African Union
Pan-African governmental body
The African Union is a continental organization comprising 55 African member states, established in 2002 as successor to the Organisation of African Unity.
It promotes political and economic integration, peace and security, and development across Africa.
Headquarters are in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia: The African Union deployed peacekeepers to the region.
Capital of Ethiopia
- member statesCountries within a union
- charterFounding organizational document
- assemblyConstructing from components
- commissionPayment for services rendered
secretariat · chairperson · heads of state · bloc · intergovernmental · supranational
Unity among allies
- integrationCombining into a whole
- cohesionTendency to bind together
- unificationMerging into one entity
- collective securityShared defense pact system
common market · free movement · single currency · continental · shared heritage · decolonization · self-determination · regional blocs
Agreed halt to fighting
- stabilityResistance to displacement
- reconciliationRestoration of friendly relations
- peacekeepingPreventing or ending conflict
- conflict resolutionSettling disputes between parties
truce · armistice · disarmament · deescalation · election monitoring · early warning · border disputes · civil war
Peak or diplomatic gathering
- negotiationDiscussion seeking mutual accord
- ambassadorOfficial foreign representative
- envoyAccredited diplomatic representative
- protocolPrescribed conduct rules
treaty · mediation · delegation · dialogue · foreign policy · multilateral · accord · bilateral
Basic physical systems
- tradeExchange of commodities
- economic growthSustained output increase
- industrializationTransition to factory-based economy
- agricultureCultivation of land, livestock
health systems · education · poverty reduction · sustainable development · investment · youth employment · gender equality · climate adaptation
Addis Ababa
Capital of Ethiopia
- member statesCountries within a union
- charterFounding organizational document
- assemblyConstructing from components
commission · secretariat · chairperson · heads of state · bloc · intergovernmental · supranational
solidarity
Unity among allies
- integrationCombining into a whole
- cohesionTendency to bind together
- unificationMerging into one entity
collective security · common market · free movement · single currency · continental · shared heritage · decolonization · self-determination · regional blocs · harmonization
ceasefire
Agreed halt to fighting
- stabilityResistance to displacement
- reconciliationRestoration of friendly relations
- peacekeepingPreventing or ending conflict
conflict resolution · truce · armistice · disarmament · deescalation · election monitoring · early warning · border disputes · civil war · transitional government
summit
Peak or diplomatic gathering
- negotiationDiscussion seeking mutual accord
- ambassadorOfficial foreign representative
- envoyAccredited diplomatic representative
protocol · treaty · mediation · delegation · dialogue · foreign policy · multilateral · accord · bilateral · ratification
infrastructure
Basic physical systems
- tradeExchange of commodities
- economic growthSustained output increase
- industrializationTransition to factory-based economy
agriculture · health systems · education · poverty reduction · sustainable development · investment · youth employment · gender equality · climate adaptation · food security
- AfricaEgypt, Kenya, Nigeria, Tanzania, Algeria
- International BodiesUN, United Nations, EU, NATO, IMF
- African historyNubia, Dahomey, Oyo Empire, Berlin Conference, colonial era
- international relationsbilateral talks, foreign affairs, UN, global politics, sanctions
- African politicsNigeria, Ghana, Senegal, Mali, apartheid
- alliancesalliance, allies, ally, coalition, NATO alliance
African UnionEuropean colonialism
Western domination of foreign territories
Scramble for Africa · Berlin Conference · British Empire · Belgian Congo · colonial administration
African UnionEuropean Union
Continental political-economic federation
ASEAN · Arab League · NATO · G7 · BRICS
African Unionbalkanization
Division into hostile units
separatism · fragmentation · tribalism · partition · border conflicts
union, Africa, African, Africans, Afrikaans, Afrikaner, Afro-, Africanized, Africanism