Effective legislations and procedures that facilitate the smooth operation of government are essential for the smooth administration of any intergovernmental organization. Resolving the Organization of African Unity’s (OAU) shortcomings and putting the organization in a position to handle the developmental difficulties of African States in the contemporary era were the ultimate goals of the revised Protocols of the African Union, which came into effect in 2001. The necessity for the continent to advance in the face of a rapidly changing global environment inspired the creation of the African Union. Therefore, from a global standpoint, it is necessary to determine the elements that make up the African Union’s decision-making obstacles. In order to create efficient processes, connections, and consequences for more effective decision-making inside the African Union. The study aims to highlight the shortcomings, issues, and challenges of the burdens within the organization. A weak structure and architecture, the lack of an effective participating parliament, legal burdens and obstacles were all addressed in the report as factors that contributed to the continent’s tardiness in timely actions and solutions. These burdens were compiled and summed up through case study references and a comparative analysis of the European Union, allowing for the conclusion that, given what is visible in the continent, development will not proceed at the rate that the African continent needs to in order to catch up with the rest of the world.
Alaye et al. (2025) studied this question.