And now, of course, he's holding the OAU summit and he's hoping to get even more kudos from that.

BBC: Mark Doyle answers your questions

The OAU was created as a compromise between these points of view.

BBC: Q&A: African Union

In burying the body the Botswana Government is carrying out the mandate of the OAU by reburying an African in African soil, and no-one has objected or offered to make other arrangements.

BBC: Stuffed man going to 'wrong' home

The AU must not repeat the mistakes of the previous OAU. The continent is so big they may have to divide it into regions and have regional AU offices for Southern Africa, Central Africa, East Africa, West Africa and North Africa perhaps.

BBC: African Union: What are its prospects?

OAU's secretary-general, to hear the rebels' views and report back.

ECONOMIST: Africa

OAU's proposals, which Ethiopia has endorsed, call for Eritrea to withdraw from the parts of Badme it occupied last year.

ECONOMIST: Ethiopia and Eritrea