* Africa's self assessment
http://allafrica.com/stories/200502150932.html
Declarations and decisions at the AU summit in Abuja are only a rehash of similar ones in the past.
* AU mission arrives in Somalia
http://www.voanews.com/english/2005-02-14-voa46.cfm
More than a dozen officials from the African Union, the Arab League, and the seven-nation Intergovernmental Authority on Development arrived in Mogadishu to begin their assessment of Somalia's security situation.
* Media groups slam AU
http://www.ijnet.org/FE_Article/newsarticle.asp?UILang=1
&CId=294582&CIdLang=1
The African Union is neglecting press freedom on several fronts, according to journalists’ groups monitoring its policies.
* Anger at African Sanctions in Togo
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/4290761.stm
The African Union meets on Thursday to decide if it will impose sanctions on the country.