Some African nations are strengthening their democracy, while most are stuck in a dangerously authoritarian spiral.
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African leaders have a worrying track record of prioritising narrow domestic gains over transferring supranational, binding powers to the AU.
The AU’s first two decades have largely represented a magical, mystical world of unfulfilled expectations.
The unwillingness of African governments to forge a unified position on the Russian invasion has damaged the credibility of their pan-African commitments.
Just as Algeria and South Africa could not stop Morocco’s entry into the AU, neither can they stop Israeli accreditation.
Most countries in Africa have chosen to separate the issue of the Palestinians from economic cooperation with Israel.
Qatar withdrawing its troops has reignited tensions between Eritrea and Djibouti which the UN and African Union are trying to mediate. This comes as Eritrea is also embroiled in the Yemen civil war.
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