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The All-Africa Students Union (AASU) is the umbrella organization of 75 national student unions from 54 countries, representing 170 million students across the African continent.[1][2]

History

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In 1972, student representatives from ten African countries gathered at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology in Kumasi, Ghana, to attend the first Congress of the All-Africa Students Union. Inspired by the Organisation of African Unity, the Congress aimed to unify students across the African continent in the spirit of Pan-Africanism.[3]

In 1973, the second Congress of the All-Africa Students Union was held in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. In 1974, the third Congress of the All-Africa Students Union was held in Alexandria, Egypt.[4] In 1976, the fourth Congress of the All-Africa Students Union was held in Accra, Ghana, attended by the African National Congress and the South West African People Organization. In 1982, at the sixth Congress of the All-Africa Students Union in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, June 16 was declared African Students' Day, known as the Day of the African Child, in honor of the students who lost their lives in the Soweto Uprising.[5] In 1987, the seventh Congress of the All-Africa Students Union was held in Luanda, Angola. In 1992, the eighth Congress of the All-Africa Students Union was held in Accra, Ghana. In 2000, the ninth Congress of the All-Africa Students Union was held in Tripoli, Libya, recognized by the United Nations for advancing students rights and expanding access to education across the African continent.[6]

Governance

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The All-Africa Students Union is governed by three constitutionally-mandated decision-making bodies: the Congress, the Executive Committee, and the Secretariat.[7]

Congress

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The Congress is the highest decision-making body of the All-Africa Students Union. Convened on a quadrennial basis, the Congress is composed of delegates from the All-Africa Students Union membership. Autonomous and operating according to principles of democratic decision-making, the Congress may amend the Constitution, and is charged with oversight of the Executive Committee and the Secretariat.[7][8]

Executive Committee

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The second decision-making arm of the All-Africa Students Union, the Executive Committee comprises the President; five Regional Vice Presidents (representing North Africa, South Africa, West Africa, East and Central Africa); five Executive Committee Representatives and six officers of the Secretariat, including the Secretary-General, Deputy Secretary-General, Secretary for Education, Secretary for Student Rights, Secretary for Press and Information, Secretary for Gender and International Relations, and Secretary for Finance and Administration. The Executive Committee provides political leadership, executes policies and programs adopted by the Congress, examines membership applications, and makes recommendations to the Congress.[7]

Secretariat

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Located in Accra, Ghana, and headed by the Secretary-General, the Secretariat serves as the headquarters of the All-Africa Students Union. The Secretariat is composed of six tenured staff elected by the Congress. and locally recruited permanent staff. Tenured staff are democratically elected officers who serve in positions mandated by the Congress in accordance with the Constitution, including the offices of the Secretary-General, Deputy Secretary-General, Secretary for Education and Students Rights, Secretary for Press and Information, Secretary for International Relations, and Secretary for Administration.[7]

Permanent staff members are recruited by the Secretariat under the auspices of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration of the Republic of Ghana. By statutory provisions, technical staff of the All-Africa Students Union are civil servants under the Supreme Law of Ghana, working under Finance, Audit, Human Resource, Operations, Technical, Programmes, Research and Communications. Personnel undergoing national service can be assigned to the staff of the All-Africa Students Union for a period of one year.[7]

Membership

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Country Name AASU Abbrev.
 Algeria l'Union Nationale des Étudiants Algériens UNEA
 Egypt Students' Representative Council, Alexandria University SRC-AU
 Egypt Students' Representative Council, Cairo University SRC-CU
 Libya General Union of Libyan Student GULS
 Mauritania L'Union nationale des étudiants mauritaniens UNEM
 Mauritania Students' Representative Council, Université De Nouakchott SRC-UN
 Morocco L'Union nationale des étudiants du Maroc UNEM
 Tunisia Union Général Tunisienne Des Étudiants UGTE
 Benin La Fédération Nationale des Étudiants du Benin FNEB
 Burkina Faso La Fédération Estudiantine Et Scolaire Pour L’intégrité au Burkina Faso FESCIBF
 Cape Verde Federação Nacional de Estudantes e Desporto Universitário FNEDU
 Côte d'Ivoire Fédération estudiantine et scolaire de Côte d'Ivoire FESCI
 Côte d'Ivoire Counseil National des Jeunes de Côte d'Ivoire CNJCI
 Gambia National Union of Gambia Students NUGS
 Ghana National Union of Ghana Students NUGS
 Ghana Graduate Students Association of Ghana GRASAG
 Ghana Ghana National Union of Technical Students GNUTS
 Ghana Ghana Union of Professional Students GUPS
 Ghana University Students Association of Ghana USAG
 Ghana Union Scolaire et Estudiantine de Guinée USEG
 Guinea-Bissau Plataforma Nacional das Associações Acadêmicas do Ensino Médio e Superior da Guiné Bissau PNAAEMS-GB
 Guinea-Bissau The National Confederation of Student Associations of Guinea-Bissau CONAEGUIB
 Mali Association Des Élèves Et Étudiants Du Mali AEEM
 Niger Union Des Scolaires Niger USN
 Nigeria Postgraduate Students Association of Nigeria PSAN
 Nigeria National Union of Nigerian Students NUNS
 Senegal Students' Representative Council, Cheikh Anta Diop University SRC-CADU
 Sierra Leone National Union of Sierra Leone Students NUSS
 Togo Union National des Étudiants du Togo UNETO
 Angola Union Nationale des Étudiants d'Angola UNEA
 Angola Student Association, Universidade Agostinho Neto UAN
 Botswana Botswana United Students Association BUSA
 Eswatini Swaziland National Union of Students SNUS
 Lesotho United Lesotho Students Association ULSA
 Zimbabwe Malawi National Students Union MANASU
 Mozambique União dos Estudantes Moçambicanos UEM
 Mozambique Association of University Finalist Students of Mozambique AEFUM
 Namibia Namibian National Students Organization NANSO
 South Africa South African Union of Students SAUS
 South Africa South African Students Congress SASCO
 Zambia Zambia National Students Union ZANASU
 Zimbabwe Zimbabwe National Students Union ZINASU
 Zimbabwe Zimbabwe Congress of Students Union ZICOSU
 Cameroon L'Association des Étudiants de l'Université de Yaoundé AEUY
 Cameroon Students' Representative Council of International Relations Institute of Cameroon SRC-IRIC
 Central African Republic L'Association nationale des étudiants centrafricains ANEC
 Chad Union Nationale des Étudiants Tchadiens UNET
 Republic of the Congo Mouvement des Élèves et Étudiants du Congo MEEC
 Democratic Republic of Congo Représentation des Étudiants du Congo RDC
 Equatorial Guinea Students' Representative Council of Universidad Nacional De Guinea Equatorial SRC-UNGE
 Gabon Union Nationale des Etudiants du Gabon UNEG
 Sao Tome and Principe Federação Nacional das Associações Acadêmicas da Universidade de São Tomé e Príncipe FNAA-USTP
 Sao Tome and Principe Students' Representative Council of Universidade Lusíada de São Tomé e Príncipe SRP-ULSTP
 Burundi Burundi National Students Union BNSU
 Comoros Union Nationale de Jeunesse et des Etudiants des Comoros UNJEC
 Eritrea National Union of Eritrean Youth and Students NUEYS
 Ethiopia Ethiopian Higher Education Students Union EHEISU
 Kenya University of Nairobi Students Association UNSA
 Kenya Kenya University Students' Organisation KUSO
 Madagascar Students' Representative Council, Université d'Antananarivo SRC-UA
 Madagascar Comite Democratic Des Jeunes Et Des Etudiants De Madagascar CDJEM
 Mauritius Council of Students & Youth Movement of Mauritius COSYM
 Rwanda Rwanda National Students' Association RNSA
 Seychelles Students' Representative Council, University of Seychelles SRC-US
 Somalia Somalia Higher Education Students Union SHESU
 Sudan General Sudanese Students Union GSSU
 South Sudan South Sudanese Students Union SSSU
 Tanzania Tanzania Higher Learning Institution Students Organisation TAHLISO
 Uganda Uganda National Students Association UNSA

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Klemenčič, Manja; Luescher, Thierry; Otieno Jowi, James (2016). Student Politics in Africa: Representation and Activism. Capetown, South Africa: African Minds Publishing. pp. 9–26.
  2. ^ Erunke, Joseph (June 17, 2024). "AASU seeks urgent action to make education affordable in Africa". Vanguard.
  3. ^ Boahen, A.A. (1994). "The role of African student movements in the political and social evolution of Africa from 1900 to 1975". The General History of Africa: Studies and Documents. pp. 9–23.
  4. ^ Zeilig, L (2009). "The student-intelligentsia in sub-Saharan Africa: Structural adjustment, activism and transformation". Review of African Political Economy (36): 63–78.
  5. ^ "All-African Student Union commemorates African Students' Day - MyJoyOnline". www.myjoyonline.com. 2021-06-08. Retrieved 2024-08-16.
  6. ^ "UNITED NATIONS WORLD YOUTH AWARDS GIVEN TO AFRICAN YOUTH ORGANIZATIONS | Meetings Coverage and Press Releases". press.un.org. Retrieved 2024-08-16.
  7. ^ a b c d e Kwasi Kodjie, Peter; Mawuli-Kwawu, Elorm; Safowaa Kyei-Baffour, Awurama; Karim Ibrahim, Abdul; Amefianu Kudoafor, Bismarck; Akrong, Rexford (February 22, 2024). Klemenčič, Manja (ed.). The Bloomsbury Handbook of Student Politics and Representation in Higher Education (1st ed.). Great Britain: Bloomsbury Publishing. pp. 45–46. ISBN 9781350375970.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link)
  8. ^ "All-Africa Students Union holds 13th elective congress to elect new executives". Modern Ghana. December 27, 2021.
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