For Ben Bella, less than a year after Algeria’s hard-fought independence, one issue overwhelmed all others: the total liberation of Africa. As to what form of unity the new organisation should take, ...

Column - The 2010 summit of African heads of state and government opens in Kampala today. It is the latest in many summits by African leaders that go back to the founding of the Organisation of ...

Many African children born in the 1960s were named after these African leaders and it is not uncommon to meet people in their 50s and 40s today named Patrick Lumumba, Ben Bella, or “Kinyata ...

Ben Bella spoke out repeatedly in favor of reconciliation. For his efforts, he was given a seat on a Panel of the Wise within the African Union, which is tasked with trying to resolve conflicts. 0 ...

The defunct Organisation of African Unity, OAU - today known as the African Union, AU - last May celebrated its Golden Jubilee at its headquarters in the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa. The AU ...

On this day, some 57 years ago, the Organisation of African Unity was commemorated. On May 25, 1963, the first African Organisation was formed in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, with key figures; Ghana’s ...

Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika has declared an eight-day period of mourning for “father of the nation” Ahmed Ben Bella. Algeria mourns Ben Bella Home Page ...