The Commission of the African Union serves as the AU's administrative branch. It consists of ten Commissioners, who hold individual portfolios. The Commission implements AU policies and coordinates the body's activities and meetings. The Commission elects its Chairperson to a four-year term. The Casablanca Group was an organization of progressive states founded in 1961. ... 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 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. ... Anthem Let Us All Unite and Celebrate Together Establishment  - as the OAU May 25, 1963   - as the African Union July 9, 2002  Membership 53 African states Administrative center Chairperson John Kufuor Alpha Oumar Konaré Listen to this article (4 parts) · (info) Part 1 · Part 2 · Part 3 · Part 4 This... Below is the makeup of the African Commisson: Bureau of the Chairperson AU Commissioners Peace and Security Political Affairs AU Infrastructure Social Affairs Human resources, Science and technology Trade and Industry Rural Economy and Agriculture Economic Affairs WOMEN, GENDER AND DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMMING, BUDGETING, FINANCE AND ACCOUNTING. ADMINISTRATION AFRO-ARAB COOPERATION...

List of Secretaries-general of the Organisation of African Unity (OAU) and African Union (AU) Chairs of the Commission

Flag of the Organisation of African Unity, later also used by the African Union. ... Anthem Let Us All Unite and Celebrate Together Establishment  - as the OAU May 25, 1963   - as the African Union July 9, 2002  Membership 53 African states Administrative center Chairperson John Kufuor Alpha Oumar Konaré Listen to this article (4 parts) · (info) Part 1 · Part 2 · Part 3 · Part 4 This... May 25 is the 145th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (146th in leap years). ... 1963 (MCMLXIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (the link is to a full 1963 calendar). ... Diallo Telli (or Boubacar Telli Diallo) (1925 - 1977) was a Guinean diplomat and political figure. ... July 21 is the 202nd day (203rd in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar, with 163 days remaining. ... 1964 (MCMLXIV) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1964 calendar). ... Nzo Ekangaki (1934-June 3, 2005) was a Cameroonian political figure. ... June 15 is the 166th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (167th in leap years), with 199 days remaining. ... 1972 (MCMLXXII) was a leap year starting on Saturday. ... June 16 is the 167th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (168th in leap years), with 198 days remaining. ... 1974 (MCMLXXIV) was a common year starting on Tuesday. ... Edouard Kodjovi Kodjo, better known as Edem Kodjo, (born May 23, 1938) is a Togolese politician and diplomat. ... July 21 is the 202nd day (203rd in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar, with 163 days remaining. ... 1978 (MCMLXXVIII) was a common year starting on Sunday. ... June 12 is the 163rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (164th in leap years), with 202 days remaining. ... 1983 (MCMLXXXIII) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Ide Oumarou (born 1937) was a Nigerien diplomat. ... July 20 is the 201st day (202nd in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar, with 164 days remaining. ... 1985 (MCMLXXXV) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Dr. Salim Ahmed Salim, born on January 23, 1942 on the island of Zanzibar in Tanzania. ... September 19 is the 262nd day of the year (263rd in leap years). ... 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Amara Essy (born December 20, 1944) is a diplomat from Côte dIvoire (Ivory Coast). ... September 17 is the 260th day of the year (261st in leap years). ... 2001 (MMI) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Amara Essy (born December 20, 1944) is a diplomat from Côte dIvoire (Ivory Coast). ... July 9 is the 190th day of the year (191st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 175 days remaining. ... For album titles with the same name, see 2002 (album). ... Alpha Oumar Konaré (born 2 February 1946) was the president of Mali for two five-year terms (1992 to 2002), and has been Chairman of the Commission of the African Union since 2003. ... September 16 is the 259th day of the year (260th in leap years). ... 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

See also

• Africa
• Chairperson of the African Union