African Union: AU summit opens with worrying observation of “collapse” of institutions. Around thirty presidents and heads of government are expected this weekend in the Ethiopian capital.
Moussa Faki Mahamat painted a worrying picture of the situation in Africa, affected by several conflicts and coups d'état. Comorian diplomacy, whose country held the presidency of the AU this last year, is less virulent, but shares the same fears about ECOWAS. The political transitions in Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso seem to be bogged down and the withdrawal of these three countries from the regional bloc is not likely to favor a rapid return to institutional normalization.