Summary
Based in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, the Africa Union, established in July 2002, is the successor to the Organization of African Unity, created in 1963. The AU's goals include promoting democracy, human rights, and sustainable economic development across Africa, especially by increasing foreign investment through the New Partnership for Africa’s Development (NEPAD). With an elaborate organizational structure roughly modeled on the European Union, the African Union is comprised of a Pan-African Parliament, a Commission, a Court of Justice (human rights abuses), and an Executive Council served by a Permanent Representatives Committee, and additional councils and specialized bodies.
Specifications
Full-color photographs, maps, and graphs. Sidebars. Chronology. Footnotes. Bibliography. Further reading. Web sites. Index.
About the Author(s)
Diedre L. Badejo is professor of African and African Diaspora Studies and dean of the College of Letters, Arts, and Social Sciences at California State University at East Bay. She is former associate dean of curriculum and chair of Pan-African Studies at Kent State University. She lived in Nigeria and Ghana for many years and is the author of several chapters and articles on African topics.