1st Edition

Politics in the Organization of African Unity

By Michael Wolfers Copyright 1976
242 Pages
by Routledge

242 Pages
by Routledge

242 Pages
by Routledge

Originally published in 1976, this book provides an account of the aims and structure of the Organization of African Unity (OAU) and its growth from its foundation in Addis Ababa in 1963 up to the mid-1970s. The book discusses the Charter, the working of the general secretariat and of the specialized commissions, the OAU response to crises in Africa and the role of the Liberation Committee in... Read more

1. OAU Charter 2. General Secretariat 3. Specialized Commissions 4. Emergency Sessions 5. Liberation Committee.

Biography

Michael Wolfers was a writer, political activist and specialist on Angola and Mozambique.

‘The most remarkable thing about this book is its effective use of a level of documentation not generally available to students…Wolfers is to be praised too for his accuracy.’ James H. Polhemus, The Journal of Commonwealth and Comparative Politics, Vol 15, Issue 1