Finally, the African Union or more specifically, presidents Jacob Zuma of South Africa and Museveni decided to call time on their support for the deposed, self-styled, beloved Libyan Leader, Maummar Gaddafi, this week. Museveni flew to Johannesburg and the news that spewed, as was expected, was the AU turning its back on the man they have clung on as a piece of hot iron for the last three months.
It was a futile attempt by Museveni and Zuma to try and force Gaddafi back into Libyan politics but this latest development underscores the sheer lack of endurance by the Africa Union in orchestrating its own goals on the continent. The Libyan situation offered something beyond a laboratory-like test for the AU to determine how much it can influence events not just within its own jurisdiction but reckon with other external powers.
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