African countries should start early to develop an agreed position before the next set of global priorities is discussed.
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Without the AU, the continent would have weaker bargaining power and slower coordination on issues that touch public life.
South Africa’s preference for dialogue has become harder to sustain in a polarised world.
Popular disappointment in elected governments was a prominent trigger for coup makers.
Constitutional manipulations have been a major trigger for military interventions in sub-Saharan Africa.
Africa needs a new strategy to engage with the more complex global order.
A new approach to mediation is needed in Sudan, not simply a new mediator.
African leaders’ authoritarian practices, domestic power struggles and governance failures have undermined efforts to create a ‘United States of Africa’.
To make an impact, the AU’s incoming leadership must address six issues.
African countries seem to agree that migration can link to development outcomes, but struggle with actually implementing it.
Regional countries are embroiled in a geopolitical struggle over influence and survival.
If the international reactions are anything to go by, Ethiopia’s Red Sea port deal is easier said than done.
Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger announced their intention to leave Ecowas. This may be a pointer to a deeper crisis in the Sahel region.
The G20 has its critics, but an expert on international politics explains why it still performs a useful function – particularly in this period of great geopolitical divisions.
The African Union’s membership in the G20 is an important complement to existing strategic partnerships.
A rapid exit of AU troops from Somalia could hand a battlefield and propaganda advantage to al-Shabaab.
Ali Bongo is the latest in a string of leaders to be ousted in military coups since 2020.
Ethnic politics, the presence of foreign troops and the weaknesses of past responses to coups encouraged Niger’s recent military takeover.
The emergence of a pan-African voice in the fight against global warming, a global issue, could enable the African Union to regain ground on the international stage.
African states say a pan-African rating agency will enable them to access capital and integrate the continent with global financial markets.
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Honorary Professor of International Relations, University of the Witwatersrand
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Professor, Institute of African Studies, University of Leipzig
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Research fellow, Institute on Comparative Regional Integration Studies (UNU-CRIS), United Nations University
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Director & SARChI Research Chair: Political Economy of Migration in the SADC Region, University of Pretoria
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Professor of Political Science, Department of Political Studies and Governance, University of the Free State
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