Faso Marie Louise Christiansen Embassy of Burkina Faso Ramata Yonaba Embassy of Burkina Faso Francis Ouderaogo Embassy of Burkina Faso Evariste Da Embassy of Burkina Faso Denis Kabore Embassy of Burkina Faso Ulla Gjedde Algerian Embassy Agea Peters Go-Deos DUFA Christina Yum Deloitte Andrew Julius Bende RISE Denmark Claudette Ouedraogo Embassy of Burkina Faso Idrissa Nikiema Embassy of Burkina Faso Luc Ouderaogo Embassy of Burkina Faso Serge Patrick Yedou Nordic Agenda Consulting Kabibi Luneno AIDS-foundation Brenda Paustian Ea Nedergaard African Studies, University of Copenhagen Victor Bennett African Upliftment Program / AUP Bianca Andersen Ernst-Peter Brezovsky Austrian Embassy Ellen Buch-Hansen Globale Seniorer Mogens Vincent Christensen Vatican Emine Christensen Vatican Julie Damgaard U-landsnyt.dk Bo Svanborg Frontiers ApS Mina Balde Laurent Embassy of Côte d'ivoire Sylvie Maury French Institute Jean Baptiste Kabre Embassy of Burkina Faso Sibiri Joseph Siguibeogo Embassy of Burkina Faso Jan Laugesen Centre for African Studies Mette Bovin Moesgård Museum, E.S. Abderrezak Kherrouba Algerian Embassy Ambassador Samkelisiwe Mhlanga South African Embassy Machiel Van Niekerk South African Embassy Volkanaud N'Guessan Embassy of Côte d'ivoire Lath Abion Embassy of Côte d'ivoire Gérard Kouame Embassy of Côte d'ivoire - Diabagate Embassy of Côte d'ivoire Eva Sonne-Schmidt Embassy of Côte d'ivoire Madina Traore Embassy of Côte d'ivoire Loua Kante Embassy of Côte d'ivoire Mamadou Coulibaly Embassy of Côte d'ivoire Virginie Coulibaly Embassy of Côte d'ivoire 10

11 Arsène Mahan Embassy of Côte d'ivoire Clémènce Guei Embassy of Côte d'ivoire Justin Koudou Embassy of Côte d'ivoire Ambassador Samkelisiwe Mhlanga South African Embassy Michael Quintas South African Embassy René Renard FOF Gentofte Linda Luecke RUC Anne Marie Boile Nielsen Soroptimist International, DK-Union Ane Scheel UNOPS Dennis Kristensen UNDP Jagna Kochems RUC Samuel Alli Afroscandic SEBASTIEN DURAND EMBASSY OF BENIN NORBERT TITTY EMBASSY OF BENIN Patrick Gbèdolo AKELE EMBASSY OF BENIN Bénéditte M'PO SENA ACHIGAN EMBASSY OF BENIN Richard SOUNOU EMBASSY OF BENIN Adline Isiji Petra Bujtas University of Copenhagen Maria Milagro Badano Giugni University of Copenhagen Assetou & Lars Ghristensen Freind of Amb. Burkina Faso Andersen Rose Support African child Hanna Ohm Cleaver Ministry of Foreign Affairs damata konate Hans von Schroeder German Embassy Camilla von Schroeder German Embassy Pamela Mary Kasembo Louis Roskilde University Maj Manczak WWF Verdennaturfonden knud vilby Thierry Robert French Embassy/Institut français Mohammed Najjari Embassy of the Kingdom of Morocco Prosper Sai EMBASSY OF BENIN Rene nouque Afrowood Film Festival Jane Nabachwa Uganda Embassy Søren Pallisgaard Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Denmark Kim Belmark Politikens lokalaviser Ahmed Msellati The Consulate General of Libya in Copenhagen Abdelmanam Amnaisi The Consulate General of Libya in Copenhagen Eva Olsen Austrian Embassy Rutger Kremers Copenhagen University Louise Ekelun Ambassade du Burkina Faso Camilla Ekelund Ekelun Ambassade du Burkina Faso Katrine Ekelund Ambassade du Burkina Faso Lars Ekenlund Ambassade du Burkina Faso komlan amehame privat THYMEE NDOUR UNOPS PIERRE-EMMANUEL BILLET Susse Bøtefyhr Rune Persson Ulrik Gade Husted 11

12 Adolph Addison Afroscandic Magazine Constantine Carluen Care Riikka Jalasvirta UNOPS Andrew Madsen CanDan Consulting Services Charlotte Gloerfelt-Tarp Nordekon ApS Katja Schulz UNOPS apollo kaneene copenhagen university DORTHE kildedal freedom warriors apollo kaneene copenhagen university teddy kaneene copenhagen university Jan Laugesen Centre for African Studies, KU Mathias Søgaard Independent Abba Malainin Polisario ( Western Sahara) Søren Vester Haldrup Danish Institute for International Studies Joseph Camara Børn uden Grænser Gavin Shepherd KU Kotima Einlykke Sofiya Oshchebska UNOPS Tommaso Calistri virginiah wanjiru Ana Guerrero WHO Olivier Zongo Burkina Faso 12