Africa: Stand up to be counted: Is the AU's vision in jeopardy?

A report on the African Union commissioned by three civil society organisations—AfriMAP, AFRODAD and Oxfam—and endorsed by nineteen others, will be launched this evening (January 24) in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. The report titled Towards a People-driven African Union: Current obstacles and New Opportunities interrogates the key challenges facing the African Union in realising its vision and mandate. The 72-page report is the first independent, substantive and public assessment of the progress of the African Union towards the goal of greater accountability and accessibility since it was founded in 2002. It reviews and makes extensive recommendations on the interaction between the African Union and various sectors, including civil society, in articulating its vision for the continent.