African Union
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title:
African Union
text:
The African Union (AU) is a continental union of 55 member states located on the continent of Africa. The bloc was founded on 26 May 2001 in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia and launched on 9 July 2002 in Durban, South Africa. The intention of the AU was to replace the Organisation of African Unity (OAU), established on 25 May 1963 in Addis Ababa by 32 signatory governments; the OAU was disbanded on 9 July 2002. The most important decisions of the AU are made by the Assembly of the African Union, a semi-an
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wiki
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description:
Continental union of African states
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/African_Union
date created:
2002-07-08T15:04:44Z
date modified:
2024-09-04T14:24:59Z
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