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Pan-Africanism is on the ballot

Governments meeting in Addis Ababa and Abidjan will elect the continent’s new diplomatic and economic chiefs

Despite its lofty ambitions, the African Union continues to punch well below its weight, reliant on foreign donors to finance the bulk of its budget and hamstrung by the fact that major African players such as South Africa, Nigeria and Egypt are reluctant to increase its powers for fear of creating a political rival.

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