The OAU is dead, long live the African Union. The dream of a united Africa, given substance and form by Libya’s charismatic Muammer Ghaddafi, may be the long sought after hope for Africa’s millions - or it may become nothing more than the old OAU in new clothes. Tom Nevin ponders the options.

Africa has been dogged by border disputes both on land and, increasingly so, over maritime boundaries. Will the AU act as a more cohesive agent than the OAU was? Neil Ford discusses.

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