AFRICAN UNION HOSTS TV QUIZ SHOW AS PART OF 50TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATIONS

Addis Ababa , Ethiopia 21 May 2013- The 50th anniversary of the Africa Union is a celebration of the formation of the Organisation of African Unity/ African Union (OAU/AU). It is a tribute to Africa’s past, a reflection of where it is today as well as a celebration of a bright future ahead.The vision of the AU is that of ‘an integrated, prosperous and peaceful Africa’.

The year long celebrations will be held under the theme of ‘Pan – Africanism and Renaissance’ in order to ‘enhance awareness of the new generation of Africans about the ideas of Pan- Africanism. In this respcet, a special African Question and Answer quiz show is being produced at the AU Commissionby for screening on Ethiopian television, by Tamesol communications. This Q&A event is one of the occasions to recount the assets that Africa has in its land and in its people. The Directorate of Information and Communication is coordinating the production of the programme.

The game is an eight week show. Each show has four rounds with two pairs of contestants on each round.
At the end of the eight weeks competition, a total price of a 100,000 will be given out as prize to the winners.

The first two recordings of the programme were done on 21 May. The Commissioners of Infrastructure and Energy Dr Elham Ibrahim and that of Rural Economy and Agriculture Mrs Rhoda Peace Tumusiime both addressed the live audience and encouraged everyone to be part of the celebrations. Questions asked during the first show included:
• Other than the founding fathers of the OAU, name two great personalities of African descent that promoted Pan Africanism before the 1950’s?
• Which Pan African leader and founding father of the OAU is related to the movement called “Négritude”?
• Why are the colors red, black, green / green, yellow, red associated with Pan African movement?
• In 1962 PAWO was founded. What does PAWO stand for?

The two shows were hosted by famous Ethiopian artist Meron Getnet and Wynne Musabayana from the AU Commission.