Voting booths could be places of tension, even violence, and may determine whether stability or turmoil prevails.
Special focus on regional economic communities: The complexity of the relationship between the AU and regional organisations is evident in the handling of the crisis in the Central African Republic.
In the last three months of its tenure the outgoing PSC welcomed the deployment of a SADC mission to Lesotho and endorsed ECOWAS’ efforts in Guinea Bissau.
The election of 10 new PSC members shows that consultation within regions prevailed over competition between member states.
Ten new members of the Peace and Security Council will be elected at the 30th AU summit.
The AU recently celebrated the 10th anniversary of the African Charter on Democracy, Elections and Governance - a useful tool that is not being used often enough.
The clock is ticking for the AU to establish a Continental Free Trade Area, but many obstacles still remain.
Small and middle-sized states fill the main positions in the new AU Commission that was elected at the 28th AU summit.
Officials at the AU are calling for greater African solidarity - but unity should begin at home.
Candidates for the position of AU Commission chairperson speak to the PSC Report about their plans should they get the job.
The election of a new AU Commission, funding and combating terrorism are expected to be on the agenda of the 28th AU summit.
The African Union sent observers to all the presidential elections that took place this year, but made a limited impact on their fairness and transparency.
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