A political union for east Africa?
Regional leaders have big ambitions but short tempers
AFRICA’S REGIONAL institutions do not lack ambition. The African Union’s master plan promises a rich, peaceful continent criss-crossed by high-speed trains. Eventually. Its target is 2063, a date well past the likely retirement date of all the bigwigs who signed the plan.
This article appeared in the Middle East & Africa section of the print edition under the headline “East African rifts”
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