Wars unfold in full view of the world with little consequence for the powerful and overwhelming punishment for the weak. To describe this order as functional requires a suspension of reality. The system is not reforming. It is decomposing
If it cannot defend electoral integrity, condemn repression or set minimum democratic standards for its members, then its legitimacy must be reassessed
For the remainder of the year, the African Union Commission will continue to guide the review process with a view to generating a High-Level Panel Report
Aid dependency in the fight against HIV/Aids is not sustainable; Africa must own its health future. With political will, nothing is impossible
Reparations are not only for slavery and colonialism, it’s also for the Global North’s environmental legacy and their disproportionate carbon emissions that harm Africa
The AU’s theme for 2025 is Justice for Africans and People of African Descent Through Reparations
Whenever its resolve to protect democracy has been tested, the continental body has fallen short
The president said any suggestion that South Africa would pull rank in the process was misplaced
Founded on the principles of pan-Africanism 22 years ago, the AU has had its successes, but facing mounting issues of foreign funding, an inability to act on conflicts among member states, and claims it is stiflingly bureaucratic, it risks becoming another relic
African states should prepare their own context-sensitive approaches to public health crises because they bear the major health burdens