African Union

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continental union intergovernmental organization regional organization

The African Union is a continental organization comprising African countries that promotes political and economic integration, peace, and development across Africa.

Aliases (12)

Statements (57)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	continental union → intergovernmental organization → regional organization →
abbreviation	AU →
aimsTo	promote democratic principles and institutions → promote economic integration in Africa → promote human rights in Africa → promote peace and security in Africa → promote political integration in Africa → promote sustainable development in Africa →
continent	Africa →
cooperatesWith	European Union → United Nations →
foundedAt	Lusaka, Zambia →
foundedOn	2001-05-26 →
hasAdministrativeCenter	Addis Ababa, Ethiopia →
hasCurrencyProject	African Monetary Union →
hasDevelopmentAgenda	Agenda 2063 →
hasEmblem	Emblem of the African Union →
hasExecutiveBody	African Union Commission →
hasFlag	Flag of the African Union →
hasHeadquarters	Addis Ababa, Ethiopia →
hasJudicialBody	African Court on Human and Peoples' Rights →
hasLegislativeBody	Pan-African Parliament →
hasMemberStates	55 →
hasMotto	"A United and Strong Africa" →
hasOfficialLanguage	African languages → Arabic → English → French → Portuguese → Spanish → Swahili →
hasOrgan	African Union Commission → Assembly of the African Union → Economic, Social and Cultural Council → Executive Council of the African Union → Financial Institutions of the African Union → Pan-African Parliament → Peace and Security Council → Permanent Representatives' Committee → Specialized Technical Committees →
hasPredecessor	Organisation of African Unity →
hasRegionalEconomicCommunities	AMU → CEN-SAD → COMESA → EAC → ECCAS → ECOWAS → IGAD → SADC →
hasSecurityArchitecture	African Peace and Security Architecture →
hasSuccessorBodyTo	Organisation of African Unity →
launchedAt	Durban, South Africa →
launchedOn	2002-07-09 →
shortName	AU →
website	https://au.int/ →

Referenced by (161)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Algeria → Benin → Cameroon → Cape Verde Islands → Central African Republic → Comoros → Côte d'Ivoire → Democratic Republic of the Congo → Djibouti → Egypt → Egyptian Armed Forces ("African Union peace and security mechanisms") → Egyptian government → Eritrea → Federal Government of Somalia → Gabon → Ghana → Government of Uganda → Guinea → Guinea-Bissau → Kenya → Lesotho → Liberia → Libyan government ("African Union (via Libya)") → Malawi → Mali → Mauritania → Mauritius → Morocco → Namibia → Nigeria → Republic of the Congo → Republic of the Congo → Rwanda → Senegal → Sierra Leone → Somalia → South Africa → South Sudan → São Tomé and Príncipe → Togo → Tunisia → Uganda → Zambia → Zimbabwe →	memberOf
African Development Bank → Arab League → Arab Maghreb Union → Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa → Community of Latin American and Caribbean States → ECA Subregional Office for Eastern Africa → EUNAVFOR Atalanta → Economic Community of Central African States → Economic and Social Council of the Arab League → European Union crisis management operations → G5 Sahel → Gulf of Guinea Commission → IGAD → Intergovernmental Authority on Development → Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Egypt → NATO Political Affairs and Security Policy Division → Organisation of Islamic Cooperation → United Nations Economic Commission for Africa → United Nations Economic Commission for Africa → United Nations Mission for Ebola Emergency Response → United Nations Mission in South Sudan → West African Economic and Monetary Union →	cooperatesWith
African Peace and Security Architecture → Assembly of the African Union → Chairperson of the African Union → Economic, Social and Cultural Council → Executive Council of the African Union → Financial Institutions of the African Union → Libya → Niger → Peace and Security Council → Permanent Representatives' Committee → Seychelles → Sudan →	partOf
AfCFTA Secretariat → Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention → African Continental Free Trade Area → African Court on Human and Peoples' Rights → African Union Commission → Pan-African Parliament →	parentOrganization
African Union Commission → Chairperson of the African Union ("African Union member states") → Flag of the African Union → Pan-African Parliament →	country
African Investment Bank ("African Union member states") → African Monetary Fund ("African Union member states") → Financial Institutions of the African Union ("African Union member states") →	appliesToJurisdiction
ECA Subregional Office for Central Africa ("African Union organs and specialized agencies") → United Nations country teams in Central Africa → WHO Regional Office for Africa →	collaboratesWith
Conference of Heads of State and Government of the CPLP → Madrid Accords ("Organization of African Unity") → Operation Serval →	relatedOrganization
Office of the Special Envoy for Sudan and South Sudan → U.S. Africa Command → UNECA →	worksWith
Agenda 2063 ("African Union Assembly") → Agenda 2063 ("African Union Member States") →	adoptedBy
Conference of African Ministers of Finance, Planning and Economic Development → ECA Subregional Office for Southern Africa →	affiliatedWith
African Continental Free Trade Area → Pan-African Parliament →	founder
Pan-Africanism ("Organization of African Unity") → Pan-Africanism →	hasOrganizationalExpression
Pan-Africanism → Pan-Africanism ("Organization of African Unity") →	influenced
French → Swahili language →	officialLanguageOf
Fayez al-Sarraj → Federal Government of Somalia →	recognizedBy
Burkina Faso → Saint Helena ("African Union (associate via UK overseas territories observer mechanisms)") →	regionalOrganization
Madagascar → The Gambia →	regionalOrganizationMembership
AfCFTA Secretariat ("African Union member states") → African Institute for Economic Development and Planning ("African Union member states") →	regionServed
Chairperson of the African Union → Chairperson of the African Union ("African Union in international relations") →	represents
Specialized Technical Committees →	affiliation
United Nations Office to the African Union liaison functions →	appliesToOrganization
South African →	associatedWithRegionalOrganization
Ethiopia →	capitalOf
Kwame Nkrumah ("Organization of African Unity") →	coFounded
African-led International Support Mission to Mali →	contributingOrganization
Central African governments →	cooperateThrough
African Peace and Security Architecture →	developedBy
Armed Forces of South Africa →	engagesWith
Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention →	establishedBy
Flag of the African Union ("Organization of African Unity") →	formerFlagUsedBy
United Nations Office to the African Union liaison functions →	hasBeneficiary
United Nations observers →	hasExample
African Union ("Pan-African Parliament") →	hasLegislativeBody
Organisation of Islamic Cooperation →	hasObserver
Arab Maghreb Union →	hasObserverStatusIn
North Africa →	hasOrganizationMembership
Executive Council of the African Union →	hasParentOrganization
African Union ("Organisation of African Unity") →	hasPredecessor
Agenda 2063 →	hasPublisher
Africa →	hasRegionalOrganization
African Union ("Organisation of African Unity") →	hasSuccessorBodyTo
Chairperson of the African Union →	headOfGovernmentRoleFor
Organization of Afro-American Unity ("Organization of African Unity") →	inspiredBy
Government of Ghana →	internationalOrganizationMember
Addis Ababa →	isHeadquartersOf
French →	isWorkingLanguageOf
Ethiopian Empire ("Organization of African Unity") →	joinedOrganization
Pan-African Parliament →	legislativeBodyOf
Eritrean–Ethiopian War ("Organization of African Unity") →	mediatedBy
Organization of Afro-American Unity ("Organization of African Unity") →	namedAfter
Boko Haram insurgency →	opposedBy
African Union ("Organisation of African Unity") →	predecessor
African Monetary Union →	proposedBy
Polisario Front ("African Union (through SADR membership)") →	recognizedAsRepresentativeBy
African Monetary Union →	relatedTo
AU →	standsFor
Chadian–Libyan conflict ("Organisation of African Unity") →	supportedBy
Chadians →	supranationalMembership