GLOBAL PERSPECTIVES

African Union Seeks Rejuvenation

Jan 5, 2018 | 09:00 GMT

Representatives from the Intergovernmental Authority for Development, including Moussa Faki, chairperson of the African Union (top row, second from left), gather in Ethiopia Dec. 21, 2017, as members of South Sudan's government and insurgent groups sign a cease-fire.

This photo taken on December 21, 2017 shows African Union chairman Moussa Faki (2nd L-top) sitting with members of the Intergovernmental Authority for Development (IGAD) as they attend a signing ceremony for the ceasefire agreement amongst South Sudanese parties to end the four-year war in the country, at the headquarters of African Union in the Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa. South Sudan's government and main armed groups on December 21 signed a ceasefire agreement to take place on December 24 during peace talks in Ethiopia, the latest push to end a devastating four-year war in the country. / AFP PHOTO / Solan Kolli (Photo credit should read SOLAN KOLLI/AFP/Getty Images)

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The 15-year-old bloc is in the throes of institutional and financial reform that could breathe new life into it. But given its competing priorities -- and those of its members -- bringing the measures to fruition will be a steep task for the continental union....

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