فالاتحاد الأفريقي قد خرج للتو بمؤسساته الوليدة وعلى رأسها مجلس السلم والأمن الأفريقي، وبالتالي، فإن الأولوية ينبغي أن تكون تعزيز قدراته وبث الثقة في مؤسساته حتى تستلهم دورها الإقليمي المطلوب في صنع السلام وحفظه في قارة شهدت وتشهد العديد من النـزاعات والحروب الأهلية.
We are not talking about regional organizations that have significant resources and capabilities at their disposal, such as NATO, the Organization of American States and the European Union. Rather, the African Union possesses young institutions, such as its Peace and Security Council, the development of whose capacities and resources should be a priority. Trust needs to be built among these various institutions so that they can play their proper regional role in building and keeping peace in Africa, a continent which suffers from many conflicts and civil wars.