In the transition phase from the Organisation of African Unity (OAU) to the AU (1999–2002), the office of the chair was still conceived as the “head of a secretariat”. But with the expansion of the ...

is a union of 55 member states that work together to address major political, social and economic issues, including preventing and ending conflict and promoting pan-African development and integration ...

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On February 16, 2025, the African Union (AU), which includes 55 countries and over 1.5 billion citizens, elected Mahmoud Ali ...

Burkina Faso’s Foreign Minister Karamoko Jean-Marie Traoré has formally acknowledged Morocco’s diplomatic efforts as chair of ...

In the transition phase from the Organisation of African Unity (OAU ... But with the expansion of the African Union Commission's staff from roughly 600 in the early 1990s to now well over 1,700 ...