GEOGRAPHY AND HISTORY

  The rampant outbreak of natural calamities like famine, floods and other epidemics. This compelled the UN and other organizations to take up the mantle of disaster management. Colonial legacy was another obstacle to the OAU. Some African states continued to identify with the former colonial masters eg Anglophone and Francophone. This undermined decisions of African states. Lack of a common continental language made it difficult for the OAU to promote meaningful co-operation. The frequent occurrence of military coups which undermined the work of the OAU in promoting democracy. The presence of dictators in Africa like Mobutu in Congo, Bokassa of CAR, Mengitsu in Ethiopia, Amin in Uganda and Mugabe in Zimbabwe. The OAU was greatly overwhelmed by the growing number of refugees. This presented a burden to the host member countries by sharing the scarce resources. Poorly developed infrastructure between the member states. This limited trade and economic cooperation among the member sta...