Spread the loveWashington D.C. – South African President Cyril Ramaphosa’s one-year tenure as the African Union (AU) chairperson was a debacle. The South African presidency had no clearly defined agenda and no blueprints for achieving its stated goal of “silencing the guns” on the continent. However, the worst failing of the South African presidency was ignoring the inevitable impact of the long simmering troubles in the Horn of Africa. The AU inaction under the South African-Algerian leadership has exacerbated ethnic violence and harmed regional relations in the Sahel and the Horn of Africa. Thankfully, South Africa lost its bid to head the PSC.

Source: Ethiopian News February 17, 2021 15:33 UTC