African Union and the Challenge of Continuity in Programme Implementation : The Way Forward - Research

The transformation of the Organization of African Unity (OAU) to the African Union (AU) was done in order to give a new lease of life to the organization and also to address the 'new challenges' of the millennium as outlined in the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). While the OAU focused on the unity and protection of the African states, the AU focuses on collective efforts for African development. NEPAD and APRM were introduced to promote African development from an African perspective. This study examined the circumstances behind the formation of both NEPAD and APRM. The study used the primary and secondary sources of data as well as the content analysis research approaches. As its findings, it revealed that after the exit of the arrowheads for the formation of the AU from power, the enthusiasm that greeted the introduction of the AU programmes began to wane down. It concludes that this does not help in actualizing Africa's development agenda, including Agenda 2063 - the Africa We Want.