When the OAU was created in 1963 it had two main objectives – the total liberation of the continent from colonial rule, and the unity of Africa. The 60’s and 70’s saw several countries including Mozambique, Namibia and Zimbabwe liberated. The OAU played an important role in this liberation and some countries such as Tanzania and Zambia sacrificed a lot to support the liberation movements. The liberation struggle for political freedom ended with the crushing of apartheid and the installation of Nelson Mandela as the first President of a free South Africa in 1994…….