1.
Celebrating
50
Years
of
African
Union:
Ambassadors
of
AU
Member
States
in
Copenhagen,
Head
of
African
Department
of
the
Danish
Ministry
of
Foreign
Affairs
Ms
Birgitte
Markussen
and
Ugandan
Speaker
of
Parliament
Ms
Rebecca
Kadaga
Celebrating
50
Years
of
African
Union
Report
on
commemorations
in
Copenhagen
on
20
October
2013
Verner
Kristiansen
ApS

2. 2
Introduction
This
note
summarises
the
outcome
of
public
diplomacy
ambitions
to
communicate
the
message
of
Pan-­‐Africanism
and
African
Renaissance
to
the
Danish
public
making
the
50th
anniversary
of
the
African
Union
the
point
of
departure
for
a
cultural
programme
involving
members
of
the
African
community
as
well
as
the
Danish
public.
Celebrations
took
place
in
Copenhagen
on
Sunday
20
October
2013
on
the
eve
of
a
Global
Green
Growth
Forum
attracting
notabilities
including
the
Chairman
of
the
African
Union
H
E
Hailemariam
Desalegn
of
Ethiopia
and
the
Chairman
of
the
African
Development
Bank
Mr
Donald
Kaberuka.
Celebrations
were
hosted
by
embassies
of
AU
member
states
in
Copenhagen
with
financial
support
from
the
Ministry
of
Foreign
Affairs
of
Demark
and
organisational
support
from
development
advisors
Verner
Kristiansen
ApS.
Ambassador
of
Burkina
Faso,
H
E
Monique
Ilboudo
welcomes
reception
guests
in
the
Ceremonial
Hall
at
the
National
Museum
of
Denmark
Programme
elements
The
programme
was
developed
jointly
with
the
group
of
ambassadors
from
AU
member
states
in
Copenhagen
and
included
three
elements
of
a)
Friendly
football
match
–
an
AU-­‐EU
‘Battle
of
unions’,
b)
Reception
with
historical
exhibition
and
musical
entertainment,
and
finally
c)
Film
screening,
described
below.
The
programme
for
the
event
is
annexed
this
note.

3. 3
A:
Friendly
‘Battle
of
unions’
The
first
element
of
the
celebration
was
an
untraditional
public
diplomacy
event
in
the
form
of
a
friendly
football
match
between
diplomatic
staff
of
embassies
of
AU
and
EU
member
states
in
Copenhagen.
Male
and
female
staff
from
all
embassies
of
AU
and
EU
member
states
was
encouraged
to
participate.
While
one
female
from
the
Ugandan
Embassy
was
registered
to
participate,
on
the
day,
nine
male
players
made
up
the
AU
team,
representing
embassies
of
Uganda,
Burkina
Faso
and
Cote
d’Ivoire.
The
EU
team
was
composed
of
seven
male
players
from
embassies
of
Germany,
UK,
Cyprus
and
the
Danish
Ministry
of
Foreign
Affairs.
The
match,
while
intense,
was
conducted
in
a
friendly
manner
and
supervised
by
referee
Ken
Foltmar
from
the
national
football
association
(DBU).
About
50
enthusiastic
spectators
ensured
a
positive
and
vibrant
atmosphere
during
the
game.
Gold
medals
were
presented
to
the
EU
team
by
H
E
the
Ambassador
of
South
Africa
and
silver
medals
to
the
AU
team
by
H
E
the
Algerian
Ambassador.

4. 4
B:
Reception
with
cultural
programme
The
second
element
was
a
networking
reception,
held
in
the
Ceremonial
Hall
(Festsalen)
of
the
National
Museum.
The
reception
was
opened
by
a
short
introduction
by
moderator
of
the
day,
Mr
Verner
Kristiansen,
followed
by
a
welcoming
speech
by
H
E
Ambassador
Monique
Ilboudo
of
Burkina
Faso
and
words
of
congratulation
by
Head
of
the
Africa
Department
of
the
Ministry
of
Foreign
Affairs
of
Denmark
Ms
Birgitte
Markussen.
Participants
were
then
allowed
half
an
hour
for
informal
networking
and
inspection
of
the
photo
exhibition
‘From
OAU
to
AU’
provided
by
the
Algerian
Embassy
and
including
articles
from
the
Danish
press
from
1963
covering
events
in
Addis
Ababa
through
a
Danish
lens.
A
musical
performance
followed
by
acclaimed
Gambian
Kora
player
Dawda
Jobarteh
before
the
final
speech
of
the
day
by
celebrated
Danish
film
producer
Vibeke
Windeløv
introduced
the
topic
of
African
cinematography.
Moderator
Verner
Kristiansen
provides
a
programme
overview
An
overwhelming
number
of
218
people
had
signed
up
for
the
event
through
the
customised
registration
link
in
the
publicity
material.
An
estimated
180
persons
participated
in
the
reception,
the
vast
majority
of
who
stayed
for
the
full
duration
of
the
reception.
Participants
included
a
broad
spectrum
of
categories
ranging
from
members
of
the
diplomatic
corps
over
Danish
civil
society
organisations
to
representatives
of
research
institutions
and
interested
members
of
the
general
public,
including
a
few
museum
guests
who
happened
to
pass
by.

5. 5
C:
Film
screening
The
third
and
final
programme
element
of
the
celebration
was
the
screening
of
African
short
films
and
presentation
of
the
upcoming
Afrowood
Film
Festival
(AFF)
scheduled
to
take
place
in
Copenhagen
on
29-­‐30
November
2013.
South
African
Ambassador
H
E
Samkelisiwe
Mhlanga
in
conversation
with
celebrated
film
producer
Vibeke
Windeløv
during
the
reception
Two
short
films
selected
by
the
group
of
embassies
of
AU
member
states
in
Copenhagen,
One
more
vote
for
Obama
by
Mama
Keita
of
Guinea
Conakry
and
2000
Generation
Africa
by
Gaston
Kabore
of
Burkina
Faso,
opened
the
screening
session.
Then
followed
the
presentation
of
the
Afrowood
Film
Festival
by
principal
organiser
Mr
Chrislan
Treasure
in
an
interview
with
Mr
Verner
Kristiansen,
before
clips
from
four
films
to
be
screened
at
the
festival
were
presented.
Approximately
70-­‐80
participants
took
part
in
the
film
screening.

6. 6
Publicity
In
line
with
the
publicity
plan
prepared
for
the
event,
a
number
of
media
institutions
were
contacted
with
a
view
to
increase
awareness
and
have
the
celebration
covered
in
newspapers,
TV
and
magazine
articles.
Selection
of
contacted
media
was
based
on
a
media
search
of
previous
coverage
of
the
AU
anniversary
and
an
assessment
of
potential
interest,
and
included
Ritzau,
Dagbladet
Information,
Berlingske,
Magasinet
Udvikling
,
Mellemfolkeligt
Samvirke
Newsletter,
Danmarks
Radio,
and
TV
2
Lorry.
While
these
efforts
did
not
lead
to
coverage
of
the
event,
partly
due
to
the
event
taking
place
on
the
last
Sunday
of
the
school
autumn
break,
the
event
was
successfully
announced
in
calendars
and
news
sections
on
a
number
of
different
websites,
increasing
awareness
as
well
as
participation
on
the
day.
Websites
announcing
the
celebration
included:
• www.um.dk
(MFA
of
Denmark)
• www.ulandsnyt.dk
(U-­‐landsnyt)
• www.cku.dk
(Centre
for
Culture
and
Development)
• www.ngoforum.dk
(NGO
Forum)
• www.facebook.com/nationalmuseet
(Facebook
profile)
• www.crawfurd.dk/africa/denmark/index.php
(Africa
in
Denmark)
Furthermore,
targeted
invitations
were
sent
to
a
number
of
selected
individuals
with
known
interest
in
development
issues
in
general
and
African
Union
affairs
in
particular.
A
list
of
218
registered
participants
is
considered
very
satisfactory
for
an
event
of
the
character.
A
full
list
of
registrations
is
annexed
this
note

7. 7
Annex
A
–
Programme

8. 8
Annex
B
–
List
of
registrations
First name Last name Organisation
Verner Kristiansen Verner Kristiansen ApS
Rune Lamberth Verner Kristiansen ApS
Crawfurd Jacob Crawfurd Media
Mante Makauskaite Centre of African Studies
Anne Grete Camara Børn uden Grænser
Jo Camara Brn uden Grænser
Jevgenija Kovaliova
Center of African studies student, the M.A.D.
project founder
Ann Langwadt University of Copenhagen
Sascha Klocke
Centre of African Studies, Københavns
Universitet
Christian Hundahl
Cecilia Kleimert
Davis Emmanuel TANDEN
Maj Manczak WWF
David kendal UM
Djamal Boussari Alliance Benin Denmark
Riziki Babingwa Vad film production
Lene Christensen
Petra Bujtás CAS, University of Copenhagen
Sune Christensen Student at CAS
Feridah Rose
Preben Elhøj Tidligere MONUC
Lærke Ackrey Pedersen
Steen Pedersen DANTAN
Sofie Johansen none
Aisha Lolila Jensen NNN
Gavin Shepherd CAS, Copenhagen University
Camilla Østbirk BØRNEfonden
Nikolaj Harris UM
Jonas Schwarz Lausten Seismonaut
Ulla Dreisler Private
Povl Anker Andersen Globale Seniorer
Eddie Kool Ngobi Busoga Cultural Heritage Trust
N. Fatou Ndiaye Netværk for indvandrere i Gladsaxe
Hans-H. Christensen Christensen&co.
Birgitte Markussen Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs
GUSTAVO LOPEZ VERDENSKULTURCENTRET
Tambwe Tumba Tanden
Erik Buch Procida Danish Commercial Center Nigeria
Kjeld Aakjær FN-forbundet
Mette Sofie Bovin Anthropologist 24 years in West Africa
Alfred Tamakloe &Guest Radio Vesterbro
Mzi Sipamla South African need I say more lol
Jevgenija Kovaliova CAS student
Kamal ahamada http://themadproject.wordpress.com/
Kristian Lund Kofoed Radikale Venstre
Sira Støhrmann DJØF
Connie Dupont IBIS

9. 9
HASSE FERROLD
INTERNATIONAL CLUB COPENHAGEN &
PRESS
bafiogo adama les voix du sable et des glaces
Zydrune Vaskeviciene Lithuanian Embassy
abdi ibrahim somaliland/dansk venskab
Ibrahim Grada
The Consulate General of Libya in
Copenhagen
H.E. Mr. Abdelhamid Boubazine Algerian Embassy
Mohamed Boukerch Algerian Embassy
Amira Aouachria Algerian Embassy
Laoucine Chabane Algerian Embassy
Mouloud Kadem Algerian Embassy
Youcef Amrani Algerian Embassy
Salim Benmekki Algerian Embassy
Feodora Af Rosenborg Algerian Embassy
Larbi Charef Algerian Embassy
Edgar Calba Algerian Embassy
Soo Anna Loldrup Krusegaard Algerian Embassy
Kadi Pussak Københavns Kommune
Laura Kirkegaard AIDS-Fondet
Karina Seiffert
Ane Djørup
Line Kvalheim
Masterstudent Center for African studies
University of Copenhagen
Kaja Laane Estonian Embassy
Santino David Okwera Danish Uganda Friendship
Demetris Embassy of Cyprus
Mohamed Rahba Algerian Embassy
Bierlich Bernard (Dr.)
International Health Dialogue - consultant of
global health
Johanna Hood (+2) RUC
Monica Mahona DANTAN
Jette Jensen DANTAN
H.E. Bomer Pasaribu Indonesian Embassy
Sari Ena Lubis Indonesian Embassy
Sarah Osman Hayah Strategies
Farouk Hirzalla United Nations
Adrian Hughes Danmarks Radio
Fumie Arimizu UNOPS
Jacques Matthiessen Passepartout Theatre Production
Belinda Vrapi Unops
YU HUANG UNOPS
Vivian Cintron UNOPS
Eftychia Kalogeraki UNOPS
Esther Asinde Uganda Embassy
Taniele Gofers UNOPS
Lasse Bach Andersen Copenhagen Business School
Meddie Muganga Uganda Embassy
Danny Ssozi Uganda Embassy
Wycliff Kiwanuka Uganda Embassy
Steen Cadan Imternational journalist
Iona Eberle

10. 10
Chrislan Manengs Afrowood Film Festival
Lawrence sheyi BTiTV Solution
Stephen King Afrowood Film Festival
Monique Ilboudo Embassy of Burkina Faso
Flavien William Nezien Embassy of Burkina Faso
Martine Eliane Ouedraogo Embassy of Burkina Faso
Jeanne Marie Balkoulga Embassy of Burkina Faso
Manli Prosper Embassy of Burkina Faso
Gasuguru Nicole Embassy of Burkina Faso
Marie Louise Christiansen Embassy of Burkina Faso
Ramata Yonaba Embassy of Burkina Faso
Francis Ouderaogo Embassy of Burkina Faso
Evariste Da Embassy of Burkina Faso
Denis Kabore Embassy of Burkina Faso
Ulla Gjedde Algerian Embassy
Agea Peters Go-Deos DUFA
Christina Yum Deloitte
Andrew Julius Bende RISE Denmark
Claudette Ouedraogo Embassy of Burkina Faso
Idrissa Nikiema Embassy of Burkina Faso
Luc Ouderaogo Embassy of Burkina Faso
Serge Patrick Yedou Nordic Agenda Consulting
Kabibi Luneno AIDS-foundation
Brenda Paustian
Ea Nedergaard African Studies, University of Copenhagen
Victor Bennett African Upliftment Program / AUP
Bianca Andersen
Ernst-Peter Brezovsky Austrian Embassy
Ellen Buch-Hansen Globale Seniorer
Mogens Vincent Christensen Vatican
Emine Christensen Vatican
Julie Damgaard U-landsnyt.dk
Bo Svanborg Frontiers ApS
Mina Balde Laurent Embassy of Côte d'Ivoire
Sylvie Maury French Institute
Jean Baptiste Kabre Embassy of Burkina Faso
Sibiri Joseph Siguibeogo Embassy of Burkina Faso
Jan Laugesen Centre for African Studies
Mette Bovin Moesgård Museum, E.S.
Abderrezak Kherrouba Algerian Embassy
Ambassador Samkelisiwe Mhlanga South African Embassy
Machiel Van Niekerk South African Embassy
Volkanaud N'Guessan Embassy of Côte d'Ivoire
Lath Abion Embassy of Côte d'Ivoire
Gérard Kouame Embassy of Côte d'Ivoire
- Diabagate Embassy of Côte d'Ivoire
Eva Sonne-Schmidt Embassy of Côte d'Ivoire
Madina Traore Embassy of Côte d'Ivoire
Loua Kante Embassy of Côte d'Ivoire
Mamadou Coulibaly Embassy of Côte d'Ivoire
Virginie Coulibaly Embassy of Côte d'Ivoire

11. 11
Arsène Mahan Embassy of Côte d'Ivoire
Clémènce Guei Embassy of Côte d'Ivoire
Justin Koudou Embassy of Côte d'Ivoire
Ambassador Samkelisiwe Mhlanga South African Embassy
Michael Quintas South African Embassy
René Renard FOF Gentofte
Linda Luecke RUC
Anne Marie Boile Nielsen Soroptimist International, DK-Union
Ane Scheel UNOPS
Dennis Kristensen UNDP
Jagna Kochems RUC
Samuel Alli Afroscandic
SEBASTIEN DURAND EMBASSY OF BENIN
NORBERT TITTY EMBASSY OF BENIN
Patrick Gbèdolo AKELE EMBASSY OF BENIN
Bénéditte M'PO SENA ACHIGAN EMBASSY OF BENIN
Richard SOUNOU EMBASSY OF BENIN
Adline Isiji
Petra Bujtas University of Copenhagen
Maria Milagro Badano Giugni University of Copenhagen
Assetou & Lars Ghristensen Freind of Amb. Burkina Faso
Andersen Rose Support African child
Hanna Ohm Cleaver Ministry of Foreign Affairs
damata konate
Hans von Schroeder German Embassy
Camilla von Schroeder German Embassy
Pamela Mary Kasembo Louis Roskilde University
Maj Manczak WWF Verdennaturfonden
knud vilby
Thierry Robert French Embassy/Institut français
Mohammed Najjari Embassy of the Kingdom of Morocco
Prosper Sai EMBASSY OF BENIN
Rene nouque Afrowood Film Festival
Jane Nabachwa Uganda Embassy
Søren Pallisgaard Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Denmark
Kim Belmark Politikens lokalaviser
Ahmed Msellati
The Consulate General of Libya in
Copenhagen
Abdelmanam Amnaisi
The Consulate General of Libya in
Copenhagen
Eva Olsen Austrian Embassy
Rutger Kremers Copenhagen University
Louise Ekelun Ambassade du Burkina Faso
Camilla Ekelund Ekelun Ambassade du Burkina Faso
Katrine Ekelund Ambassade du Burkina Faso
Lars Ekenlund Ambassade du Burkina Faso
komlan amehame privat
THYMEE NDOUR UNOPS
PIERRE-EMMANUEL BILLET
Susse Bøtefyhr
Rune Persson
Ulrik Gade Husted

12. 12
Adolph Addison Afroscandic Magazine
Constantine Carluen Care
Riikka Jalasvirta UNOPS
Andrew Madsen CanDan Consulting Services
Charlotte Gloerfelt-Tarp Nordekon ApS
Katja Schulz UNOPS
apollo kaneene copenhagen university
DORTHE kildedal freedom warriors
apollo kaneene copenhagen university
teddy kaneene copenhagen university
Jan Laugesen Centre for African Studies, KU
Mathias Søgaard Independent
Abba Malainin Polisario ( Western Sahara)
Søren Vester Haldrup Danish Institute for International Studies
Joseph Camara Børn uden Grænser
Gavin Shepherd KU
Kotima Einlykke
Sofiya Oshchebska UNOPS
Tommaso Calistri
virginiah wanjiru
Ana Guerrero WHO
Olivier Zongo Burkina Faso