The OAU 50 Years On: Ambitious Dreams, Painful Realities

From May 24-27, 2013 the Organization of African Unity and African Union celebrated its golden jubilee during a special summit in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. In an attempt to get candid views and sentiments on the state of the AU and what the future holds Ahmed Salim, who was in Addis during the summit and attended some of the proceedings, spoke to various diplomats, current and former officials of the OAU and AU, members of civil society and other stakeholders. This is what he observed.

Commercial education

Recently, the director of the London School of Economics resigned after admitting the school’s financial ties with Gaddafi’s regime. What does this say about the credibility of formal education?