Africa: The Africa Union Is Making Progress - Despite Mugabe's Selection

1 February 2015
opinion

At the African Union summit, the member states elected 90-year-old Robert Mugabe as their new chairman. Despite this, the union is making progress, writes DW's Ludger Schadomsky.

More than a handful of African leaders mourning deceased Libyan dictator Moammar Gadhafi at the African Union (AU) summit on the weekend. This had less to do with the memory of his bizarre appearances at former AU meetings - which saw him dress in extravagant uniforms and declare himself "the king of African kings" - but more with the disappearance of payments from Libya that helped keep the AU afloat.

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