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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Organization of Islamic Cooperation member state The Gambia memberOf African Union
subject surface form: The Gambia
Government of Namibia coordinatesWith African Union
Government of Rwanda cooperatesWith African Union
African Union summits (various) organizedBy African Union
subject surface form: African Union summits
Kenyan regionalBloc African Union
Wamkele Mene affiliation African Union
Government of Chad memberOf African Union
Government of Burundi memberOf African Union
United Nations country team in Sudan collaboratesWith African Union
this entity surface form: African Union in Sudan