African Union: so far so good; If anybody thought the African Union (AU) was going to be just a talking point, recent developments have proved otherwise. From the design table, the first building blocks have been laid in recent months towards the concrete realisation of the all-African dream. Pusch Commey looks at what has been achieved over the past year.

New African › Nbr. 2004, May 2004

Author: Commey, Pusch

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African Union: so far so good; If anybody thought the African Union (AU) was going to be just a talking point, recent developments have proved otherwise. From the design table, the first building blocks have been laid in recent months towards the concrete realisation of the all-African dream. Pusch Commey looks at what has been achieved over the past year.

Rapid efforts have been made to put the foundations of the African Union in place since its inauguration in Durban, South Africa, in 2002. NEPAD (the New Partnership for African Development) is in place. The Peace and Security Council is in place. The Pan-African Parliament is in place. And the Peer Review Mechanism on governance is also in place.

The Peace and Security Council was installed on "African Liberation Day" (25 May, which also coincided with the 40th anniversary of the formation of the AU's predecessor, the OAU). Without peace and stability there can be no economic development, the m...

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