by Contributed | Oct 19, 2022 | Blog
Mulugeta G Berhe (PhD), Tufts University The African Union pledged in 2016 to “silence the guns” by the end of 2020, an ambitious agenda of ending armed conflicts on the continent. Just two months before that deadline, the deadliest war in years erupted in Ethiopia....
by Contributed | Aug 12, 2022 | Blog
Adekeye Adebajo, University of Pretoria The African Union (AU) was born in the South African port city of Durban in 2002. Under its first chair,Thabo Mbeki, African leaders seemed determined to abandon the grandiose plans of its predecessor, the Organisation of...
by Contributed | Jun 28, 2022 | Blog
The African Union Commission chief has voiced shock at the “violent and degrading” treatment of African migrants trying to cross from Morocco into Spain after 23 people died, and called for an investigation into the incident. About 2,000 migrants stormed...
by Contributed | Apr 19, 2022 | Blog
Etim Offiong, Obafemi Awolowo University Agenda 2063 is the African Union’s long-term framework for socio-economic development, regional integration and the preservation of history and culture. The agenda has 15 flagship projects. These have been identified as...
