Such were the questions that many activists wanted to bring to the attention of the AU leaders and their development partners. Can national governments even be trusted to return home with a conviction to enact AU recommendations? PROTRACTED CONFLICTSTake, for example, this “Silencing the guns,” 2020 AU agenda. For people who have lived with guns for prolonged periods, especially in East Africa, it has almost become a cliché. The massive amount of gun violence that continues to occur in this part of Africa despite the efforts to control it and the many previous and on-going unsuccessful attempts by national governments and regional organisations to stem the tide of gun violence have fallen short of their promise.

Source: Daily Nation March 09, 2020 08:48 UTC