Vol 57 No 2 | AFRICAN UNION AU force eyes Burundi 22nd January 2016 The AU standby force's advocates want it to deploy, but financial, administrative and diplomatic hurdles abound The African Union is making noises about deploying its long-awaited standby force to Burundi. Since it was formed in 2001, the mantra of the AU has been 'African...
Vol 55 No 25 | SUDANUNITED NATIONSAFRICAN UNION Rape row 19th December 2014 A diplomatic row has erupted over the failure of the United Nations and African Union to investigate reports that Sudanese troops and allied militia raped some 200 women...
Vol 55 No 3 | AFRICAN UNION South Africa’s volunteer force 7th February 2014 Frustrated by delays in setting up an African standby force, Pretoria and its allies are pushing ahead with a smaller, rapid reaction force The cannons roared and the guns blazed as diplomats and politicians arrived for the African Union summit in Addis Abba on 24-31 January. The raging conflict and wanton... READ FOR FREE
Vol 55 No 3 | AFRICAN UNION Danger, road works ahead 31st January 2014 The summit focused on immediate regional crises but made little headway on an African Standby Force or a new independent financing system for the organisation Like the labyrinthine streets of host city Addis Ababa, the African Union's security strategy for the continent is undergoing drastic reconstruction and is beset with traffic jams. This...
Vol 54 No 21 | AFRICAN UNIONINTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL COURT African Union challenges the ICC 17th October 2013 President Uhuru Kenyatta and Sudan’s President Omer Hassan Ahmed el Beshir have much reason to thank African Union Chairwoman Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma. Well before the AU’s extraordinary summit on...
Vol 54 No 13 | AFRICAN UNIONG8 Transparency's clear win 21st June 2013 Anti-corruption activists are celebrating the introduction of tougher rules on corporate accountability. The European Parliament passed EU Accounting and Transparency Directives on 12 June, pressuring the Group of...
Vol 54 No 12 | KENYAAFRICAN UNION Bringing it all back home 30th May 2013 The International Criminal Court’s offer to hold the trial of William Ruto in East Africa could be an astute compromise The announcement by the International Criminal Court on 3 June that it could try William Ruto, Kenya’s Deputy President, in East Africa rather than at the Hague appears...
Vol 54 No 12 | AFRICAN UNION Paying – and fighting – for unity 30th May 2013 Nigeria’s ex-President Obasanjo proposes taxing hotels and airlines to make the AU independent of foreign governments The African Union took some tentative steps at its 50th anniversary summit on 25-26 May to end what South Africa’s Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma called the organisation’s ‘unsustainable’ financial dependence...
Vol 54 No 12 | AFRICAN UNION Countdown in Addis 7th June 2013 The actual 50th anniversary day of the founding of the Organisation of African Unity – the African Union’s previous name – turned into an embarrassment for the organisers....
Vol 54 No 3 | AFRICAN UNION Development vies with conflict resolution in Addis 1st February 2013 Pushing a more vigorous development agenda and efficient administration, Dlamini-Zuma has won plaudits since taking over as AU chief The birthday party didn’t go according to plan. It was billed as a summit to celebrate 50 years of the African Union and its predecessor, the Organisation of...