African Union

This article is part of the series: Politics and government of the African Union When the African Union (AU) was founded in 2002, it represented almost the entire African continent. ... 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 Denis... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_African_Union. ...

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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. The AU represents the interests of African peoples at large in intergovernmental organizations (IGO's); for instance, it is a permanent observer at the United Nations' General Assembly. 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. ... 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... 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 free trade area with twenty one member states stretching from Egypt to Namibia. ... 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. ... 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. ... A state is a set of institutions that possess the authority to make the rules that govern the people in one or more societies, having internal and external sovereignty over a definite territory. ... 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 Denis... International relations (IR), a branch of political science, is the study of foreign affairs of and relations among states within the international system, including the roles of states, inter-governmental organizations (IGOs), non-governmental organizations (NGOs), and multinational corporations (MNCs). ... For the political science journal, see: International Organization An international organization (also called intergovernmental organization) is an organization of international scope or character. ... In addition to the current 191 member states, the United Nations welcomes several other international agencies, entities, and one non-member state (for several years prior to their admission after a referendum in 2002, Switzerland was also an observer state). ... The United Nations (UN) is an international organization whose stated aims are to facilitate co-operation in international law, international security, economic development, and social equity. ... The United Nations General Assembly (GA) is one of the five principal organs of the United Nations. ...

Other intergovernmental organizations

Membership of the AU overlaps with other IGO's, and occasionally these third-party organizations and the AU will coordinate matters of public policy.

Political

• Non-Aligned Movement (Every AU member state, except the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic)
• Commonwealth of Nations

• • Botswana
  • Cameroon
  • The Gambia
  • Ghana
  • Kenya
  • Lesotho
  • Malawi
  • Mauritius
  • Mozambique
  • Namibia
  • Nigeria
  • Seychelles
  • Sierra Leone
  • South Africa
  • Swaziland
  • Tanzania
  • Uganda
  • Zambia

Member states of the Non-Aligned Movement (2005). ... The Saharawi (or Sahrawi) Arab Democratic Republic (SADR) is the long-form English translation of the government of Western Sahara (Arabic: الجمهورية العربية الصحراوية الدمقرطية, Spanish: República Arabe Saharaui Democrática). ... The Commonwealth of Nations (CN), usually known as the Commonwealth, is a voluntary association of 53 independent sovereign states, the majority of which are former colonies of the United Kingdom. ...

Regional

• Arab League

• • Egypt
  • Sudan
  • Morocco
  • Tunisia
  • Algeria
  • Mauritania
  • Somalia
  • Djibouti
  • Comoros
  • Eritrea

• Arab Maghreb Union

• • Algeria
  • Libya
  • Mauritania
  • Morocco
  • Tunisia

• Community of Sahel-Saharan States

• • Libya
  • Burkina Faso
  • Mali
  • Niger
  • Chad
  • Sudan
  • Central African Republic
  • Eritrea
  • Djibouti
  • The Gambia
  • Senegal
  • Benin
  • Côte d'Ivoire
  • Egypt
  • Ghana
  • Guinea-Bissau
  • Liberia
  • Morocco
  • Nigeria
  • Sierra Leone
  • Somalia
  • Togo
  • Tunisia

• Conseil de l'Entente

• • Côte d'Ivoire
  • Benin
  • Burkina Faso
  • Niger
  • Togo

Flag of the League of Arab States The Arab League or League of Arab States (Arabic: جامعة الدول العربية), is an organization of Arab states (compare Arab world). ... The Arab Maghreb Union is a Pan-Arab trade agreement aiming for economic and political unity in northern Africa. ... The Conseil de lEntente (Council of Accord or Council of Understanding) is a West African regional co-operation forum established in May 1959 by Côte dIvoire, Niger, Burkina Faso and Benin, and joined in 1996 by Togo. ...

Economic

• Agadir Agreement

• • Egypt
  • Morocco
  • Tunisia

• Economic Community of the Great Lakes Countries

• • Burundi
  • D.R. Congo
  • Rwanda

• G20 developing nations

• • Nigeria
  • South Africa
  • Tanzania
  • Zimbabwe

• G20 industrial nations

• • South Africa)

• G33

• • Benin
  • Botswana
  • Democratic Republic of Congo
  • Cote d'Ivoire
  • Kenya
  • Mauritius
  • Madagascar
  • Mozambique
  • Nigeria
  • Senegal
  • Tanzania
  • Uganda
  • Zambia
  • Zimbabwe

• G90

• • Angola
  • Benin
  • Botswana
  • Burkina Faso
  • Burundi
  • Cameroon
  • Central African Republic
  • Chad
  • Rep. Congo
  • Côte d'Ivoire
  • Democratic Republic of the Congo
  • Djibouti
  • Egypt
  • Gabon
  • the Gambia
  • Ghana
  • Guinea
  • Guinea Bissau
  • Kenya
  • Lesotho
  • Madagascar
  • Malawi
  • Mali
  • Mauritania
  • Mauritius
  • Morocco
  • Mozambique
  • Namibia
  • Niger
  • Nigeria
  • Rwanda
  • Senegal
  • Sierra Leone
  • South Africa
  • Swaziland
  • Tanzania
  • Tunisia
  • Uganda
  • Zambia
  • Zimbabawe

• Group of 77

• • Algeria
  • Angola
  • Benin
  • Botswana
  • Burkina Faso
  • Burundi
  • Cameroon
  • Cape Verde
  • Central African Republic
  • Chad
  • Comoros
  • Republic of the Congo
  • Côte d'Ivoire
  • Democratic Republic of the Congo
  • Djibouti
  • Egypt
  • Equatorial Guinea
  • Eritrea
  • Ethiopia
  • Gabon
  • The Gambia
  • Ghana
  • Guinea
  • Guinea-Bissau
  • Kenya
  • Lesotho
  • Liberia
  • Libya
  • Madagascar
  • Malawi
  • Mali
  • Mauritania
  • Mauritius
  • Morocco
  • Mozambique
  • Namibia
  • Niger,
  • Nigeria
  • Rwanda
  • São Tomé and Príncipe
  • Senegal
  • Sierra Leone
  • Somalia
  • South Africa
  • Sudan
  • Swaziland
  • Tunisia
  • Uganda
  • Tanzania
  • Zambia
  • Zimbabwe

• Indian Ocean Commission

• • Comoros
  • Madagascar
  • Mauritius
  • Seychelles)

• Liptako-Gourma Authority

• • Burkina Faso,
  • Mali
  • Niger

• Mano River Union

• • Guinea
  • Liberia
  • Sierra Leone

• OPEC

• • Algeria
  • Libya
  • Nigeria

Map of the Agadir Agreement Members The Agadir Agreement for the Establishment of a Free Trade Zone between the Arabic Mediterranean Nations was signed in Rabat, Morocco on 25 February 2004. ... The CEPGL is an International Governmental Organization. ... G20 countries. ... The G-20 (Group of 20) is a group consisting of 19 of the worlds largest economies, together with the European Union. ... The G33 was the name of a group of finance ministers and central bank governors of industrialized and newly industrialized countries, see below. ... link titlelink titlelink titlelink titlelink title--210. ... The Indian Ocean Commission (COI), known as the Commission de lOcéan Indien in French, is an intergovernmental organization that joins Reunion Island, Comoros, Madagascar, Mauritius, the Seychelles and Mayotte together to encourage cooperation. ... The Liptako-Gourma Authority is an regional organization seeking to develop the contiguous areas of Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger. ... The Mano River Union (MRU) is a society established in 1973 between Liberia and Sierra Leone. ... Logo The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) is an international organization made up of Algeria, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Libya, Nigeria, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, and Venezuela. ...

Linguistic

• Community of Portuguese Language Countries

• • Angola
  • Cape Verde
  • Equatorial Guinea
  • Guinea-Bissau
  • Mauritius
  • Mozambique
  • São Tomé and Príncipe

• Organization of Ibero-American States

• • Equatorial Guinea

The Community of Portuguese Language Countries (Portuguese: Comunidade dos Países de Língua Portuguesa or CPLP) is a multilateral forum for mutual friendship between the lusophone nations across the world where Portuguese is an official language. ... The Organization of Ibero-American States is an international organisation, comprising Latin America, Spain and Portugal. ...

Religious

• Organization of the Islamic Conference

• • Algeria
  • Benin
  • Burkina Faso
  • Cameroon
  • Chad
  • Comoros
  • Côte d'Ivoire
  • Djibouti
  • Egypt
  • Gabon
  • the Gambia
  • Guinea
  • Guinea-Bissau
  • Libya
  • Mali
  • Mauritania
  • Morocco
  • Mozambique
  • Niger
  • Nigera
  • Senegal
  • Sierra Leone
  • Sudan
  • Somalia
  • Tunisia
  • Uganda

The flag of the Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC) The Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC; Arabic: منظمة المؤتمر الإسلامي; Turkish: İslam Konferansı Örgütü; Persian: سازمان کنفرانس اسلامی; French: Organisation de la Conférence Islamique) is an inter-governmental organization with a Permanent Delegation to the United Nations. ...

Diplomatic missions

The African Union maintains special diplomatic representation with the United States, and the European Union.

Response to crises and conflicts

• Possibly the most pressing issue facing Africa in tems of humanitarian crisis is the Darfur Conflict. International response to the Darfur conflict has been varied and inadequate to stop the violence in Southern Sudan. The AU has created a Mission to the territory, and worked to help solve the associated Chadian-Sudanese conflict. Due to the ratification of United Nations Security Council Resolution 1706, the precise role of the Union in Sudan may change to a closer collaboration with UN forces.
• The AU helped to coordinate the donations of individual member states' to Indonesia after its devestating 2004 tsunami.
• The AU's predecessor, the Organisation for African Unity (OAU) played a woefully inadequate role in saving innocent life during the Rwandan Genocide.
• The AU as a body and most of its constituent states condemned the United States-led 2003 invasion of Iraq. In broader Middle East issues, the Union is an observer with the United Nations's Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People.
• The AU has played a secondary role in conflicts in Côte d'Ivoire and Liberia. It also served to ratify results in the Democratic Republic of the Congo general election, 2006.

Combatants factions of the SLA Justice & Equality Mvmnt Janjaweed Government of Sudan Minnawi-faction of the SLA Commanders SLA: ? JEM: ? Janjaweed: ? Sudan: Omar al-Bashir SLA: Minni Minnawi Casualties 300,000 civilians killed The Darfur conflict is an ongoing armed conflict in the Darfur region of western Sudan, mainly between... Dead animals lie in the middle of a burned and looted village in Darfur While there is a general consensus in the international community that ethnic groups have been targeted and that crimes against humanity have therefore occurred, there has been debate in some quarters about whether genocide has taken... Southern Sudan is a region of Sudan. ... The African Union Mission in Sudan (AMIS) originated in early July 2004, when both the African Union and European Union sent monitors to monitor the Darfur crisis cease-fire signed in April 2004. ... Map of Sudan with the Darfur region highlighted. ... Combatants Sudan, United Front for Democratic Change rebel alliance Chad Commanders Omar Hasan Ahmad al-Bashir (Sudan), Mohammed Nour (UFDC) Idriss Deby Strength ~120,000 est. ... United Nations Security Council Resolution 1706 was a United Nations Security Council resolution intended to resolve the Darfur conflict. ... The humanitarian response to the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake was prompted by one of the worst natural disasters of modern times. ... Flag of the Organisation of African Unity, later also used by the African Union. ... // Belgium Belgium was extremely shocked by the events of 1994. ... The Rwanda Genocide (French: Génocide au Rwanda) was the massacre of an estimated 800,000 to 1,071,000 ethnic Tutsis and moderate Hutus in Rwanda, mostly carried out by two extremist Hutu militia groups, the Interahamwe and the Impuzamugambi, during a period of about 100 days from April... This article describes the positions of world governments prior to the actual initiation of the 2003 invasion of Iraq, and not their current positions as they may have changed since then. ... Combatants Coalition Forces: United States United Kingdom Poland Australia South Korea Romania Spain Portugal Italy others. ... A map showing countries commonly considered to be part of the Middle East The Middle East is a region comprising the lands around the southern and eastern parts of the Mediterranean Sea, a territory that extends from the eastern Mediterranean Sea to the Persian Gulf. ... The United Nations (UN) is an international organization whose stated aims are to facilitate co-operation in international law, international security, economic development, and social equity. ... Founded in 1975, by its resolution 3376 the UN General Assembly, the Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People is a programme of implementation to enable the Palestinian people to exercise their inalienable rights to self-determination without external interference, national independence and sovereignty; and... General elections were held in the Democratic Republic of the Congo on July 30, 2006, the first multiparty elections in the country in 46 years. ...

Foreign relations of constituent states

Its location in the center of Africa has made DROC a key player in the region since independence. ... For the two decades preceding Congos 1991 National Conference, the country was firmly in the socialist camp, allied principally with the Soviet Union and other Eastern bloc nations. ... The Saharawi (or Sahrawi) Arab Democratic Republic (SADR) is the long-form English translation of the government of Western Sahara (Arabic: الجمهورية العربية الصحراوية الدمقرطية, Spanish: República Arabe Saharaui Democrática). ...

See also

• Enlargement of the African Union