It’s time Africa moved from the periphery and became a global defender of the rule of law and sovereignty, experts say The joint US-Israeli military strikes on Iran and Tehran’s regional retaliation could give the African Union (AU) an opportunity to cement its identity as a defender of the UN charter and international law, but, as African experts argue, it seems to have missed it. Dr. Wafula Okumu, executive director of  The Borders Institute , says the AU’s reaction to the Iran crisis clearly