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• W446346 abstract "As African Union (AU) moves toward its tenth anniversary in 2012, it is drawing a great deal of attention to its handling of mounting crises on continent. Across continent, AU is faced with crises that test its commitment and capability to fulfill ambitious agenda it adopted at its formation in July 2002. This agenda includes promotion of peace, stability, human rights, democracy, good governance and sustainable development. Among motivating factors for formation of Union was to provide with a platform and voice to survive and benefit from wave of globalization. The AU, as stated in its Constitutive Act, was Africa's response to the multifaceted challenges that confront our and peoples in light of social, economic and changes taking place in (1) It was concocted as a vehicle for accelerating political and socio-economic integration of continent and for establishing the necessary conditions which enable to play its rightful role in global economy and in international negotiations. (2) While cushioning from challenges of globalization, AU was to filter positive values such as good governance, respect for culture of human rights and peace to galvanize continent's development and integration. Yet today AU still confronts a number of daunting challenges, including stalemate over Western Sahara question; seemingly intractable conflicts in Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Darfur and Somalia; a longstanding unresolved border dispute between Ethiopia and Eritrea that could erupt into another full-blown war; agile militia and rebel movements in Niger delta and in Uganda-DRC-Sudan-Central African Republic-Chad region; piracy off Somali coast and Gulf of Guinea; and a complex emergency in Zimbabwe that threatens to spread throughout region. Despite optimism and enthusiasm that greeted formation of AU, a number of African countries have been severely weakened by poor governance, escalating food insecurity, brutal clampdowns by fragile regimes and whims of international forces such as high commodity prices. (3) Although six years since its launch are too few to undertake a critical assessment of organization's record, they nevertheless constitute a formative period that has established a foundation of action and has demonstrated what future might bring. As a Pan-Africanist organization, AU should by now be embraced by African people. It should be close to them and responsive to their needs--at least in democratic terms. The AU can also be measured by how well it sets up its institutions, manages itself and establishes continental norms of good governance, transparency and accountability. This article is a critical assessment of performance of AU since inception. Starting with a brief background of AU, this article analyzes organization's role in promoting peace and new norms, then highlights some of challenges it faces as it seeks to achieve an ambitious agenda of developing and integrating one of most marginalized regions of world. This article concludes with a set of recommendations that outline ways in which AU can effectively achieve its noble and ambitious objectives. BACKGROUND The idea of African Union can be traced to Pan-Africanist movement and to clarion call made in 1961 by one of its fervent promoters, Kwame Nkrumah, for to unite in interest of its own survival. (4) Although Nkrumah's dream of forming a United States of Africa never came to fruition, it nevertheless resulted in formation of Organization of African Unity (OAU) in May 1963. The idea of an African union, as envisioned by Nkrumah, was revived in late 1990s, when Libyan leader Muammar el-Qaddafi spearheaded transformation of OAU into AU in July 2002. …" @default.
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• W446346 title "The African Union: Pitfalls and Prospects for Uniting Africa" @default.
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