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Tajudeen has spear-headed Justice Africa's engagement with the African Union since its founding in 2002; positioning Justice Africa as a incisive civil society voice within that body and its constituent organs, as well as acting as a forum and conduit between civil society and the African Union generally. As well as his work with the AU, Tajudeen has maintained his role as General Secretary of the Pan-African Movement; Chairman of the Centre for Democracy and Development, based in Abuja and London; and of the Pan-African Development Education and Advocacy Programme (PADEAP) based in Uganda and Nigeria. In addition to this, Tajudeen continues to produce the weekly Thursday Postcard, a column on African issues that is widely read on the net on Pambazuka News and in several newspapers including The Monitor (Uganda), Weekly Trust (Nigeria), The African (Tanzania), Nairobi Star (Kenya) and the Weekly Herald (Zimbabwe). Since 2006, Tajudeen has been based in Nairobi, acting as Deputy Director (Africa) for the United Nations Millennium Campaign; ensuring that civil society voices continue to be heard in the global effort against poverty and injustice.
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