African Union

De African Union (AU) be sam continental union wey dey consist of 55 member states wey dey for de continent of Africa top. Dem announce AU for de Sirte Declaration for Sirte wey dey Libya, for 9 September 1999 insyd, for de establishment of de African Union. Dem form de bloc for 26 May 2001 for Addis Ababa wey dey Ethiopia insyd, wey dem launch am for 9 July 2002 for Durban wey dey South Africa insyd.Thabo Mbeki (9 July 2002). "Launch of the African Union, 9 July 2002: Address by the chairperson of the AU, President Thabo Mbeki". ABSA Stadium, Durban, South Africa: africa-union.org. Archived from the original on 3 May 2009. Retrieved 8 February 2009 Na de intention of de AU be say ego replace de Organization of African Unity (OAU), wey dem establish for 25 May 1963 for Addis Ababa insyd plus 32 signatory governments; dem disband OAU for 9 July 2002 insyd. Ebe de Assembly of the African Union wey dey make most important decisions of de AU, ebe sam semi-annual meeting of de heads of state den government of ein member states.

De AU demma secretariat, de African Union Commission, dey base for Addis Ababa. De largest city for AU insyd be Lagos, Nigeria, wey de largest urban agglomeration be Cairo, Egypt. De African Union get menners more than 1.3 billion wey be area of around 30 million km2 (12 million sq mi) wey edey include world landmarks, such as de Sahara den de Nile.Manboah-Rockson, Joseph (23 September 2016). Politics & the Struggle for Democracy in Ghana: An Introduction to Political Science De primary working languages be Arabic, English, French, Portuguese, Spanish, den Swahili."AU Languages". African Union. Retrieved 2 May 2021 For de African Union insyd, official bodies dey, such as de Peace den Security Council den de Pan-African Parliament.

 Dema Demographics 
Main articles: Demographics of Africa den Member states of de African Union

 Dema Population 
De total population of de African Union, as of 2017, be estimated for more than 1.25 billion, plus sam growth rate of more than 2.5% p.a.Eloundou, Ngah Eric (December 2019). "Private Sector Strengthening as Pillar of South Korea's Development Assistance toward Cameroon" (PDF). World Economic Brief. 9 (26). ISSN 2233-9140. Retrieved 2 May 2021

 Dema Languages 
De official languages of de African Union be Arabic, English, French, Portuguese, Spanish, Swahili, den "any oda African language".Touray, Omar Alieu (2016). The African Union the first ten years. Rowman and Littlefield. pp. Maryland. ISBN 978-1-4422-6897-5. De primary working languages of African Union be English den French. For sam lesser extent dem dey use Portuguese den Arabic. De Constitutive Act, for example, dem rep am for English, French den Arabic insyd, wey de protocol wey dey amend de Constitutive Act dey English, French den Portuguese insyd. As of 2020, de AU website be available entirely for English insyd, partially for French insyd den minimally for Arabic insyd."Home | African Union". au.int. Retrieved 28 June 2023. Dem add Portuguese den Swahili versions as "coming soon" (em breve) for April 2019 insyd."Kiswahili | African Union". 6 April 2019. Archived from the original on 6 April 2019. Retrieved 27 May 2021"Portuguese | African Union". Archived from the original on 7 April 2019

 Demma History 
African Union ein roots start for the First Congress of Independent African States wey happen for Accra, Ghana from 15th to 22nd April, 1958. That meeting be say dem go bring African countries together toso say dem go set up Africa Day, wey go dey mark every year how Africans fight take free demselves from colonial rule. After that, dem put more efforts sey dem dey take unite Africa, so dem form the Organisation of African Unity (OAU) for 25th May, 1963, then later the African Economic Community for 1991 inside.[1] Archived 10 December 2018 at the Wayback Machine South African History Online (SAHO), 15 May 2018. Critics dey argue say the OAU do little say dem go protect the rights den liberties of de citizens wey dey demma own political leaders, more times called de "Dictator's Club"Reynolds, Paul (8 July 2002). "African Union replaces dictators' club". BBC News. Archived from the original on 1 June 2010. Retrieved 23 April 2010.

For the mid 1990s there, de AU creation idea come pop for the Libyan head of state Muammar al-Gaddafi ein leadership;Adebajo, Adeekye (26 August 2011). "Gaddafi: the man who would be king of Africa". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 14 April 2021. Retrieved 31 March 2021.

 Dema Member states 
Main article: Member states of de African Union

All UN member states wey dey base for Africa insyd den for African islands top be members of de AU, secof ebe de state wey dem dey recognize partially as state of de Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic (SADR). Morocco, wey dey claim sovereignty ova de Western Sahara, wey dem withdraw from de Organisation of African Unity for 1984 insyd secof de admission of de SADR as member. For 30 January 2017 insyd, de AU readmit Morocco as member state."Morocco rejoins African Union". Worldbulletin. 30 January 2017. Archived from the original on 20 July 2018. Retrieved 31 January 2017 Somaliland ein 2005 application say make dem join de AU still dey pending.Nelson, Elizabeth A. (2021). Regional Politics and State Secession. Edward Elgar Publishing. p. 105. ISBN 978-1-83910-377-3. 

Mali from de African Union for 19 August 2020 insyd secof dema military coup."African Union suspends Mali following coup". Agence France-Presse, Reuters. Deutsche Welle. Retrieved 12 September 2021 For 9 October of de same year insyd, de Peace den Security Council of de African Union lift de suspension wey dem impose for Mali top, secof progress wey dem make say dem go return democracy."African Union lifts Mali's suspension imposed in the wake of coup". www.aljazeera.com. Archived from the original on 9 October 2020. Retrieved 9 October 2020 Dem san suspend de country again for 1 June 2021 insyd, secof dema second military coup for nine months insyd."African Union announces 'immediate suspension' of Mali after second coup". France 24, Reuters, Agence France-Presse. France 24. 2 June 2021. Retrieved 12 September 2021

African Union suspend Guinea dema membership too for 10 September 2021 insyd, afta say sam military coup depose de country ein President Alpha Condé."African Union suspends Guinea after coup, as envoys arrive for talks". France 24, Agence France-Presse. France 24. 10 September 2021. Retrieved 12 September 2021

African Union suspend Sudan dema membership for 27 October 2021 insyd, afta say military coup depose de civilian government wey na Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok lead am."African Union suspends Sudan over coup". www.aljazeera.com. Retrieved 27 October 2021

African Union suspend Burkina Faso dema membership secof military coup for 31 January 2022 insyd."AU suspends Burkina Faso after coup as envoys head for talks". www.aljazeera.com. Retrieved 31 January 2022

 Dema Members 

 Algeria
 Angola
 Benin
 Botswana
 Burkina Faso (suspended)
 Burundi
 Cameroon
 Cape Verde
 Central African Republic
 Chad
 Comoros
 Democratic Republic of the Congo
 Djibouti
 Egypt
 Equatorial Guinea
 Eritrea
 Eswatini
 Ethiopia
 Gabon
 Gambia
 Ghana
 Guinea (suspended)
 Guinea-Bissau
 Ivory Coast
 Kenya
 Lesotho
 Liberia
 Libya
 Madagascar
 Malawi
 Mali (suspended)
 Mauritania
 Mauritius
 Morocco
 Mozambique
 Namibia
 Niger
 Nigeria
 Republic of the Congo
 Rwanda
 Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic
 São Tomé and Príncipe
 Senegal
 Seychelles
 Sierra Leone
 Somalia
 South Africa
 South Sudan
 Sudan (suspended)
 Tanzania
 Togo
 Tunisia
 Uganda
 Zambia
 Zimbabwe

 Dema Observers 

 Haiti 
 Israel (suspended as of February 2023)
 Kazakhstan
 Latvia
 Mexico
 Palestine
 Serbia
 Turkey
 Ukraine
 United Arab Emirates

 References 

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