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African Union (AU)

July 2, 2020
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The 33rd Assembly of the African Union was held in Addis Ababa.

The theme of the year 2020-Silencing the Guns: creating conducive for Africa’s Development

About the African Union

  • It was officially launched in 2002 in Durban, South Africa as a successor to the Organisation of African Unity (OAU, 1963-1999).
  • The African Union (AU) is a continental body consisting of the 55 member states that make up the countries of the African Continent.
  • AU was established as a result of the Sirte Declaration
  • Four summits which led to formation AU were:
    • The Sirte Extraordinary Session (1999) decided to establish an African Union
    • The Lome Summit (2000) adopted the Constitutive Act of the Union.
    • The Lusaka Summit (2001) drew the road map for the implementation of the AU
    • The Durban Summit (2002) launched the AU and convened the 1st Assembly of the Heads of States of the African Union.
  • The AU is guided by its vision of “An Integrated, Prosperous and Peaceful Africa, driven by its own citizens and representing a dynamic force in the global arena.”

Structure of AU

  • The work of the AU is implemented through several principal decision-making organs:-
    • The Assembly of Heads of State and Government
    • The Executive Council,
    • The Permanent Representatives Committee (PRC)
    • Specialized Technical Committees (STCs)
    • The Peace and Security Council and the African Union Commission.
    • The AU structure promotes participation of African citizens and civil society through the Pan-African Parliament and the Economic, Social & Cultural Council (ECOSOCC).
  • Organs that handle judicial and legal matters, as well as human rights issues, include:-
    • African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights (ACHPR)
    • African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights (AfCHPR)
    • AU Commission on International Law (AUCIL)
    • AU Advisory Board on Corruption (AUABC) and
    • The African Committee of Experts on the Rights and Welfare of the Child.
    • The AU is also working towards the establishment of continental financial institutions (The African Central Bank, The African Investment Bank and the African Monetary Fund)
  • The Regional Economic Communities (RECs) and the African Peer Review Mechanism are also key bodies that constitute the structure of the African Union.

 

 

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