Table of Contents :

International Organizations and Conflict Management: A Contextual Analysis of the African Union (AU)5
Kangdim Dingji Maza, Umut Koldas and Sait Aksit

Monitoring Democratic Governance: Modus Operandi of NEPAD’s African Peer Review Mechanism27
Peace A. Jiboku and Kelly Omosat Osifo

Overcoming the Extravagant Woman Phenomenon: The Evolving Political Role of Nigerian First Ladies and the Influence of the African Union, 1960-1998 51
Chinaza Asiegbu

Critical Analysis of the Role of the African Union in Ensuring the Right to Access to Education in Africa77
Isaiah M Sefoka and Kolawole O. Odeku

Implementing Accountability and Transparency in Supranational Organisations: A Comparison of the European Union and the African Union, 2001-202091
Awonke Baba and Bheki R. Mngomezulu

Unpacking the Challenges and Opportunities of The Gambia’s Membership of the African Union 105
Kgothatso B. Shai, Makhura B. Rapanyane, Sethuthuthu L. Vuma, Louis D. Mendy and Sang Mendy