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    Promoting Africa’s growth and economic development by championing citizen inclusion and increased cooperation and integration of African states.

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    About the African Union
    • Brief Overview

      The African Union (AU) is a continental body consisting of the 55 member states that make up the countries of the African Continent.

    • Organs

      List of the different organs of the African Union

    • AU Constitutive Act

      The AU Constitutive Act solemnises the declaration by Africa’s leaders to uphold the ideals of the founding fathers of the OAU and AU and generations

    • Organizational Structure

      Define the hierarchy within African Union

    The African Union Gender Observatory
    • What is the African Union Gender Observatory

      The African Union (AU) offers you the opportunity to pursue a career in a rewarding and challenging work

    • Mandates of the African Union Commission's Women, Gender, and Youth directorate

      Mission and Strategy of the African Union Recruitment Unit

    • The reporting tool is now accessible to AU Member States, RECs, and CSOs,

      What African Union can offer to potential and current employees and what it expects from them

    • WGYD utilizes the gender observatory tool to gather reports, which are then analyzed and verified prior to being published on this platform for public.
    About the African Union
    • Brief Overview
    • Organs
    • AU Constitutive Act
    • Organizational Structure
    The African Union Gender Observatory
    • What is the African Union Gender Observatory
    • Mandates of the African Union Commission's Women, Gender, and Youth directorate
    • The reporting tool is now accessible to AU Member States, RECs, and CSOs,
    • WGYD utilizes the gender observatory tool to gather reports, which are then analyzed and verified prior to being published on this platform for public.
  • Member States

    The member states of the African Union are the 55 sovereign states that have ratified or acceded to the Constitutive Act of the African Union to become member states to the African Union

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    Member States
    • Algeria
    • Angola
    • Benin
    • Botswana
    • Burkina Faso
    • Burundi
    • Cameroon
    • Cape Verde
    • Central African Republic
    • Chad
    • Comoros
    • Congo Republic
    • Côte d'Ivoire
    • Djibouti
    • DR Congo
    • Egypt
    • Equatorial Guinea
    • Eritrea
    • Eswatini
    • Ethiopia
    • Ethiopia
    • Gabon
    • Gambia
    • Ghana
    • Guinea
    • Guinea-Bissau
    • Kenya
    • Lesotho
    • Liberia
    • Libya
    • Madagascar
    • Malawi
    • Mali
    • Mauritania
    • Mauritius
    • Morocco
    • Mozambique
    • Namibia
    • Niger
    • Nigeria
    • Republic of Uganda
    • Rwanda
    • Sahrawi Republic
    • São Tomé and Príncipe
    • Senegal
    • Seychelles
    • Sierra Leone
    • Somalia
    • South Africa
    • South Sudan
    • Sudan
    • Tanzania
    • Togo
    • Tunisia
    • Zambia
    • Zimbabwe
    Member States
    • Algeria
    • Angola
    • Benin
    • Botswana
    • Burkina Faso
    • Burundi
    • Cameroon
    • Cape Verde
    • Central African Republic
    • Chad
    • Comoros
    • Congo Republic
    • Côte d'Ivoire
    • Djibouti
    • DR Congo
    • Egypt
    • Equatorial Guinea
    • Eritrea
    • Eswatini
    • Ethiopia
    • Ethiopia
    • Gabon
    • Gambia
    • Ghana
    • Guinea
    • Guinea-Bissau
    • Kenya
    • Lesotho
    • Liberia
    • Libya
    • Madagascar
    • Malawi
    • Mali
    • Mauritania
    • Mauritius
    • Morocco
    • Mozambique
    • Namibia
    • Niger
    • Nigeria
    • Republic of Uganda
    • Rwanda
    • Sahrawi Republic
    • São Tomé and Príncipe
    • Senegal
    • Seychelles
    • Sierra Leone
    • Somalia
    • South Africa
    • South Sudan
    • Sudan
    • Tanzania
    • Togo
    • Tunisia
    • Zambia
    • Zimbabwe
  • RECs

    The Regional Economic Communities (RECs) are regional groupings of African states, each led by a Head of State or Government on a rotational basis. They have developed individually and have differing but complementary roles and structures. Generally, the purpose of the RECs is to facilitate regional economic integration.

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    REGIONAL ECONOMIC COMMUNITIES (RECs)
    • Arab Maghreb Union (UMA)
    • Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA)
    • Community of Sahel–Saharan States (CEN–SAD)
    • East African Community (EAC)
    • Economic Community of Central African States (ECCAS)
    • Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS)
    • Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD
    • Southern African Development Community (SADC)
    REGIONAL ECONOMIC COMMUNITIES (RECs)
    • Arab Maghreb Union (UMA)
    • Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA)
    • Community of Sahel–Saharan States (CEN–SAD)
    • East African Community (EAC)
    • Economic Community of Central African States (ECCAS)
    • Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS)
    • Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD
    • Southern African Development Community (SADC)
  • CSOs

    African CSOs include but are not limited to social groups, professional groups, non-governmental organisations (NGOs), community-based organisations (CBOs), voluntary organisations, cultural organisations, and social and professional organisations in Africa.

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Promoting Africa’s growth and economic development by championing citizen inclusion and increased cooperation and integration of African states.

Read More

About the African Union
  • Brief Overview

    The African Union (AU) is a continental body consisting of the 55 member states that make up the countries of the African Continent.

  • Organs

    List of the different organs of the African Union

  • AU Constitutive Act

    The AU Constitutive Act solemnises the declaration by Africa’s leaders to uphold the ideals of the founding fathers of the OAU and AU and generations

  • Organizational Structure

    Define the hierarchy within African Union

The African Union Gender Observatory
  • What is the African Union Gender Observatory

    The African Union (AU) offers you the opportunity to pursue a career in a rewarding and challenging work

  • Mandates of the African Union Commission's Women, Gender, and Youth directorate

    Mission and Strategy of the African Union Recruitment Unit

  • The reporting tool is now accessible to AU Member States, RECs, and CSOs,

    What African Union can offer to potential and current employees and what it expects from them

  • WGYD utilizes the gender observatory tool to gather reports, which are then analyzed and verified prior to being published on this platform for public.
About the African Union
  • Brief Overview
  • Organs
  • AU Constitutive Act
  • Organizational Structure
The African Union Gender Observatory
  • What is the African Union Gender Observatory
  • Mandates of the African Union Commission's Women, Gender, and Youth directorate
  • The reporting tool is now accessible to AU Member States, RECs, and CSOs,
  • WGYD utilizes the gender observatory tool to gather reports, which are then analyzed and verified prior to being published on this platform for public.

The member states of the African Union are the 55 sovereign states that have ratified or acceded to the Constitutive Act of the African Union to become member states to the African Union

Read More

Member States
  • Algeria
  • Angola
  • Benin
  • Botswana
  • Burkina Faso
  • Burundi
  • Cameroon
  • Cape Verde
  • Central African Republic
  • Chad
  • Comoros
  • Congo Republic
  • Côte d'Ivoire
  • Djibouti
  • DR Congo
  • Egypt
  • Equatorial Guinea
  • Eritrea
  • Eswatini
  • Ethiopia
  • Ethiopia
  • Gabon
  • Gambia
  • Ghana
  • Guinea
  • Guinea-Bissau
  • Kenya
  • Lesotho
  • Liberia
  • Libya
  • Madagascar
  • Malawi
  • Mali
  • Mauritania
  • Mauritius
  • Morocco
  • Mozambique
  • Namibia
  • Niger
  • Nigeria
  • Republic of Uganda
  • Rwanda
  • Sahrawi Republic
  • São Tomé and Príncipe
  • Senegal
  • Seychelles
  • Sierra Leone
  • Somalia
  • South Africa
  • South Sudan
  • Sudan
  • Tanzania
  • Togo
  • Tunisia
  • Zambia
  • Zimbabwe
Member States
  • Algeria
  • Angola
  • Benin
  • Botswana
  • Burkina Faso
  • Burundi
  • Cameroon
  • Cape Verde
  • Central African Republic
  • Chad
  • Comoros
  • Congo Republic
  • Côte d'Ivoire
  • Djibouti
  • DR Congo
  • Egypt
  • Equatorial Guinea
  • Eritrea
  • Eswatini
  • Ethiopia
  • Ethiopia
  • Gabon
  • Gambia
  • Ghana
  • Guinea
  • Guinea-Bissau
  • Kenya
  • Lesotho
  • Liberia
  • Libya
  • Madagascar
  • Malawi
  • Mali
  • Mauritania
  • Mauritius
  • Morocco
  • Mozambique
  • Namibia
  • Niger
  • Nigeria
  • Republic of Uganda
  • Rwanda
  • Sahrawi Republic
  • São Tomé and Príncipe
  • Senegal
  • Seychelles
  • Sierra Leone
  • Somalia
  • South Africa
  • South Sudan
  • Sudan
  • Tanzania
  • Togo
  • Tunisia
  • Zambia
  • Zimbabwe

The Regional Economic Communities (RECs) are regional groupings of African states, each led by a Head of State or Government on a rotational basis. They have developed individually and have differing but complementary roles and structures. Generally, the purpose of the RECs is to facilitate regional economic integration.

Read More

REGIONAL ECONOMIC COMMUNITIES (RECs)
  • Arab Maghreb Union (UMA)
  • Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA)
  • Community of Sahel–Saharan States (CEN–SAD)
  • East African Community (EAC)
  • Economic Community of Central African States (ECCAS)
  • Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS)
  • Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD
  • Southern African Development Community (SADC)
REGIONAL ECONOMIC COMMUNITIES (RECs)
  • Arab Maghreb Union (UMA)
  • Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA)
  • Community of Sahel–Saharan States (CEN–SAD)
  • East African Community (EAC)
  • Economic Community of Central African States (ECCAS)
  • Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS)
  • Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD
  • Southern African Development Community (SADC)

African CSOs include but are not limited to social groups, professional groups, non-governmental organisations (NGOs), community-based organisations (CBOs), voluntary organisations, cultural organisations, and social and professional organisations in Africa.

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