Voting booths could be places of tension, even violence, and may determine whether stability or turmoil prevails.
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.
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.
The legal counsel of the AU briefed the PSC about the complex process that lies ahead if Morocco wants to join the organisation.
While the 14 African elections monitored by the AU last year were largely peaceful, the same might not be said of those coming up in 2015.
The PSC recently discussed elections in Africa as part of a quarterly review process
