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The African Union (AU) is a continental union of 55 member states [8] located on the continent of Africa. The AU was announced in the Sirte Declaration in Sirte ...
The member states of the African Union are the 55 sovereign states that have ratified or acceded to the Constitutive Act of the African Union to become member states to the African Union (AU). [1] The AU was the successor to the Organisation of African Unity (OAU), and AU membership was open to all OAU member states.
The Union of African States, was a short lasting union of three West African states, in the 1960s - Mali, Ghana, and Guinea. This union was Marxist politically, and was led by such African revolutionaries as Kwame Nkrumah of Ghana and Sékou Touré of Guinea , who was president of Guinea.
African Union (AU) member states have various forms of government. The Constitutive Act of the African Union makes no provision for what type of government a member state may or must have, but Article 30 states: Governments which shall come to power through unconstitutional means shall not be allowed to participate in the activities of the Union.
In 2016, the African Union denied membership to Haiti due to membership admission, as per Article 29.1 of the Constitutive Act of the African Union, being limited to any “African State.” [7] [4] In the African Union Handbook (2021), persons who have been appointed to represent the African diaspora at the Assembly of the African Union have ...
The palm leaves stand for peace. The gold circle symbolises Africa's wealth and bright future, while the green circle represents African hopes and aspiration for unity. The map of Africa, without boundaries, signifies African unity, while a series of small interlocking red rings at the base of the emblem stand for African solidarity and the blood shed for the liberation of Africa.
The Constitutive Act of the African Union sets out the codified framework under which the African Union is to conduct itself. It was signed on 11 July 2000 at Lomé, Togo.It entered into force after two thirds of the 53 signatory states ratified the convention on 26 May 2001. [1]
The previous flag of the African Union was used from 2004 to 2010 and was composed of a broad green horizontal stripe at the top followed by a narrow band of gold. Below is a broad white stripe bearing the then emblem of the African Union at its center followed by a narrow gold band and broad green stripe at the bottom.