TRADITIONAL SYSTEMS OF GOVERNANCE
AND THE MODERN STATE
KEYNOTE ADDRESS

PRESENTED BY
HIS ROYAL MAJESTY OTUMFUO OSEI TUTU II. ASANTEHENE

AT THE FOURTH AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT FORUM.
ADDIS ABABA. OCTOBER 12. 2004

Your Majesty Kgosi Lemo T Molotlegi,
Your Excellency the Vice President of the Gambia
Your Excellency the President of Africa's Parliamentary Group
Your Excellency, the Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Africa,
Excellencies, Heads of Diplomatic Missions,
Honorable Ministers, and Honorable Members of Parliament,
Ladies and Gentlemen,

Please allow me to express my thanks and that of my delegation to the Government and People of Ethiopia, for the warm reception and hospitality extended to us since our arrival in this historic city of Addis Ababa.

In the same vein, may I express my profound gratitude to you all, especially the Economic Commission for Africa, the African Union and the African Development Bank for the honour done me by inviting me to deliver the keynote address on the important theme of "Traditional Systems of Governance and the Modern State. It is significant that the organizers of this Forum have put Traditional Systems of Governance on the Africa Development Agenda.

I would wish, even before I go into any detail, to request that the African Union Considers giving African Traditional Leaders a seat in their regular meetings to discuss development issues on the continent. Reasons for this request will become more apparent in my presentation. ..click here to download full document

TRADITIONAL SYSTEMS OF GOVERNANCE
AND THE MODERN STATE
KEYNOTE ADDRESS

PRESENTED BY
HIS ROYAL MAJESTY OTUMFUO OSEI TUTU II. ASANTEHENE

AT THE FOURTH AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT FORUM.
ADDIS ABABA. OCTOBER 12. 2004

Your Majesty Kgosi Lemo T Molotlegi,
Your Excellency the Vice President of the Gambia
Your Excellency the President of Africa's Parliamentary Group
Your Excellency, the Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Africa,
Excellencies, Heads of Diplomatic Missions,
Honorable Ministers, and Honorable Members of Parliament,
Ladies and Gentlemen,
Please allow me to express my thanks and that of my delegation to the Government and People of Ethiopia, for the warm reception and hospitality extended to us since our arrival in this historic city of Addis Ababa.

In the same vein, may I express my profound gratitude to you all, especially the Economic Commission for Africa, the African Union and the African Development Bank for the honour done me by inviting me to deliver the keynote address on the important theme of "Traditional Systems of Governance and the Modern State".

It is significant that the organizers of this Forum have put Traditional Systems of Governance on the Africa Development Agenda.

I would wish, even before I go into any detail, to request that the African Union Considers giving African Traditional Leaders a seat in their regular meetings to discuss development issues on the continent. Reasons for this request will become more apparent in my presentation. ..click here to download full document