Institution

African Union

2002 · 21st century

The African Union is the continental organisation of the 55 states of Africa, founded in 2002 as the successor to the Organisation of African Unity of 1963. Based in Addis Ababa, it promotes political and economic integration, has a Pan-African Parliament and a Peace and Security Council, and has sent peacekeeping missions, notably to Somalia. Morocco rejoined it in 2017.

African Union
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The Epoch Institute. (2026). African Union. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/african-union
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