Trilateral intervention could help bridge differences between civilian groups and the military.
Will decisions on addressing terrorism and coups taken at the AU extraordinary summit bear fruit or fall on fallow ground?
Members are expected to help reduce conflict but confront the same structural obstacles that hobbled previous panels.
There are concerns that the new European Peace Facility could signal increasing militarism and interventionism in Africa.
Many African states are digging their heels in at Israel’s return to the African Union as an observer.
Lessons from two previous attempts to set up democratic, civilian governments in Sudan are not being heeded.
With both countries facing grave internal challenges, resolving the century-old border dispute won’t be easy.
National sovereignty and subsidiarity limit the African Union’s intervention in the continent’s conflicts.
The country could still revert to military dictatorship, as happened with two earlier attempts at democratic transition.
As the terror threat grows and spreads, could a special unit in the African Standby Force help?
To play a useful role, the AU needs to present a more neutral and unified front.
Although great strides were made in solving some conflicts, several important crises were not even tabled for discussion.
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