The Peace Journey in Africa, an initiative by two Ethiopians, was launched on Friday in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
The Peace Journey makers have set to cross nine African countries in the first phase and to cover 24 countries of the continent later, with the aim of promoting the United States of Africa through peaceful and motivated way.
The Journey makers made the move at Maskal Square here in the metropolis with the fare-well bid by the Ethiopian government officials, and representatives from the African Union (AU) and some African countries.
The Peace Journey makers travel to African countries on peace journey caravan preaching peace among African citizens at the grass root level.
Hiwot Adane is one of the two initiators of the Peace Journey in Africa Program.
She told Xinhua that they are closely working with the AU Peace and Security Program as the AU Heads of States and Governments have decided 2010 to be Peace Year.
Hiwot says the initiative has come to promote Africa's values inside the African continent.
"As an African citizen, we should contribute something to the African continent; I can say we have every resource in Africa; every potential for development and the capacity to help our continent Africa; so the objective of this program is to promote Africa's values inside the African continent; African indigenous knowledge that we have; the importance of peace and peace building in Africa," said Hiwot.
"We are planning to cover 24 African countries; 2010 is Africa's Peace and Security Year and we are closely working with the AU Peace Year Program; in our first phase we cross nine African Countries which include, Burundi, Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda, and Zimbabwe," she said.
Samuel is a university professor at New Generation University College here in Addis Ababa, and is participating in the program.
Along with others Samuel has a radio program run on Afro FM 105.3 infotainment station mainly targeting at foreigners in Addis Ababa.
He told Xinhua that they serve as a bridge between the Peace Journey initiators and the public that the effort get recognition and further parties join hands to end conflicts in Africa and realize the United States of Africa.
Some 13 Peace Journey makers from seven African countries, will hold the slogan on banners saying "Stop Civil War at Mama Africa in This 21st Century."
They are expected to travel to Kenya making the starting point Ethiopia which is the seat for AU Headquarters. [Xinhua]
The Delegation of the European Union to Ethiopia has awarded grant contracts to 12 Ethiopian civil society organizations (CSOs) worth about 1.6 million euro from the European Commission .......
Danakil Depression, also called Afar Depression, is a geological depression in the Horn of Africa, where it overlaps Eritrea, the Afar Region of Ethiopia, and Djibouti. Danakil is well known.......
Indian ambassador to Ethiopia Bhagwant Bishnoi said Ethiopian will remain a destination of Indian potential investors as the country politically stable and ensure sound macro economic.......
An Ethio-German Joint Venture known as Aethiopic Energy Plc is on the process of launching a wind energy development project in Ethiopia which is estimated to cost 600 million US dollars, its General Manage..........
Ethiopia is going to adopt a Cyberlaw that helps protect financial institutions from crimes through internet networks. The draft law sent to some banks and insurance companies for comment aims to introduce a cyber law which would .......
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) said Ethiopians and foreign nationals of Ethiopian origin residing aboard are benefiting a lot from the conducive banking system implemented........
Addis Ababa,– The International Coordinating Council of UNESCO’s Man and the Biosphere (MAB) Program has added 13 new sites and five extensions in 15 different countries to the World Network of Biosphere reserves ..... 
