Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction / Ulf Engel -- The World as Seen from Addis : The Africa Union and the Evolving Geopolitical Context / Tim Murithi -- The State of the Union / Ulf Engel -- Senegal's Chairmanship of the African Union / A�issatou Kant�e -- Climate Change / Ulf Engel -- Education, Science, and Technology / Ulf Engel -- Governance / Annie Barbara Hazviyemurwi Chikwanha -- Health / Edefe Ojomo, Habibu Yaya Bappah, and Ulf Engel -- Infrastructure / Tim Zajontz and Mandira Bagwandeen -- Peace and Security / Dawit Yohannes -- Regional Integration and Trade / Bruce Byiers -- Strategic Partnerships / Ulf Engel -- Women and Youth / Cheryl Hendricks and Ulf Engel

This is the third edition of the Yearbook on the African Union (YBAU). The YBAU is first and foremost an academic project that provides an in-depth evaluation and analysis of the institution, its processes, and its engagements. Despite the increased agency in recent years of the African Union in general, and the AU Commission in particular, little is known - outside expert policy or niche academic circles - about the Union's activities. This is the gap the Yearbook on the African Union wants to systematically address. It seeks to be a reference point for in-depth research, evidence-based policy-making and decision-making.