On February 3-4, 2003, the first Extra-Ordinary Summit of the Assembly of the African Union meeting in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, adopted the historic Article 3(q) that officially, “invite(s) and encourage(s) the full participation of Africans in the Diaspora in the building of the African Union in its capacity as an important part of our Continent.” From this decision, the African Diaspora would become designated as the 6th Region of the African Union.” I was the only African American journalist present in the room and I was the first person of African descent born in the United States to start any African Union 6th Region initiative following the historic Amendment 3(q) to the African Union Constitution.
On August 7, 2020, I discussed this and more. Watch the video below.
For background for tonight’s discussion, read:
