Somaliland in Accra, Ghana, on the Occasion of the African Union Summit 27 June to 3 July 2007

ECOWAS flag, West Africa’s regional body, the African Union flag & the flag of Somaliland, fly high on the occasion of the seminar on “Somaliland and the African Union in the Horn of Africa” at the Kofi Annan International Peacekeeping Training Centre in Accra

Group Photo: Some of the key participants of the Kofi Anan International Peacekeeping Training Centre seminar. Front row, from right: Somaliland Foreign Minister Abdillahi Duale, Dr Kwesi Anning of the Kofi Annan Centre, Dr Iqbal Jhazbhay of the University of South Africa, Ambassador of Portugal Mrs. Vera Fernandes. Second row from right: Acting High Commissioner of Canada to Addis Ababa Mr. David M Stockwell. (See attached programme for full details).

From right: Speakers at the Kofi Annan Centre seminar included Somaliland Foreign Minister Abdillahi Duale, Mr. Okercheri Edusa (Chair, Foreign Affairs Committee, Parliament of Ghana), the Chair of the session Ambassador Chris Kpodo, (former Director- General of the Ghanain Ministry of Foreign Affairs) and Mr. Steve Mawuenyega (Somaliland Special Envoy).

Major General JK Attipoe, Commandant, Kofi Annan International Peacekeeping Training Centre with Ambassador Chris Kpodo, former Director- General of the Ghanain Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Somaliland Foreign Minister Abdillahi Duale.

From the right: Somaliland Foreign Minister Abdillahi Duale with the Ambassador of Portugal to the Addis Ababa Mrs. Vera Fernandes and, Acting High Commissioner of Canada to Addis Ababa Mr. David M Stockwell, seen here with their accreditation badges. Portugal currently holds the European Union Presidency.

Somaliland Foreign Minister Abdillahi Duale at the entrance of the Kofi Anan International Peacekeeping Training Centre.

Somaliland Foreign Minister Abdillahi Duale at the entrance of the African Union Summit hall for delegates (see attached press release).

Inside the African Union Summit hall: delegates confer with each other.

Quite diplomacy hard at work wisely for Somaliland!!! AU Ministerial Executive Council meeting, where the case of Somaliland was raised by Ghanain Foreign Minister Nana Akufo-Addo and African Union Commission Chairperson Prof Alpha Konare. Diplomatic colonialism will be defeated and truth will prevail!

From right: On the sidelines of the AU Summit, Somaliland Foreign Minister Abdillahi Duale, Dr. Cindy Courville (US Ambassador to the African Union) and Mr. Steve Mawuenyega (Somaliland Special Envoy).

From right: At Ghana’s Independence Square, Somaliland Foreign Minister Abdillahi Duale, and Mr. Steve Mawuenyega (Somaliland Special Envoy), seeking freedom and justice for Somaliland’s people.

Somaliland Foreign Minister Abdillahi Duale pictured here, after briefing the director of Ghana TV Mr. Kofi Bucknor. Somaliland’s case was strategically covered by Ghana TV, Africa TV (29 June), radio Joy FM (29 June), the print media, including Ghana’s most popular paper Daily Graphic (2 July, p. 5) and another well-known paper Daily Guide (27 June, p.14). The TFG’s Ambassador attempted to rebut Somaliland’s case with a weak response in the Daily Graphic (4 July, p. 5), when most heads of state returned home, just after midnight of 3 July.

Ghanain Foreign Minister Nana Akufo-Addo and Chair of the African Union Ministerial Executive Council in discussion with Somaliland Foreign Minister Abdillahi Duale.

The sun in Accra splendidly sets on another day of good, glorious work for the case of Somaliland. Alutua Continua!!!! May the struggle continue for justice!

Source: Somaliland Times