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It was unwise to use Addis fete to play to ICC gallery

Births, anniversaries, sporting triumphs and even victories on the battlefield are always a good excuse for celebration. And so it was for the African Union (formerly Organisation of African Unity) in Addis Ababa.

The umbrella congregation that sought to not just find common purpose and synergies among newly-independent African nation-states as well as agitate for the breaking of the yoke of colonialism from others, turned 50 this past week.

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