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The African Union (AU) is a continental union consisting of 54 countries in Africa. The only African state that is not a member is Morocco, due to the status of the Western Sahara, although Burkina Faso and the Central African Republic have had their memberships suspended due to the recent coup d'état and ongoing civil war, respectively. The AU was established on 26 May 2001 in Addis Ababa and launched on 9 July 2002 in South Africa, with the aim of replacing the Organisation of African Unity (OAU). The most important decisions of the AU are made by the Assembly of the African Union, a semi-annual meeting of the heads of state and government of its member states. The AU's secretariat, the African Union Commission, is based in Addis Ababa.
The objectives of the AU are:
Opening Ceremony of the Assembly
President Obama address the African Union in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. He is the first U.S. president to address the 54-member continental bloc.
Subscribe! http://bitly.com/1iLOHml With Africa's growing economic power, the African Union is bound to grow more powerful. So what is the African Union? Learn More: Profile: African Union http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/country_profiles/3870303.stm "The African Union, or AU, is a pan-African organisation whose goal is to propel a united continent towards peace and prosperity." "EU lifts travel ban on Zimbabwe's Mugabe for coming year" http://news.yahoo.com/eu-lifts-travel-ban-zimbabwes-mugabe-coming-131102662.html "The European Union is easing its travel ban on Zimbabwe's president, Robert Mugabe, while he serves as chairman of the African Union for the next year." Establishing Regional Integration: The African Union and the European Union http://tinyurl.com/qdzuw3...
Subscribe! http://bitly.com/1iLOHml Morocco and the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic have been fighting for almost half a century. Will Morocco ever rejoin the African Union? Learn More: MOROCCO QUITS O.A.U. OVER POLISARIO http://www.nytimes.com/1984/11/13/world/morocco-quits-oau-over-polisario.html "Morocco, a founding member of the Organization of African Unity, quit the organization today over the seating of guerrillas who are fighting the Moroccans in Western Sahara." Western Sahara profile http://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-14115273 "A mainly desert territory in north-west Africa, Western Sahara is the subject of a decades-long dispute between Morocco and the Algerian-backed Polisario Front." A Moroccan's Week With the Polisario Front http://www.huffingtonpost...
Morocco has officially announced its intention to rejoin the African Union, 32 years after leaving the organisation. Moroccan King Mohammed-the-sixth has appealed to the A-U, saying it's time for his country to return to its 'institutional family'. He's also sent a special envoy to the A-U summit in Kigali. Morocco left the regional bloc in 1984, after the organisation recognized the independence of the Western Sahara.
As African governments celebrate a golden anniversary of unity, has it really served its people? Inside Story, with presenter Stephen Cole, discusses with guests: Shadrack Gutto, professor of African Renaissance Studies at the University of South Africa; Adama Gaye, the CEO and founder of Newforce Africa - an Africa China Consulting Group; and Alex Vines, the head of Africa programme at Chatham House.
During his trip to Kenya and Ethiopia, President Obama delivers remarks at the African Union Headquarters in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, July 28, 2015.
A showdown is looming between Burundi and African Union (AU) leaders. The AU is giving Burundi until Tuesday to agree to accept a 5,000-strong peacekeeping force - or it will send the soldiers anyway. Burundian government leaders are warning they would not accept foreign soldiers. Its the first time the African Union is invoking its rule to send peacekeeping troops to protect civilians - with the consent of the country. The controversy and crisis is over the re-election of President Pierre Nkurunziza for a third term. An estimated 220,000 people have fled the country in the past eight months. At least 400 people have also been reportedly killed, and extrajudicial killings and torture are being regularly reported. But would African Union forces be able to stop the bloodshed? Pr...
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African heads of state meet for another summit, while the continent's problems only grow.Presenter: Sami Zeidan Guests: Michael Amoah - research associate with the Centre of African Studies at the School of Oriental and African Studies. Thembisa Fakude - researcher at the Al Jazeera centre for studies. Dismas Mokua - deputy president of Africa Axis, a consultancy on doing business in Africa Erastus Mwencha - deputy chairman of the African Union.
A border-less Africa may no longer be just a pipe dream. According to the African Union’s 2063 Agenda, there will be a single African Union passport that permits freedom of movement and shared development among African nations. But is a border-less Africa a good or a bad thing? And why has it taken so long to implement the single African passport policy? Beatrice Marshall and her panel of experts delve into this debate on this episode, of Talk Africa!
(Arirang Special) Pres. Park at African Union (THIS IS THE TRANSCRIPT FOR ARIRANG NEWS THAT AIRED ON 27 May 2016- 16:30 KST.) - GLAD TO BECOME FIRST KOREAN PRESIDENT TO VISIT AFRICAN UNION - KOREA CAN RELATE TO NELSON MANDELA'S RESISTENCE TO HARDSHIPS - HALF A CENTURY AGO, KOREA WAS WAR-TORN, SUFFERED POVERTY - NOT GIVING IN TO HARDSHIPS, KOREA CULTIVATED 'MIRACLE OF THE HAN RIVER' 5. SUCH MIRACLE WAS POSSIBLE THANKS TO HELP FROM THE WORLD, INCLUDING AFRICAN NATIONS - I TRULY FEEL AFRICA'S DESIRE TO MAKE THE NEXT BIG LEAP - I'M GLAD KOREA CAN HELP, AND BE PART OF AFRICA'S NEXT STEP FORWARD - AU'S AGENDA 2063 GOES IN LINE WITH KOREA'S VISION FOR 'GLOBAL HAPPINESS' - I BELIEVE AFRICA CAN ACHIEVE POLITICAL, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AS KOREA HAS - TO REALIZE AGENDA 2063 VISIONS, 'PARTNER' IS ESSE...
African Union Documentary (AMAVU N'AMAVUKO Y'UMURYANGO WA AFURIKA YUNZE UBUMWE) by MUVUNYI Innocent