African Union
supranational union in Africa
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Summary
African Union is a regional organization[1]. It draws 12,475 Wikipedia views per month (regional organization category, ranking #2 of 14).[2]
Key Facts
- Field of work: international relations[3]
- Instance of: continental union[4], international organization[5]
- Capital: Addis Ababa[6]
- Official language: English[7], Arabic[8], French[9], Portuguese[10], languages of Africa[11], Spanish[12], Swahili[13]
- Anthem: Let Us All Unite and Celebrate Together[14]
- Follows: Organisation of African Unity[15]
- Headquarters location: Addis Ababa[16], Johannesburg[17]
- Flag: flag of the African Union[18]
- Legislative body: Pan-African Parliament[19]
- Location: Africa[20]
- Child organization or unit: Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention[21]
- Commons category: African Union[22]
- Foundational text: Constitutive Act of the African Union[23], Sirte Declaration[24]
- Has part(s): Regions of the African Union[25], Peace and Security Council[26], Rwanda[27]
- Diplomatic relation: Brazil[28]
- Website account on: Livestream[29]
- Inception: September 9, 1999[30]
- Official website: https://au.int[31]
- Topic's main category: Category:African Union[32]
- Described by source: The Oxford Encyclopedia of African Thought[33]
- Replaces: Organisation of African Unity[34]
- Topic has template: Template:African Union[35], Vorlage:Navigationsleiste Hauptstädte der Mitgliedsstaaten der Afrikanischen Union[36]
- Motto text: An United and Strong Africa[37], Une Afrique unie et forte[38]
- Short name: UA[39], AU[40], 非盟[41], АС[42], ΑΕ[43]
Why It Matters
African Union has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[44] It is known by 51 alternative names across languages and contexts.[45]
Works attributed to it include International Day of the African Child (if available to be improved)[46], a document[47], in Ethiopia[48].