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The paper critically examined the International Conference on the Great Lakes Region (ICGLR),an association that was formed with the objective of solving conflict issues between member states within the Great Lakes Region, after recognizing the fact that political inability has a considerable regional dimension and thus requires a concerted effort in order to promote sustainable peace and development. It was formed to bring peace among the member states and by doing that, foster development with member states. The paper examined the background of the organization as regard to this objective. In doing that, secondary method of data collection was used to collect data such as articles, books, journals and so on. The paper adopted the theory of liberal Intergovernmentalism and through the aid of this theory, the paper was able to examine the organization while stating its challenges like; :member states have not shown enough commitment or willingness to put the Dar-es-Salaam, Nairobi and Addis Ababa agreements into action, financial constraint, and overlapping membership of international organizations and the prospects of the organization. After critical analysis of the International Conference on the Great Lakes Region (ICGLR), the paper made recommendations like: need for member nations to show more commitment towards the organization in order to implement the Dar-es-Salaam, Nairobi and Addis Ababa agreements into action, and need for the member states to do better in their financial contributions.

The study examined the activities of the African Union (AU) in the African developmental process using the secondary method of data collection. As a framework of analysis, the study adopted the theory of liberal institutionalism. From the findings of the research, it was discovered that the Organization of African Unity (OAU) was transformed to the AU due to greater burden which bedeviled the continent of Africa such as; conflict, poverty, diseases, and unfriendly military regimes. Examining the role of the AU in Africa, findings revealed that the AU has been able to contribute its quota towards African development, through some of its specialized agencies such as; The Peace and Security Council (PSC), The New Partnership for African Development (NEPAD), African Peer Review Mechanism (APRM). It was also discovered that the programs under the AU faced serious challenges, especially in the areas of conflicts bedeviling the region, military intervention in state's internal affairs, foreign powers increasing the rates of internal disorderliness.