African governments and citizens must decide what kind of union Africa needs to meet its aspiration of a regional body that advances peace, expands prosperity, and effectively represents African ...

Dear Africans of the continent and the diaspora,September 9, 1999, a date with evocative historical resonance, the first political step taken by our heads of state and government on the road leading ...

Delegates from across the African continent gathered in Ethiopia’s capital, Addis Ababa, Thursday to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the creation of the Organization of African Unity, the ...

The precursor to the African Union was the Organization of African Unity (OAU), established on May 25, 1963, in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. The OAU was founded by 32 African states with the primary ...

African heads of state have signed a draft agreement for a new African Union ... Salim compared the signing of the treaty with the signing of the charter of the OAU in 1963, ...

The African Union is often criticised as an institution without real power, but for political analysts, the simple fact that it exists is a huge achievement. The Organisation of African Unity (OAU ...

The 60th anniversary of the OAU will be celebrated in all 55 member states of the African Union under the slogan “Our Africa Our future.” The theme for Africa Day 2023 is “Accelerating the ...

On 9 September 1999, the Organisation of African Unity (OAU) adopted the Sirte Declaration calling for the establishment of the African Union (AU). The AU was officially launched on 9 July 2002 in ...

Kenya marked 35 years since the landmark pro-democracy protests of 1990 that pushed for an end to a one-party state, but the ...

The African Union (AU) is one of UNHCR’s most important partners and a leader in global efforts to resolve forced displacement, which causes suffering for tens of millions of people. Forcible ...