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Africa: 28th AU Summit - Alarm Bells Beyond the Gambia
ISS, 25 January 2017
The crisis started after former president Yahya Jammeh refused to accept the results of the Gambia's December 2016 elections. Last week, on 21 January, Jammeh finally agreed to… Read more »
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Africa: African Union's Language of Democracy Shields Despots
Africa In Fact, 23 January 2017
Critics have long argued that the African Union (AU) supports the authoritarian rule of many of the leaders of its member countries. They say it is little more than an old boys'… Read more »