The principle of checks and balances means that each organ of government should exercise control over the other, while Separation of Powers can be defined as a system of government which the legislature, executive, and judiciary are each separate in term. of functions and personnel. Baron de Mostesquieu argued that where the legislative and executive powers were united in the same person, there could be no liberty.

The United Nations Economic Commission for Africa is the continental organ that is responsible for the coordination of the developmental activities and efforts of the African countries under the agencies of the United Nations.