ABSTRACT
Security and peace have been, and remain, the scarcest commodities in
Africa. The creation of the African Union (AU) raised hopes that
African governments and civil society organizations (CSO) would have
opportunities to address insecurity issues more promptly and effec-
tively. However, the continuing problems in Sudan’s Darfur region,
Zimbabwe, and Somalia have led to a growing disillusionment about
the AU’s capacity to bring about rapid change.
