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The African Union (AU) is a continental union of 55 member states [6] [7] located on the continent of Africa. 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 launched on 9 July 2002 in Durban, South Africa. [8]
Island states are also members of the AU, but not the offshore islands that are integral parts of the transcontinental countries of France, Italy, Portugal, Spain, United Kingdom and Yemen. The 55 member states are grouped into five regions. The African Union is composed of fifty-two republics and three monarchies. The total population of the ...
Members are elected to five-year terms by proportional representation, with a 5% barrier. Namibia: bicameral: Parliament: Members of the National Assembly are elected to five-year terms, 72 by proportional representation, and six appointed by the President of Namibia. Members of the National Council are elected to six-year terms in double-seat ...
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The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) [11] is a free trade area encompassing most of Africa. [12] [13] [14] It was established in 2018 by the African Continental Free Trade Agreement, which has 43 parties and another 11 signatories, making it the largest free-trade area by number of member states, after the World Trade Organization, [15] and the largest in population and geographic ...
Union of the Comoros COM Arabic: جزرالقمر—جمهورية القمرالمتحدة (Juzur al Qamar—Jumhūriyyat al Qamar al Muttaḥidah) Comorian: Komori—Udzima wa. Komori French: Comores—Union des Comores. Moroni Arabic: موروني (Mūrūnī) French: Moroni: 821,625 2,235 km 2 (863 sq mi) Comorian franc: Democratic Republic ...
ECOWAS: The Economic Community of West African States, a regional political and economic union of fifteen countries located in West Africa. Eastern Partnership, a group of former soviet republics forging closer economic and political ties with the European Union. Members include Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Moldova, and Ukraine.
2 Members not yet participating: Angola, DR Congo, Seychelles. Stage 4: In March 2018, 49 African countries signed the African Continental Free Trade Agreement paving the way for a continent-wide free trade area. The continental free trade area became operational in July 2019, after 22 ratifications.