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AU summit Expulsion of Israeli diplomat raises political temperature

THE 36TH AU Summit in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, on February 18 and 19 has come and gone. The summit took place in a milestone year for continental governance as it coincided with the 60th anniversary of the establishment of the Organisation of African Unity (OAU) and the first of a decade of the AU Agenda 2063.

The OAU is the predecessor of the AU while the Agenda 2063 offers a vision for and practical steps in transforming the African continent by 2063.

As such, the meeting

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