BURUNDI TAKES THE THRONE: CAN NDAYISHIMIYE BREAK THE AU’S CYCLE OF EMPTY PROMISES?
A seismic shift in African leadership as President Évariste Ndayishimiye ascends to chair the African Union. Burundi—a nation that has weathered isolation, sanctions, and skepticism—now holds the continent’s most powerful gavel.
This is more than ceremonial rotation. This is a test.
Will Ndayishimiye be another figurehead who recycles rhetoric about “African solutions for African problems” while the continent bleeds from conflicts ignored, economies strangled by external debt, and youth fleeing across deserts and seas?
Or will he be the leader who finally forces the AU to confront its own paralysis?
The hope is razor thin but real: that this time, the African Union will stop performing unity for international cameras and start solving African crises with African resolve. That Burundi’s rise from pariah to president will translate into bold action—not just speeches.
The world is watching. Africa is waiting.
Mr. President, the microphone is yours. Use it.
The AU is nothing without the approval from the West. It’s a puppet with zero relevance. Full of corrupt thugs
Long live the brothers of the AES