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The Global Solidarity Network has successfully concluded the African Union Simulation Model for STEM school students, focusing on the theme “Justice for Africans and People of African Descent through Reparations.” The theme mirrors that adopted by the African Union (AU) during its February 2025 summit.
The month-long program, held in August, brought together students for academic sessions, policy paper writing, and workshops guided by diplomats, AU officials, researchers, and experts in African affairs. The initiative aimed to equip participants with an in-depth understanding of the AU’s structure, mandate, and role in advancing continental issues.
Topics covered included the AU’s institutional framework, Egypt’s role in Africa’s development, water cooperation, continental economic challenges, the AU’s legal dimensions, and its peace and conflict resolution efforts. Special focus was placed on AU resolutions regarding reparations for Africans and people of African descent.
The program culminated in a simulation summit at the historic Palace of Ali Ibrahim Pasha. Under the supervision of anthropological researcher and Global Solidarity Network founder, Hassan Ghazaly, students represented 30 African countries and eight former colonial powers, presenting 38 position papers. The African delegations emphasized demands for recognition of historical injustices, psychological reparations, acknowledgment of colonial massacres, resource plundering, and the transatlantic slave trade.
Ghazaly described the model as a significant success in building youth capacity. “Preparing a young generation that is conscious of Africa’s challenges and capable of representing it with competence is a true investment in the continent’s future and a reflection of Egypt’s vision to support African capacities,” he said.
Since its launch in 2012, the AU Simulation Model has been a core initiative of the Global Solidarity Network, designed to raise Egyptian youth’s awareness of the AU’s institutions and Egypt’s role in continental affairs since the establishment of the Organization of African Unity in 1963.
The Global Solidarity Network runs multiple programs aimed at strengthening African and Global South cooperation, including the AfroMedia Initiative, the Seeds Project for Popular Culture, the Global South Solidarity School, the Nile Valley Peoples’ Solidarity Project, and the Global Solidarity Talks Program.
