African Union

The Mahalo Top 7

1. Official Site: African Union
2. Wikipedia: African Union
3. African Union Mission in New York: Observer Mission of the African Union to the United Nations
4. BBC News: Profile: African Union
5. CNN.com: African Union Head Warns Summit of Genocide in Kenya (January 31, 2008)
6. Reuters: "FACTBOX-What is the African Union?" (January 30, 2008)
7. Video: African Union Summit 2007 (Time: 5:24)

African Union Recent News

• Google News: African Union Search
• The New York Times Search: African Union  
• Pambazuka News: African Union News
• VOA News: African Union Chooses New Leaders, Rebuffs Gaddafi's Union Plan (February 2, 2008)
• BBC News: Stop Kenya burning, says AU Head (January 31, 2008)
• CNN.com: African Union Head Warns Summit of Genocide in Kenya (January 31, 2008)
• Reuters: "African Union Mission to Kenya fails to End Crisis" (January 10, 2008)

African Union Background and Articles

• Official Site: African Union in a Nutshell
• Wikipedia: History of the African Union
• MSN Encarta: African Union

Crisis in Darfur

• Mahalo's page on Darfur
• Human Rights Watch: The African Union and Darfur
• The New York Times: "With Little Authority, African Union Force Struggles With..."(September 9, 2006)
• BBC News: Africa Union 'will quit Darfur' (September 5, 2006)
• PBS: The African Union In Darfur (October 5, 2005)

Mission to Somalia

• Mahalo's page on Somalia
• Wikipedia: African Union Mission to Somalia
• VOA News: First African Union Peacekeepers Arrive in Somalia (March 1, 2007)
• BBC News: African Union backs Somalia plan (January 20, 2007)

Turmoil in Kenya

• ABC News: Kenya Opposition Wants AU Peacekeepers (February 3, 2008)  
• USA Today: Kenya opposition urges African Union to send peacekeepers (February 3, 2008)
• CNN.com: African Union head warns summit of genocide in Kenya (January 31, 2008)
• Reuters: Kenya turmoil to dominate African Union summit (January 30, 2008)

Conflict in Chad

• Mahalo's page on Chad
• VOA News: Africa Summit Ends With Condemnation of Chad Rebel Attacks (February 2, 2008)
• AFP: Africa summit focus shifts from Kenya to Chad (February 1, 2008)
• The Christian Science Monitor: Darfur violence hits AU peacekeepers, Chad villages (April 3, 2007)  

African Union Videos and Media

• Google Image Search: African Union
• YouTube Video Search: African Union
• YouTube: Minister Pandor speaks to African Union Education Ministers (Time: 1:17)
• YouTube: African Union-US Summit (Time: 5:24)
• YouTube: Kenya Talks end without Deal (Time: 2:21)

African Union Blogs and Message Boards

• Google Blog Search: African Union
• Little Green Footballs Blog Search: African Union Posts
• Daniel Molokele Blog Post: MDC Courts African Leaders at AU Summit Post (January 31, 2008)
• Language is Everything Blog Post: 10 things you didn't know about the African Union (January 30, 2008)
• The Huffington Post Blog Post: Next Steps for Stopping Genocide Post (January 17, 2008)

African Union Timeline

• 2002: African Union is Founded
• 2003: The African Union’s first peacekeeping operation takes place in Burundi
• 2004: Pan-African Parliament established
• 2005: The African Union sends 5,000 troops to Darfur
• 2006: Africa Union 'will quit Darfur'
• 2007: African Union invades Somalia in a peacekeeping mission.

African Union Criticism

• International Herald Tribune: "Unkept promises in Darfur" (January 27, 2008)  
• Oromia Blog Post: African Union Neglected Oromo People (October 31, 2007)
• SudanTribune: "The Failure of the African Union in Darfur" (September 8, 2005)
• The Heritage Foundation: African Union: Another Club of Executives? (February 5, 2006)