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The Role of African Union in African Developmental Process

David Silas

The African Union was established for the purpose of promoting regional integration, and good governance among member states. This study therefore discovered that so far, the AU has played some key relevance in terms of roles and performance towards achieving the prime aim of its formulation. The study further made use of the Liberal Institutionalist Approach in making its justifications on “The Role of African Union in African Developmental Processes”. Development can only be achieved through integration and togetherness. As an intergovernmental organization, states are the major actors. Furthermore, the study appraised the AU’s role in African Developmental process going through some of its specialized agencies and programs such as; Peace and Security Council (PSC), African Peer Review Mechanism (APRM), The New Partnership for African Development (NEPAD). These programs respectively are in the area of security as in peace building exercises, promotion of human rights activities, promotion of good governance and economic integration. Even with this, the African Union has been crippled with certain challenges in the areas of security, as conflicts are on the high increase, poverty, hunger.