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Role of the organization of African unity in African conflicts

The chief purpose of this thesis is to describe, analyse and evaluate the role the Organization of African Unity has played in African conflicts. In order to be able to view the OAU in a broad perspective the first chapter traces the historical background of Pan- Africanism and the inter -African relations between 1957 -1963 culminating in the foundation of the OAU. The purpose of the second chapter is to provide an analysis of the structure, functions and objectives of the Organization with regard to its role as an instrument of conflict resolution. The main focus of the thesis is on three ca…