African Union (AU)
- Organization Name
- African Union (AU)
- Description
The African Union (AU) is a continental intergovernmental organization consisting of 55 member states located in the African continent. It succeeded the Organisation of African Unity (OAU), which existed from 1963 to 2002.
Key Facts
- Founded: 9 July 2002 (launched in Durban, South Africa; OAU dissolved)
- Members: 55 member states (all African countries)
- Commission Chairperson: Moussa Faki Mahamat (Chad), assumed office 2017, re-elected 2021
- Headquarters: Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (African Union Commission)
- Guiding vision: Agenda 2063 — 'The Africa We Want'
- Peace and Security Council: A standing decision-making organ for peace and security on the continent
- Continental Free Trade Area: The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) launched in 2021, becoming the world's largest free trade area by participating countries
- Currency goal: Aims for a Pan-African currency by 2034
- Headquarters
- Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
- Founded Year
- 2002
- Current Head/SG
- Moussa Faki Mahamat
- Category
- Regional