In this issue: 

• Morocco rejoins the African Union
• Liptako-Gourma: new joint task force
• Morocco, Nigeria plan for a trans-African gas pipeline
• G20 aims to improve water use
• Germany proposes Marshall Plan with Africa
• Opinion: Is Africa still booming?
• Maps & Facts: The six regions of the African Union
• Who’s Who: Moussa Faki Mahamat, Chair of the African Union Commission