An AU fit for purpose?

Every 25th of May we mark Africa Day to commemorate the founding of the Organisation for African Unity, which later became the African Union as the continental organisation moved to put the scourge of colonialism behind and embrace a vision of vision of a united and strong Africa, socio-economic development and the promotion of peace, security and stability.

21 years since the establishment of the AU (following the adoption of the Constitutive Act in Lome, Togo), pressing issues and questions remain about the effectiveness of the AU in fulfilling its mandate for Africans