Ghana's Kwame Nkrumah (l) and Ethiopia's Emperor Haile Selassie (r) helped found the OAU in 1963 The Organisation of African Unity was formed 50 years ago - on 25 May 1963. It was a compromise between ...

ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia - This week, 50 years ago, Organization of African Unity (OAU) member states gathered in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, to adopt the OAU Convention Governing the Specific Aspects of ...

The Youth Charter ( ) has welcomed the outcomes of the 39th Ordinary Session of the Assembly of the African Union, held in Addis Ababa, and is calling for immediate implementation mechanisms that ...

1. Africa Day is the annual commemoration of the May 25, 1963 founding of the Organization of African Unity. Leaders of 30 of the 32 independent African states signed a founding charter in Addis Ababa ...

WHEN Winston Churchill coined the expression “summit conference” more than ten years ago, he could hardly have foreseen the immense vogue both phrase and practice were to acquire over the next decade.

Its formation was driven by the need to address common challenges and to ensure a stronger and more cohesive political and economic bloc. Here is a detailed look at the history and evolution of the ...