What countries are included in the African Union?

The African Union has 55 members***, including Algeria, Egypt, Ethiopia, Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Equatorial Guinea, Togo, Eritrea, and Verde Angola, Gambia, Congo (Brazzaville), Congo (DRC), Djibouti, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Ghana, Gabon, Zimbabwe, Cameroon, Comoros, C?te d'Ivoire, Kenya, Lesotho;

Liberia, Libya , Rwanda, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritius, Mauritania, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Niger, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Senegal, Seychelles, Sao Tome and Principe, Swaziland, Sudan, Somalia, Tanzania, Tunisia, Uganda, Zambia, Chad, Central Africa; Sahrawi Arab Democratic Union, South Sudan and Morocco.

Extended information:

The predecessor of the African Union is the Organization of African Unity, which was established on May 25, 1963. On September 9, 1999, the Fourth Extraordinary Summit of OAU adopted the Sirte Declaration and decided to establish the African Union (hereinafter referred to as the "AU"). In July 2002, the African Union officially replaced the OAU. To commemorate the establishment of the OAU and the African Union, May 25 and September 9 are designated as "Africa Day" and "African Union Day" respectively. The headquarters of the African Union is in Addis Ababa, the capital of Ethiopia.

Purpose of the organization:

Member states are sovereign equal and interdependent; respect the boundaries that existed when independence; peaceful coexistence; non-interference in internal affairs; formulating a common defense policy ;Solve disputes peacefully and prohibit the use or threat of force; respect democratic principles, human rights, the rule of law and good governance; respect the sanctity of human life, condemn and oppose assassinations, acts of terrorism and subversive activities;

Let The African people participate extensively in the construction of the AU; they oppose non-constitutional changes in power; when war crimes, genocide or large-scale humanitarian crises occur in member states, the AU has the right to intervene in accordance with the decisions of the General Assembly; in order to restore peace and security, member states have the right to intervene demand AU intervention; promote gender equality; promote social justice and promote balanced economic development.

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