Wednesday, 21 February, 2001: The 5th extraordinary Organisation of African Unity (OAU) Summit to discuss the African Union billed for March in Sirte, Libya was at the centre of recent discussions in Gaborone, Botswana between OAU secretary general Salim Ahmed Salim and President Festus G. Mogae of Botswana. Salim informed Mogae that 41 countries have signed the constitutive act of the African Union since the OAU summit in Togo in July 2000. He added that 13 of the signatories had ratified the instrument. Mogae, on his part, said that his country had decided to sign the act. [PANA] _________________________________________________ KOMINFORM P.O. Box 66 00841 Helsinki Phone +358-40-7177941 Fax +358-9-7591081 http://www.kominf.pp.fi General class struggle news: [EMAIL PROTECTED] subscribe mails to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Geopolitical news: [EMAIL PROTECTED] subscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] __________________________________________________
