African Union

This article is part of the series: Politics and government of the African Union Anthem: Let Us All Unite and Celebrate Together Capital Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Membership 53 member states Official languages The languages of Africa, as well as Arabic, English, French, and Portuguese Formation - As Organisation of African Unity - As AU - May 25, 1963 - July 9, 2002 Chairman of the African Union John... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_African_Union. ...

Institutions of the African Union Casablanca Group Union of African States Organisation for African Unity African Economic Community African Unification Front Executive Assembly Commission Chairman Conference and Events Peace & Sec. Pol. Affairs Infra. & Energy Soc. Affairs HR, Sci., & Tech. Trade and Industry Rural Econ. & Agri. Economic Legal Counsel Executive Council Rep. Committee Legislature Pan-African Parliament President Bureau Secretariat List of members Permanent Committees Rural Econ., Agri., Resources, Eviron. Monetary & Financial Trade, Customs, & Immigration Cooperation, IR, & Conflict Trans., Industry, Comm., Energy, Sci., & Tech. Health, Labour, & Social Educ., Culture, Tourism, & HR Gender, Family, Youth, Disabilities Justice & Rights Rules, Privileges, & Discipline Judiciary Sirte Declaration Constitutive Act of the AU Law Charter on Rights Court of Justice Court on Human and Peoples' Rights List of judges Advisory bodies Peace and Security Council Economic, Social, and Cultural Council Specialized Technical Committees Rural Econ., Agri. Monetary & Financial Trade, Customs, and Immigration Industry, Sci. & Tech., Energy... Transport, Comm., Tourism Health, Labor, Social Edu., Culture, & Human Resources Financial bodies AEC Pillars (Abuja Treaty) CEN-SAD COMESA EAC ECCAS/CEEAC CEMAC ECOWAS UEMOA WAMZ IGAD SADC SACU AMU/UMA African Central Bank African Monetary Fund African Investment Bank New Partnership for Africa's Development African Peer Review Mechanism Decentralised bodies Agencies of the AU AU-related topics Elections Enlargement Foreign relations

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The Casablanca Group was an organization of "progressive states" founded in 1961. It gathered Gamal Abdel-Nasser's Egypt, Ghana — led by Kwame Nkrumah, leading proponent of Pan-Africanism —, Sékou Touré's Guinea, Mali, Libya or Morocco for a short period — left-wing Moroccan prime minister Abdallah Ibrahim had just been dismissed. The Casablanca Group merged into the Organisation of African Unity (OAU) created in 1963. The Union of African States, was a short lasting union of 3 African states in West Africa, in the 1960’s. ... Flag of the Organisation of African Unity, later also used by the African Union. ...  members of AEC pillar blocs  states signatories to the AEC Treaty, but not participating in any of the pillars The member states of the African Union are mounting efforts to collaborate economically, but they are impeded by the civil wars raging in several parts of Africa. ... The African Unification Front is an organisation aiming to promote a political, social and economic union in Africa. ... This article or section is missing references or citation of sources. ... The Commission of the African Union consists of a number of Commissoners dealing with different areas of policy, it is headquartered in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. ... The commission serves as the AUs administrative branch. ... The Executive Council of the African Union is made up of ministers designated by the governments of member countries. ... The Permanant Representativs Committe of the African Union is made up of nominated representatives of the AU. They prepare the work for the Executive Council. ... The Pan-African Parliament is the legislative body of the African Union; at present it exercises oversight, and has advisory and consultative powers. ... The Bureau of the Pan-African Parliament is essentially the leadership of the Pan-African Parliament (PAP) and consists of one President and four Vice-Presidents. ... Below is a list of the MPs that make up African Unions Pan-African Parliament and the respective countries they belong to: South Africa Baleka Mbete M.J. Mahlangu Fatima Hajaig Swelethu Madasa Suzanne Vos Cameroon Essomba Tsoungui Elie Victor Imbia Sylvester Itoe Silikam néé Manamourou Mbonda Elie... The Committe on Monetary and Finacial Affairs deals with the following concerns: Examine the draft estimates of the Parliamentary budget and submit to Parliament. ... The Sirte Declaration was the resolution by the Organisation of African Unity in September 1999, at Sirte, Libya, to create the African Union. ... The Constitutive Act of the African Union was the codified framework by wich the African Union would conduct itself. ... ... The African Court of Justice will at some point in the future be merged with the African Court on Human and Peoples Rights and be the African Unions legal organ. ... The African Court on Human and Peoples Rights will merge with the African Court of Justice in the future, it will be situated in Eastern Africa and will rule on human rights abuses under the African Charter on Human and Peoples Rights and under general international human rights law, currently... The first Judges of the African Court on Human and Peoples Rights were elected on January 22, 2006 at the Eighth Ordinary Session of the Executive Council of the African Union, held in Khartoum, Sudan. ... The Peace and Security Council of the African Union is the organ in charge of enforcing Union decisions. ... The Specialized Technical Committees, shall be responsible to the Executive Council. ... The Abuja Treaty is an international agreement signed on June 3rd 1991 in Abuja, Nigeria. ... The Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa, is a preferential trading area with twenty member states stretching from Libya to Zimbabwe. ... EAC The three states that make up the East African Community The East African Community (EAC) is a customs union in East Africa, consisting of Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania. ... The Economic Community of Central African States (ECCAS), in French Communauté Économique des États dAfrique Centrale (CEEAC), is a organisation for promotion of regional economic co-operation in Central Africa. ... States of CEMAC The Economic and Monetary Community of Central Africa (or CEMAC from its name in French, Communauté Économique et Monétaire de lAfrique Centrale) is an organization of states of Central Africa established to promote economic integration among countries that share a common currency, the CFA franc. ... The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) is a regional group of fifteen countries, founded on May 28, 1975 when fifteen West African countries signed the Treaty of Lagos. ... States of UEMOA The West African Economic and Monetary Union (or UEMOA from its name in French, Union économique et monétaire ouest-africaine) is an organization of states of West Africa established to promote economic integration among countries that share a common currency, the CFA franc. ... States of WAMZ Light green: interested in joining The Eco is the proposed name for the common currency the West African Monetary Zone plans to introduce by 2009 in the framework of ECOWAS. See Also West African Economic and Monetary Union (UEMOA) Economic and Monetary Community of Central Africa (CEMAC... The Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) is a seven-country regional development organization in Eastern Africa. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... States of SACU // Origins The Southern African Customs Union (SACU) came into existence on December 11, 1969 with the signature of the Customs Union Agreement between South Africa, Botswana, Lesotho, Namibia and Swaziland. ... The Arab Maghreb Union is a Pan-Arab trade agreement aiming for economic and political unity in northern Africa. ... The African Central Bank is one of the three finacial institutions of the African Union. ... The Africa Monetary Fund will be an African Union financial institution, though in time its responsibilities will be transfered to the African Central Bank. ... The African Investment Bank is one of three financial institutions of the African Union along with the African Monetary Fund and the African Central Bank. ... New Partnership for Africas Development is an economic development program of the African Union. ... The African Peer Review Mechanism (APRM) is a mutually agreed instrument voluntarily acceded to by the member states of the African Union (AU) as a self-monitoring mechanism. ... When the African Union (AU) was founded in 2002, it represented almost the entire African continent. ... The individual member states of the African Union (AU) coordinate foreign policy through this agency, in addition to conducting their own international relations on a state-by-state basis. ... Information on politics by country is available for every country, including both de jure and de facto independent states, inhabited dependent territories, as well as areas of special sovereignty. ... 1961 (MCMLXI) was a common year starting on Sunday (the link is to a full 1961 calendar). ... Gamal Abdel Nasser (Arabic: جمال عبد الناصر) Gamal Abdel Nasser (January 15, 1918 - September 28, 1970) was the second President of Egypt after Muhammad Naguib and is considered one of the most important Arab leaders in history. ... Kwame Nkrumah with Martin Luther King, Jr. ... Pan-Africanism is a term which can have two separate, but related meanings. ... Ahmed Sékou Touré (January 9, 1922 - March 26, 1984) was the first President of Guinea (1958 - 1984). ... Abdallah Ibrahim was the Prime Minister of Morocco between December 16, 1958 and May 20, 1960. ... Flag of the Organisation of African Unity, later also used by the African Union. ...