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The Federation of United African Nations; A democratic beacon for darkest Africa
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The Federation of United African Nations


The Federation of United African Nations, or simply the Federation, is a international federation that was originally formed between the states of Ethiopia, Eritrea, and Djibouti. It is a pro-capitalist, democratic, and constitutional federal super-state that is also a strong military power within Africa. The Federation and its government is often said to stress, at least nominally, the values of universal liberty, equality, justice, peace, and cooperation. One of the only pure democracies within Africa, the Federation is not without its problems.

The most instrumental nation to the foundation of the Federation was Ethiopia. A landlocked country located in the Horn of Africa, the country naturally bordered both Eritrea to the north and Djibouti to the east. Ethiopia has been an independent nation since ancient times, being one of the oldest countries in the world. A monarchy for most of its history, the Ethiopian dynasty traces its roots to the 2nd century BC. Besides being an ancient country, Ethiopia is one of the oldest sites of human existence known to scientists today, having yielded some of humanity's oldest traces. When Africa was divided up by European powers at the Berlin Conference, Ethiopia was one of only two countries that retained its independence. In 1974, the dynasty led by Haile Selassie was overthrown as civil wars intensified. Since then, Ethiopia has seen a variety of governmental systems. By the time of the Founding of the Federation, Ethiopia was a Constitutional Monarchy not recognized by the international community. Eritrea was an authoritarian state whose history was tied to its strategic position on the southern, African side of the Red Sea; with a coastline that extends more than 1,000 km. From across the seas came various invaders (and colonizers) . Over the centuries, invaders also came from the neighboring countries of Africa, mainly Ethiopia. In the period following the opening of the Suez canal in 1869, when European powers scrambled for territory in Africa and tried to establish coaling stations for their ships, Eritrea was invaded and occupy. The strategic importance of Eritrea, due to its Red Sea coastline and mineral resources, was the main cause that led to Eritrea's annexation as Ethiopia's 14th province in 1962. This was the culmination of a gradual process of takeover by the Ethiopian authorities, a process which included a 1959 edict establishing the compulsory teaching of Amharic, the main language of Ethiopia, in all Eritrean schools. The lack of regard for the Eritrean population led to the formation of an independence movement in the early 1960s, which erupted into a 30-year war against successive Ethiopian governments until the collapse of the Ethiopian government in 1991. Eritrea declared its independence 1993 but quickly devolved into a lose coalition of localized governments, as the country was too weak economically to support a centralized political unit. It wasn't until after the Dominion Wars that infighting between local warlords stopped and a single faction took power and created a centralized government. By the time of the founding of the Federation, Eritrea was ruled by the Democratic Justice Front. Authoritarian by nature , the DJF quickly arrested critics and opposition groups to their power, arresting them publicly and executing them privately. Djibouti was a a semi-presidential republic, with executive power in the central government, and legislative power in both the government and parliament. The history of Djibouti goes back thousands of years to a time when populations in the area traded hides and skins for the perfumes and spices of ancient Egypt, India and China. Through close contacts with the adjacent Arabian Peninsula for more than 1,000 years, the Somali and Afar ethnic groups in the region became among the first populations on the continent to embrace Islam. France first gained a foothold in the region through various treaties signed between 1883 and 1887. In 1894, Léonce Lagarde established a permanent French administration in the city of Djibouti and named the region French Somaliland. It lasted from 1896 until 1967, when it was renamed the French Territory of the Afars and the Issas. In 1958, on the eve of neighboring Somalia's independence in 1960, a referendum was held in Djibouti to decide whether or not to join the Somali Republic or to remain with France. The referendum turned out in favor of a continued association with France, partly due to a combined yes vote by the sizable Afar ethnic group and resident Europeans. There was also widespread vote rigging, with the French expelling thousands of Somalis before the referendum reached the polls. The majority of those who voted no were Somalis who were strongly in favor of joining a united Somalia as had been proposed by Mahmoud Harbi, Vice President of the Government Council. Harbi was killed in a plane crash two years later. Djibouti finally gained its independence from France in 1977 and Hassan Gouled Aptidon, a French-groomed Somali who campaigned for a yes vote in the referendum of 1958, eventually wound up as the nation's first president (1977–1991). However, widespread economic problems would impoverish the country and see the collapse of the country's centralized government. The country would be without a centralized government for generations until the end of the Dominion Wars, when an militia group-turned political party known as the People's Progressive Front used Dominion Weapons bought left over from the War to come to power. By the time of the founding of the Federation, the PPF had proven themselves Democratic Socialists and stabilized government in Djibouti.

The strongest militarily of the three founding nations, Ethiopia used its military prowess initially bring the other two nations of Eritrea and Djibouti to the conference table. The very first meeting between the three territories was a three-day private summit. Prime Minister Zelalem Wolde-Yohannes of Ethiopia hosted the first summit, with President of State Umar Abdu Ahmed of Eritrea and President Hassan Abdallah Mohamed of Djibouti both in attendance. What followed from this summit was a six-month private dialogue between the three territories that would culminate in the signing of the constitution for the Federation. Though political opposites, Eritrea agreed to joining the Federation for the sole reason of gaining the military might of Ethiopia. For during this time, Eritrea's northern territories were within the border of Ulgania and the government desperately wanted them back. Though the Eritrean government had its own militia, it was certainly not a formal army and would pose no threat to Ulgania and its military superiority. However, agreements were reached between Prime Minister Wolde-Yohannes and strongman Ahmed that would see to it that one of the Federation's initial goals would be to retrieve this territory. Djibouti's cooperation and agreement to join the Federation was even more apparent from the start. Though they had again created a stabilized government, President Mohamed's government was facing collapse due to the overwhelming poverty of the Djibouti state. By joining the Federation, Djibouti would see an influx of foreign investment from Ethiopia and Eritrea. This would not only go to stabilize the fragile government but also stimulate and help grow the Djibouti economy. Finally Ethiopia, the mastermind behind the idea of the Federation, would not only bring take out two rogue state's that were seen as security threats by the Wolde-Yohannes government but also gain an extensive coastline for trade. With the arrangement being mutually beneficial for all three states, on November 26, 20XX, all three heads of state gathered in the Ethiopian city of Axum and signed the constitution of the United Federation of United African Nations. The ceremony was the first televised event and publicly acknowledged meeting between the three states, serving as their new state's official declaration of existence to the global community.

Table of Contents of the Federation Factbook
-General Information
-History of the Federation
-Constitution of the Federation Part I
-Constitution of the Federation Part II
-Constitution of the Federation Part III
-Member-States, Dependencies, and Protectorates
-Political Parties of the Federation
-International and Diplomatic Information
-Landmarks and Cityscapes of the Federation
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GENERAL INFORMATION
Appropriate Names
Official Form: The United Federation of African Nations
Conventional Short Form:The Federation
Capital: Aksum

Official Information links
NS page for the Federation
NSwiki Page for the Federation

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The Government:
The Federation of United African Nations is organized as a voluntary federation, which includes all nations and all people who voluntarily join by national referendum as well as all lands, rivers, lakes and coastlines of those member states. The Government of the Federation of United African Nations is non-military and is democratic in its own structure, with ultimate sovereignty residing in all the people who live within the Federation. The authority and powers granted to the Federation Government are limited to those defined in the Constitution for the Federation of United African Nations, applicable to problems and affairs which transcend national boundaries, leaving to national governments jurisdiction over the internal affairs of the respective nations but consistent with the authority of the Federation Government to protect universal human rights as defined in the Constitution. The broad functions of the Federation of United African Nations are to prevent war, secure disarmament, and resolve territorial and other disputes between member states that endanger peace and human rights. The Federation seeks to protect universal human rights, including life, liberty, security, democracy, and equal opportunities in life. It seeks to obtain for all people the conditions required for equitable economic and social development and for diminishing social differences. It regulates trade, communications, transportation, currency, standards, use of resources, and other global and international processes. The Federation protects the environment and the ecological fabric of life from all sources of damage and controls technological innovations whose effects transcend national boundaries for the purpose of keeping a safe, healthy and happy home for all people. Finally, the Federation seeks to devise and implement solutions to all problems which are beyond the capacity of national governments, or which are now or may become of international concern or consequence.

The Federal Politburo (Executive Branch)
The Federal Politburo is the executive branch of the Federal government of the Federation. Under the Constitution, the Federal Politburo has several specific functions and powers granted to it. The Federal Politburo functions to implement the basic system of Federation law as defined in the Constitution and in the codified system of international law after approval by the Federal Assembly. The Federal Politburo implements legislation enacted by the Federal Assembly and signed by the President. It has the power to propose and recommend legislation for enactment by the Federal Assembly as well as to convene the Federal Assembly in special sessions when necessary. It’s tasked with supervising the Federal Administration and the Integrative Complex and all of the departments, bureaus, offices, institutes and agencies thereof.

The Federal Politburo has the power to nominate, select and remove the heads of various organs, branches, departments, bureaus, offices, commissions, institutes, agencies and other parts of the Federal Government, in accordance with the provisions of the Constitution and as specified in measures enacted by the Federal Assembly. It must prepare and submit annually to the Federal Assembly a comprehensive budget for the operations of the Federal Government, and to prepare and submit periodically budget projections over periods of several years. The Federal Politburo must define and propose priorities for Federation legislation and budgetary allocations. Finally, it is to be held accountable to the Federal Assembly for the expenditures of appropriations made by the Federal Assembly in accordance with approved and longer term budgets, subject to revisions approved by the Federal Assembly.

The President
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The President of the Federation is the chief executive officer, commander and chief of Federation Armed Forces, and chief diplomat of the United Federation of African Nations. The President must previously have been a member of at least one house within the Federal Assembly before he or she can have been considered eligible for election to the office of President. The term of office for the President is five-years and at the end of each five-year period, the President in office continues to serve until the new President for the succeeding term is elected. Each President is limited to two consecutive terms in office. The basic functions of the President are: To implement the basic system of Federation law as defined in the Constitution and in the codified system of international law after approval by the Federation Assembly, to implement legislation enacted by the Federal Assembly, to propose and recommend legislation for enactment by the Federal Assembly, to convene the Federal Assembly in special sessions when necessary, to supervise the Federal Administration and the Integrative Complex and all of the departments, bureaus, offices, institutes and agencies thereof, and finally to nominate, select and remove the heads of various organs, branches, departments, bureaus, offices, commissions, institutes, agencies and other parts of the Federation Government, in accordance with the provisions of the Constitution and as specified in measures enacted by the Federal Assembly. The President does have veto any legislation passed by the Federal Assembly. However, once vetoed the legislation returns to the Federal Assembly where, if it again obtains a passing vote of both Chambers, it can become a law.
-Current President of the Federation: Zera Nuru

The Federal Secretariat
The Federal Secretariat is composed of no less than ten members, all of whom have served in at least one chamber of the Federal Assembly before being elected into the Secretariat. There are never more than four members of the Federal Secretariat from any single nation of the Federation. Each member of the Federal Secretariat serves as the head of a department or agency of the Administration or Integrative Complex, and in this capacity is designated as Secretary of that particular department or agency. Membership in the Federal Secretariat shall be limited to four consecutive terms, regardless of change in secretarial position. Each Federal Secretariat Member as Secretary of a particular department or agency prepares annually, a report for that particular department or agency to be submitted both to the President and to the Federal Assembly. The Federal Secretariat is divided between two particular organizations: The Federal Administration and the Integrative Complex.

THE FEDERAL SECRETARIATS
Departments of the Federal Administration
SECRETARIAT SEAL
SECRETARIAT NAME
OFFICIAL SECRETARY
SECRETARIAT OFFICES
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Foreign Affairs Secretariat
Secretary Adam Kamil

  • Office of Global Intergovernmental Affairs
  • Office of the Science and Technology Adviser
  • Office of Foreign Civil Society and Emerging Democracies
  • Office of Global Issues
  • Office of Foreign Intelligence and Research
  • Office of Foreign Budget and Planning
  • Office for Foreign Political Affairs
  • Office of Global Economic Growth, Energy, and the Environment
  • Office of Global Arms Control and International Security Affairs
  • Office of Global Civilian Security, Democracy, and Human Rights

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Interior Secretariat
Secretary Helen Mehari

  • Office of Policy and Federal Affairs
  • Office of Budget, Finance, Performance and Acquisition
  • Office of Human Capital & Diversity
  • Office of Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs
  • Office of Technology, Information and Business Services
  • Office of Public Safety, Resource Protection and Emergency Services
  • Office of Natural Resources Revenue Management
  • Office of Fish, Wildlife, and Parks
  • Office of Land and Minerals Management
  • Office of Water and Science
  • Office of Federal Territories
  • Office of Interior Museum and Monuments

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Defense Secretariat
Leon Botha

  • Office of Acquisition, Technology and Logistics
  • Office of Defense Policy
  • Office of Defense Finance and Accounting Service
  • Office of Personnel and Readiness
  • Office of Military Health Affairs
  • Office of Defense Intelligence Agencies
  • Office of Defense Networks and Information Integration
  • Office of Defense for Public Affairs
  • Office of Defense Administration and Management
  • Office of Defense Cost Assessment and Program Evaluation

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Treasury Secretariat
Secretary Eleni Nega

  • Office of Engraving and Printing
  • Office of the Federal Mint
  • Office of Domestic Finance
  • Office of Economic Policy
  • Office of International Markets and Development
  • Office of Terrorist Financing and Financial Intelligence
  • Office of Internal Revenue
  • Office of Public Affairs and Policy Planning
  • Office of Tax Policy
  • Office of Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade
  • Office of Community Development Financial Institutions
  • Office of Financial Crimes Enforcement

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Justice Secretariat
Secretary Omar Farah

  • Office of Antitrust Division
  • Office of Civil Rights Division
  • Office of Criminal Division
  • Office of Environment and Natural Resources Division
  • Office of Justice Management Division
  • Office of National Security Division
  • Office of Tax Division
  • Office of Dispute Resolution
  • Office of Immigration Litigation
  • Office of Privacy and Civil Liberties
  • Office of Sexual Violence and Crimes against Children and Women

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Agriculture Secretariat
Secretary Martin Bekele

  • Office of Farm and Foreign Agricultural Services
  • Office of Rural Development
  • Office of Food, Nutrition, and Consumer Services
  • Office of Food Safety and Inspection Service
  • Office of Natural Resources and Environment Conservation
  • Office of Agricultural Marketing and Regulatory Programs
  • Office of Agricultural Research, Education, and Economics

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Commerce and Labor Secretariat
Secretary Daniella Abdella

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Health and Welfare Secretariat
Secretary Ferdinand Gebremeskel

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Housing and Urban Development Secretariat
Secretary Glenda Worku

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Transportation Secretariat
Secretary Benjamin Kambezi

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Energy Secretariat
Secretary Ismail Hassan

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Education Secretariat
Secretary Denise Ejeta

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The Departments of the Integrative Complex
DEPARTMENT SEAL
DEPARTMENT NAME
OFFICIAL DIRECTOR
DEPARTMENT AGENCIES
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The Federation Civil Service Administration.
Director Amelia Bedaso



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The Federation Boundaries and Elections Administration.
Director Alexander Kosrof



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The Institute on Governmental Procedures and Federation Problems.
Director Thomas Berhane



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The Agency for Research and Planning
Director Abdi Ahmed Dini



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The Agency for Technological and Environmental Assessment
Director Benjamin Tulu



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The Federation Financial Administration
Director Abraham Dato



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Commission for Legislative Review
Director Theresa Tiku



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The Office of Strategic Services
Director Alwali Wachuku






The Federal Assembly (Legislative Branch)
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The Federal Assembly is a bicameral legislative body composed of a Federation Council, to represent the nations which are joined together in the Federation of United African Nations, and the Federal Senate, to represent the people of each member state directly and equally. Both chambers0 of the Federal Assembly are located in the Assembly building located in the heart of the capital city of Aksum. The functions and powers of the Federal Assembly are clearly defined within the constitution of the Federation. The Federal Assembly has the power to prepare and enact detailed legislation in all areas of authority and jurisdiction granted to the Federal Government under Article IV of the Constitution. The Federal Assembly also has the power to amend or repeal Federation laws as may be found necessary or desirable, approve, amend, or reject the international laws developed prior to the advent of the Federal Government, and to codify and integrate the system of international law and legislation under the Federal Government, and also to establish such regulations and directions as may be needed, consistent with this constitution, for the proper functioning of all organs, branches, departments, bureaus, commissions, institutes, agencies or parts of the Federal Government.

The Federal Assembly is tasked to review, amend and give final approval to each budget for the Federal Government, as submitted by the Federation Executive; to devise the specific means for directly raising funds needed to fulfill the budget, including taxes, licenses, fees, internationally accounted social and public costs which must be added into the prices for goods and services, loans and credit advances, and any other appropriate means; and to appropriate and allocate funds for all operations and functions of the Federation Government in accordance with approved budgets, but subject to the right of the Legislature to revise any appropriation not yet spent or contractually committed. The Federal Assembly also has the power to create, alter, abolish or consolidate the departments, bureaus, commissions, institutes, agencies or other parts of the Federation Government as may be needed for the best functioning of the several organs of the Federal Government, subject to the specific provisions of the Constitution.

The Federation Council
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The Federation Council is one of the two houses of the Federal Assembly. It is composed of two national delegates, known as Council members, elected by procedures that are determined by each member nation's national government. Council members are elected to serve for terms of eight-years, and can be elected to serve successive terms without limit. Any person to serve as a Council member must be a natural born citizen of the Federation, a resident of at least two years of the nation to be represented, must be at least 21 years of age, and shall take a pledge of service to the people of the Federation. The council is lead by a Chairman and the Federation Council, like the Federal Senate, assembles in a hall within the Federal Assembly building in Aksum.

The Council establishes at the beginning of each secession both Grand Committees and Select Committees. Any member of the House may participate in either type of committee though can only sit on one committee at a time. Grand Committees are formed to review certain bills before they come to the Council, as a whole, to be voted upon. No divisions are held in Grand Committees, and any amendments to the bill require the unanimous consent of the entire body. Hence, the Grand Committee procedure is used only for uncontroversial bills. Select Committee memberships are appointed by the House at the beginning of each session, and continue to serve until the next session begins. Most Select Committees are permanent, but the House may also establish ad hoc committees, which cease to exist upon the completion of a particular task. The primary function of Select Committees is to scrutinize and investigate Government activities. To fulfill these aims, they are permitted to hold hearings and collect evidence.

The Current number of seats on the council is 22 elected, one observer.

-Chairman of the Federation Council: Morjana Berdouni (Federalist)
-Council Majority Leader: Derartu Bentus(Federalist)
-Council Minority Leader: Nathif Abdillahi (Populist)
-Nations with Observer Seats on the Federation Council
-Democratic Confederacy of Africa
Current Political Makeup
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-African Social Democratic Federalists Congress (13 Seats)
-African Populist Progressive Libertarian Congress (9 Seats)
-African Socialist Revolutionary Laborist Congress (3 Seats)

The Federal Senate
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The Federal Senate or simply, the Senate, is one of the two houses of the Federal Assembly. Like the Federation Council, the Federal Senate meets in the Federal Assembly Building in Aksum. The Senate Chamber is composed of delegates, who are referred to as Senators. Seats are determined by population size, with each nation entitled to at least one seat. Seats are determined through the Federal Census take every ten years. The Constitution states that the size of the Senate cannot, at any time, extend beyond 750 seats. Elections are held within each member nation and are overseen by the Federation Government to ensure they are done properly and fairly. Senators are elected by universal adult suffrage, open to all persons of age 18 and above who are national citizens of the country from which the Senator is being elected. Senators are elected to serve a six-year term in the Senate Chamber and may be elected to serve successive terms without limit. A candidate for election to serve as a Senator must be at least 21 years of age, a natural born citizen of a nation within the Federation, a resident for at least one year of the nation which the candidate is seeking to represent, and shall take a pledge of service to the people of the Federation. The current number of Senators within the Senate Chamber stands at 750 and the body is lead by a Senate Speaker.

Like the Federation Council, the Senate has two types of Committees, Standing Committees and Select Committees. Standing Committees, which consist of between 16 and 50 members are established to review bills before they come to a vote of the entire House. The membership of each Standing Committee roughly reflected the strength of a particular nation in the house. The membership of Standing Committees changed constantly; new Members were assigned each time the committee considered a new bill. Select Committee's memberships also reflect the strength of a particular nation in the House. Select Committees are usually formed to investigate a certain government department or issue of interest.

-Speaker of the Federal Senate: Isaac Skibba (Federalist)
-Senate Majority Leader: Yosef Rallinsburg (Federalist)
-Senate Minority Leader: Gervais Bukindu (Populist)
Current Political Makeup
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-African Social Democratic Federalists Congress (400 Seats)
-African Populist Progressive Libertarian Congress (335Seats)
-African Socialist Revolutionary Laborist Congress (15 Seats)


Federal Supreme Court (Judicial Branch)
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The Federal Supreme Court is the highest court within the Federation of United African Nations. The Federation Supreme Court is established, together with such regional and district courts as may subsequently be found necessary. The Federation Supreme Court comprises a number of benches. The Federation Supreme Court, together with such regional and district courts as may be established, have mandatory jurisdiction in all cases, actions, disputes, conflicts, violations of law, civil suits, guarantees of civil and human rights, constitutional interpretations, and other litigation arising under the provisions of this Constitution, Federation legislation, and the body of law approved by the Federation Assembly.

Decisions made by the Federation Supreme Court are binding on all parties involved in all cases, actions and litigation brought before any bench of the Federation Supreme Court for settlement. Each bench of the Federation Supreme Court constitute a court of highest appeal, except when matters of extra-ordinary public importance are assigned or transferred to the Superior Tribunal of the Federation Supreme Court, as provided in Section E of Article IX of the Constitution of the Federation.

Benches of the Federal Supreme Court
The benches of the Federal Supreme Court and their respective jurisdictions are as follows below. Other benches may be established, combined or terminated upon recommendation of the Collegium of Federal Judges with approval by the Federal Assembly; but the first eight benches listed below may not be combined nor terminated except by amendment of the Constitution. The primary seat of the Federal Supreme Court and all benches is the capital city of Aksum.

Bench for Human Rights: To deal with issues of human rights arising under the guarantee of civil and human rights provided by Article XII of this Constitution, and arising in pursuance of the provisions of Article XII of this Constitution, and arising otherwise under Federation legislation and the body of law approved by the Federation Assembly.
Bench for Criminal Cases: To deal with issues arising from the violation of Federation laws and legislation by individuals, corporations, groups and associations, but not issues primarily concerned with human rights.
Bench for Civil Cases: To deal with issues involving civil law suits and disputes between individuals, corporations, groups and associations arising under Federation legislation and law and the administration thereof.
Bench for Constitutional Cases: To deal with the interpretation of this Constitution and with issues and actions arising in connection with the interpretation of this Constitution.
Bench for International Conflicts: To deal with disputes, conflicts and legal contest arising between or among the nations, which have joined in the Federation.
Bench for Public Cases: To deal with issues not under the jurisdiction of another bench arising from conflicts, disputes, civil suits or other legal contests between the Federation Government and corporations, groups or individuals, or between national governments and corporations, groups or individuals in cases involving Federation legislation and law.
Appellate Bench: To deal with issues involving Federation legislation and law which may be appealed from national courts, and to decide which bench to assign a case or action or litigation when a question or disagreement arises over the proper jurisdiction.
Advisory Bench: To give opinions upon request on any legal question arising under Federation law or legislation, exclusive of contests or actions involving interpretation of this Constitution. Any House or committee of the Federation Assembly, by the President, any Administrative Department, the Office of Federation Attorneys General, the Federation Ombudsman, or by any agency of the Integrative Complex, may request advisory opinions.

The College of Federal Judges
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A College of Federal Judges or Collegium of Federal Judges is established by the Federal Assembly and consist of a minimum of twenty member judges although it can be expanded as needed but not to exceed sixty members. Judges that compose the Collegium of Federal Judges are nominated by the President and are elected by plurality vote of the both chambers of the Federal Assembly in joint session. The President nominates between two and three times the number of Federal judges to be elected at any one time. The term of office for a Federal Judge is twenty years, Successive terms allowed without limit. The Collegium of Federal Judges elects a Presiding Council of Judges, consisting of a Chief Justice and four Associate Chief Justices. One member of the Presiding Council of Judges is elected from each state within the Federation. Members of the Presiding Council of Judges serve ten-year terms on the Presiding Council, and may serve two successive terms, but not two successive terms as Chief Justice. The Presiding Council of Judges assigns all Federation Judges, including themselves, to the several benches of the Federal Supreme Court, and the subsequent lower courts. Each bench of the Federal Supreme Court has a minimum of three Judges, except that the number of Judges for benches on International Conflicts and the Appellate Bench, has no less than five.

Current The Presiding Council of Judges
Chief Justice: Julie Yetemgeta
Associate Chief Justice Peter Kassa
Associate Chief Justice Ahmed Ali
Associate Chief Justice Hasna Kiflay
Associate Chief Justice Alexander Gouled

The Superior Tribunal of the Federation Supreme Court
A Superior Tribunal of the Federal Supreme Court is established to take cases, which are considered to be of extra-ordinary public importance. The Superior Tribunal for any calendar year consists of the Presiding Council of Federal Judges together with one Federal Judge named by the Presiding Judge of each bench of the Federal Supreme Court. The composition of the Superior Tribunal may be continued unchanged for a second year by decision of the Presiding Council of Federal Judges. Any party to any dispute, issue, case or litigation coming under the jurisdiction of the Federal Supreme Court, may apply to any particular bench of the Federal Supreme Court or to the Presiding Council of Federal Judges for the assignment or transfer of the case to the Superior Tribunal on the grounds of extra-ordinary public importance. If the application is granted, the case shall be heard and disposed of by the Superior Tribunal. Also, any bench taking any particular case, if satisfied that the case is of extra-ordinary public importance, may of its own discretion transfer the case to the Superior Tribunal.

Economy
A middle-income country, the Federation has a well-developed financial, legal, communications, energy, and transport sectors, a stock exchange that ranks among the top in the world, and a modern infrastructure supporting an efficient distribution of goods to major urban centers throughout the entire region. The Federation is one of the largest energy producer and consumer on the continent. A popular tourist destination, a substantial amount of revenue comes from tourism especially to Ethiopia who is a very ancient Christian country with deep historical roots in the continent.

Ethiopia, one of the founding nations of the Federation, is referred to as the "water tower" of Eastern Africa because of the many (14 major) rivers that pour off the high tableland. It also has the greatest water reserves in Africa, using several powerful irrigation systems in place to use it both for power and irrigation itself. Noting Ethiopia as one the most fertile countries in Africa if not the world, the Federation has spent heavily on improving its agricultural sector and has now given Ethiopia, and the Federation, the potential of becoming the breadbasket for much of Africa and possible other regions such as Europe and the Middle East.

The Federation has invested in communications and physical infrastructure, improving railways, highways, and waterways. It has also sought to develop a strong private sector dedicated to green energy, including wind, hydro-power, and ethanol.

Industry: Food and agriculture processing, beverages, clothing and textiles, leather, chemicals, metals processing, cements, light manufacturing, salt, construction.

Agriculture: Cereals, pulses, coffee, oilseed, sorghum, lentils, vegetables, corn, cotton, sugarcane, potatoes, qat, cut flowers; hides, cattle, sheep, camels, goats; tobacco, sisal; livestock, goats; fish, fruits.

Exports: Coffee, qat, gold, leather products, live animals, oilseeds, livestock, sorghum, textiles, food, small manufactures.

Imports: Food and live animals, petroleum and petroleum products, chemicals, machinery, motor vehicles, cereals, textiles, machinery, manufactured goods, transport equipment.

Natural Resources: Gold, potash, zinc, copper, platinum, clay, granite, limestone, marble, salt, possibly oil and natural gas, petroleum, fish, hydropower, potential geothermal power, diatomite, gypsum, pumice.
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HISTORY OF THE FEDERATION
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CONSTITUTION OF THE FEDERATION OF UNITED AFRICAN NATIONS (PART I)

The Constitution for the Federation of United African Nation is the founding document and foundation for the Federation itself. Its safeguards and protections for many inalienable rights ensure citizens of the Federation live in an environment build on the principals of liberty, justice, and democracy for all citizens with no restrictions. It forms the basis for which all Federation law is based on and has become a symbol for African democracy.

The Constitution was authored by a commission of representatives from the three founding members of the Federation: Ethiopia, Eritrea, and Djibouti. Famous, among the commission's members, was Zelalem Wolde-Yohannes. The Prime Minister of Ethiopia, Zelalem Wolde-Yohannes was paramount in shaping many of the provisions of the Constitution including the Bill of Rights. In the end, his work on the Constitution as well as his leadership role in aligning Ethiopia, Eritrea, and Djibouti together into the Federation helped win him immense popularity in all three nations. It would be this fame and popularity that lead Zelalem Wolde-Yohannes to become the Federation's first President.

Today, the Constitution of the Federation of United African Nations remains the foundation for which the country stand as a symbol of republican idealism and democratic values. The provisions, safeguards, and structure for which the constitution has created has allowed the Federation to become economically rich, politically stable, and culturally satisfied country.

THE CONSTITUTION FOR THE FEDERATION OF UNITED AFRICAN NATIONS
Realizing that Africans today have come to a turning point in history and that we are on the threshold of an new regional order which promises to usher in an era of peace, prosperity, justice and harmony; Aware of the interdependence of people, nations and all life; Aware that man's abuse of science and technology has brought Humanity to the brink of disaster through the production of horrendous weaponry of mass destruction and to the brink of ecological and social catastrophe; Aware of the misery and conflicts caused by ever increasing disparity between rich and poor;

Conscious of our obligation to posterity to save Humanity from imminent and total annihilation; Conscious that Humanity is One despite the existence of diverse nations, races, creeds, ideologies and cultures and that the principle of unity in diversity is the basis for a new age when war shall be outlawed and peace prevail; and when basic human rights and responsibilities shall be shared by all without discrimination; Conscious of the inescapable reality that the greatest hope for the survival of the African people is the establishment of a democratic regional government;

We, citizens of the Africa, hereby resolve to establish a federation of Nations to be governed in accordance with this constitution for the Federation of United African Nations


Article 1 - Broad Functions of the Federal Government

The broad functions of the government of the Federation of United African Nations shall be:
1. To prevent war, secure disarmament, and resolve territorial and other disputes that endanger peace and human rights.
2. To protect universal human rights, including life, liberty, security, democracy, and equal opportunities in life.
3. To obtain for all people the conditions required for equitable economic and social development and for diminishing social differences.
4. To regulate trade, communications, transportation, currency, standards, use of resources, and other global and international processes.
5. To protect the environment and the ecological fabric of life from all sources of damage, and to control technological innovations whose effects transcend national boundaries, for the purpose of keeping a safe, healthy and happy home for all people.
6. To devise and implement solutions to all problems which are beyond the capacity of national governments, or which are now or may become of international concern or consequence.

Article 2 - Basic Structure of the Federation of United African Nations and Federal Government

1. The Federation of United African Nations shall be organized as a voluntary federation, to include all nations and all people, and to encompass all lands, rivers, lakes and coastlines; inclusive of non-self governing territories that wish to join the Federation by national referendum.
2. The Government for the Federation of United African Nations shall be non-military and shall be democratic in its own structure, with ultimate sovereignty residing in all the people who live within the Federation.
3. The authority and powers granted to the Federal Government shall be limited to those defined in this Constitution for the Federation of United African Nations, applicable to problems and affairs which transcend national boundaries, leaving to national governments jurisdiction over the internal affairs of the respective nations but consistent with the authority of the Federal Government to protect universal human rights as defined in this Constitution.
4. Members nations of the Federation of United African Nations shall be organized into one of two different member-types. Unless otherwise specified within this constitution, both member-nation types shall be guaranteed all the rights, privileges, and protections of this constitution.

  • Federal Republics
  • Federal Administrated Territories.

5. Federal Republics of the Federation of United African Nations shall be federal, parliamentary, representative democratic republics. Each Federal Republic shall operate under the same political structure. A Premier, elected through free and fair national election, shall serve as both the head of state and the head of government for a Federated Republic. The Premier, as head of government, shall exercise executive power through their leadership of the Executive Cabinet who, along with cabinet Secretaries, shall form the government of the Federated Republic. Legislative power of a Federated Republic shall be vested in a parliament. Parliament shall be a unicameral legislature. Members of parliament shall be elected through direct elections held within the sub-national administrative divisions of each Federated Republic. Parliament may call upon the Premier at any time to appear before the body and answer questions regarding executive actions and policies. The Premier shall have the power to veto legislation passed by parliament though this veto can be overruled by a majority vote of the body. The Federal National Court shall be the highest court within a Federal Republic. The Federal National Court shall be a regional court within the greater court system of the Federation.
6. Federal Administrated Territories of the Federation of United African Nations shall be special territories under the administration of the federal government. Territories shall be admitted as Federal Administrative Territories if the territories lack the necessary political organization and population size to organize into a Federate Republic. Federal Administrated Territories shall not have elected representation in the Federal Government. Instead, a Federal Government representative shall be nominated by the President of the Federation, upon advice from the Secretary of the Interior, to be approved and officially appointed upon confirmation by the Federal Assembly. The representative shall serve as administrator to the territory and receive full executive power over the territory. A six-member executive council shall be established in each territory and be invested with local legislative power, enabling the council to enact local laws in accordance with the provisions of this constitution. The Federal National Court shall be the highest court within a Federal Republic. The Federal National Court shall be a regional court within the greater court system of the Federation.

Article 3 - Organs of the Federal Government

The organs of the Federal Government of the Federation of United African Nations shall be:

  • The Federal Assembly.
  • The Federal Politburo.
  • The Federal Administration.
  • The Integrative Complex.
  • The Federal Judiciary.
  • The Enforcement System.
  • The Federal Ombudsman.


Article 4 - Grant of Specific Powers to the Federal Government

The powers of the Federal Government to be exercised through its several organs and agencies shall comprise the following:
1. Prevent wars and armed conflicts among the nations, regions, districts, parts and peoples of the Federation
2. Supervise disarmament and prevent re-armament; prohibit and eliminate the design, testing, manufacture, sale, purchase, use and possession of weapons of mass destruction, and prohibit or regulate all lethal weapons, which the Federation Council may decide.
3. Prohibit incitement to war, and discrimination against or defamation of conscientious objectors.
4. Provide the means for peaceful and just solutions of disputes and conflicts among or between nations, peoples, and/or other components within the Federation.
5. Supervise boundary settlements and conduct plebiscites as needed.
6. Define the boundaries for the districts, regions and divisions that are established for electoral, administrative, judicial and other purposes of the Federal Government.
7. Define and regulate procedures for the nomination and election of the members of Federation Assembly, and for the nomination, election, appointment and employment of all Federal Government officials and personnel.
8. Codify Federation laws, including the body of international law developed prior to adoption of this constitution, but not inconsistent therewith, and which is approved by the Federal Assembly.
9. Establish universal standards for weights, measurements, accounting and records.
10. Provide assistance in the event of large-scale calamities, including drought, famine, pestilence, flood, earthquake, hurricane, ecological disruptions and other disasters.
11. Guarantee and enforce the civil liberties and the basic human rights, which are defined in the Bill of Rights for the Citizens of Federation, which is made a part of this Constitution under Article 12.
12. Define standards and promote the supra-national improvement in working conditions, nutrition, health, housing, human settlements, environmental conditions, education, economic security, and other conditions defined under Article 13 of this Constitution.
13. Regulate and supervise supra-national transportation, communications, postal services, and migrations of people.
14. Regulate and supervise supra-national trade, industry, corporations, businesses, cartels, professional services, labor supply, finances, investments and insurance.
15. Secure and supervise the elimination of tariffs and other trade barriers among nations, but with provisions to prevent or minimize hardship for those previously protected by tariffs.
16. Raise the revenues and funds, by direct and/or indirect means, which are necessary for the purposes and activities of the Federal Government.
17. Establish and operate Federation financial, banking, credit and insurance institutions designed to serve human needs; establish, issue and regulate Federation currency, credit and exchange.
18. Plan for and regulate the development, use, conservation, and re-cycling of the natural resources of the territory of the Federation; protect the environment in every way for the benefit of both present and future generations.
19. Create and operate a Supra-national Economic Development Organization to serve equitably the needs of all nations and people included within the Federation.
20. Develop and implement solutions to transnational problems of food supply, agricultural production, soil fertility, soil conservation, pest control, diet, nutrition, drugs and poisons, and the disposal of toxic wastes.
21. Develop and implement means to control population growth in relation to the life-support capacities of the Federation territory, and solve problems of population distribution.
22. Develop, protect, regulate and conserve the water supplies of the Federation; develop, operate and/or coordinate transnational irrigation and other water supply and control projects; assure equitable allocation of trans- national water supplies, and protect against adverse trans-national effects of water or moisture diversion or weather control projects within national boundaries.
23. Own, administer and supervise the development and conservation of the seabeds of the coastline of the Federation and all resources thereof, and protect from damage.
24. Establish, operate and/or coordinate international airlines, river transport systems, international railways and highways, global communication systems, control and administer vital waterways.
25. Develop, operate and/or coordinate transnational power systems, or networks of small units, integrating into the systems or networks power derived from the sun, wind, water, tides, heat differentials, magnetic forces, and any other source of safe, eco logically sound and continuing energy supply.
26. Control the mining, production, transportation and use of fossil sources of energy to the extent necessary to reduce and prevent damages to the environment and the ecology, as well as to prevent conflicts and conserve supplies for sustained use by succeeding generations.
27. Exercise exclusive jurisdiction and control over nuclear energy research and testing and nuclear power production, including the right to prohibit any form of testing or production considered hazardous.
28. Place under Federation Government’s control all essential natural resources, which may be limited or unevenly distributed about the territories of the Federation. Find and implement ways to reduce wastes and find ways to minimize disparities when development or production is insufficient to supply everybody with all that may be needed.
29. Provide for the examination and assessment of technological innovations which are or may be of supranational consequence, to determine possible hazards or perils to humanity or the environment; institute such controls and regulations of technology as may be found necessary to prevent or correct widespread hazards or perils to human health and welfare.
30. Carry out intensive programs to develop safe alternatives to any technology or technological processes, which may be hazardous to the environment, the ecological system, or human health and welfare.
31. Resolve supra-national problems caused by gross disparities in technological development or capability, capital formation, availability of natural resources, educational opportunity, economic opportunity, and wage and price differentials. Assist the processes of technology transfer under conditions, which safeguard human welfare and the environment and contribute to minimizing disparities.
32. Intervene under procedures to be defined by the Federal Assembly in cases of either intra-state violence or intra-state problems, which seriously affect Federation peace or universal human rights.
33. Develop a Federation university system. Obtain the correction of prejudicial communicative materials, which cause misunderstandings or conflicts due to differences of race, religion, sex, national origin or affiliation.
34. Designate as may be found desirable an official Federation language or official Federation languages.
35. Establish and operate a system of Federation parks, wild life preserves, natural places, and wilderness areas.
36. Define and establish procedures for initiative and referendum by the Citizens of the Federation on matters of supra-national legislation not prohibited by this Constitution.
37. Establish such departments, bureaus, commissions, institutes, corporations, administrations, or agencies as may by needed to carry out any and all of the functions and powers of the Federal Government.
38. Serve the needs of humanity in any and all ways, which are now, or may prove in the future to be, beyond the capacity of national and local governments.

Article 5 - The Federal Assembly

Sec. A - Functions and Powers of the Federal Assembly
The functions and powers of the Federal Assembly shall comprise the following:

1. To prepare and enact detailed legislation in all areas of authority and jurisdiction granted to the Federal Government under Article IV of this Constitution.
2. To amend or repeal Federation laws as may be found necessary or desirable.
3. To approve, amend or reject the international laws developed prior to the advent of the Federal Government, and to codify and integrate the system of international law and legislation under the Federal Government.
4. To establish such regulations and directions as may be needed, consistent with this constitution, for the proper functioning of all organs, branches, departments, bureaus, commissions, institutes, agencies or parts of the Federal Government.
5. To review, amend and give final approval to each budget for the Federal Government, as submitted by the Federation Executive; to devise the specific means for directly raising funds needed to fulfill the budget, including taxes, licenses, fees, internationally accounted social and public costs which must be added into the prices for goods and services, loans and credit advances, and any other appropriate means; and to appropriate and allocate funds for all operations and functions of the Federation Government in accordance with approved budgets, but subject to the right of the Legislature to revise any appropriation not yet spent or contractually committed.
6. To create, alter, abolish or consolidate the departments, bureaus, commissions, institutes, agencies or other parts of the Federation Government as may be needed for the best functioning of the several organs of the Federal Government, subject to the specific provisions of this Constitution.
7. To approve the appointments of the heads of all major departments, commissions, offices, agencies and other parts of the several organs of the Federal Government, except those chosen by electoral or civil service procedures.
8. To remove from office for cause any member of the Federal Politburo, and any elective or appointive head of any organ, department, office, agency or other part of the Federal Government, subject to the specific provisions in this Constitution concerning specific offices.

Sec. B - Composition of the Federal Assembly

1. The Federal Assembly shall composed of two houses, designated as follows:

  • The Federation Council, to represent the nations which are joined together in the Federation of United African Nations;
  • The Federal Senate, to represent the people of each member state directly and equally.


Sec. C - The Federation Council

1. The Federation Council shall be composed of two national delegates, to be known as Council members, elected by their respective parliaments.
2. Council members shall be elected to serve for terms of five-years, and can be elected the serve for no more than two consecutive terms. Councilor terms shall be staggered between the two Council members for each member-state so that both Councilors from a single nation are not up for election at the same time.
3. Each Council member within the Federation Council shall have one vote within the Federation Council.
4. Any person to serve as a national delegate shall be a natural born citizen of the Federation, a resident of at least ten years of the nation to be represented, must be at least 21 years of age, and shall take a pledge of service to the people of the Federation.

Sec. D - The Federal Senate

1. The Federal Senate shall be composed of delegates, to be known as Senators, elected through direct elections held on the national level of each nation. Each member nation shall receive a number of seats within the Senate dependent on the population size of the country as determined by a census to be held every ten years. Each member nation is entitled to at least one seat. Total number of seat for the Federal Senate shall not exceed 771 at any given time.
2. Senators shall be elected to serve a five-year term in the Federal Senate and may be elected to serve successive terms without limit.
3. Each Senator in the Federal Senate shall have one vote.
4. A candidate for election to serve as a Senator must be at least 21 years of age, a natural born citizen of a nation within the Federation, a resident for at least ten years of the nation which the candidate is seeking to represent, and shall take a pledge of service to the people of the Federation.

Sec. E - Procedures of the Federal Assembly

1. During its first session after general elections of both chambers of the Federal Assembly, all newly elected members shall take the pledge of service to the people of the Federation, repeating the following:
I do solemnly affirm that I will support and defend the Constitution of the Federation of United African Nations against all enemies, foreign and domestic; that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same; that I take this obligation freely, without any mental reservation or purpose of evasion; and that I will well and faithfully discharge the duties of the office on which I am about to enter
2. The Federal Senate, during its first session after general elections, shall elect a Speaker from among its own membership to serve as chief presiding officer of the Chamber. The Federation Council, during its first session after general elections shall elect a chairman from among its own membership to serve as chief presiding officer of the Chamber.
3. The Senate Speaker and Federal Council Chairman shall meet together, as needed, for the purpose of coordinating the work of both Houses of the Federation Assembly, both severally and jointly.
4. Any legislative measure or action may be initiated in either chamber or both concurrently, and shall become effective when passed by a simple majority vote of both the Chambers and signed by the President, except in those cases where an absolute majority vote or other voting majority is specified in this Constitution.
5. In case of deadlock on a measure initiated in either Chamber, the measure shall then automatically go to the next chamber for decision by simple majority vote, except in the cases where other majority vote is required in this Constitution. In Cases of a deadlock on a measure by both Chambers, then the measure is sent automatically to the President of the Federation for a final decision.
6. Each chamber of the Federal Assembly shall adopt its own detailed rules of procedure, which shall by consistent with the procedures set forth in this Constitution, and which shall be designed to facilitate coordinated functioning of the two chambers.
7. Approval of appointments by the Federal Assembly or any house thereof shall require simple majority votes, while removals for cause shall require absolute majority votes.
8. Regular sessions of the Federation Council and Federal Senate shall convene on the second Monday of January of each and every Year.
9. Each nation, according to its own procedures, shall elect members of the Federation Council at least forty days prior to the date for convening the Federation Council in January.
10. Bi-elections to fill vacancies shall be held within three months from occurrence of the vacancy or vacancies.
11. The Federal Assembly shall remain in session for a minimum of nine months of each year. One or two breaks may be taken during each year, at times and for durations to be decided by simple majority vote of the Federation Council and Federal Senate sitting jointly.
12. Annual salaries for members of the Federal Assembly of both houses shall be the same. Salary schedules shall be determined by a simple majority both houses sitting jointly.

Article 6 - The Federal Politburo

Sec. A Functions and Powers of the Federal Politburo

1. To implement the basic system of Federation law as defined in this Constitution and in the codified system of international law after approval by the Federal Assembly.
2. To implement legislation enacted by the Federal Assembly and signed by the President.
3. To propose and recommend legislation for enactment by the Federal Assembly.
4. To convene the Federal Assembly in special sessions when necessary.
5. To supervise the Federal Administration and the Integrative Complex and all of the departments, bureaus, offices, institutes and agencies thereof.
6. To nominate, select and remove the heads of various organs, branches, departments, bureaus, offices, commissions, institutes, agencies and other parts of the Federal Government, in accordance with the provisions of this Constitution and as specified in measures enacted by the Federal Assembly.
7. To prepare and submit annually to the Federal Assembly a comprehensive budget for the operations of the Federal Government, and to prepare and submit periodically budget projections over periods of several years.
8. To define and propose priorities for Federation legislation and budgetary allocations.
9. To be held accountable to the Federal Assembly for the expenditures of appropriations made by the Federal Assembly in accordance with approved and longer term budgets, subject to revisions approved by the Federal Assembly.

Sec. B Composition of the Federal Politburo

The Federation Politburo shall consist of:

  • The President of the Federation.
  • The Federal Secretariat.

Sec. C The President of the Federation

1. The President of the Federation shall be the chief executive officer, commander and chief of Federation Military Forces, and is the chief diplomat of the Federation of United African Nations.
2. The President shall have been a member of at least one chamber within the Federal Assembly before being considered eligible for election to the office of President. Furthermore a candidate must also be at least 25 years of age, a natural born citizen of a nation within the Federation, and shall take an oath of office of the Federation of United African Nations.
3. The two Chambers of the Federal Assembly shall make nominations for the office of President. The number of nominees shall be between one to two nominations from each nation within the Federation.
4. From among the nominees submitted by the chambers of the Federal Assembly, the President shall be elected by vote of the combined citizenship of all nations within the Federation. A plurality vote equal to at least 51 percent of the total citizenship of the Federation shall be required for the election of the Federation President, with successive elimination votes taken as necessary until the required plurality is achieved.
5. The President of the Federation may be removed for cause by an absolute majority vote of the combined membership of the two houses of the Federal Assembly in joint session.
6. The term of office for the President shall be five years and at the end of each five-year period, the President in office shall continue to serve until the new President for the succeeding term is elected. Membership in the office of the President shall be limited to two consecutive terms.

Sec. D The Line of Succession for the President of the Federation

1. In the event that the President of the Federation of United African Nations is incapacitated, for any reason, and/or cannot perform his or her duties as stipulated in this Constitution, then the office of the President shall be filled by the next highest member on the President Succession List.

The Presidential Succession List is as followed:
1. Chairman of the Federation Council
2. Speaker of the Federal Senate
3. Federation Administrator
4. Foreign Secretary
5. Interior Secretary
6. Treasury Secretary
7. Defense Secretary
8. Justice Secretary
9. Agriculture Secretary
10. Commerce and Labor Secretary
11. Health and Welfare Secretary
12. Housing and Urban Development Secretary
13. Transportation Secretary
14. Energy Secretary
15. Education Secretary

Sec. E The Federal Secretariat

1. The Federal Secretariat shall be composed of no less than ten members.
2. All members of the Federal Secretariat shall have served in at least one house of the Federation Assembly. They must also be at least 21 years of age, a natural born citizen of a nation within the Federation, and shall take a pledge of service to the people of the Federation.
3. There shall be no more than four members of the Federal Secretariat from any single nation of the Federation.
4. Each member of the Federal Secretariat shall serve as the head of a department or agency of the Administration or Integrative Complex, and in this capacity shall be designated as Secretary of the particular department or agency.
5. The President of the Federation, taking into consideration the various functions that Federal Secretariat members are to perform, shall make nominations for members of the Federal Secretariat. The President shall nominate no more than two times the number to be elected.
6. The Federal Secretariat shall be elected by simple majority vote of the combined membership of both chamber of the Federal Assembly in joint session.
7. Members of the Federal Secretariat either individually or collectively may be removed for cause by an absolute majority vote of the combined membership of all both chambers of the Federal Assembly sitting in joint session.
8. The term of office in the Federal Secretariat is ten years, except that at the end of each ten-year period, the Secretaries in office continue to serve until the new Federal Secretariat for the succeeding term is elected. Membership in the Federal Secretariat shall be limited to four consecutive terms, regardless of change in secretarial position.

Sec. E Procedures of the Federal Politburo

1. On first Friday in January after elections a President inauguration shall be held. The newly elected President shall take the oath of office on this day, reciting the following:
I do solemnly affirm that I will support and defend the Constitution of the Federation of United African Nations against all enemies, foreign and domestic; that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same; that I take this obligation freely, without any mental reservation or purpose of evasion; and that I will faithfully execute the office of President of the Federation to the best of my ability.
Accordingly, after being affirmed by the Federal Assembly, each Secretary shall take the oath of office, reciting the following:
I do solemnly affirm that I will faithfully execute the Office of the ..... Secretariat and will, to the best of my Ability, preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the Federation of United African Nations.
2.The President shall assign the secretarial positions among the Cabinet members to head the several administrative departments and major agencies of the Administration and of the Integrative Complex. The President may not serve as a Secretary to head an administrative department. Secretarial positions may be changed at the discretion of the President. A Cabinet member may hold no more than one secretarial post during a term in office.
3. The President, in consultation with the Federal Secretariat, shall have the power to veto any legislation passed by the Federal Assembly.
4. The President, in consultation with the Federal Secretariat, shall prepare and present to the Federal Assembly near the beginning of each year a proposed program of Federation legislation. The President may propose other legislation during the year.
5. The President, in consultation with the Federal Secretariat, and in consultation with the Federal Financial Administration, (see Article VIII, Sec. G-1) shall be responsible for preparing and submitting to the Federal Assembly the proposed annual budget, and budgetary projections over periods of five-years.
6. Each Cabinet Member as Secretary of a particular department or agency shall prepare an annual report for the particular department or agency, to be submitted both to the President and to the Federal Assembly.
7. The President and the members of the Federal Secretariat at all times shall be responsible both individually and collectively to the Federal Assembly.
8. Vacancies occurring at any time in the Federal Politburo shall be filled within sixty days by nomination and election in the same manner as specified for filling the offices originally, except in the case of the President of the Federation.

Sec. F Limitations on the Federation Executive

1. The Federal Politburo shall not at any time alter, suspend, abridge, infringe or otherwise violate any provision of this Constitution or any legislation or law enacted or approved by the Federation Assembly in accordance with the provisions of this Constitution.
2. The Federal Politburo shall have the power to veto any legislation passed by the Federal Assembly only once. Any legislation vetoed by the President is sent back to the Federal Assembly where, if passed by both chambers, can then become law.
3. The Federal Politburo may not dissolve the Federal Assembly.
4. The Federal Politburo may not act contrary to decisions of the Federal Courts.
5. The Federal Politburo shall be bound to faithfully execute all legislation passed by the Federal Assembly and signed by the President in accordance with the provisions of this Constitution, and may not impound or refuse to spend funds appropriated by the Federal Assembly, nor spend more funds than are appropriated by the Federal Assembly.
6. The Federal Politburo may not transcend or contradict the decisions or controls of the Federal Assembly, the Federal Judiciary or the Provisions of this Constitution by any device of executive order or executive privilege or emergency declaration or decree.

Article 7 - The Federal Administration

Sec. A - Functions of the Federal Administration

1. The Federal Administration shall be organized to carry out the detailed and continuous administration and implementation of Federation legislation and law.
2. The Federal Administration shall be under the direction of the Federal Politburo, and shall at all times be responsible to the Federal Politburo.
3. The Federal Administration shall be organized so as to give professional continuity to the work of administration and implementation.

Sec. B - Structure and Procedures of the Federation Administration

1. The Federation Administration shall be composed of professionally organized departments and other agencies in all areas of activity requiring continuity of administration and implementation by the Federal Government.
2. A Secretary who shall be a member of the Federal Secretariat shall head each Department or major agency of the Federal Administration.
3. Each Department or major agency of the Federation Administration shall have as chief of staff, a Senior Administrator, who shall assist the Secretary and supervise the detailed work of the Department or agency.
4. Each Senior Administrator shall be nominated by the Secretary of the particular Department or agency from among persons in the senior lists of the Federal Civil Service Administration, as soon as senior lists have been established by the Federal Civil Service Administration, and shall be confirmed by the President. The Secretaries shall make temporary qualified appointments with confirmation by the President, pending establishment of the senior lists.
5. There shall be a Chief Administrator of the Federal Administration, who shall be nominated by the President and confirmed by absolute majority vote of the entire Federal Politburo.
6. The functions and responsibilities of the Chief Administrator shall be to assist in coordinating the work of the Senior Administrators of the several Departments and agencies of the Federal Administration. The Chief Administrator shall at all times be subject to the direction of the President, and shall be directly responsible to the President.
7. The employment of any Senior Administrator and of the Chief Administrator may be terminated for cause by absolute majority vote of the Federal Secretariat, but not contrary to civil service rules, which protect tenure on grounds of competence.
8. Each Secretary of a Department or agency of the Federal Administration shall provide continuous liaison between the particular Department or agency and the Federal Assembly, shall respond at any time to any questions or requests for information from the Federal Assembly, including committees of any chamber.
9. The President, in cooperation with the particular Secretary in each case, shall be responsible for the original organization of each of the Departments and major agencies of the Federal Administration.
10. The assignment of legislative measures, constitutional provisions and areas of law to particular Departments and agencies for administration and implementation shall be done by the President in consultation with the Federal Secretariat and Chief Administrator, unless specifically provided in legislation passed by the Federal Assembly.
11. The President, in consultation with the Federal Secretariat, may propose the creation of other departments and agencies to have secretarial status; and may propose the alteration, combination or termination of existing Departments and agencies of secretarial status as may seem necessary or desirable. Any such creation, alteration, combination or termination shall require a simple majority vote of approval of the both chambers of the Federal Assembly in joint session.
12. The Federal Assembly by absolute majority vote of the both chambers in joint session may specify the creation of new departments or agencies of secretarial status in the Federal Administration, or may direct the Federal Politburo to alter, combine, or term innate existing departments or agencies of secretarial status.
13. The President and the Federal Politburo may not create, establish or maintain any administrative or executive department or agency for the purpose of circumventing control by the Federal Assembly.

Sec. C - Departments of the Federal Administration

Among the Departments and agencies of the Federal Administration of ministerial status, but not limited thereto and subject to combinations and to changes in descriptive terminology, shall be those listed under this Section. A Secretary and a Senior Administrator shall head each major area of administration.

1. Disarmament and War Prevention.
2. Population.
3. Food and Agriculture.
4. Water Supplies and Waterways.
5. Health and Nutrition.
6. Education.
7. Cultural Diversity and the Arts.
8. Habitat and Settlements.
9. Environment and Ecology.
10. Federation Resources.
11. Energy.
12. Science and Technology.
13. Genetic Research and Engineering.
14. Labor and Income.
15. Economic and Social Development.
16. Commerce and Industry.
17. Transportation and Travel.
18. Multi-National Corporations.
19. Communications and Information.
20. Human Rights.
21. Distributive Justice.
22. Federation Service Corps.
23. Federation Territories and Parks.
24. Exterior Relations.
25. Democratic Procedures.
26. Revenue.
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CONSTITUTION OF THE FEDERATION OF UNITED AFRICAN NATIONS (PART II)

Article 9 - The Federal Supreme Court

Sec. A - Jurisdiction of the Federation Supreme Court

1. A Federation Supreme Court shall be established, together with such national, regional, and district courts as may subsequently be found necessary. The Federation Supreme Court shall comprise a number of benches.
2. The Federation Supreme Court, together with such national, regional, and district courts as may be established, shall have mandatory jurisdiction in all cases, actions, disputes, conflicts, violations of law, civil suits, guarantees of civil and human rights, constitutional interpretations, and other litigations arising under the provisions of this Constitution, Federation legislation, and the body of law approved by the Federal Assembly.
3. Decisions of the Federation Supreme Court shall be binding on all parties involved in all cases, actions and litigations brought before any bench of the Federation Supreme Court for settlement. Each bench of the Federation Supreme Court shall constitute a court of highest appeal, except when matters of extra-ordinary public importance are assigned or transferred to the Superior Tribunal of the Federation Supreme Court, as provided in Section E of Article IX.

Sec. B - Benches of the Federation Supreme Court

The benches of the Federation Supreme Court and their respective jurisdictions shall be as follows:
1. Bench for Human Rights: To deal with issues of human rights arising under the guarantee of civil and human rights provided by Article XII of this Constitution, and arising in pursuance of the provisions of Article XII of this Constitution, and arising otherwise under Federation legislation and the body of law approved by the Federal Assembly.
2. Bench for Criminal Cases: To deal with issues arising from the violation of Federation laws and legislation by individuals, corporations, groups and associations, but not issues primarily concerned with human rights.
3. Bench for Civil Cases: To deal with issues involving civil law suits and disputes between individuals, corporations, groups and associations arising under Federation legislation and law and the administration thereof.
4. Bench for Constitutional Cases: To deal with the interpretation of this Constitution and with issues and actions arising in connection with the interpretation of this Constitution.
5. Bench for Supra-national Conflicts: To deal with disputes, conflicts and legal contest arising between or among the nations, which have joined in the Federation.
6. Bench for Public Cases: To deal with issues not under the jurisdiction of another bench arising from conflicts, disputes, civil suits or other legal contests between the Federation Government and corporations, groups or individuals, or between national governments and corporations, groups or individuals in cases involving Federation legislation and law.
7. Appellate Bench: To deal with issues involving Federation legislation and law which may be appealed from national courts, and to decide which bench to assign a case or action or litigation when a question or disagreement arises over the proper jurisdiction.
8. Advisory Bench: To give opinions upon request on any legal question arising under Federation law or legislation, exclusive of contests or actions involving interpretation of this Constitution. Any House or committee of the Federation Assembly, by the President, any Administrative Department, the Office of Federation Attorneys General, the Federation Ombudsman, or by any agency of the Integrative Complex, may request advisory opinions.
9. Other benches may be established, combined or terminated upon recommendation of the Collegium of Federation Judges with approval by the Federation Assembly; but benches number one through eight may not be combined nor terminated except by amendment of this Constitution.

Sec. C - Seats of the Federation Supreme Court

1. The primary seat of the Federation Supreme Court and all benches shall be the city of Aksum and is subject to change only through amendment to this constitution.

Sec. D - The College of Federation Judges

1. The Federation Assembly shall establish a College of Federation Judges. The College shall consist of a minimum of twenty member judges, and may be expanded as needed but not to exceed sixty members.
2. The Judges to compose the College of Federation Judges shall be nominated by the President and shall be elected by plurality vote of the both chambers of the Federal Assembly in joint session. The President shall nominate between two and three times the number of Federation judges to be elected at any one time.
3. The term of office for a Federation Judge shall be twenty years. Successive terms may be served without limit.
4. The College of Federation Judges shall elect Presiding Council of Judges, consisting of a Chief Justice and four Associate Chief Justices. One member of the Presiding Council of Judges shall be elected from a single nation within the Federation with no two Judges being from the same nation. Members of the Presiding Council of Judges shall serve ten-year terms on the Presiding Council, and may serve two successive terms, but not two successive terms as Chief Justice.
5. The Presiding Council of Judges shall assign all Federation Judges, including themselves, to the several benches of the Federation Supreme Court. Each bench shall have a minimum of three Judges, except that the number of Judges for benches on Supra-national Conflicts and the Appellate Bench, shall be no less than five.
6. The member judges of each bench shall choose annually a Presiding Judge, who may serve two successive terms.
7. The members of the several benches may be reconstituted from time to time as may seem desirable or necessary upon the decision of the Presiding Council of Judges. Any decision to re-constitute a bench shall be referred to a vote of the entire College of Federation Judges by request of any Judge.
8. Any Judge may be removed from office for cause by an absolute two- thirds majority vote of the two chambers of the Federal Assembly in joint session.
9. Qualifications for Judges of the Federation Supreme Court shall be at least ten years of legal or juristic experience, minimum age of thirty years, and evident competence in Federation law and the humanities.
10. The salaries, expenses, remunerations and prerogatives of the Judges shall be determined by the Federation Assembly, and shall be reviewed every five years, but shall not be changed to the disadvantage of any Judge during a term of office. All members of the College of Federation Judges shall receive the same salaries, except that additional compensation may be given to the Presiding Council of Judges.
11. Upon recommendation by the College of Federation Judges, the Federal Assembly shall have the authority to establish regional and district courts below the Federation Supreme Court, and to establish the jurisdictions thereof, and the procedures for appeal to the Federation Supreme Court or to the several benches thereof.
12. The detailed rules of procedure for the functioning of the Federation Supreme Court, the College of Federation Judges, and for each bench of the Federation Supreme Court, shall be decided and amended by absolute majority vote of the College of Federation Judges.

Sec. E - The Superior Tribunal of the Federation Supreme Court

1. A Superior Tribunal of the Federation Supreme Court shall be established to take cases, which are considered to be of extra-ordinary public importance. The Superior Tribunal for any calendar year can be established and shall consist, for that case, of Presiding Council of Judges together with one Judge named by each Presiding Judge of a bench of the Supreme Court sitting during the time of the formation of the Superior Tribunal. The composition of the Superior Tribunal may not exceed 13 members and can be continued unchanged by a vote of the entire College of Federation Judges.
2. Any party to any dispute, issue, case or litigation coming under the jurisdiction of the Federation Supreme Court, may apply to any particular bench of the Federation Supreme Court or to the Presiding Council of Judges for the assignment or transfer of the case to the Superior Tribunal on the grounds of extra-ordinary public importance. If the application is granted, the case shall be heard and disposed of by the Superior Tribunal. Also, any bench taking any particular case, if satisfied that the case is of extra-ordinary public importance, may of its own discretion transfer the case to the Superior Tribunal.

Article 10 - The Enforcement System

Sec. A - Basic Principles

1. The enforcement of Federation law and legislation shall apply directly to individuals, and individuals shall be held responsible for compliance with Federation law and legislation regardless of whether the individuals are acting in their own capacity or as agents or officials of governments at any level or of the institutions of governments, or as agents or officials of corporations, organizations, associations or groups of any kind.
2. When Federation law or legislation or decisions of the Federation courts are violated, the Enforcement System shall operate to identify and apprehend the individuals responsible for violations.
3. Any enforcement action shall not violate the civil and human rights guaranteed under this Constitution.
4. Those agents of the enforcement system whose function shall be to apprehend and bring to court violators of Federation law and legislation shall be equipped only with such weapons as are appropriate for the apprehension of the individuals responsible for violations.
5. The enforcement of Federation law and legislation under this Constitution shall be conceived and developed primarily as the processes of effective design and administration of Federation law and legislation to serve the welfare of all people within the Federation, with equity and justice for all.

Sec. B - The Structure for Enforcement: Federation Attorneys General
1. A Justice Secretariat and a Commission of National Attorneys shall head the Enforcement System.
2. The Justice Secretariat shall be led by the Justice Secretary.
3. The Commission of National Federation Attorneys shall consist of one National Attorney for every member-state of the Federation of United African Nations.
4. The Justice Secretary shall be nominated by the President and elected by plurality vote of the two chambers of the Federal Assembly in joint session.
5. The term of office for Justice Secretary shall be ten years. A member may serve two consecutive terms.
6. Each member nation shall nominate members for the Commission of National Attorneys. From these nominations, both chambers of the Federal Assembly in joint session shall elect the Commission. National Attorneys shall serve terms of five years and may serve four consecutive terms.
7. Each National Attorney shall organize and oversee an Office of the National Attorney.
8. The staff to carry out the work of enforcement, in addition to the Justice Secretariat and the National Attorneys, shall be selected from civil service lists, and shall be organized for the following functions:

  • Investigation.
  • Apprehension and arrest.
  • Prosecution.
  • Remedies and correction.
  • Conflict resolution.

9. Qualifications for the Secretary of Justice and for the National Attorneys shall be at least 30 years of age, at least seven years legal experience, and education in law and the humanities.
10. The Justice Secretary and the National Attorneys shall at all times be responsible to the Federal Assembly. Any member of the Justice Secretariat and any National Attorney can be removed from office for cause by a simple majority vote of both chambers of the Federal Assembly in joint session.

Sec. C - The Federation Police

1. That section of the staff of the Justice Secretariat and of the Offices of National Attorneys responsible for the apprehension and arrest of violators of Federation law and legislation shall be designated as Federation Police.
2. A National Police Chief, who shall be appointed by the National Attorney, shall head each national staff of the Federation Police.
3. The Justice Secretariat shall appoint a Federal Police Commandant, to oversee those activities, which transcend national boundaries. The Federal Police Commandant shall direct the National Police Chiefs in any actions that require coordinated or joint action transcending national boundaries and shall direct any action that requires initiation or direction from the Justice Secretariat.
4. Searches and arrests to be made by Federation Police shall be made only upon warrants issued by the Justice Secretariat or by a National Attorney.
5. Federation Police shall be armed only with weapons appropriate for the apprehension of the individuals responsible for violation of Federation law.
6. Employment in the capacity of National Police Chief and Federation Police Commandant shall be limited to ten years.
7. The Federal Police Commandant and any National Police Chief may be removed from office for cause by decision of the Justice Secretariat or by absolute majority vote of both chambers of the Federal Assembly in joint session.

Sec. D - The Means of Enforcement

1. Non-military means of enforcement of Federation law and legislation shall be developed by the Federal Assembly and by the Justice Secretariat in consultation with the Commission of National Attorneys, the College of Judges, the Federation President, and the Federation Ombudsman. The actual means of enforcement shall require legislation by the Federal Assembly.
2. Non-military means of enforcement which can be developed may include: Denial of financial credit; denial of material resources and personnel; revocation of licenses, charters, or corporate rights; impounding of equipment; fines and damage payments; performance of work to rectify damages; imprisonment or isolation; and other means appropriate to the specific situations.
3. To cope with situations of potential or actual riots, insurrection, and resort to armed violence; particular strategies and methods shall be developed by the Federal Assembly and by the Justice Secretariat in consultation with the Commission of Regional Attorneys, the college of Judges, the President, and the Federation Ombudsman. Such strategies and methods shall require enabling legislation by the Federal Assembly where required in addition to the specific provisions of this Constitution.
4. A basic condition for preventing outbreaks of violence which the Enforcement System shall facilitate in every way possible, shall be to assure a fair hearing under non-violent circumstances for any person or group having a grievance, and likewise to assure a fair opportunity for a just settlement of any grievance with due regard for the rights and welfare of all concerned.

Article 11 - The Federation Ombudsman

Sec. A - Functions and Powers of the Federation Ombudsman

The functions and powers of the Federation Ombudsman, as public defender, shall include the following:
1. To protect the People of the Federation and all individuals against violations or neglect of universal human and civil rights which are stipulated in Article 12 and other sections of this Constitution.
2. To protect the People of the Federation against violations of this Constitution by any official or agency of the Federal Government, including both elected and appointed officials or public employees regardless of organ, department, office, agency or rank.
3. To press for the implementation of the Directive Principles for the Federation Government as defined in Article XIII of this Constitution.
4. To promote the welfare of the people of the Federation by seeking to assure that conditions of social justice and of minimizing disparities are achieved in the implementation and administration of Federation legislation and law.
5. To keep on the alert for perils to humanity arising from technological innovations, environmental disruptions and other diverse sources, and to launch initiatives for correction or prevention of such perils.
6. To ascertain that the administration of otherwise proper laws, ordinances and procedures of the Federation Government do not result in unforeseen injustices or inequities, or become stultified in bureaucracy or the details of administration.
7. To receive and hear complaints, grievances or requests for aid from any person, group, organization, association, body politic or agency concerning any matter, which comes within the purview of the Federation Ombudsman.
8. To request the Justice Secretariat or any National Attorney to initiate legal actions or court proceedings whenever and wherever considered necessary or desirable in the view of the Federation Ombudsman.
9. To directly initiate legal actions and court proceedings whenever the Federation Ombudsman deems necessary.
10. To review the functioning of the departments, bureaus, offices, commissions, institutes, organs and agencies of the Federal Government to ascertain whether the procedures of the Federal government are adequately fulfilling their purposes and serving the welfare of humanity in optimum fashion, and to make recommendations for improvements.
11. To present an annual report to the Federal Assembly and to the President on the activities of the Federation Ombudsman, together with any recommendations for legislative measures to improve the functioning of the Federal Government for the purpose of better serving the welfare of the People of the Federation.

Sec. B - Composition of the Federation Ombudsman

1. The Federation Ombudsman shall be headed by a Council of Federation Ombudsmen of five members, one of whom shall be designated as Principal Ombudsman, while the other four shall each be designated as Associate Ombudsmen.
2. Members to compose the Council of Federation Ombudsmen shall be nominated by the President. One member of the Council shall be elected from a member nation of the Federation, with no two elected members being from the same nation, by plurality vote of both chambers of the Federation Assembly in joint session.
3. The term of office for a Federation Ombudsman shall be ten years. A Federation Ombudsman may serve two successive terms. The position of Principal Ombudsman shall be rotated every two years. The Council of Federation Ombudsmen shall determine the order of rotation.
4. A Commission of Federation Advocates shall assist the Council of Federation Ombudsmen. The Council of Federation Ombudsmen shall nominate two times the necessary members for the Commission of Federation Advocates. Both chambers of the Federal Assembly shall elect one Federation Advocate from each member nation of the Federation, in joint session. Federation Advocates shall serve terms of five years, and may serve a maximum of four successive terms.
5. The Council of Federation Ombudsmen shall establish national offices, in addition to the principal office.
6. A Federation Advocate shall head each national office of the Federation Ombudsman. An Associate Federation Ombudsman shall supervise no more than three regional offices of the Federation Ombudsman.
7. Any Federation Ombudsman and any Federation Advocate may be removed from office for cause by an absolute majority vote of both chambers of the Federal Assembly in joint session.
8. Staff members for the Federation Ombudsman and for each national office shall be selected and employed from civil service lists.
9. Qualifications for Federation Ombudsman and for Federation Advocate shall be at least thirty years of age, at least five years legal experience, and education in law and other relevant education.

Article 12 - Bill of Rights for the Citizens of the Federation of United African Nations

The inhabitants and citizens of the Federation of East African Nations shall have certain inalienable rights defined hereunder. It shall be mandatory for the Federal Assembly, the Federal Politburo, and all organs and agencies of the Federal Government to honor, implement and enforce these rights, as well as for the national governments of all member nations in the Federation to do likewise. Individuals or groups suffering violation or neglect of such rights shall have full recourse through the Federation Ombudsman, the Enforcement System and the Federation Courts for redress of grievances. The inalienable rights shall include the following:
1. Equal rights for all citizens of the Federation, with no discrimination on grounds of, but not limited to, race, color, caste, nationality, sex, religion, political affiliation, property, or social status.
2. Equal protection and application of Federation legislation and laws for all citizens of the Federation.
3. Freedom of thought and conscience, speech, press, writing, communication, expression, publication, broadcasting, telecasting, and cinema, except as an overt part of or incitement to violence, armed riot or insurrection.
4. Freedom of assembly, association, organization, petition and peaceful demonstration.
5. Freedom to vote without duress, and freedom for political organization and campaigning without censorship or recrimination.
6. Freedom to profess, practice and promote religious or religious beliefs or no religion or religious belief.
7. Freedom to profess and promote political beliefs or no political beliefs.
8. Freedom for investigation, research and reporting.
9. Freedom to travel without passport or visas or other forms of registration among the member nations of the Federation.
10. Prohibition against slavery, peonage, involuntary servitude, and conscription of labor.
11. Prohibition against military conscription.
12. Safety of person from arbitrary or unreasonable arrest, detention, exile, search or seizure; requirement of warrants for searches and arrests.
13. Prohibition against physical or psychological duress or torture during any period of investigation, arrest, detention or imprisonment, and against cruel or unusual punishment.
14. Right of habeas corpus; no ex-post-facto laws; no double jeopardy; right to refuse self-incrimination or the incrimination of another.
15. Prohibition against national or private armies and paramilitary organizations as being threats to the common peace and safety.
16. Safety of property from arbitrary seizure; protection against exercise of the power of eminent domain without reasonable compensation.
17. Right to family planning and free public assistance to achieve family planning objectives.
18. Right of privacy of person, family and association; prohibition against surveillance as a means of political control.

Article 13 - Directive Principles for the Federal Government

It shall be the aim of the Federal Government to secure certain other rights for all inhabitants within the Federation of United African Nations, but without immediate guarantee of universal achievement and enforcement. These rights are defined as Directive Principles, obligating the Federal Government to pursue every reasonable means for universal realization and implementation, and shall include the following:
1. Equal opportunity for useful employment for everyone, with wages or remuneration sufficient to assure human dignity.
2. Freedom of choice in work, occupation, employment or profession.
3. Full access to information and to the accumulated knowledge of the human race.
4. Free and adequate public education available to everyone, extending to the pre-university level; Equal opportunities for elementary and higher education for all persons; equal opportunity for continued education for all persons throughout life; the right of any person or parent to choose a private educational institution at any time.
5. Free and adequate public health services and medical care available to everyone throughout life under conditions of free choice.
6. Equal opportunity for leisure time for everyone; better distribution of the workload of society so that every person may have equitable leisure time opportunities.
7. Equal opportunity for everyone to enjoy the benefits of scientific and technological discoveries and developments.
8. Protection for everyone against the hazards and perils of technological innovations and developments.
9. Protection of the natural environment, which is the common heritage of humanity against pollution, ecological disruption or damage, which could imperil life or lower the quality of life.
10. Conservation of those natural resources within the Federation, which are limited, so that present and future generations may continue to enjoy life within the member nations of the Federation.
11. Assurance for everyone of adequate housing, of adequate and nutritious food supplies, of safe and adequate water supplies, of pure air with protection of oxygen supplies and the ozone layer, and in general for the continuance of an environment which can sustain healthy living for all.
12. Assure to each child the right to the full realization of his or her potential.
13. Social Security for everyone to relieve the hazards of unemployment, sickness, old age, family circumstances, disability, catastrophes of nature, and technological change, and to allow retirement with sufficient lifetime income for living under conditions of human dignity during older age.
14. Rapid elimination of and prohibitions against technological hazards and man-made environmental disturbances, which are found to create dangers to life within the Federation.
15. Implementation of intensive programs to discover, develop and institute safe alternatives and practical substitutions for technologies which must be eliminated and prohibited because of hazards and dangers to life.
16. Encouragement for cultural diversity.
17. Freedom for peaceful self-determination for minorities, refugees and dissenters.
18.Prohibition against the death penalty.
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CONSTITUTION OF THE FEDERATION OF UNITED AFRICAN NATIONS (PART III)
Article 14 - Safeguards and Reservations

Sec. A - Certain Safeguards

The Federal Government shall operate to secure for all nations and peoples within the Federation of United African Nations the safeguards, which are defined hereunder:
1. Guarantee that full faith and credit shall be given to the public acts, records, legislation and judicial proceedings of the member nations within the Federation of United African Nations, consistent with the several provisions of this Constitution.
2. Assure freedom of choice within the member nations and countries of the Federation of United African Nations to determine their internal political, economic and social systems, consistent with the guarantees and protections given under this Constitution to assure civil liberties and human rights and a safe environment for life, and otherwise consistent with the several provisions of this Constitution.
3. Grant the right of asylum within the Federation of United African Nations for persons who may seek refuge from countries or nations, which are not included within the Federation.
4. Grant the right of individuals and groups to peacefully leave the Federation of United African Nations and to live in suitable territory neither restricted nor protected by the Federal Government, provided that such territory is not used as a base for inciting violence or insurrection within or against the Federation or any member nation

Sec. B - Reservation of Powers

The powers not delegated to the Federal Government by this Constitution shall be reserved to the national governments of the Federation of United African Nations and to the various people therein.

Article 15- Exterior Relations and Federation Defense

Sec. A-Exterior Relations

1. The Federation Government shall maintain exterior relations with those nations that are not apart of the Federation of United African Nations. Exterior relations shall be under the administration of the Federal Politburo, subject at all times to specific instructions and approval by the Federal Assembly.
2. All treaties and agreements with nations outside the Federation of United African Nations shall be negotiated by the President or other member of the Federal Politburo acting on behalf of the President, and must be ratified by a simple majority vote of both chamber of the Federal Assembly.
3. The Federal Government shall establish and maintain peaceful relations with all other nations and will only resort to armed violence when the peace of the Federation is jeopardized and when all other diplomatic means to a solution have been exhausted by the Federal Politburo and the Federal Assembly

Sec. B- Federation Defense

1. The Federal Government shall maintain an supra-national military force, the Federation Armed Forces, designed with the sole purpose of defending the Federation of United African Nations from outside aggression that threaten the peace and stability of all member nations.
2. The Federation Armed Forces shall be lead by the President, as commander and chief of the Federation Armed Forces, who shall be consulted on military matters by the Defense Secretariat and a High Command Council.
3. The Federation Armed Forces High Command Council shall be a military council composed of the top military official from each branch of the Federation Armed Forces. The High Command Council shall coordinate all military operations for the Federation Armed Forces as approved by the President and Defense Secretariat. The Council shall also provide vital military strategy and intelligence to the President and Defense Secretariat.
4. The President, in consultation with the Defense Secretariat and the High Command Council, can suggest the establishment of such departments, bureaus, commissions, institutes, corporations, administrations, or agencies as may be deemed necessary within the Federation Armed Forces for the defense of the Federation. Such suggestions must be taken to the Federal Assembly for a simply majority vote by both chambers to be finalized.
5. Any person to serve as a member of any branch within the Federation Armed Forces shall be a natural born citizen of the Federation, must be at least 18 years of age, and shall take a pledge of service to the people of the Federation by reciting the following:
I having been appointed (militiary rank)do solemnly affirm that I will support and defend the Constitution of the Federation of United African Nations, against all enemies, foreign and domestic; that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same; that I will obey the orders of the President as they are given to me, that I make this obligation freely, without any mental reservations or purpose of evasion, and that I will well and faithfully discharge the duties of the Office of [rank] in the (Army/Navy/Air Force/National Guard/Coast Guard) of the Federation of United African Nations upon which I am about to enter.
6. Any member within the Federation Armed Forces may be removed for cause by an absolute majority vote by the High Command. Any member of the High Command may be removed by an absolute majority vote the the two chambers of the Federation Assembly in joint session.

Article 16- Amendments

1. Amendments to this Constitution may be proposed for consideration in two ways:

  • By a simple majority vote of any House of the Federation Assembly.
  • By petitions signed by a total of 500,000 persons eligible to vote in Federation elections.

2. Passage of any amendment proposed by a House of the Federation Assembly shall require an absolute two-thirds majority vote of each of the two Houses of the Federation Assembly voting separately.
3. An amendment proposed by popular petition shall first require a simple majority vote of the Federation Council, which shall be obliged to take a vote upon the proposed amendment. Passage of the amendment shall then require an absolute two-thirds majority vote of each of the two Houses of the Federation Assembly voting separately.
4. Periodically, the Members of the Federation Assembly shall meet in special session comprising a Constitutional Convention to conduct a review of this Constitution to consider and propose possible amendments, which shall then require action as specified in Clause 2 of Article XVI for passage.
5. Except by following the amendment procedures specified herein, no part of this Constitution may be set aside, suspended or subverted, neither for emergencies nor caprice nor convenience.

Article 17-Membership to the Federation of United African Nations

1. Membership into the Federation of United African Nations shall be voluntary, and open to any sovereign state or nation. A nation, at the time of petition, must not currently be apart of a sovereign, internationally recognized state nor can they be claiming territory that is occupied by a sovereign, internationally recognized state.
2. For the purposes of this Constitution, a nation shall be defined as a community of people who share a common language, culture, ethnicity, descent, and/or history.
3. Any state or nation seeking membership into the Federation must first file a petition with the Federal Government. A petition to the Federal Government must include, along with their expressed desire for membership, the names of at least half of the total population of the state or nation itself.
4.Upon receiving and verifying the authenticity of a petition and its signatures, a vote on consideration of membership must be held in the Federal Assembly sitting in joint session. A absolute majority vote in both chambers of the Federal Assembly is necessary to proceed.
5. Upon an approval vote in the Federal Assembly, it shall be the Federal Politburo, Federal Administration, and Integrative Complex duty to organized a referendum to be held within the state or nation that has petitioned membership. The right to vote shall be given to every member of the state or nation that is 18 years of age or older. A simply majority vote in favor of joining the Federation must be acquired for the referendum to pass.
6. Upon a successful referendum, the state or nation shall have one year to bring themselves into compliance with the criteria necessary to sign this Constitution as a candidate state for the Federation. The criteria for becoming a candidate state of the Federation of United African Nations are as follows. A state or nation must have or create a stable government institution guaranteeing democracy, the rule of law, human rights and respect for and protection of all its citizens equally. The state or nation must have or be able to create a functioning market economy capable of withstanding the pressure of competition and market forces. Finally, the state or nation must be able to incorporate the entire body of laws and regulations of the Constitution of the Federation of United African Nations as well as successful execute all the necessary obligations and operations of member-nations.
7. If, within one year, a state or nation has complied with the criteria for becoming a candidate state of the Federation of United African Nations, then it is the duty of the Federal Assembly to present the state's national government with a copy of this Constitution of the Federation of United African Nations to sign. Signing this Constitution completes the membership processes and certifies the undersigned state as a member-nation to the Federation of United African Nations.
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MEMBER-STATES, DEPENDENCIES, AND PROTECTORATES

Member-states of the Federation of United African Nations
he Federation is currently divided into two types of members, whose government composition are stipulated by the Constitution. The two types of members are Federal Republics and Federal Administrative Territories. Federal Republics are the most common while Federal Administrative Territories are for specific cases of areas wishing membership into the Federation. Federal Republics and Federal Territories differ greatly in terms of their internal political structures. However, though each territory of the Federation may differ, all member-states and territories of the United Federation of African Nations have guaranteed citizens for its people and all the rights and privileges ensured by the constitution.

FEDERAL REPUBLICS
The Federated Republics of the Federation of United African Nations are federal, parliamentary, representative democratic republics. Each operate under a framework laid out in the Constitution of the Federation. The political structure of all the Federate Republics are the same. Territories are admitted to the Federation as Federal Republics if they have the self-sustaining ability to provide for their citizens the privileges and quality of life guaranteed by the Federal Constitution. In general, these territories are usually areas that contain high concentrations of valuable resources which, with the help of the Federal government, the territories can harvest for the purposes of generating revenue. These territories generally tend to be large in area and have a healthy population size. These territories also generally tend to be areas located within the continent itself and in self-remote areas of Africa.
A Premier serves as both head of state as well as head of government for each Federal Republic. The Premier is elected in a general election held within the nation and is voted on by all voting-eligible citizens of that nation. The Premier, as head of government, exercises executive power through their leadership of the Executive Cabinet who, along with cabinet Secretaries, form the government of the Federated Republic. Legislative power for each Federated Republic is vested in a parliament. The Parliament is a unicameral legislature whose members are elected through direct elections held within the sub-national administrative divisions of each Federated Republic (generally known as provinces).

The Federal National Court is the highest court within a Federal Republic, considered a regional court within the greater court system of the Federation. A Federation member-state falls under the judiciary jurisdiction of the Federation Court System which, by signing to the Federation Constitution, members-states agree to abide by their decision-making and interpretation. While the Supreme Court of the Federation is tasked with abiding by and interpreting the laws of the Federation, the Federal National Court is tasked with not only abiding by Federation law but also local regional and provincial laws. Judges seated for the Federal National Court are chosen by the Collegium of Federal Judges.

Federal Republics of the Federation of United African Nations
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CAPITAL
PREMIER
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Ethiopia
Addis Ababa
Zera Benti
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Eritrea
Asmara
Yonas Kelati
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Djibouti
Djibouti
Hassan Abdallah Mohamed
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Liberia
Liberty City
Seakou Cooper
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Rwanda
Kigali
Adrien Kabuga
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Burundi
Bujumbura
Albin Masumbuko
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Lesotho
Maseru
Elias Kutu
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Swaziland
Mbabane
Benjamin Damini
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The Rif
Ajdir
Jamal El-Khattabi
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Zangaro
Enugu
D. Jean Okoye
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Somaliland
Hargeisa
Khalil Mohamed Osman
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FEDERAL ADMINISTRATED TERRITORY
Federal Territories of the Federation of United African Nations are special territories under the administration of the federal government. Territories are admitted as Federal Territories if the area in question does not have the ability to self-sustain and does not have the require capital or capabilities of capital to provide the necessary services and quality of life allotted to Federal citizens as an Federal Republic within the Federation. Many times territories admitted to the Federation as the Federal Territory tend to be areas that are remote or lack an abundance of natural resources that can be used to generate wealth. These can also be area that have low populations and/or the ability to support higher concentration of people (ie: the territory is small in size). Though their political architecture may differ greatly from Federal Republics, citizens of Federal Territories are still granted the same rights and privileges as are any citizen of the Federation, including participating in all major elections.

A Administrator serves as the executive of a Federal Territory. The Administrator is notated by the President of the Federation, from the advice of the Secretary of the Interior, and appointed by a confirmation from the Federal Assembly. Though it does not specific such in the Constitution, it has become customary that Administrators be citizens of the territory in question. The main task of the Administrator is to carry out the day-to-day administrative needs of the territory as well as be a direct representative of the territory's people to the Federal Government. They are also tasked with upholding federal law in their respective territories. A six-member executive council is established to handle local legislative matters, with the Administrator of the territory acting as chairman and hold a tie-breaking vote. The Federation Court System hold jurisdiction over judiciary matters within the territory, with a Federal Territorial Court being established to handle local legal matters.

Federal Territories of the Federation of United African Nations
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Saint Helena Island
Jamestown
Robert Blackmore
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Ascension Island
Georgetown
Joshua Davis
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POLITICAL PARTIES OF THE FEDERATION

he politics of the Federation of United African Nations is unique in that each political party that operations in the Federal government (known officially as congresses) is in fact an alliance of national parties from member-nations. Though coalition parties of this nature are not uncommon throughout the world, the Federation is unique in that each congress is a coalition of parties from the various nations. These congresses work to together to ensure seats in the Federal legislature is held by candidates that are willing to push their congresses's agenda. Interestingly enough, the congresses are not created along ethnic lines but instead on political ideals, such as socialist, communism, or liberalism. Inadvertently or intentionally, the congresses are a benefit to the Federation in that they promote international unity between the various political parties of the member-nations and in turn, the cooperation of the member-nations within the Federation itself.

Unfortunately, however, the congresses also provide for an add bureaucracy that can be damaging to the Federation. This is especially true when one house of the Federal Assembly is held by one congress and the second house is held by another congress. Partisan politics can ensure and inevitably end in political gridlock which can be damaging to both the legislative and economic livelihood of the Federation. Since the inception of political congresses in the Federation (the Congress of Socialists and Democrats being the first), the Federal President has had to player a larger role in motivating the congresses to act, often times having to devote major time in order to effectively mediate between the parties in order to effective postie political cooperation. This has added a new level to the complexity of the President's job and has led many voters to rely more heavily on presidential candidates that are effective mediators and tend to be more bipartisan in nature.

The Following is a detailed list of the Congresses of the Federation, including their national membership.

AFRICAN SOCIAL DEMOCRATIC FEDERALISTS CONGRESS
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Julius Léopold Kendala
Aksum
Center-left

  • African Socialism
  • Progressivism
  • Third Way Economics
  • Federation

Major Party
Association of Federalist Students
Young Federalist
Blue

The African Social Democratic Federalists Congress or Federalist Congress is a major political congress of the Federation of United African Nations. A partnership of center-left political parties from nations within the Federation, the congress is sometimes referred to simply as the Federalists as they are the first political congress to establish itself within the Federation, leading to much of the Federation's core policies being a direct result of congressional politics. The Federalists are also the first congress to capture the Federal Presidency. The Federalists are therefore the oldest congress within the Federation as well as the longest still in operation. The Congress holds a headquarters in the capital city of Aksum.

The history of the Federalist Congress began with the socialist movements of Ethiopia and Djibouti. At the time of the formation of the Federation, the ruling parties of both Ethiopia and Djibouti were socialist parties. Ethiopia's ruling party, the Ethiopian Democratic Socialist Front, and Djibouti's Progressive Socialist Party quickly became strong allies. Both parties pushed hard to enforce socialist policies during the early years of the Federation in hopes of improving the overall quality of life for Federation citizens. When the Federation grew to include more nations in Africa, both parties knew that a congress or alliance had to be formed between socialist movements throughout the Federation not only to provide political aid to national parties but also to promote socialist policies on the Federal level as well. Thus during the presidency of Bahta Sherifo the African Social Democratic Federalists Congress or Federalist Congress was formed. Having a strong foundation in both Ethiopia and Djibouti, the Federalist Congress became a popular congress in other nations in the Federation as well and a surge of socialist support grew. This surge culminated in the election of Angela Defar who not only became the Federation's first female president, but also the Federation's first Federalists president, a historical first for a nation whose presidents had previously been politically neutral. Her election ushered in a new era of party politics on the Federal level and not only helped to give the Federalists a strong political foundation but also help to create other congresses that grew out of opposition to the Federalists. Though the early years of the Federalists were outlined by competing ideas of how center-left politics should look like in the Federation, a single philosophy emerged and became the guiding foundation for Federalists policy. African Socialism, a philosophy popular among African leaders of the 1950s and 1960s, was a relatively unused term in modern times until the Federalists, particularly congress founder Julius Léopold Kendala, adopted it. Ambiguous historically, the Federalists used the term African Socialism to define their united political policy, creating a clear definition that is recognized and emulated throughout Africa.

Today, the Federalists are one of the strongest and most dominant political congresses in the Federation. The Federalists supports what is has come to coin as true African Socialism. The core tenants of this philosophy are social development enhanced by strong public services, the avoidance of the development of social classes within society and instead the support of the traditional African community, and the protection of the environment in support of Africa's agrarian traditions. In economic, financial, and social welfare policy, the Federalists is a proponent of increasing welfare spending in some areas, creating social assistance policies that reflects citizens' needs and assist their re-entry to the work force. The advocate universal health care, a flexible retirement age, and raising the minimum wage to pace the cost of living. Reducing poverty throughout the Federation is a strong goal of the Federalists .In tax policy, the Federalists calls for increases in corporate taxes for big business and lowering taxes for small businesses. The Federalists supports to creation of some state enterprises, particularly in areas such as utilities as a means of lowering costs to the average citizen, as well as the expansion of public transportation. However, the Federalists promotes more competition in the areas of agriculture and consumer goods as a means of keeping costs low. In social policy, the Federalists are committed to the maintenance and expansion of human rights and civil rights, including (but not limited to): gender equality, equal rights for LGBT citizens, rights for people with physical and mental disabilities, and workers' right. Thus, the Federalists aims at making working conditions for women in families easier by promoting more external childcare centers and more opportunities for part-time jobs. It also aims at reinforcing sexual equality in terms of eliminating wage differences based on gender, continues to support government unions for all citizens, and supports abortions. On issues of culture throughout the Federation, the Federalists promote an Intercultural policy and an intercultural understanding between the member-nations and their diverse communities. The Federalists also supports the integration of immigrants into the Federation through a more streamlined, a less costly naturalization process. In terms of drugs, the Federalists supports the legalization of cannabis as well as lesser restrictions on other various other substances. However, the Federalists does support general smoking bans for many public areas, bars and restaurants as well as minimum age laws of the consumption of legalized drugs and alcohol. In foreign policy the Federalists promotes further participation by the Federation in international organizations such as H.E.A.R.T and ICON. It supports the creation of a regional African organization designed to promote cooperation between African Nations as well as a regional economic organization designed to support economic stability on the continent. The Federalists supports an increase on the part of the Federation on international efforts to promote human rights and peace. The Federalists opposes the use of force in international affairs and thus supports keeping the Federation's military neutral. On issues concerning the environment, the Federalists supports eco tax reforms and increased state support for energy saving measures and renewable energies. The Federalists also supports more regulations to safeguard the many natural areas left in the Federation such as mountains, forests, lakes, and rivers.

AFRICAN LIBERAL DEMOCRATIC POPULIST CONGRESS
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Leo Shagari
Aksum
Center-right

  • African Liberalism
  • Non-interventionism
  • Laissez-faire Economics
  • Confederation

Major Party
League of Populists
Young Populist Union
Green

The African Liberal Democratic Populist Congress or Populist Congress is a major political congress of the Federation of United African Nations. The Populist congress was formed out of an alliance formed between center-right political parties of the Federation, especially those parties that follow African Liberalism. The congress is more often referred to as the Populist due to their belief that they represent to true founding principles of the Federation and therefore the people. Populist stand on a platform of liberal policies that greatly contrast those of the Federalists and their more socialist policies, making the congress a highly popular opposition front to Federalist power. The Populist have their headquarters in the capital of Aksum.

The Populist Congress has its roots in the political parties of Liberia, Lesotho, and Swaziland. Each of the three states were among the first to join the Federation following its foundation. All three were also among the first nations in the Federation whose ruling parties were not socialist parties. At the time that Liberia, Lesotho, and Swaziland signed the Federation’s constitution and join the federation, their nations were ruled by the Liberian Liberal Democratic Party, the Lesotho National Republican Party, and Swaziland National Democratic Movement. Unlike their socialist counterparts, these parties stood for African Liberalism, a relatively new concept in African politics that had not be articulated on a national level but was being separately developed by these political parties. The parties would see a need for unity and a political alliance during the Defar years of the Federation and the socialist policies that the Federalists attempted to enact. The official foundation of the Populist Congress came out of the debate over the Federation’s budget under the Defar Administration. During her first term in office, President Defar and Federalist pushed for increased taxes to be put towards social welfare programs, an improved healthcare system, and education. While opposition from Populist agreed that in theory, the increased spending in those areas would improve the Federation, they argued against the increased taxes as an unnecessary burden that federal citizens didn’t need to suffer. Though the budget would eventually be passed, it only passed after considerable concessions were made by the Federalist to the Populist opposition. The debate and victory solidified the alliance between the Liberal political nations and the African Liberal Democratic Populist Congress was born. Though relatively weak by comparison to the more established Federalist Congress, the Populists began winning popularity by focusing on job creation and great individual freedoms both politically and economically. This gained the Populists increased support by the emerging middle and upper classes of the Federation, especially among those that support free trade and less intervention in the economy by the government. By the end of the Defar Presidency, the Populist had become a true opposition congress to the power of the Federalists.

Today, the Populist are one of the major dominant political congresses in the Federation, second only to the Federalists. The Populist support the protection of civil liberties and individual responsibility in a clearly defined political platform they call African liberalism. The Populist call for mutual tolerance of people with different opinions and self-identities, entrepreneurship, social responsibility, the rule of law, and participatory democracy. Populist believe that many Federal agency can be either reduced in size and power or outright dissolved in favor of returning power to the member-nations. Reducing the size of the Federal government, overall, is believed by Populist as a major factor to the continued progress of the Federation itself. The Populist believe that an open society and economic freedom are more conducive to prosperity, and greater economic and social stability, rather than a redistributive and/or regulative state. In economic, financial, and social welfare policy, Populist strongly believe that free markets and individual achievement are keys to economic prosperity. To this end, they advocate in favor of laissez-faire economics, fiscal conservatism, and the elimination of government run welfare programs in favor of private sector nonprofits and encouraging personal responsibility. Populist believe taxes should be reduced across the Federation, especially those that target the private sector. A reduction of taxes, according to the Populist, will allow for economic growth. The Populist support assistance to the less fortunate; however, they believe the private sector is more effective in helping the poor than government. Through this policy, the Populist believe that giving government grants to private charities to supplant welfare spending is more effective. Populist also believe that limits on eligibility and benefits must be in place to ensure the safety net is not abused. In social policies, the Populist remain dedicated to generally equality among the people of the Federation. However, Populist due differ with Federalists when it comes to a few key issues. On abortion, Populist believe that the procedure should only be used when the life of the woman is at risk or in cases of rape. When it comes to immigration, Populist believe in strict laws against illegal immigration into the Federation. They believe illegal immigrants should be held accountable for their actions. They believe the immigration process should be more streamlined however, in order to better process those immigrants working in the system. On drugs, Populists tend to support the legalization of marijuana for private use. However, Populists believe high age limits should be enforced and that most other drugs should be outlawed. On the environment, the Populist adopted as part of their platform support for the development of market-based solutions to environmental problems. According to the platform, "economic prosperity and environmental protection must advance together, environmental regulations should be based on science, the government's role should be to provide market-based incentives to develop the technologies to meet environmental standards, we should ensure that environmental policy meets the needs of localities, and environmental policy should focus on achieving results processes."

AFRICAN SOCIALIST REVOLUTIONARY LABORISTS CONGRESS
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Aksum
Far-left

  • Communism
  • Marxism–Leninism
  • Trotskyism

Minor Party
Union of Communist Students
Communist Scouts
Red


AFRICAN AZANIAN PATRIOTIC NATIONALISTS CONGRESS
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Aksum
Far-RIGHT

  • Nationalism
  • Black Consciousness
  • Anti-Communism
  • Populism

Minor Party
Nationalist Pupils
Nationalist Youth
Black

The African Azanian Nationalist Congress or Nationalist Congress is a minor political congress of the Federation of United African Nations. The Nationalist Congress was created under the ideas of Black Consciousness and a Renaissances of African culture. The Congress was formed out of a union of fringe Nationalist groups from some of the far reaches of Federation territory. Though many of the groups that came to help form the Nationalist Congress were groups with varying agendas, a singular platform was created which expressed the desires of a African continent for African people, a renewal of culture, and an expansion of African society towards unparalleled progress. Though highly unpopular with mainstream political parties, the Nationalist Congress does have a headquarters in Aksum.
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INTERNATIONAL AND DIPLOMATIC INFORMATION

Official Diplomatic and/or Trade Relations:
-The Porcu Republic [Europe]: Ambassador Bernard Bazivo
-: Ambassador Mutara Seromba
-United Allajadinian Emirate [Middle East]: Ambassador Augustin Gasana
-Transitional Libyan Republic [Africa]: Ambassador Simon Mugesera
-: Ambassador Charles Bartuah

Tensed relations with:
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Federation Military Installations Abroad:
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International Organizations Affiliated With:
- International Commonwealth of Nations (ICON)
- African Cooperation Treaty Organization (ACTO)

International Treaties Signed:

UTLR-FAN Bilateral Cooperation Treaty


Bilateral Cooperation Agreement (RWI-FAN)
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LANDMARKS AND CITYSCAPES OF THE FEDERATION

The Federal Tower (Aksum, Ethiopia)
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