We're joined from the Organisation of African Unity Summit in Ouagadougou by the BBC's West African Correspondent, Mark Doyle.

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Last month, the Organisation of African Unity voted to dilute some of the measures immediately and drop the embargo altogether in September.

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Instead, the African Union is coming increasingly to resemble its discredited and unlamented predecessor, the Organisation of African Unity, a mutual-protection club for dodgy presidents.

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