Actions of the African Union against coups d’état

Background

As the EU and Africa prepared in 2017 to redefine their priorities for cooperation the fifth African Union - European Union (AU-EU) summit was scheduled to take place on the 29-30 November 2017 in Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast).

The summit was due to focus on the need to invest in youth. The issue had become prominent against the background of demographic growth in Africa and increasing irregular migration from the continent to Europe.

In this context the European Parliamentary Research Service published in November 2017 a number of background information guides on aspects of EU-Africa relations and the work of the African Union:

+ New priorities for EU–Africa cooperation
+ The African Union: Defending peace, democracy and human rights
+ Economic integration under the African Union
+ Actions of the African Union against coups d'état
+ Empowering Africa's youth: The new focus of EU-Africa cooperation
+ ACP-EU relations and the Joint Africa-EU strategy
+ The Pan-African Parliament: getting ready for the 2017 AU-EU Summit
+ ACP-EU relations and the Joint Africa-EU strategy
+ The EU and Africa [What Think Tanks are thinking]
Created with the objective of promoting democracy and good governance, the African Union has succeeded in creating a robust normative framework for dealing with coups d’état, which have affected many African countries since their independence.

However, there is a need to further improve the efficacy and consistency of the AU’s decisions and hone its normative tools.

Author: Ionel Zamfir