NAIROBI: Africa’s top regional body is hosting its annual summit in Ethiopia this weekend to discuss the future of the continent of some 1.4 billion people, but across the continent the organization is becoming less popular. Set up to “promote the unity and solidarity of the African States,” analysts say the African Union is facing a legitimacy crisis among the continent’s youth after failing to meet their expectations. African countries are battling military coups, disputed elections and protests inspired by hardship worsened by foreign aid cuts.

ADDIS ABABA: The African Union (AU) holds its annual summit in Ethiopia this weekend at a time of genocide, myriad insurgencies and coups stretching from one end of the continent…

NAIROBI: Africa’s top regional body is hosting its annual summit in Ethiopia this weekend to discuss the future of the continent of some 1.4 billion people, but across the…

As the African Union gathers for its annual summit in Ethiopia to discuss the future of the continent’s some 1.4 billion people, frustration is mounting...