Cavorting Cheetah,
Great words! Looks like you're beginning to provide the answer to the "African question".
Not meaning to split hairs but the OAU ceased to exist in 2002 when it was replaced by the African Union (AU). A close look at OAU timeline events shows they passed on a chance to focus on regional integration in favor of maintaining economic links with former colonial masters far back in 1963. The cold war also led to the decimation of the real brains and leaders in the group; K.Nkrumah, P. Lumumba, J.Kenyatta, etc.
However, it's evident that things have gone south. It's the only continent where the number and percentage of populace leaving below the poverty line has increased in the past 25 years. Time for a change in strategy? Back to the strategy that should have been adopted at the Addis Ababa inauguration in1963.....
Last edited by DRPAM007; 10th Jun 2011 at 07:38.