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Mahamat: ‘We must go beyond narrow sovereignties to see the bigger picture’

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This article is part of the dossier: Are Africans losing faith in the AU?

By Mathieu Olivier
Posted on Friday, 5 August 2022 17:50, updated on Tuesday, 11 October 2022 11:16

Tensions between the DRC and Rwanda, coups d'état, constitutional changes... An interview with Chadian Moussa Faki Mahamat, the Chairman of the Commission of the African Union (AU).

This is part 4 of a 4-part series

In early July, the African Union (AU) will celebrate its 20th anniversary. An anniversary marked by deteriorating security conditions in the Sahel, the resurgence of coups d’état and constitutional amendments, and abuses observed in the area of good governance. So, has the AU, which recently came of age, fulfilled its objectives?

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