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What (who) is OAU - definition

ORGANIZATION

OAU; Organization of African Unity; Organization for African Unity; Organisation for African Unity; Organisation de l'Unité Africaine; The Organization of African Unity; African Unity Organization; The OAU; Organisation de l'Unite Africaine; O.A.U.

OAU

See: Organization of African Unity

OAU

¦ abbreviation Organization of African Unity.

Organization of African Unity

The OAU, founded in May 1963 with 32 African countries, has since grown beyond 5 members. The Organization aims to further African unity and solidarity, to coordinate political, economic, cultural, scientific, and defense policies; and to eliminate colonialism in Africa. Members include: Algeria, Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Central Africa Republic, Chad, Comoros, Congo, Cote d'Ivoire, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Ethopia, Gabon, the Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mauritius, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sao Tome and Principe, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Somalia, Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania, Togo, Tunisia, Uganda, Zaire, Zambia, Zimbabwe. OAU headquarters are in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

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Organisation of African Unity

The Organisation of African Unity (OAU; French: Organisation de l'unité africaine, OUA) was an intergovernmental organization established on 25 May 1963 in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, with 32 signatory governments. One of the main heads for OAU's establishment was Kwame Nkrumah of Ghana. It was disbanded on 9 July 2002 by its last chairman, South African President Thabo Mbeki, and replaced by the African Union (AU). Some of the key aims of the OAU were to encourage political and economic integration among member states, and to eradicate colonialism and neo-colonialism from the African continent.

The absence of an armed force like that of the United Nations left the organization with no means to enforce its decisions. It was also not willing to become involved in the internal affairs of member nations, prompting some critics to deride the OAU as a forum for rhetoric, not action. Recognizing this, the OAU in September 1999 issued the Declaration, calling for a new body to take its place. On 9 July 2002, this happened with the creation of the African Union. The African Union continues to this day to uphold many of the founding principles of the OAU.

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Examples of use of OAU

1. Sudan chaired the Organisation of African Union (OAU), AUs predecessor, in 1'78.

2. The African Union must decide whether it is the AU or the OAU.

3. The reason for this agreement was Nigerias huge financial contribution to the OAU as one of the highest financiers.

4. In 1'81 the OAU and the World Bank called for a doubling of development assistance to Africa.

5. What has emerged as an interesting fact is that sovereignty is no longer a barrier to AU interventions as in the OAU days.