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The African Union (AU) Commission has tabled a US$274 million budget proposal for 2012, which African leaders are expected to debate and later adopt. However, questions have been raised that the money is mainly sourced from donor partners, with some African members failing to pay their annual subscriptions. The AU is owed millions of dollars in arrears, forcing the continental body to always extend the begging bowl for its activities.