At the East African village of Chepkube, the international boundary between Kenya and Uganda is still demarcated by a stream. To them, the international border – a relic of British colonialism – is an irritant at best, and a nuisance at worst. In 1963, they established the intergovernmental Organisation of African Unity (OAU) – the precursor to today's African Union. In 1963, for instance, ethnic Somalis living in Kenya began a secessionist campaign that led to the Shifta War. In Africa, similar tensions have often been contained at the regional level through multinational organisations such as the Intergovernmental Authority on Development, the East African Community, the Economic Community of West African States, and the Southern African Development Community.

Source: Ethiopian News March 03, 2022 02:06 UTC