![]() ![]() To promote international cooperation, having due regard to the Charter of the United Nations and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.To eradicate all forms of colonialism from Africa and.To defend their sovereignty, their territorial integrity and independence.To coordinate and intensify their cooperation and efforts to achieve a better life for the peoples of Africa.To promote the unity and solidarity of the African States.The OAU Charter spelled out the purpose of the Organisation namely: The main objectives of the OAU were to rid the continent of the remaining vestiges of colonisation and apartheid to promote unity and solidarity amongst African States to coordinate and intensify cooperation for development to safeguard the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Member States and to promote international cooperation. Read the speeches from the 1st OAU Summit in 1963 The guiding philosophy was that of Pan-Africanism which centred on African socialism and promoted African unity, the communal characteristic and practices of African communities, and a drive to embrace Africa’s culture and common heritage. The OAU was the manifestation of the pan-African vision for an Africa that was united, free and in control of its own destiny and this was solemnised in the OAU Charter in which the founding fathers recognised that freedom, equality, justice and dignity were essential objectives for the achievement of the legitimate aspirations of the African peoples and that there was a need to promote understanding among Africa’s peoples and foster cooperation among African states in response to the aspirations of Africans for brother-hood and solidarity, in a larger unity transcending ethnic and national Differences. In May 1963, 32 Heads of independent African States met in Addis Ababa Ethiopia to sign the Charter creating Africa’s first post-independence continental institution, The Organisation of African Unity (OAU). It was officially launched in 2002 as a successor to the Organisation of African Unity (OAU, 1963-1999). The African Union (AU) is a continental body consisting of the 55 member states that make up the countries of the African Continent. ![]()
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