POLITICS: Conflicts, Poverty at the Bottom of the African Union Agenda

The second summit of the African Union is likely to be marked by political wrangling as the continent's leaders try to reach agreement on the functioning and final structures of the pan-African body.

POLITICS: African Union Seeks to Shed the Image of Mere ‘Talk Shop’

A year into its mandate to replace the old Organisation of African Unity, the African Union is seeking substantive acts to counter criticism that it is a mere "talk shop" for travel-loving ministers.