African Union

Interview – Olukayode Bakare

E-International Relations • Jun 28 2025 • Features

Olukayode Bakare analyzes coups, global rivalries, Nigeria-EU ties, and Africa’s democratic decline amid insecurity and shifting geopolitical dynamics.

Opinion – What Climate ‘Code Red’ Means for Africa

Mukesh Kapila • Sep 28 2021 • Articles

The relentless progression of climate change poses an existentialist threat to African peoples. It needs a Pan-African effort for which the African Union is the logical body.

Interview – Toni Haastrup

E-International Relations • Oct 24 2019 • Features

Toni Haastrup discusses the importance of Black History Month, challenges faced by the African Union, the Women, Peace and Security Agenda, EU-AU relations and Brexit.

Online Resources – The African Union

E-International Relations • Apr 22 2018 • Online resources

A brief introduction to the African Union (AU), with links and media to further explore.

Global South Perspectives on International Relations Theory

Global South perspectives open up the possibility of different, fairer relations that represent the interests of all concerned and challenge international institutions to be more representative.

African Diplomacy and the Development of Self-Awareness

Stephen Chan • Nov 8 2017 • Articles

African diplomacy has not only come of age, but brings something new of benefit to the continent and possibly to the wider world.

The Single African Passport – Curb the Enthusiasm, Challenges Abound

Michael Asiedu • May 17 2017 • Articles

The concept of continental integration under the African Union with a single African passport comes with some merits and some challenges.

Review – Terrorism and Counter-Terrorism in Africa

Stephen A. Emerson • Feb 18 2016 • Features

A valuable title that dissects and analyzes the complex phenomenon that is African terrorism and explains how certain state responses have been counter-productive.

Review – Boko Haram

Hussein Solomon • Jan 3 2016 • Features

This well-informed book explains the colonial legacy that shaped Boko Haram’s historical rise, what divides North and South Nigeria and Boko Haram’s impact on Africa.

Why The African Union Should Be Dismantled And Buried With Gaddafi

S.N. Sangmpam • Dec 20 2015 • Articles

Sub-Saharan Africa should be allowed to reconstitute itself into a self-sustaining, organically integrated Unifederation that can address its predicament.

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