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African Union replaces Organization of African Unity

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  06 March 2019

Holger Hestermeyer

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During their inaugural meeting in Durban, South Africa, on 9 July 2002 the African heads of state replaced the 39-year-old Organization of African Unity (OAU) with the latest international organization: the African Union (AU). With the exception of Morocco that was not a member of the OAU and Madagascar, whose president is not recognized by the OAU/AU all African heads of state attended the ceremony. The AU will be headquartered in Addis Ababa in the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia.

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Research Article
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German Law Journal , Volume 3 , Issue 8 , August 2002 , E1
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Copyright © 2002 by German Law Journal GbR 

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