The African Union (abbreviated AU in English, and UA in its other working languages) is a confederation consisting of 53 African nations as well as several intergovernmental organizations. Established on July 9, 2002, the AU was formed as a successor to the amalgamated African Economic Community (AEC) and the Organization of African Unity (OAU).
- For more information, see the Wikipedia article "African Union" or the IO's homepage at http://www.africa-union.org.
[edit] Current Member States
Algeria, Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Cote d'Ivoire, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Republic of the Congo, Djibouti, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda, Western Sahara, Sao Tome and Principe, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Africa, Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania, Togo, Tunisia, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe.
Latest posts
- [11 January 2010] AllAfrica on 'East Africa: Region Moves Closer to Having Regional Army' (Regional army, Security)
- [6 January 2010] Conciliation Resource s &Interpeace: Publication on Somalia by Bradbury & Healy (eds.), 2010. (Peace, Peacebuilding, Stability)
- [6 December 2009] ICG advocacy on Guinea: "End Military Rule in Guinea", 27 Nov 2009 (Governance Reform, International intervention, Political instability, Statebuilding)
- [20 November 2009] UN Security Council report on Somalia, October 2009. (Peacekeeping)
- [16 October 2009] October 16 - Research Seminar on "The Challenge of Islamist Movements: Conflict, Reconciliation and Stability in the Horn of Africa" (Seminar, Conflict, Political Islam, Horn of Africa, Terrorism)
- [14 October 2009] Project Enough: international actors’ role in fostering statebuilding in Somalia. (Piracy, Counter-piracy, Maritime security, Security, State, Non-state actors)
- [14 October 2009] Menkhaus on Somalia, August 2009. (Insurgency, Non-state actors, Militant Islamism, Terrorism)
- [9 September 2009] ISS Paper on Somalia by Solomon A. Dersso, September 2009. (Peacekeeping, Conflict, Piracy, Statebuilding, Non-state actors)
- [9 September 2009] Peacekeeping in Africa by Alex de Waal, 2009. (Peacekeeping)
- [4 September 2009] Menkhaus on Somalia’s scenarios and challenges for the Obama Administration, February 2009. (Conflict)
Further results...
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Acronym: AU
Headquarters: Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Latitude: 9°1′21.85″N
Longitude: 38°44′48.476″E
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