Onyekachi Wambu

The AU celebrates its Golden Jubilee at a time of unprecedented opportunity. Africa is changing at lightning speed. With an annual growth rate of over 5% in the past decade, the continent has six of the world's ten fastest growing economies.

1. THE OAU AND 50 YEARS OF PEACE BUILDING

First it is important to declare an interest. The organisation I work with, the African Foundation for Development – AFFORD, has since 1994 been engaged in the issues at the heart of this book.