The list is endless as it includes unfair trade practices with developed countries, aid that usually has strings attached, and constant economic threats by international organisations such as the International Monetary Fund, the World Bank, World Trade Organisation, and others that hold world economic power. It is a fact that Africa cannot be isolated from the international community and she has to enter into international agreements, has to follow international practices, and has to comply with international law.
However, it baffles the mind sometimes to read how some of our African brothers would go an extra mile to contradict their position on international issues. Just a few months ago, the African Union (AU) was at loggerheads with the International Criminal Court (ICC) after two of its sitting presidents Omar Al Bashir and Uhuru Kenyatta were indicted for charges of war crimes and crimes against humanity. Kenyatta’s charges were in connection with the 2007 post election violence that claimed around 1,000 lives and displacing thousands of others.
