The African public is hereby invited to make contributions to the debate through this forum. This web consultation is: launched by the Commission of the African Union; open to everybody: individuals, organizations and institutions; to gather opinions on the future of the African Union and to provide opportunity for the broad public on the continent to contribute to the shaping of Africa's destiny; a platform where issues can be raised and ideas shared and discussed;

Send your comments to the following email address : AUgovernment@africa-union.org

1. Click the links to the issue that interest you and submit a comment

• the common understanding of continental integration
• assessment of the performance of the African Union in meeting the common understanding (nature) of the African Union
• the constraints against the integration process
• the way forward for the African Union in terms of the nature, scope, timeframe of a continental arrangement
• implications of a new arrangement for member states

2. Participate in one of the meetings. See the calendar

3. Organising a meeting. Send us information and reports from your events, by email to: AUGovernment@africa-union.org

4. Send us links to documents and reports, by email to: AUGovernment@africa-union.org

5. Link to http://www.africa-union.org/AUgovernment.htm on your web site