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OAU & AU AT 50+
THE OAU/AU AT 50+
Amadu Sesay The African Union (AU) invokes different reactions from different individuals. It is significant, however, that most of the critical and even pessimistic comments about the new organization tend to come from Africans. This is perhaps not unconnected with the disappointment with the AU’s predecessor, the Organization of African Union (OAU). Most Africans would … [Read more...] about THE OAU/AU AT 50+
THE AU AND THE INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL COURT
Max du Plessis, Tiyanjana Maluwa and Annie O’Reilly: More than two-thirds of the members of the African Union (AU) are parties to the treaty establishing the International Criminal Court (ICC Rome Statute). Nevertheless over the years the Assembly of the AU has adopted various resolutions critical of the ICC and its practice. This paper discusses some of the reasons for the … [Read more...] about THE AU AND THE INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL COURT
STRUGGLE AND SOLIDARITY: AFRICAN UNION AT 50
An interactive dashboard examines the history, successes and challenges facing the group. Al Jazeera staff | 26 May 2013 07:15 GMT | Interactive, Business & Economy … [Read more...] about STRUGGLE AND SOLIDARITY: AFRICAN UNION AT 50
ABOUT ‘AFRICAN SOLUTIONS TO AFRICAN PROBLEMS’
Kasaija Phillip Apuuli: In the aftermath of the failure of the international community in the 1990s to decisively deal, inter alia, with the genocide in Rwanda and state collapse in Somalia, African countries resolved to craft their own solutions to the problems emerging on the continent. This marked the origin of the notion of African solutions to Africa s … [Read more...] about ABOUT ‘AFRICAN SOLUTIONS TO AFRICAN PROBLEMS’
IN SEARCH FOR AN ELUSIVE TRADE AGREEMENT BETWEEN UNEQUAL PARTNERS—EU AND AFRICA
Kingsley Ighobor As Africa confronts the challenges of a global economy, it is being forced to make tough choices in negotiating new trade agreements with its major trading partners, particularly the European Union and the US. Meanwhile, intra-Africa trade still cries for solutions. Sixty-one heads of government and other top-level officials from African and European … [Read more...] about IN SEARCH FOR AN ELUSIVE TRADE AGREEMENT BETWEEN UNEQUAL PARTNERS—EU AND AFRICA