GENERAL STUDIES

THE COMMONWEALTH Beside of UN as a big power, other organ is the Commonwealth. The commonwealth is a voluntary association of Independent States which were formerly part of the British Empire. The member of commonwealth could be British protectorates, colonies or dominions. Background of the commonwealth The origin of the commonwealth can be traced from … Read more

United Nation (UN) is an organization of the world independent countries which was formed to promote and maintain International peace and security; It came after the failure of league of nation to maintain world peace and security as the results of the second world war in 1939 – 1945. The charter of the formation of … Read more

INTERNATIONAL PEACE AND UNDERSTANDING Many nations faces different problems  man made  one and others being influenced by natural phenomenon .Besides of these problems, facing  human races also the needs of the people differs in  space and time as well. That means there should be some measures in addressing problems facing the human being and fulfilling … Read more

THE AFRICAN UNION (AU) African Union is the organization of African countries which originally started on 9th September 1999.  The constitutive act of African Union was adopted and entered into force in 2000 at the Lome summit in Togo. In 2001 the African countries put down the plan for the implementation of the Union in … Read more

ECOWAS is an organization of western African states which once were ruled by France and Britain.  The ECOWAS came into being in 1975 after signing Lagos treaty on 28th May, 1975. Members included Benin Liberia, Burkina Faso, Mali, Carper Verde, Togo, Guinea Bissau, Nigeria, Togo, Ghana, Senegal, Guinea, Sierra Leone, Mauritania, Gambia, Niger and Ivory … Read more

What is COMESA? COMESA means Common Market for Eastern and Southern African States. It was established in December 1994 to replace the former PTA. COMESA is an organization which promotes cooperation on human resources, promotes peace and improve economic status of the member states. The history of COMESA began in December 1994 when it was … Read more

THE SOUTHERN AFRICA DEVELOPMENT COMMUNITY (SADC) SADC is an intergovernmental organization which constitutes some states from Eastern Central and Southern Africa. Previously the community was known as Southern Africa development coordination conference (SADCC) which came into account as the result of declaration put at Lusaka in 1980. At the time, composed some countries from central, … Read more

THE EAST AFRICAN COMMUNITY (E.A.C) As other regional co operations, the East African Cooperation came into existence several decades in the past.  Its root can be traced as back as 1920’s.  At this conjuncture the East African Governors Conference was officially started in1923.  The governors’ aim was to coordinate matters of common interest in their … Read more