AU Flashcards
When was the idea of a United States of Africa first promulgated?
At the start of the 20th Century
What divisions occurred in Africa immediately after decolonisation?
- Split between Anglophone and Francophone states
- Division between radicals and moderates
- Between neighbours now able to revisit their borders
How did the Organisation of African Unity differ from other regional structures?
Principal aims were NOT:
- collective security, nor
- pursuit of regional integration
What general principles did the OAU look to lay down?
- sovereign equality,
- non-interference in internal affairs
- territorial integrity
- condemnation of political assassination and subversion
- the peaceful settlement of disputes and
- emancipation of the remaining colonial territories on the continent.
What was the only success the OAU experienced in bringing about a peaceful settlement between two of its members?
Between Algeria and Morocco in 1963
In the 60s, what two conflicts did the OAU provide little assistance to?
Somalia vs Ethiopia
Rwanda vs Burundi - classical post colonial situation resulting from borders which cut across tribal areas
Why did the OAU not get involved more?
There was considerable resistance to OAU involvement in internal conflicts, although these produced some of the most serious crises in the region
Which internal conflicts occurred in the OAU’s time?
Uganda
Sudan
Rwanda
Burundi
When was the Nigerian civil war?
1967-1970
What state was attepting to breakaway in the Nigerian civil war?
Biafra
When was the OAU formed?
1963
What does the OAU stand for?
Organisation of African Unity
Who advocated the “union” model for Africa
Nkrumah - first president of Ghana
Advocated political integration
What were two groups at the forming of the OAU?
One favoured political union, the other favoured a looser arangement
Did the OAU place any legal obligations on the state?
No
