African Union

TAfrican Union
The African Union (AU) dela `continental union` n tari 55 member states mboi Africaso`olum. The AU was announced in the Sirte Declaration in Sirte, Libya, on 9 September 1999, calling for the establishment of the African Union. 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-annual meeting of the heads of state and government of its member states.
CountryLand Area
(km2) 2015Population
2021[161][162]GDP (PPP)
(Intl. $) 2015GDP (PPP)
per capita
(Intl. $) 2015HDI
2014FSI
2016CPI
2016IEF
2016GPI
2016WPFI
2016DI
2016 Algeria2,381,74144,177,969548,293,085,68613,8230.73678.33450.062.2141.693.56 Angola1,246,70034,503,774173,593,223,6676,9380.53290.51848.942.1439.893.40 Benin112,76012,996,89521,016,184,3571,9320.4878.93659.312.0028.975.67 Botswana566,7302,588,42333,657,545,96914,8760.69863.56071.071.6422.917.87 Burkina Faso273,60022,100,68328,840,666,6221,5930.40289.44259.092.0622.664.70 Burundi25,68012,551,2137,634,578,3433000.4100.72053.912.5054.102.40 Cape Verde4,030587,9253,205,197,5856,1580.64671.55966.46N/A19.827.94 Cameroon472,71027,198,62868,302,439,5972,9260.51297.82654.182.3640.533.46 Central African Republic622,9805,457,1542,847,726,4685810.35112.12045.233.3533.601.61 Chad1,259,20017,179,74028,686,194,9202,0440.392110.12046.332.4640.591.50 Comoros1,861821,6251,098,546,1951,3930.50383.82452.35N/A24.333.71 Congo, Democratic Republic of the2,267,05095,894,11856,920,935,4603000.4332146.383.1150.971.93 Congo, Republic of the341,5005,835,80627,690,345,0675,9930.59192.22042.802.2535.842.91 Djibouti23,1801,105,5572,911,406,2263,2790.4789.73055.962.2970.902.83 Egypt1,010,407109,262,1781,173,000,000,00010,2500.6990.23455.962.5754.453.31 Equatorial Guinea28,0501,634,46632,317,928,93138,2430.58785.2N/A43.671.9466.471.70 Eritrea101,0003,620,3128,845,000,000b600b0.39198.61842.72.4683.922.37 Eswatini17,2041,192,27110,452,834,0078,1220.53187.6N/A59.652.0752.373.03 Ethiopia1,104,300120,283,026152,057,290,4681,5300.44297.23451.522.2845.133.60 Gabon257,6702,341,17932,539,376,59718,8600.684723558.962.0332.203.74 Gambia, The10,1202,639,9163,140,820,0621,5780.44186.82657.142.0946.532.91 Ghana227,54032,833,031108,393,071,9243,9550.57971.24363.001.8117.956.75 Guinea245,72013,531,90614,316,884,3581,1350.411103.82753.332.1533.083.14 Guinea-Bissau28,1202,060,7212,521,743,6821,3670.4299.81651.812.2629.031.98 Ivory Coast318,00027,478,24974,916,780,4233,3000.46297.93460.012.2830.173.81 Kenya569,14053,005,614133,592,522,0532,9010.54898.32657.512.3831.165.33 Lesotho30,3602,281,4545,914,437,0682,7700.49780.93950.621.9428.786.59 Liberia96,3205,193,4163,533,313,3815000.4395.53752.192.0030.715.31 Libya1,759,5406,735,27794,010,000,000b14,900b0.72496.414N/A3.2057.892.25 Madagascar581,80028,915,65333,354,200,4581,3760.5184.22661.061.7627.045.07 Malawi94,28019,889,74219,137,290,3491,1120.44587.63151.81.8228.125.55 Mali1,220,19021,904,98333,524,899,7391,9050.41995.23256.542.4939.835.70 Mauritania1,030,7004,614,97416,190,000,000b4,400b0.50695.42754.82.3024.033.96 Mauritius2,0301,298,91523,817,914,13418,8640.77743.25474.731.5627.698.28 Morocco446,30037,076,584257,398,957,1787,3650.62874.23761.272.0942.644.77 Mozambique786,38032,077,07231,326,751,2371,1200.41687.82753.191.9630.254.02 Namibia823,2902,530,15124,043,436,0069,7780.62871.15261.851.8715.156.31 Niger1,266,70025,252,72217,857,377,1718970.34898.43554.262.2424.623.96 Nigeria910,770213,401,3231,168,000,000,0005,6390.514103.52857.462.8835.904.50 Rwanda24,67013,461,88819,216,033,0481,6550.48391.35463.072.3254.613.07 São Tomé and Príncipe960223,107575,391,3453,0230.55572.94656.71N/AN/AN/A Senegal192,53016,876,72034,398,281,0182,2740.46683.64558.091.9827.996.21 Seychelles460106,4712,384,515,77125,5250.77260.2N/A62.2N/A30.60N/A Sierra Leone72,1808,420,6419,511,431,8241,4740.413913052.311.8129.944.55 Somalia627,34017,065,5815,900,000,000c600cN/A11410N/A3.4165.35N/A South Africa1,213,09059,392,255742,461,000,00012,3930.66669.94561.92.3221.927.41 South Sudan619,74510,748,27221,484,823,3981,7410.467113.811N/A3.5944.87N/A Sudan1,886,08645,657,202165,813,461,4954,1210.479111.514N/A3.2772.532.37 Tanzania885,80063,588,334130,297,806,0322,5100.52181.83258.461.9028.655.76 Togo54,3908,644,82910,018,697,4371,3720.48485.83253.641.9530.313.32 Tunisia155,36012,262,946121,200,025,40110,7700.72174.64157.551.9531.606.40 Uganda200,52045,853,77867,856,334,1171,7380.48397.72559.262.1532.585.26 Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic266,000565,581906,500,000d2,500dN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A Zambia743,39019,473,12558,400,082,0273,6020.58686.33858.791.7835.085.99 Zimbabwe386,85015,993,52426,180,942,2925000.509100.52238.232.3240.413.05 African Union30,370,0001,393,676,4445,457,724,064,6684,6020.524d88.99d31.51d55.55d2.2737.894.30CountryLand Area (km2) 2015Population 2021GDP (PPP)
(Intl. $) 2015GDP (PPP)
per capita
(Intl. $) 2015HDI
2014FSI
2016CPI
2016IEF
2016GPI
2016WPFI
2016DI
2016

 General and cited references 


 Strengthening Popular Participation in the African Union: A Guide to AU Structures and Processes, AfriMAP and Oxfam GB, 2010.
 Towards a People Driven African Union: Current Challenges and New Opportunities. AfriMAP, AFRODAD and Oxfam GB, January 2007.


 Bibliography on the AU at the Peace Palace Library.

 External links 

 Official website