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The African Union is a continental union of 55 member states located on the continent of Africa. The AU was announced in the Sirte Declaration in Sirte, Libya, on 9 September 1999, calling for the est
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
The Organisation of African Unity was an African intergovernmental organisation established on 25 May 1963 in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, with 33 signatory governments. Some of the key aims of the OAU were
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…for the establishment of the African Union. The bloc was launched on 9 July 2002 in Durban, South Africa. The intention of the AU was to replace the Organisation of African Unity (OAU), established on 25 May 1963 in Addis Ababa by 32 signatory governments; the OAU was disbanded on 9 July 2002. The most important decisions of the…
Emperor of Ethiopia Haile Selassie with President of Egypt Gamal Abdel Nasser in Addis Ababa for the Organisation of African Unity summit, 1963
Egypt's president Nasser at the Cairo summit 1964
Anti apartheidsdemonstratie in Amsterdam de kop van de demonstratie, Bestanddeelnr 934 2645