2002 – The African Union was formed as a successor to the amalgamated African Economic Community and the Organization of African Unity, with President of South Africa Thabo Mbeki as its first chairman.
The African Union is an intergovernmental organization consisting of every African state, except Morocco. It is based out of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. There are many goals of the AU. Some include, to accelerate the political and socio-economic integration of the continent as a whole; to encourage and shield the positions on issues that Africans as a whole share; to seek peace and security in Africa; to encourage and establish democratic governments, good leadership and to eliminate human rights violations on the continent.
The governments of the AU are working together to combat epidemics on their continent, such as AIDS/HIV and malaria. They are also confr
onting such political issues, undemocratic regimes, and mediating the multiple civil wars currently underway in their midst. The AU is seeking to change the standard of living in Africa for the millions of uneducated and impoverished Africans. They are tackling such major problems as a global food crisis, which effects their people much greater than it does our $4 a gallon milk. They are tackling famine, desertification, political and economic crisis, war, poverty, and the number of orphans and widows that has grown to be unimaginable. So as you can see, they have a lot on their plate. They are trying to tackle A LOT. And what are we/you...me doing to help?
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