The Failure of African Leaders to Revive the Economy and Alleviate Poverty through the African Union
Phemelo Olifile Marumo 
& Thabang Richard Motswaledi
Issue: Vol.5 No.13 Issue Article 10 pp. 2131-2140
DOI: https://doi.org/10.38159/ehass.202451310 | Published online 16th October, 2024
© 2024 The Author(s). This is an open access article under the CCBY license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
This paper assessed the economic shortfalls of the African leaders in/ through the African Union (AU) in the revival of the African economy and that continues to hinder the continent’s development. In doing so, the study employed qualitative techniques. Document analysis was used to illustrate that the African leaders in the organization have not done justice to their goal of being role players economic development of the continent. This has led to the contemporary mediocrity performance of continental economic development. This paper discovered that the economic vision of the African leaders through the AU has not been met thus far. This is a clear indication of the failure of the leaders to meet the organization’s objective in terms ofpoverty alleviation is concerned. The study recommends various mechanisms to enhance Africa’s development through internal trade and economic integration. Hence, it concludes that it is clear that the African Union has not yet achieved its economic objectives. To change this, Africa needs to promote unity and establish itself as a key player in global economic trade, rather than being on the sidelines.
Keywords: Objectives of the AU, Failures of the African leader, The AU, Continent’s Economic Growth and Stability.
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Prof. Phemelo Olifile Marumo is a Senior Lecturer and Deputy Director in the Faculty of Humanities, School of Philosophy, at Northwest University. He primarily focuses on the philosophical perspectives in teaching and learning. He is an active member of various academic committees and has worked with NWU’s Center for Teaching and Learning (CTL) in the scholarship of teaching and learning (SoTL). Prof. Marumo’s research area of interest is African Philosophy and its attributes. He has contributed to several book chapters and has published in different accredited local and international journals.
Thabang Motswaledi is a temp lecturer at the Department of Political Studies and International Relations at North West University. He recently graduated his MA in political studies with cum laude where he investigated the responses of SOE’s to the energy crisis in South Africa and Nigeria through a comparative study. Henceforth, he is currently pursuing his doctoral degree in political studies, specializing in human security, energy poverty, and the political economy of energy in South Africa as well as the African continent.
Marumo, Phemelo Olifile & Thabang Richard Motswaledi.“The Failure of African Leaders to Revive the Economy and Alleviate Poverty through the African Union,” E-Journal of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences 5, no.13 (2024): 2131-2140. https://doi.org/10.38159/ehass.202451310
© 2024 The Author(s). Published and Maintained by Noyam Journals. This is an open access article under the CCBY license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
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