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Who owns Mediation at the African Union (AU)? Understanding the Causes of the AU Mediation Ineffectiveness in the Libya Crisis of 2011
Abstract
This article is a conceptual analysis that examines the causes and factors that hamper African Union (AU) efforts to
peacefully resolve and manage African conflicts through mediation. The article uses the Libya crisis of 2011 as a case study and asks the question of who owns mediation at the AU in order to understand factors that have always undermined AU mediation capacity, thus rendering it unable to fulfil its promises to the African people. AU mediation efforts have, repeatedly, been marked by both success and failure whenever the AU tries to resolve and prevent the outbreak of violent conflicts on the continent.
peacefully resolve and manage African conflicts through mediation. The article uses the Libya crisis of 2011 as a case study and asks the question of who owns mediation at the AU in order to understand factors that have always undermined AU mediation capacity, thus rendering it unable to fulfil its promises to the African people. AU mediation efforts have, repeatedly, been marked by both success and failure whenever the AU tries to resolve and prevent the outbreak of violent conflicts on the continent.
