Yearbook on the African Union Volume 4 (2023)

Ulf Engel is Professor of Politics in Africa at Leipzig University. He is also a Visiting Professor at the Institute for Peace and Security Studies at Addis Ababa University and the Department of Political Science at Stellenbosch University, respectively.

• ForewordAcknowledgementsList of Figure and TablesAbbreviationsNotes on Contributors1 IntroductionUlf EngelPART 1: The Year-in-Review2 The World as Seen from Addis: the African Union’s View of Global DynamicsKwesi Aning and Elsie A. Tachie-Menson3 The Annual Interview: Accelerating the Implementation of the African Continental Free Trade AreaH.E. Albert M. Muchanga4 The State of the UnionUlf Engel5 Comoros’ Chairmanship of the African UnionBenedikt KamskiPART 2: African Union Policy Fields6 Climate ChangeUlf Engel7 Education, Science, Technology, and InnovationUlf Engel8 GovernanceAnnie Barbara Hazviyemurwi Chikwanha9 HealthEdefe Ojomo and Habibu Yaya Bappah10 Infrastructure and EnergyTim Zajontz and Klara Leithaeuser11 Peace and SecurityDawit Yohannes Wondemagegnehu, Debela Fituma, Hubert Kinkoh, and Moussa Soumahoro12 Regional Integration and TradeBruce Byiers13 Strategic PartnershipsUlf EngelPART 3: Book ReviewsNew Publications on Continental MattersBook review editor: Jens HerpolsheimerAppendix 1: Chronicle of Key AU Events, 2023Appendix 2: Inventory of AU Decisions, 2023Appendix 3: Key AU Office Holders, 2023Index