African Union

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

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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
surface form: 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
surface form: Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
hasJudicialBody African Court on Human and Peoples' Rights
hasLegislativeBody African Union self-linksurface differs
surface form: Pan-African Parliament
hasMemberStates 55
hasMotto "A United and Strong Africa"
hasOfficialLanguage African languages
Arabic
English
French
Portuguese language
surface form: Portuguese

Spanish
Swahili language
surface form: 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 African Union self-linksurface differs
surface form: Organisation of African Unity
hasRegionalEconomicCommunities AMU
CEN-SAD
Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa
surface form: COMESA

EAC
ECCAS
ECOWAS
IGAD
Southern African Development Community
surface form: SADC
hasSecurityArchitecture African Peace and Security Architecture
hasSuccessorBodyTo African Union self-linksurface differs
surface form: Organisation of African Unity
launchedAt Durban
surface form: Durban, South Africa
launchedOn 2002-07-09
shortName AU
website https://au.int/

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Egypt memberOf African Union
Zimbabwe memberOf African Union
Egyptian government memberOf African Union
Africa hasRegionalOrganization African Union
Libya partOf African Union
Nigeria memberOf African Union
Tunisia memberOf African Union
Swahili language officialLanguageOf African Union
South Africa memberOf African Union
Arab League cooperatesWith African Union
Egyptian Armed Forces memberOf African Union
this entity surface form: African Union peace and security mechanisms
Algeria memberOf African Union
African Union hasPredecessor African Union self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Organisation of African Unity
African Union hasLegislativeBody African Union self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Pan-African Parliament
African Union hasSuccessorBodyTo African Union self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Organisation of African Unity
Liberia memberOf African Union
Ethiopia capitalOf African Union
Morocco memberOf African Union
Gabon memberOf African Union
Republic of the Congo memberOf African Union
Uganda memberOf African Union
Mauritania memberOf African Union
U.S. Africa Command worksWith African Union
Djibouti memberOf African Union
Saint Helena regionalOrganization African Union
this entity surface form: African Union (associate via UK overseas territories observer mechanisms)
Lesotho memberOf African Union
Kenya memberOf African Union
Somalia memberOf African Union
Operation Serval relatedOrganization African Union
French officialLanguageOf African Union
French isWorkingLanguageOf African Union
Sudan partOf African Union
Namibia memberOf African Union
ECA cooperatesWith African Union
subject surface form: United Nations Economic Commission for Africa
Eritrea memberOf African Union