Change of topic at the AU summit

The topic of the African Union (AU) Summit this week was supposed to be maternal health. But the summit had to change their topic,. In light of the terrorist attack on Uganda (under the FIFA World Cup Finally), the AU found it necessary to focus on security.

The president of Sudan Omar Hassan al- Bashir did not participate in the summit. He did not want to go, and no body else from Sudan was sent either. Many criticized this, but still al- Bashir was one of the big topics.

According to Reuters the International Criminal Court (ICC) this month added genocide to charges issued last year against Bashir of war crimes and crimes against humanity in the war-torn Darfur region where the United Nations estimates a humanitarian crisis has claimed 300,000 lives since a 2003 revolt by rebels demanding more wealth and power.

Still the AU made a resolution to make ICC withdraw the arrest order against al- Bashir, because of the level of conflict in the area. The UYD say they are critical to the decision.