OAU 2 Flashcards
What regional bodies started to cause problems with OAU through overlap?
East African Community (EAC)
Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS)
Southern African Development Community (SADC)
Where did the OAU have some sucess?
- Supporting armed uprisings in Rhodesia and South Africa
- Diplomatic successes such as getting SA expelled from the WHO
When was the African Union launched?
2002
Who was the first chairman of the AU and what did he hope to do?
Mbeki (SA Pres)
Promote economic liberalisation and political democratisation
Which countries were looking to take the lead in Africa during the AU’s creation?
SA, Nigeria, Libya
How many principle organs does the AU have?
9
What does the AU Assembly issue?
Declarations and decisions
unlike AU whose documents were not legally binding
What norm has been weakened from the OAU to the AU?
The sovereignty norm
The AU gave itself a mandate to intervene
What event probably led to the AU being more interventionist?
The Rwanda genocide
What has Deng called the rethinking of sovereignty in the AU?
Rethinking of “SOVEREIGNTY AS RESPONSIBILITY”
What measures can the AU take as a first step?
Sanctions - not allowed in OAU
What body was created to provide the organisational capacity that the OAU lacked?
The Peace and Security Council (PSC)
Where has the AU sent peacekeeping missions?
Burundi
Somalia
Sudan (although this later required UN assistance)
Where did the AU disagree with the UNSC?
In Libya in 2011. Preferred a government of unity
What gave the west leverage of the AU in Libya?
The EU funded much of the AU’s conflict resolution budget
