Los procesos de integración y cooperación en ÁfricaEl papel de Angola

Abstract

The processes of integration and cooperation in Africa have occupied a prominent place in the African regional as well as internationally. Since the creation of the African Union, replacing the Organization of African Unity (OAU), it was hoped that the new organization - conceived on the basis of a request from the Heads of State and Government of the OAU, On September 9, 1999 (Sirte Declaration), based on the model of the European Union and the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) - together with its Regional Economic Communities, will comply, with the objective of facilitating a A rapid process of economic and political integration on the continent and in the global economy and capable of addressing the social, economic and political problems of the African continent which were aggravated by certain negative aspects caused mainly by conflicts. When the Constitutive Act of the African Union (AU) was adopted in July 2000 in Lomé, Togo, and in the following years the various action programs were established, many questions were raised about these processes and their effectiveness In the concretization of the objectives that had been proposed; The credibility of the instruments used for the maintenance of peace and security on the African continent has so far been neglected, denying the importance of its role on the international stage. This research aims to analyze the processes of integration in Africa, History, specifically evaluating the African Union's action in conflict resolution, peacekeeping and security in Africa and its Regional Economic Communities ; We will focus on the particular study of Angola, its history, internal and foreign policy and its role for the advancement of these processes...