"The African Union [is] ... seeking to bolster the body's capacity to solve conflicts ... [The] pan-African body has lacked the funds and political drive to take effective action ... It intervened in 2004 in ... Darfur, but has relinquished leadership to the United Nations to form a joint peacekeeping force. The AU mission in Sudan (Amis) ... force has suffered from a lack of funds and equipment. Its 7 000-plus troops have been paid intermittently and been unable to have a serious impact on the ground." (Quoted from article)