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Dark green: AU member states.
Light green: Suspended members.

The African Union (AU) is a continental union consisting of fifty-five member countries located in Africa. The AU was announced in the Sirte Declaration in Sirte, Libya on 9 September 1999 and founded in Durban, South Africa on 9 July 2002, formed as a replacement for the Organisation of African Unity (OAU) and the African Economic Community (AEC).

The AU's most important decisions are made by The current Chairperson of the African Union is President of Angola João Lourenço since 2025.

Mission

According to the AU, its purpose is to unify African countries, defend the sovereignty and territorial integrity of its member states, achieve political integration with an integrated defence force, maintain the continent's democracy, promote human rights, and have a sustainable economy, especially by bringing an end to conflict between African nations and creating a common market with a single unified currency, and have a cabinet for the AU Head of State in the future.

Example of the AUs relations with a country: FOCAC (or Forum on China–Africa Cooperation).

Member states

Members

Observers

African Union Media

African leaders who founded the OAU the predecessor of the African Union, Emperor Haile Selassie I (center), President Kenyatta (right) and other African leaders including President Obote (behind, left side)
Muammar Gaddafi embracing Tanzanian President Kikwete after assuming the chairmanship
Billboard in Niamey (Niger) announcing the 33rd AU Summit (2019)
Group photo at the 2024 Italy–Africa Summit in Rome
Inaugural India–Africa Forum Summit held in New Delhi, 2008
AUC Chairperson Moussa Faki, US President Joe Biden and African leaders at the United States–Africa Leaders Summit in Washington, D.C., 15 December 2022
Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (formerly GSPC) area of operations
South Sudanese independence referendum, 2011
Kenyan soldiers and fighters of the Ras Kamboni Brigades, a Somali government-allied militia, near Kismayo, Somalia, 2012

Related pages

References

↑ Haiti Will Not Join the African Union. Haiti Hub (22 May 2016). Retrieved 22 June 2023.
↑ African Union says Israel's observer status suspended. www.aljazeera.com. Retrieved 10 September 2023.
↑ ((i24NEWS)) (2022-02-06). "Israel dispute erupts at African Union summit" (in en). Ynetnews. https://www.ynetnews.com/article/b1lpw16ay. Retrieved 2022-02-06.
↑ Kazakhstan's Observer status at the African Union: What Does It Mean for Africa?. www.igd.org.za. Retrieved 2022-02-06.
↑ Latvia becomes observer to African Union. www.mfa.gov.lv (2012-01-11)Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Latvia.
↑ Chairperson Receives the Credentials of the First Permanent Observer of Mexico to the African Union. au.int (2012-06-18). Retrieved 10 September 2023.
↑ el-Dakhakhni, Fathya. AU grants Palestine observer status. egyptindependent.com (2013-05-27)Egypt Independent. Retrieved 10 September 2023.
↑ Mrkić na samitu u Adis Abebi (in sr-latn). b92.net (30 January 2014). Retrieved 10 September 2023.
↑ What's driving Turkey's commercial & military relations with Africa? (in en-US). The Africa Report.com (2022-01-11). Retrieved 2022-02-06.
↑ Ukraine has obtained the observer status in the African Union. mfa.gov.ua (2016-06-22)Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine. Retrieved 10 September 2023.
↑ Chairperson Receives Credentials of the Permanent Observer of the United Arab Emirates. | African Union. au.int. Retrieved 2022-02-06.

Other websites

Official site Archived 2011-10-30 at the Wayback Machine

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