On 9.9.1999, the Heads of State and Government of the Organisation of African Unity issued a Declaration (the Sirte Declaration) calling for the establishment of an African Union, with a view, inter alia, to accelerating the process of integration in the continent to enable it play its rightful role in the global economy while addressing multifaceted social, economic and political problems compounded as they are by certain negative aspects of globalisation. The main objectives of the OAU were, inter alia, to rid the continent of the remaining vestiges of colonization and apartheid; to promote unity and solidarity among African States; to coordinate and intensify cooperation for development; to safeguard the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Member States and to promote international cooperation within the framework of the United Nations. This vision of a new, forward looking, dynamic and integrated Africa will be fully realized through relentless struggle on several fronts and as a long-term endeavour. The African Union has shifted focus from supporting liberation movements in the erstwhile African territories under colonialism and apartheid, as envisaged by the OAU since 1963 and the Constitutive Act, to an organization spear-heading Africa's development and integration."

Primary Functions

• Networking/Convening
• Policy Development/Implementation

Secondary Functions

• Awareness Raising/Advocacy
• Program/Project Implementation
• Research - policy analysis
• Research - project evaluation

Geographic Scope

• Global / regional

Attainment

• Post-secondary
• Primary completion
• Primary enrollment
• Primary to secondary transition
• Secondary completion

Other skills

• Life skills/sexuality education
• Rights/empowerment education
• Vocational training

Quality

• School quality

Skills

• Literacy
• Numeracy
• STEM

Website

African Union (AU)

Headquarters location(s)

• Addis Ababa, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Office location(s)

• Belgium
• Egypt
• Malawi
• Switzerland
• United States of America