What are examples of how the African Union is succesfully reducing conflicts in the African continent?
The African Union (AU) has regional organizations such as The Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) and The Southern African Development Community (SADC) among others, with its own summits in which the organizations resolve conflicts and disputes. The AU covers issues relating to peace and the Security Council also engages in resolving disputes and conflicts. Thus all the approaches of the AU and other regional organizations engage in maintaining peaceful co-existence between and among African countries, and resolve disputes and conflicts should they occur. Would you highlight the Somalia conflict? What are you expecting from Sheikh Ahmed, the new Somali President? Somalia’s transitional government was established in Kenya in 2004 under the auspices of the AU and the UN. There was commitment from the international community and other countries to support the weak transitional government in establishing and structuring itself. However, few countries lived up to their commitm
