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The conflicts in Sudan and the Democratic Republic of the Congo were some of the topics that marked the 39th edition of the African Union Summit in Ethiopia. The organization faces criticism over its ability to prevent and intervene in its own wars. We analyze it in this edition of Africa 7 Días.

Ethiopia hosted the African Union summit, and although the official theme of the forum was "Ensuring the sustainable availability of water" for the 2063 agenda, the meeting was marked by the economic and political instability of several countries, such as the wars in Sudan and the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

This organization, founded in 2002 to replace the then Organization of African Unity, has been facing a series of criticisms about its ability to prevent and intervene in conflicts that affect its members.

Analysts question that the founding principle of its predecessor, based on non-interference, is still used today as an excuse to protect member states when it comes to accountability.

And they argue that this is partly due to the fact that many of the demands of the population and the member states themselves go against the interests of the leaders of the same countries who make the decisions.

"It is an organization founded to defend the sovereignty of the first African countries, but over time it has mutated into a meeting of heads of state where decisions are very difficult to make because we have seen how, over the years, many of these heads of state have perpetuated themselves in power," Jesús Romero Cote, journalist specialized in International Relations and International Politics with a focus on Africa, tells France 24.

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