The African Union is communing in Ethiopia for its annual summit today to examine whether it has succeeded in its aims to provide African solutions for African problems.
Since the union’s inception in 2001 it has failed to enforce democratic principles and institutions after questionable election results in the Democratic Republic of Congo in 2018 and Burundi in 2015, while the continent still hosts 6 of the world’s top 10 longest serving non-monarch leaders.
Recent reports indicate the continent lost $140 billion dollars to corruption last year despite the union declaring its anti-corruption goals in 2018.
The AU commission chief Moussa Faki says immediate action is needed to achieve the vision of an Africa that is self sustaining and prosperous.