Topic: HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE OF AFRICA UNION (Read 59 times)
The 37th summit of the organization of African unity (OAU) held between the 9th-13th of July,2001 was the last summit of marked the birth of a new organization,known as the African Union (AU) which was adopted by 40 of the 53 member countries.consequently, on Monday,8th July,2002, African leaders formally marked the end of the organization of African unity and the birth of African Union in its place. Forty of the continent's 53 presidents, heads of government and monarchs gathered in Durban, South Africa,to inaugurate the new Union.
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