Africa: AU Summit 30 - Are States Serious About African Union Reform?

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All eyes are on the African Union (AU) this week as the organisation discusses its much-negotiated reforms, designed to improve the organisation's impact. The reforms were proposed by a commission led by Rwandan President Paul Kagame, this year's AU chair.

Another highly anticipated issue for this week's discussions was the adoption of a protocol on free movement that would further the integration of the continent. Seventeen years after the creation of the AU, a protocol on the free movement of people has still not been adopted. However it is now unclear whether this divisive issue is in fact on this summit's agenda.

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